Information reaching EKWEANAEDO has it that some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Anambra State’s Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon Patrick Aghamba. According to the information, Commissioner Aghamba was kidnapped alongside his wife. It was gathered that the gunmen also killed one of the aides to the Commissioner, identified as Mr ABK Offiah. According to reports…
Fear has gripped the people of Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, as yet-to-be-identified armed men stormed a public function and abducted no fewer than eight men after beating up participants at the event. The incident happened on Wednesday in Amakor village, Nanka, where the people were hosting an ọzọ…
The people and leadership of Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State have dissociated themselves from the recently arrested randy seminarian, Chukwudi Okeye, who defiled a ten-year-old child that came to invite him to her school graduation ceremony. Recall that Anambra State government recently arrested one 34-year-old man resident in Amanuke in…
Barely one month after a 3-month-old baby was abandoned in front of Oragram Technical College Oraukwu, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, another one-day-old baby has been found abandoned inside a sack bag, within church a church premises in Nkpor-Agu, also in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. This is…
The Anambra State Government has taken a proactive step to enhance security within the state by releasing dedicated emergency contact numbers for reporting kidnappers and other criminal activities in the State. This is coming amid the rising concerns over the recent surge of insecurity, especially kidnapping and other violent crimes, in the state. According to…
The One Youth Two Skills initiative of the Anambra State government has been described as a visionary and impactful program that has consistently met its objectives since its inception. This affirmation was made by the State Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Aghamba, during an interaction with newsmen on Tuesday at his office in Awka,…
A 34-year-old man, identified as Mr. Chukwudi Okoye has been arrested on the directive of the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the state. According to video currently trending on social media, the suspect, who hails from Enugwu-Agidi in Njikoka Local Government Area of the…
Yes, it was exactly one week yesterday, on August 4th, 2024. My friends and I had finished a gathering we had somewhere in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, which though didn’t start early enough on Saturday, August 3. We broke the day there, as the gathering officially ended at about 2.am. Awka had…
No fewer than three persons have been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in a community in Anambra State. The incident reportedly happened in Nkpologwu, Aguata Local Government Area of the State. Although, information about the incident is still scanty, it was gathered that the gunmen stormed in the early hours of Sunday, August 11, and carried…
A prominent Anambra citizen and Awka stakeholder, Chief Celestine Okoye (popularly known as Ụzụakpụndụ n’Awka) has cleared the air over the trending video that shows him carrying an AK-47 rifle into a public function. Recall that a video recently surfaced on social media, showing a man in a white Agbada dress and a red cap…
