By Felix Oti, Awka Some stakeholders from Amanuke community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State besieged the office of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. TonyCollins Nwabunwanne at the old government house Awka requested for the Certificate of Return of Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD who they affirmed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What would have become a major tragedy was narrowly averted in Onitsha, Anambra State, when a young man attempted to take his own life by jumping into the River Niger from the popular Bridge Head. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Henry Okoroagwu from Ndukwe Village in Amasiri, Afikpo North Local…
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…
The family of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has sadly announced his passing this afternoon at a clinic in London. They made the announcement on the former president’s X account. “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI RAJI’UN The family has announced the passing of the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, this afternoon, in a clinic in London….
The governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) for the November 8 election in Anambra State, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has criticised the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, over the alleged removal of his campaign billboards by the state government. Chukwuma, in a statement from his media office on Tuesday, said that he was…
VeryDarkMan, a popular Nigerian social media personality, was arrested by the Nigerian police in Abuja at the behest of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) on May 2, 2025. His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed the arrest, stating that it occurred at Area 3, Abuja, and condemned it as “completely unacceptable”. The arrest stems from VeryDarkMan’s public complaints…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Fire Service has confirmed its intervention in a fire incident involving a moving vehicle along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Awka. According to a statement from the Media and Publicity Unit of the Service, the fire incident occurred around 1:31pm on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, near the IDK axis of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed that the suspension of the state’s monthly sanitation exercise, as earlier directed by Governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, remains in full effect. This announcement, which contained in a press release issued on Friday, April 25, 2025, by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law…
