By Izunna Okafor, Awka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State has re-elected Mazi Chidi Orjika as its Local Government Chairman for a second term following a consensus congress held in Ukpor. According to reports and video from the venue of the election, Mazị Orjika, who led a…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Ndị Igbo across the world have been urged to take deliberate and collective steps to rescue their mother tongue from steady decline. The call is coming as prominent women leaders, monarchs, scholars and community stakeholders advocate for urgent and enforceable legislation to protect and promote the Igbo language. The advocacy…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A 52-year-old suspect, Ndibe Jude Onyenwe, has allegedly confessed to receiving N500,000 to hire four gunmen for a deadly attack that reportedly left six persons with serious bullet injuries in Urum, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The disclosure by the suspect followed his arrest handover to the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber and alleged notorious cultist during a security operation in Awka, following what it described as an attempted escape and a violent confrontation involving other gang members. The development was disclosed in a statement issued to newsmen…
The FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthened institutional collaboration, improved electricity supply, and general service delivery in Anambra State. The energy distribution company gave the assurance at its Corporate Headquarters in Awka on Thursday when it received the leadership of the EFCC Awka Zonal Directorate, marking the first official…
By Prince (Dr.) Chinedu Ikeanyi Enugwu-Agidi is under siege by Nigeria military men brought into our town by one Marc Benito Ozigbo, a native of Enugwu Ukwu and the proprietor of Green Gardens Limited. Ozigbo is using a team of uniformed, armed military men to intimidate the indigenes of Enugwu-Agidi. He has destroyed our…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of four additional suspects over the gruesome murder of three Cameroonian nationals in the state, as operatives intensified manhunt for the alleged gang leader and other fleeing members of the criminal syndicate. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP…
By Our Correspondent Tension has gripped Urum Community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State following allegations that over 1,000 plots of the communal Ochiokwa land were illegally sold to a private developer for the establishment of what is now being promoted as “Heaven Estate,” without the knowledge or consent of the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka There was a surge of jubilation at the Nnewi North Local Government Headquarters over the weekend, as the Executive Chairman of the Local Government Area, Hon. Echezona Anazodo, emerged the flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ahead of the 2026 August 29th Local Government Chairmanship Election. Hon. Anazodo’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a prime suspect in connection with the murder of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. Confirmed in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the arrest reportedly followed…
