By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation following the reported abduction of a medical doctor in Uruagu, Nnewi, located in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Friday,…
The Catholic Diocese of Awka on Friday arraigned Anambra-based human rights activist, Comrade Osita Obi, before the Magistrate Court 4 sitting in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area, on a charge of defamation. According to the charge sheet obtained by journalists, Charge No. AWK/C/2025, the case is between the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State…
By Chinwendu Uzoatu The remains of Late Dr. Raphael Udeoye Uzoezie (Nwata na-azo onwe ya) has been laid to rest in his hometown Igbo-Ukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. His burial ceremony can best be described as a carnival of some sort. It attracted a lot of personalities from within and outside…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Fresh controversy has erupted in Anambra State as a coalition of aggrieved participants in the state government’s flagship empowerment initiative, 1 Youth 2 Skills, has accused the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba, of alleged manipulation, injustice, and exclusion of genuine beneficiaries from the scheme. The group, operating…
By Ifeizu Joe The Chairman of Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Shedrack Azubuike, on Wednesday stopped the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, from holding a political rally in the area. It was gathered that the action was because rally was in violation of rules prohibiting use…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Senator representing the Anambra South senatorial district, Senator Emmanuel Nwachukwu, has felicitated with His Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu (Igwe Orizu III) of Nnewi as he marks his centenary. Igwe Orizu, who was born on 30 October 1925, is one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in the country….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its security preparations ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election, with the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, MNIPS, PhD, directing all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Commanders to step up intelligence-driven operations and carry out coordinated raids across…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Authorities have confirmed the arrest of one Ozioma Okonkwo, a native of Imo State residing in Enugu, for allegedly def!ling his two biological daughters, aged two and five respectively. The suspect was apprehended, following a distress report from a concerned citizen who alerted authorities to the horrific act. According to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that its operatives, in a joint operation with the Agunechemba Vigilante operatives, successfully foiled an armed attack on Ezinifite Community in Nnewi South Local Government Area in the early hours of Monday, October 27. According to a press statement issued by the Police…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as a mild drama recently ensued in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as an elderly man, believed to be an Igbo red-cap chief, reportedly stormed an Access Bank branch and seized one of the bank’s signposts over alleged unlawful or unnecessary deductions from his account….
