By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what has been popularly condemned as one of the most heart-wrenching criminal acts and shows of moral depravity in recent times, suspected kidnappers in Anambra State have allegedly killed a young boy after he refused their demand to s3xually assault his own sister. The h0rrific incident, which has sparked off…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its clampdown on criminal elements in the state, with the latest operation leading to the arrest of six suspected cultists, including a 35-year-old woman, and the recovery of a firearm and illicit drugs. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc, MNIPS, PhD, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to collaborating with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant agencies in the fight against counterfeit, substandard, and unwholesome products in the State. CP Orutugu made the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka CP Ikioye Orutugu, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, has intensified his advocacy visits to key security stakeholders in the State, as preparations gather momentum for the forthcoming Police Security Summit recently approved by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Confirming this in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State, has debunked and cleared the air over the reports and the claims that it directly evicted tenants from a disputed property in Awka, clarifying that the action was purely a court-ordered execution carried out by the state through the bailiff and not by…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka History was recently made in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, as the much-anticipated Mathalon Mathematics Competition, conceived and organized by a young palm oil hawker and mathematics enthusiast, Ebubedike Friday Ugochukwu, successfully came to a grand and inspiring conclusion. The intellectually stimulating event, which held its maiden edition at…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended a 63-year-old woman, identified as Ngozi Muotuanya of Awkuzu-Oba, alleged to be the mastermind of an interstate child trafficking syndicate. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, August 12, by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect was arrested…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Former Governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 8 gubernatorial election, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, and his running mate, Senator Uche Ekwunife, to desist from using his photographs in their campaign materials without his consent. This followed the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old suspected armed robber, identified as Charles Chinonso, and recovered a stolen vehicle traced to him in Awka South Local Government Area of the state. The arrest, carried out in the early hours of Sunday, August 10, 2025, was executed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka All appears set for a heated contest in the forthcoming August 16 Onitsha North I Constituency State House of Assembly by-election, as the Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Barr. Mimi Ifeoma Azikiwe continues to attract high-profile endorsements — the latest being from the prestigious Agbalanze Society of…
