The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, sitting in Awka, on Wednesday, slammed multiple jail terms on two young men, Mr. Kingsley Chinedu Okeke (aged 22 years old), and Mr..Chukwuemeka Nweke, (aged 27 years old) over crime bordering on illegal dealings on children. The Spokesperson of the Anambra State Ministry of Women…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has forwarded the names of 21 local government Chairmen of the State to the State House of Assembly, for consideration. This is coming barely one month after the nomination of some individuals by the stalwarts of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), for the revered position. According to…
No fewer than four gunmen have been captured in Anambra State, following the raid of their hideout by security operatives. The incident happened in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of the State on Monday, June 17, where the Police-led Joint Security Force in Aguata invaded the hideout of the armed hoodlums. Confirming this in…
In a high-stakes interview on Sky News, Dr. David Bull, Deputy Leader of Reform UK, faced intense questioning from Kay Burley regarding the party’s controversial proposal to cut benefits for jobseekers and those deemed fit for work who fail to secure employment. Dr. Bull was challenged on whether the plan might lead to extreme poverty…
A notorious gunrunner, Mr. Felix Owaya,has been arrested by operatives of Anambra State Police Command. The Spokesperson of the Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu disclosed in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday. According to him, the 48-year-old suspect hails from a community in Ika south Local Government Area of Delta State. The Police Public Relations…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers for allegedly raping a married woman at gunpoint The Police Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday. He also revealed that the suspects also raped the friend of…
The Anambra State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr. Don Onyenji, has said the incumbent administration of the State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo is not relaxing on the enviable heights so far occupied by the State in its natural, human capital, social and economic endowments; but still taking further steps and making more…
At least four fishermen have been allegedly murdered by yet-to-be-identified persons, while nine others were abducted at River Niger in Anambra State. The incident reportedly happened when the fishermen, who hail from Ibbi Local Government of Taraba State were travelling to the Ossomala community axis of the River Niger, in Ogbaru local government area of…
The investment opportunities in Anambra State are set to be on the global ecosystem for easy access by potential investors, innovators, creatives, and the general public who intend to tap into it This formed part of the discussions at the Creative Innovation Ecosystem Consultative Value Chain Mapping Workshop that kicked off in Awka, the capital…
What could be better described as dramatic scene ensured in a courtroom in Anambra State on Wednesday, June 13, as a suspected fake lawyer got arrested while trying to defend a case in the court. According to reports, authorities caught up with the impostor, who had allegedly been pretending to be a lawyer since December…
