By Izunna Okafor, Awka The National Assembly has formally announced the final rites for the late former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Agunwa Anaekwe, with a comprehensive schedule of events that will span Abuja, Awka, and his country home in Adazi-Ani, Anambra State. The announcement was made during a World Press…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Lagos residents were hit with a double tragedy this week as flash flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall, submerged several neighbourhoods across the state, even as the state government also launched a massive demolition of what it termed “illegal structures”, displacing many families and disrupting livelihoods. The floods, which ravaged communities such…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than two separate buildings have collapsed in different cities of Anambra State within a space of 24 hours, with one person confirmed dead so far, while yet-to-be identified number of persons sustained different degrees of injuries. While the first incident occured early Wednesday morning in the quiet neighbourhood…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in separate operations across the state, including a man accused of conspiring to abduct three children while they were eating in front of their house. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s Police…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The re-election bid of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo gained fresh momentum over the week as the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) flagged off its ward-to-ward campaign tour in Awka South Local Government Area with massive turnouts in Isiagu, Ezinator, and Umuawulu communities. The colourful political outing, which drew government officials,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has warned against caste-based discrimination in the state, describing it as barbaric, unlawful, and a gross violation of fundamental human rights. This was made known in a press release issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga. According…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, aged 45, over the alleged killing of his relative during a family land dispute in Awka-Etiti, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This was contained in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Information reaching our report desk has it that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally secured the Out-of-Home Political Campaign Permit from the Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA), authorizing the party to commence its out-of-home campaign activities ahead of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship Election. The…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The rising tide of violence against women and girls (VAWG) once again came under the spotlight in Anambra State, as stakeholders, students, and development partners gathered for a two-day recalibrating workshop organized by Women Aid Collective (WACOL), in partnership with Ford Foundation, for the primary purpose of uprooting harmful cultural…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it had taken custody of a man, Samuel Ekezie (aged 38 years), from the 302 Artillery Regiment, Nigerian Army, Onitsha, after he allegedly staged his own kidnapping to extort money from his family. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed…
