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FirstPower Explains How Energy Theft Affects Bill-paying Customers, Clarifies Supply Drop in Anambra, As Ifite-Awka Leaders Visit

Izunna Okafor2 months ago010 mins

By Our Correspondent In line with its commitment to transparency, customer engagement, and service improvement, FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited on Wednesday received a delegation from Ifite-Awka community over recent power supply disruptions and billing concerns affecting customers on the Ifite-Awka Feeder. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Company’s Head of…

Suspected Security Man Electrocuted While Vandalizing Transformer in Anambra, FirstPower Reacts, Releases Hotline for Whistleblowing

Izunna Okafor2 months ago2 months ago02 mins

A suspected electricity vandal has been electrocuted in Awka, Anambra State, following an explosion at a transformer substation. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Ogechukwu Street in Awka South Local Government Area. According to a statement from the Head of Communications of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (FPEDL),…

APC Re-Elects Orjika as Nnewi South Chairman as Party Holds Peaceful LG Congress in Ukpor

Izunna Okafor2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State has re-elected Mazi Chidi Orjika as its Local Government Chairman for a second term following a consensus congress held in Ukpor. According to reports and video from the venue of the election, Mazị Orjika, who led a…

Igbo Leaders Demand Legislative Backings to Rescue Fading Language

Izunna Okafor2 months ago2 months ago012 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka Ndị Igbo across the world have been urged to take deliberate and collective steps to rescue their mother tongue from steady decline. The call is coming as prominent women leaders, monarchs, scholars and community stakeholders advocate for urgent and enforceable legislation to protect and promote the Igbo language. The advocacy…

“He Paid Me ₦500,000 to Hire 4 Gunmen for that Operation” — Arrested Murder Suspect Confesses in Anambra After Deadly Attack

Izunna Okafor2 months ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka A 52-year-old suspect, Ndibe Jude Onyenwe, has allegedly confessed to receiving N500,000 to hire four gunmen for a deadly attack that reportedly left six persons with serious bullet injuries in Urum, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The disclosure by the suspect followed his arrest handover to the…

One Dies, Guns Recovered as Anambra Police Foil Ambushment, Record Another Breakthrough in Anti-Cultism War

Izunna Okafor2 months ago04 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber and alleged notorious cultist during a security operation in Awka, following what it described as an attempted escape and a violent confrontation involving other gang members. The development was disclosed in a statement issued to newsmen…

FirstPower, EFCC Awka Zonal Directorate Deepen Institutional Synergy to Strengthen Operations in Anambra

Izunna Okafor2 months ago08 mins

The FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthened institutional collaboration, improved electricity supply, and general service delivery in Anambra State. The energy distribution company gave the assurance at its Corporate Headquarters in Awka on Thursday when it received the leadership of the EFCC Awka Zonal Directorate, marking the first official…

Enugwu-Agidi Town is Under Siege by Nigeria Military Personnel Working for a Land Grabber

Izunna Okafor2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

By Prince (Dr.) Chinedu Ikeanyi Enugwu-Agidi is under siege by Nigeria military men brought into our town by one Marc Benito Ozigbo, a native of Enugwu Ukwu and the proprietor of Green Gardens Limited. Ozigbo is using a team of uniformed, armed military men to intimidate the indigenes of Enugwu-Agidi. He has destroyed our…

In Anambra, Police Arrest Ekwunife, Chief Priest, 2 Others Over Murder, Recover Charms, Guns, Others

Izunna Okafor2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of four additional suspects over the gruesome murder of three Cameroonian nationals in the state, as operatives intensified manhunt for the alleged gang leader and other fleeing members of the criminal syndicate. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP…

Urum Youths, Elders Storm Site, Resist Alleged Illegal Estate Project Amid Court Cases

Izunna Okafor2 months ago09 mins

By Our Correspondent Tension has gripped Urum Community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State following allegations that over 1,000 plots of the communal Ochiokwa land were illegally sold to a private developer for the establishment of what is now being promoted as “Heaven Estate,” without the knowledge or consent of the…