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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue and safe return of a kidnap victim abducted at Umuege Village, Amawbia, in Awka South Local Government Area of the State. This latest success was achieved under the ongoing Operation Udo Ga-Achi – Zero Kidnapping, as part of intensified efforts…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, has debunked the trending media reports that purportedly quoted him as referring to members of Agụnechemba security operatives in Anambra as armed robbers and criminals. Speaking to journalists in Awka, Mr. Emeakayi described such reports as a…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In another major breakthrough under the ongoing Operation Udo Ga-Achị Zero Kidnapping, the Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a deadly kidnap syndicate, including a female informant and a native doctor believed to be supplying criminal charms and weapons to the gang. This was disclosed in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected kidnappers and the recovery of arms and motorcycles during a gun battle in Amorka, Uli, in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. The arrest, made on Saturday, April 19, 2025, was part of the ongoing Operation Udo…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As Christians celebrate Easter across the globe, the Anambra State Police Command has reaffirmed its commitment to public safety with intensified security patrols across the State, resulting in the rescue of kidnap victims, arrest of a notorious cultist and kidnap suspect, and the recovery of dangerous weapons. This was disclosed…
By Chinedu Chukwulozie Speculations have always abounded that a great percentage of traffic crashes in Nigeria go unreported or unpublished, mainly due to the absence of official reports from traffic authorities, for reasons best known to them. This scenario appears to be unfolding in Anambra State, where the Acting Sector Public Education Officer of…
In a bid to combat poverty and promote economic self-reliance, Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has inaugurated the second phase of the Livestock Fattening Programme under the Kano Agro-Pastoral Development Project. The governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that the initiative involves the distribution of livestock to women across the state’s…
