By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA), Engr. Okonkwo Emeka-Konti, has declared that the newly constructed Aroma Flyover at Aroma Junction in Awka has significantly eased traffic operations and enhanced the efficiency of traffic management within the busy commercial and administrative axis…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a moment of history, panegyrics, and cultural enthusiasm as the people of Agulu community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State gathered to officially commence the process of giving their long-lost ancestral heritage a permanent home after 120 years in foreign and national custody. The popular deity’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A bush fire outbreak on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, caused panic around the Motor Parts area of Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, before it was swiftly brought under control by operatives of the State Fire Service. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Media…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Disability has been described as a call for deeper societal inclusion, justice, and equality; rather than a limitation or barrier to greatness. The Founder of the Global Foundation for Nigerians with Disabilities, Hon. Sir Victor Meju, gave the the description in a goodwill message to commemorate the 2025 International Day…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a gunman identified as Oluchukwu Anyaoku following the emergence of a viral video in which he was seen issuing violent threats and vowing to destroy all police formations in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Police operatives have arrested and detained a popular masquerade for allegedly causing public disturbance and destruction of property. The masquerade was arrested by the operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command over its alleged nuisance in defiance of the state government’s recent subsisting ban on masquerade activities. According to reports,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as the new Minister of Defence. The nomination was disclosed in an official statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, following the resignation of…
By Mokwugwo Solomon A prominent edible oil production company in Onitsha, Anambra State, Transtell Ventures Nigeria Limited (the makers of VINO refined palm olein and VISOLA refined palm kernel oil) has debunked the allegation that the company deals illegally in the procurement, refining and sale of petroleum products. The General Manager (Operations) in the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a major operational breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected member of a suspected gunman who allegedly escaped from a criminal camp at Ukpor after a disagreement with his associates. The arrest was disclosed in a press statement issued on Tuesday, by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru in Anambra State has petitioned the Chief of Naval Staff over the alleged assault of one of its clergymen by a naval officer at a checkpoint in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The petition was contained in an open letter dated December 1, 2025,…
