By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Patrick Agha Mba, has clarified that the fund from the state government’s flagship youth empowerment programme — One Youth, Two Skills Plus (1Youth2Skills Plus) — is not for settling family problems, but strictly for business set-up and development. Commissioner Agha Mba made…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of their decisive moves to stem the tide of criminal activities in Anambra, the Police operatives in the state have arrested a group of young men, including one identified as Igwe Chineche, over alleged involvement in drug abuse and trafficking in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area. This…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely two weeks after a Police Inspector, Okolie Amechi, attached to the Police Mobile Force 29 Squadron in Amansea, Awka, was accidentally shot dead by his 10-year-old son who mistakenly pulled his AK-47 trigger where he kept the gun at home; another Police Inspector has again been shot dead…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested two members of a suspected kidnapping gang who were allegedly involved in a high-profile case of abduction, armed robbery, and attempted murder in Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. The two suspects, identified as Onele Solomon (a.k.a. Federal) and Simeon Chidera…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of the push and strategies towards enhancing security lives and property in Anambra State, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has received the Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Dr. (Mrs.) Chioma Irene Amuzie, alongside the State Head of Federal Establishments, Mr. Chijioke Okechukwu, in his office at…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what has been widely described as a landmark judgment and a strong statement against gender-based violence, a 23-year-old security guard, Michael Okoi, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl who was hawking Ọkpa around the Upper Iweka axis in Onitsha, Anambra State. The judgment was delivered…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Considerable number of students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, may drop out or defer their studies, following the recent imposition of penalties by the University Management on late payment of school fees henceforth. This follows a directive contained in an internal memo from the office of the Acting Registrar of the…
By Our Correspondent Tilova 4 Africa, an American-based Charity Foundation has called on Federal and State Governments to decriminalise giving and receiving of tips in Nigeria. Mr. Martin Nwabueze, Co-founder of Tilova 4 Africa made the call at a news conference in Awka on Sunday. Nwabueze described ‘tip money’ as a financial reward voluntarily…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a renewed effort to further bolster security across Anambra State, the State Police Command has called on residents not to relent in their civic duty of exposing criminals, especially unrepentant elements who still threaten the peace of the state. The Police made the appeal in a statement issued on Monday,…
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has suspended Barrister Marcel Udebuani, also known as “AGAMS,” from legal practice for five years following findings of professional misconduct and misappropriation of client funds. In a ruling delivered on June 20, the LPDC determined that Udebuani betrayed the trust inherent in the lawyer-client relationship by failing to…
