By Izunna Okafor, Awka The gallant officers of the Anambra State Fire Service on Friday, successfully put out a heavy fire outbreak that occurred at Okeb Filling Station, Amawbia, along the Amawbia Flyover axis of the ever-busy Enugu–Onitsha Expressway. This was contained in a statement issued over the weekend by the agency, in which it…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra South Senator-elect, Chief Emmanuel Chibuzor Nwachukwu (Onọdugo), has declared that his victory at the polls belongs to the people, stressing that every member of his constituency is a senator through his mandate. Chief Nwachukwu made this declaration on Thursday when a high-powered delegation from Ebenator community, led by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The second-term re-election bid of the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo is fast becoming crystal clear, given the sustained massive support and endorsement coming from different corners, groups and many residents of the state, the latest of which has been received from residents and stakeholders of Awka Ward…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a major security breakthrough, the Anambra State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has dislodged a suspected Eastern Security Network (ESN) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) militia camp in Aguluezechukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued by the Police Public…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government has dismissed as false and mischievous, social media reports alleging that Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, through the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Community Affairs, Hon. Tonycollins Nwabunwanne, ordered traditional rulers and President-Generals in the state not to attend the burial of the stepmother of APC…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what could be best described as heartfelt celebration and reaffirmation of loyalty, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nnewi South chapter, on Wednesday, joined family, friends, and associates to honor Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu on his 59th birthday. The felicitation was contained in a goodwill message signed and made available to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has officially announced that elections into the offices of Local Government Council Chairmen and Ward Councillors across the 21 local government areas of the state will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026. This was contained in a notice of election issued on Tuesday,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a young man who attempted to take his own life by climbing a high-tension power transmission pole. This was contained in a press release issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in which…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained clampdown on violent crimes, with the arrest of four suspected members of an armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate operating within the State and its environs. This was contained in a press statement issued on Tuesday by the Police…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Culture took centre stage in Ebenator, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, over the weekend, as Chief Chigozie Ofordumogu was formally initiated into the revered Ọzọ title society of the community. The new title holder, who was decorated as Nze Dim Ebekuodike n’Ebenator, joined the rank of illustrious…
