By Izunna Okafor, Awka The internet went agog on Thursday following the circulation of a viral video showing the former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, personally serving food to guests at a public function in Umuchima, Imo State. In the trending video, which has attracted diverse…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely two days after Tochi Martins Attah, a 300-level student of the Department of Microbiology at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, slumped and died while playing football; the institution has been thrown into mourning aging, following the death of another promising student. The deceased, Miss Chioma Ajana Isabella, a 100-level…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has reiterated the historical identity of the state as a land of peace, tolerance, and innovation, while urging citizens to shun criminal elements exploiting the façade of self-government agitations to wreak havoc on innocent residents. The Police Chief made the call…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a follow-up to the recent attacks in Ekwulobia and Oko, the Anambra State Police Command has announced the recovery of another AK-47 rifle, further intensifying its clampdown on criminal elements threatening peace in the state. According to security update provided on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Catholic Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Jonas Benson Okoye, escaped death after his vehicle was involved in an accident along Agulu Lake Road on their return from Ukpor to Agulu. Accompanying him were two of his priests. The three men were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State indigenous security outfit, Agunechemba, otherwise known as Udo Ga-Achị, has expressed profound appreciation to the State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, for initiating the retraining, reorientation, and health assessment programme for all vigilante operatives across the state. The commendation was contained in a press release issued in…
By Chinwendu Uzoatu It was indeed a great day, as Anambra State joined others globally to celebrate International Day of Co-operatives, 2025. The event, held at Jerome Udorji Secretariat Complex, Awka on July 5, 2025 and hosted by Ministry of Industry, attracted Co-operative societies, entrepreneurs and stakeholders. Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo reassures his administration’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced plans to commence a comprehensive training and reorientation programme for vigilante operatives across the state, in a bid to enhance grassroots security operations and deepen collaboration between community-based security outfits and formal law enforcement agencies. According to a press statement issued on Wednesday…
By Our Correspondent A business man, Mr Chinedu Anaukwu has dragged a former House of Representatives members from Anambra State, Hon Chinedu Obidigwe to court for beating him up over a comment demanding accountability for his performance as lawmaker. Obidigwe who represented Anambra East and West Federal Constituency was said to have carried out…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka At least three persons have been confirmed dead and several weapons recovered, following multiple coordinated gunmen attacks that rocked parts of Aguata and Orumba North Local Government Areas of Anambra State in the early hours of Wednesday. The incidents, which occurred around the new Ekwulobia flyover and the Oko Divisional…
