By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its clampdown on criminal elements in the state, with the latest operation leading to the arrest of six suspected cultists, including a 35-year-old woman, and the recovery of a firearm and illicit drugs. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc, MNIPS, PhD, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to collaborating with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant agencies in the fight against counterfeit, substandard, and unwholesome products in the State. CP Orutugu made the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka CP Ikioye Orutugu, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, has intensified his advocacy visits to key security stakeholders in the State, as preparations gather momentum for the forthcoming Police Security Summit recently approved by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Confirming this in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State, has debunked and cleared the air over the reports and the claims that it directly evicted tenants from a disputed property in Awka, clarifying that the action was purely a court-ordered execution carried out by the state through the bailiff and not by…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka History was recently made in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, as the much-anticipated Mathalon Mathematics Competition, conceived and organized by a young palm oil hawker and mathematics enthusiast, Ebubedike Friday Ugochukwu, successfully came to a grand and inspiring conclusion. The intellectually stimulating event, which held its maiden edition at…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended a 63-year-old woman, identified as Ngozi Muotuanya of Awkuzu-Oba, alleged to be the mastermind of an interstate child trafficking syndicate. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, August 12, by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect was arrested…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Former Governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 8 gubernatorial election, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, and his running mate, Senator Uche Ekwunife, to desist from using his photographs in their campaign materials without his consent. This followed the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the rescue and safe custody of a 13-year-old boy, Master Anayo Stephen, who was allegedly abducted in Imo State and later found in Anambra. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement issued on Monday,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A widow from Ufuma in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mrs. Chidimma Orah, has regained custody of her late husband’s cõrpse after it was allegedly seized by her in-laws, thanks to the intervention of the Anambra State Government. In a video recently shared by the State Ministry of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Swift intervention by the Anambra State Fire Service over the weekend prevented a fire outbreak from completely razing a six-bedroom bungalow at Ezinato Street, Ifite Village, Awka, Anambra State. According to the Fire Service’s Media and Publicity Unit, the distress call was received at exactly 4:46 p.m. on Saturday, prompting…
