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72-Year-Old Farmer Cries, Villagers Distressed, Appeal Soludo’s Intervention as Estate Company Bulldozes Crops, Ancestral Land in Achalla Enugwu-Agidi

Izunna Okafor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago013 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The serene village of Achalla in Enugwu-Agidi, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been thrown into restlessness, while tension also brews, following what the residents described as a forceful and unlawful invasion of their ancestral lands by an estate company allegedly backed by heavily armed men. The incident, which…

BREAKING: Anambra State Police Commissioner Removed Amidst Public Outcry

Izunna Okafor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Police Service Commission has announced the removal of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Obong Nnache Itam. This is coming amidst the alarming security situation in the state as well as the public outcry over criminal activities in the state, including rampant kidnappings, cultism, menace of the unknown gunmen, among others….

Pregnant Woman, Baby Die As Quack Doctor Uses YouTube Video to Perform Surgery

Izunna Okafor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago04 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was an unimaginable incident in Owerri, the Imo State capital, as a pregnant woman and her unborn baby lost their lives after a botched Cesarean Section allegedly performed by a doctor who relied on a YouTube video. Narrating the ordeal at the Imo State Police Command, tpisband of the late…

84 Days After, Obi Re-Echoes Call for Rescue of Big Ben, Decries Police Laxity, Threatens Mass Protest

Izunna Okafor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago09 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Federal Government of Nigeria has been re-urged to activate all relevant agencies and operational strategies to intensify efforts towards the rescue of Anambra real estate mogul, Benjamin Izuchukwu Ezemma, popularly known as Big Ben. An activist and concerned citizen of the state, Comrade Osita Obi, re-echoed the call on Tuesday…

Soludo’s Achievements Have Silenced the Opposition, Says SFC, Predicts Brighter Future for Anambra

Izunna Okafor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago07 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka A prominent support group in Anambra State, Soludo Fan Club (SFC), has extolled the giant developmental strides of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo across the state in less than three years of his administration. The group said the Governor’s vision of making Anambra a livable and prosperous homeland is already bearing visible…

PETITION: We Won’t Be Deterred by Baseless Allegations from Faceless Allegators — COOU Management Assures the Public

Izunna Okafor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has strongly condemned a recent petition allegedly filed by an Abuja-based law firm on behalf of anonymous and faceless “university staff,” describing it as a baseless and malicious attempt to tarnish the reputation of the institution and its Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Kate…

I Left My Mechanic Job Because Drug Pays Higher — 21-Year-Old Suspect Confesses in Anambra

Izunna Okafor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka A 21-year-old man has confessed to have found more gains in drug peddling than in his previous job as a mechanic. This is coming as the officers of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade apprehended two suspected drug peddlers and illegal street traders during a targeted operation in Ogbunike,…

Three Children Murdered, Stored inside Freezer in Nnewi

Izunna Okafor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The residents of Nnewichi in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State were thrown into deep mourning following the shọcking and gruesọme mụrder of three siblings by yet-to-be-identified assailants, who also stored the children’s lifeless bodies inside a deep freezer at their residence after kịlling them. The deceased children,…

He’s Not the Wish of the People — Anambra Community Members Reject Monarch Recently Certified by Soludo

Izunna Okafor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

Some members of Ihite community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State have rejected the newly crowned monarch of the community, Igwe Timothy Ifurunwa, saying he is not the wish of the people and failed to emerge through a legitimate process. Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo had on January 13 presented a…

Police Arrest Cult Gang Going for Initiation in Anambra, Recover Guns, Local Pot, Candle, Others

Izunna Okafor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka In furtherance of the onslaught against crime and criminal elements, the gallant officers of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested six persons over different crimes in the state, cultism and including illegal possession of firearm. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who confirmed this in…