By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka The Anglican Diocese of Awka has cleared the Archbishop, His Grace, The Most Revd Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, PhD, of allegations of financial impropriety after an emergency Diocesan Board. The Diocesan Board at its meeting dismissed claims of land-sale proceeds being diverted into the Archbishop’s private account. The Board, which…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what has been described as another major breakthrough against illegal arms trafficking, the Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man, Akpan Godwin, for unlawful possession of over 1,000 rounds of live ammunition in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. According to a statement issued…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Enugu State Police Command has intensified its offensive against criminal elements across the state, recording major breakthroughs in a series of coordinated operations that led to the arrest of eight suspects and the recovery of eight stolen or snatched vehicles, alongside other incriminating exhibits. The Command announced these successes…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was an emotional moment of shock, disbelief, and outrage in Etiti Village, Igbo-ukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, as village youths stormed the compound of a dreaded native doctor and rescued his only son, who had allegedly been chained and locked inside a yam barn for over four…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded yet another major breakthrough in its sustained clampdown on vandals and criminal elements sabotaging public infrastructure, this time leading to the arrest of three suspects in Onitsha, recovery of stolen transformer parts and high-tension cables, and the death of another suspect in Obosi…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Youths of Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, have paraded an aged man for killing for killing what they described as “sacred python” in the community, popularly known as Eke Idemili. The paraded man, whose identity is yet to be revealed, is said to hail from Abakaliki…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, the wife of Anambra State Governor, has showcased some fresh corns harvested from her garden, extending invitation to Ndị Anambra to come and join her eat corn at the newly-commissioned Anambra Government House, popularly known as Light House. The Governor’s wife announced the open invitation in a…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a historic moment of fulfilment and celebration on Thursday as Chief Emmanuel Chibuzor Nwachukwu (Onọdụgo) officially received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), confirming him as the duly-elected Senator for Anambra South Senatorial District. The brief but colourful event, which held at the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in separate cases of child def!lement, including one involving a 13-year-old girl allegedly ass@ulted by a security man inside an uncompleted building. According to a press release issued on Tuesday by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Special Adviser to Anambra State’s Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, has announced the handover of eight operatives of the Operation Udo Ga-Achị/Agụnechemba Security outfit to the police over the brutal assault and stripping of a female corps member serving in the state, Miss Jennifer Elobor….
