Some residents of Umudim Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday, had a heated quarrel and exchange of words over the killing of a python by a fisherman in the community. It was gathered that the python was hooked by the fisherman’s net at Mmiri Eze, which made him (the…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has warned that the state government would seal any shop or plaza that fails to open on Mondays as a result of sit-at-home. Governor Soludo gave the warning on Monday, when he visited Onitsha Main Market to inspect commercial activities in the Market and its environs. The Governor,…
The gallant officers of the Anambra State Police Command, on Sunday morning, foiled a kidnap attempt on a foreigner in the State. The Spokesperson of the Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen on Monday. According to him, the incident happened in Ogbunka Community, where the police operatives engaged the armed…
A 17-year-old girl, identified Chinasa Adigwe, has been gruesomely murdered by a suspected ritualist in Anambra State. According to a statement issued to newsmen on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, the lifeless body of the victim was found in a bush at Omasi village…
What would be better described as uncertainty is currently trailing the condition and safety of famous Anambra-born spiritual leader, Onyebuchi Okocha (popularly known as Onyeze Jesus), following the demand of a whopping sum of two hundred million naira (₦200,000,000) as ransom for his release by his captors. According to reports, the demand, which is coming…
Journalists in Anambra State have called on Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo to reconsider the restoration of the closed state-owned National Light Newspaper, urging that it be revamped into a digitally driven, modernized version to meet contemporary standards. The request was contained in a communique issued at the end of the September Congress of the Nigeria…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has rolled out a new initiative designed to stimulate development across the various communities within the state. The initiative, tagged “Solu Dozie Anambra,” is a Public-Private-Community Partnership (PPCP) platform aimed at mobilizing Ndi Anambra, both at home and abroad, to contribute to infrastructural development in their various communities…
Some unidentified armed men have reportedly kidnapped Engr. Ezekiel Iheazor, the President-General of Umunze community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Engr. Iheazor was reportedly kidnapped in his Lomu village in Umunze on Friday, October 4, alongside a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Nze Ikechukwu Okoli. According Vanguard,…
No fewer than five suspected illegal security personnel have been apprehended in Anambra State for allegedly mounting road blocks and using gun the intimidate and extort road users. The ‘fake’ security men who wore black security vest crested “AVG Special Squad”, were arrested by the operatives of the Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security…
The date and activities for the burial of prominent Anambra industrialist and Founder of the Cutix Plc., Engr. Gilbert Obiajulu Uzodike, OON, has been announced. The announcement, made over the week, was contained in a noticed signed and issued by the Board and Management of the Cutix Plc., makers of Cutix Cables and Wires. This…
