By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a major clampdown on illicit drug activities and other crimes, the Anambra State Police Command has dismantled a drug trafficking network in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of six suspects, including a female drug dealer, and the recovery of a significant quantity of dried…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In yet another bold stride in its relentless war against criminality in Anambra State, the Police Command has apprehended a member of a notorious armed robbery and motorcycle-snatching syndicate terrorizing parts of Nnewi, leading to the recovery of a stolen motorcycle and a dangerous weapon. The arrest was carried out…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has once again drawn attention to his administration’s commitment to ethical leadership, transparency, and prudent management of public resources, revealing that a staggering sum of ₦137 million was being spent monthly just on office cleaning before he assumed office. Governor Soludo…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a moment of joy, gratitude, and grandeur in Abuja yesterday, May 29, 2025, as Lady Ifeoma Nwogu — the beloved wife of renowned Nnewi industrialist and philanthropist, Chief Chris Obumneme Nwogu (popularly known as Mekaodima) — celebrated her 60th birthday in an atmosphere that glittered with love, elegance,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has reassured children in the state of their safety and importance under his administration, describing them as most precious treasures of Anambra’s future. The Governor stated this over the week during the 2025 Children’s Day Celebration, which held for the first time…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Permanent Secretaries in Anambra State have expressed deep admiration for Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s visionary leadership and infrastructural transformation, following their recent tour of the newly constructed Government House and Governor’s Lodge in Awka — a landmark feat that breaks a 34-year-old jinx in the state’s political and administrative…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of the banned Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), as part of efforts to prevent the alleged plans to enforce an illegal sit-at-home directive on May 30, 2025. According to a statement issued by the…
By Our Correspondent Lilu, a once-vibrant community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been reduced to a ghost town, its streets echoing with the silence of fear and desolation. Since 2020, unknown gunmen, hiding under the guise of secessionism, have unleashed a reign of terror on this border town, leaving a…
By Our Correspondent The CEO Pineleaf Estate Homes and Properties Ltd, Bishop Dr. Onyeka Nzekwesi, has debunked a social media publication which partly reads “Anambra Family Laments Intimidation, Harassment by Estate Developer, Seeks Soludo’s Intervention to restrain Bishop Onyeka Nzekwesi from further harassing Okwesi Family of Awkuzu in Oyi LGA on their own property”…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has lauded the people of Awka for their show of commitment to peace, security, and productive collaboration with law enforcement agencies, which he said has contributed immensely to the sustained safety and harmony in the capital city. CP Orutugu gave…
