Izunna Okafor

It Came As a Surprise to Me — New Chairman of Anambra Traditional Rulers Council, Rebuts Alleged Hostility btw Soludo and Igwe Achebe

The Traditional Ruler of Obosi in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, H.R.H. Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Eze Iweka III) has been appointed the new Chairman of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC). The State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo announced this at a tripartite occasion of launching of Operation Udo Ga-Achị, signing…

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History Made, As Soludo Launches New Force to Tackle Insecurity, Signs Homeland Security Law

It was a historic day in Anambra State on Saturday, January 18, 2025, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo launched a groundbreaking security initiative codenamed “Operation Udo Ga-Achi” (Operation Peace Shall Prevail), as part of his administration’s significant move to combat crime, and restore a lasting peace and security in the state. The event, which held at…

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BREAKING: Yahoo Boys Kill EFCC Official in Anambra, One Suspect Arrested

An officer of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has been gunned down in Anambra State by yet-to-be-identified internet fraudster (popularly known as Yahoo Boys). The incident, it was gathered, happened on Friday at Ifite Awka, the state capital, where, sources also revealed, the Boys also critically injured another officer of the anti-graft agency,…

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Obi, Others Attend Burial of Priest Murdered by Gunmen in Anambra, Bemoan “Alarming Insecurity”

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi; former Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Anambra State and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of the Paul University Prof. Stella Okunna, among other elites from different parts of Nigeria stormed the Our Lady of Assumption…

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How Gunmen Kidnapped UK-based Man Returning from Cousin’s Burial in Anambra, Demanded N100m Ransom

By Izunna Okafor, Awka Details have emerged of how a United Kingdom-based man, Mr. Ikechukwu Okeke, was recently kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Anambra State. The victim, who hails from Amaokpala community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the State, was said to have been whisked away by gunmen immediately he arrived his home…

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