By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a major operational breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected member of a suspected gunman who allegedly escaped from a criminal camp at Ukpor after a disagreement with his associates. The arrest was disclosed in a press statement issued on Tuesday, by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru in Anambra State has petitioned the Chief of Naval Staff over the alleged assault of one of its clergymen by a naval officer at a checkpoint in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The petition was contained in an open letter dated December 1, 2025,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Fire Service has once again averted a potential inferno following the crash of a petrol-laden tanker along the Igboukwu–Uga Road in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued by the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, the distress…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has stepped up security surveillance and patrol operations across the state following the circulation of a panic-inducing viral voice note alleging that thousands of armed Fulani men have been camped in many forests in different parts of the state ahead of a planned operation. Recall…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was tragic along, the Nawfia section of the busy Awka–Onitsha Road on Friday night as a fatal road crash claimed the lives of several persons following a collision between a commercial bus and a tipper truck in Anambra State. Although eyewitnesses said no fewer than ten persons lost their lives…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a very emotional moment in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Friday, as the remains of late Mrs. Chiamaka Isabel Okeke (née Okonkwo), the woman who was mistakenly shot dead operatives of the Agụnechemba/Udo Ga-Achị security outfit, were laid to rest amid tears and grief. The burial ceremony, photos and…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Former Governor of Anambra State and ex-Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Dr. Chris Ngige, has given a detailed account of the recent attack on his convoy by unidentified gunmen, further disclosing the response Governor Governor Chukwuma Soludo gave to him when he contacted him over the incident. Ngige made…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of two decomposing female bodies believed to be victims of the recent kidnapping involving three Cameroonian women in the state, following intensified search operations along the Omambala River in Anambra West Local Government Area. The confirmation was contained in an update…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, has commissioned a newly established Chinese-owned restaurant in Awka, the state capital, describing the development as a clear indication that investor confidence is steadily returning to the state, largely due to improved security and deliberate government reforms. The siting of the restaurant,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Some residents and traders in Anambra State at were thrown into panic in the early hours of Friday following a fresh fire outbreak that gutted part of the Nkwo Enugu-Ukwu Market, in Njikoka Local Government Area of the State. According to a press statement issued by the Media and Publicity…
