By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely two weeks after a security operative was sentenced to life Imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old hawker in Onitsha, the Anambra State judiciary has once again demonstrated its zero tolerance for violent crimes, as a High Court sitting in Neni has sentenced one Nonso Anunobi to life imprisonment for his…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Lawmaker representing Orumba North and South Federal Constituency in the Marital Assembly, Hon. Princess Chinwe Clara Nnabuife, has condemned in strong terms the recent tragic incident at Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, where no fewer than ten persons lost their lives in a violent…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Big Ballers Entertainment, Ambassador Jude Ugochukwu Ezeokwelume, has revealed plans to expand the operations of the popular entertainment outfit by establishing a new branch in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. This, he said, is in line with his…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely one week after a viral video surfaced online showing operatives of the Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad (SASA, popularly known as Ndị Akaodo) brutalizing some men with pestles, the agency has again come under fire as its operatives reportedly launched another destructive attack in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The auditorium of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Awka, was filled beyond capacity on Monday evening, as friends, associates, political leaders, and well-wishers gathered to honour and bid farewell to Chief Maja Emeka Alex Umeh, a former Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Anambra State. The solemn service…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What has been widely described as horrifying incident struck in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State on the evening of June 30, 2025, as yet-to-be-identified gunmen stormed a gathering and opened fire indiscriminately, leaving at least ten people dead and several others injured. According to a statement…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a shameful and dramatic spectacle on Tuesday in the heart of the Anambra State capital, Awka, as officials of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) engaged in a brutal attempt to evict a mentally challenged woman and her children from the city centre using canes. The scene,…
By Ifeizu Joe A Non Governmental Organisation, MacRose Pleasant Humanitarian Foundation, has commenced plans to hold its second health Outreach in Anambra State. The Foundation with the motto: Helping The Less Privileged, was founded in July 2024, and held its first medical outreach in April this year, where it offered treatment to about 400…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, has dismissed as false, baseless, and gross misrepresentation of facts, the reports circulating on social media alleging that body parts of a corpse deposited in the hospital’s mortuary were missing. The clarification came in response to a viral video…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded yet another significant breakthrough in its relentless fight against economic and cyber-related crimes, with the arrest of two suspected fraudsters who allegedly masterminded the diversion and illegal conversion of cement shipments across four states of the federation. According to a press statement issued…
