The people of Urum in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have expressed worry over the activities of some land grabbers who parade themselves around the community and its environs. According to the community, there is an urgent need for the government to profile them in other to ensure that they don’t…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The new Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Livingstein Ikioye Orutugu, has said his leadership would prioritize intelligence gathering as part of the strategies to deal with criminality and insecurity ravaging the state. CP Orutugu made the declaration on Monday when he officially assumed duty as the 35th Commissioner…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A popular native doctor in Anambra State, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Ọkụkọ Tiwara Akị has been arrested and detained in the state. This is coming on the heel of the latest order and the ongoing onslaught of the state government against criminal idolatry. According to a video that…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A 37-year-old man, Mr. Anthony Kosisochukwu Okafor, has reportedly kịlled his elder brother in Anambra State over matter relating to foodstuffs. Police authorities in the staff confirmed this in a statement to newsmen on Saturday, adding that the suspect is currently in the police custody. It was gathered that the incident…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the newly-launched security outfit in Anambra State, Agụnechemba (popularly known as Operation Udo Ga-Achi) have been accused of killing a young hustler and labelling him a gunman. The accusation is coming barely one day after different video clips saturated the social media space, showcasing highlights of the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A top aspirant for the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra South Senatorial by-election, Chief Sir Jude Emecheta, on Thursday withdrew from the race and threw his weight behind another aspirant of the party in the election, Chief Ebuka Onunkwo. Emecheta, the National Coordinator…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the Anambra State Fire Service are currently on ground averting possible fire outbreak as petrol tanker crashed in the commercial city of Onitsha, and spilled its contents. This is coming barely two weeks after similar incident resulted in fire outbreak that roasted over sixty persons in Enugu State….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A notorious fraudster, identified as Obiajulu Ibeagha, has been arrested with 84 sim cards of different networks in Anambra State. The suspect, who hails from Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, was arrested by local vigilante operatives, Special Squad Umuoji, also in Idemili North Local Government…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Information reaching our Correspondent Desk have it that the kidnapped Anambra lawmaker, Hon. Justice Azuka, has been killed by his abductors. The source also has it that the decomposing cọrspe of the lawmaker was dumped at the Second Niger Bridge by his murderers. Hon. Azuka was the Member representing Onitsha North…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The serene village of Achalla in Enugwu-Agidi, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been thrown into restlessness, while tension also brews, following what the residents described as a forceful and unlawful invasion of their ancestral lands by an estate company allegedly backed by heavily armed men. The incident, which…
