By Izunna Okafor, Awka Chief Dr Ebuka Onunkwo, APGA senatorial aspirant for Anambra South, made headlines on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, when he donated ₦100,000 each to three women who publicly cried upon the announcement of his withdrawal from the race earlier in the week. The oil magnate and CEO of Seahorse Lubricant Industries Ltd. made…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has issued a stern warning to individuals and groups in the habit of fabricating or exaggerating security incidents in the state, especially on social media platforms, saying it will no longer tolerate such acts of deliberate misinformation and calculated mischief. The Command, in a statement…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a renewed push to consolidate security operations and deepen stakeholder engagement in Anambra State, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD, has advanced his strategic outreach with a high-level visit to prominent Anambra-born philanthropist and security supporter, High Chief Dr. Christopher Ndubuisi (Ikenga Umuawulu), at his…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Former Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has expressed deep worry over what he described as the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of Nigeria’s contributory pension system, especially as it affects retired police officers, many of whom he lamented die while waiting endlessly to access their entitlements. Adeoye made the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The relentless commitment of the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD, to crime-fighting and security has once again received national recognition, as he was on Tuesday honoured as the “Best Crime Fighter – Man of the Year 2025” by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ),…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old student of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Miss Chinecherem Nwaokoye, alongside her 30-year-old boyfriend, for allegedly faking her own kidnap after watching a Nigerian movie. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Popular Nigerian writer, lecturer, and playwright, Olatunbosun Taofeek, has expressed grief and regret after killing a rat that invaded his home and specifically destroyed his PhD certificate, thesis, and other academic documents relating to his doctorate degree. The Ogun State-based author, who lectures in the Department of English, Mountaintop University,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has produced its candidate for the upcoming Anambra South Senatorial by-election scheduled for August 16, as former governorship aspirant, Chief Sir Azuka Okwuosa, emerged victorious in the party’s primary election. Chief Okwuosa, a seasoned politician who has held different positions in the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A southeast group, South East Renewed Hope Agenda (SERHA) has said that the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 is already a done deal, given the widespread admiration and acceptance his government continues to enjoy across the country, including the Southeast region. The National Coordinator of SERHA, Ambassador…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely one year after a fatal multiple crash that claimed several lives occured at the popular Idemili Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, another multiple crash has hit the ever-busy spot again, involving several persons. The latest crash, which occurred in the morning of Friday, July 18,…
