By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anti-Piracy Society of Nigeria (APSON) has raised alarm over the increasing circulation of fake, substandard, and adulterated consumer goods across Nigeria, describing the trend as a grave threat to public health and the nation’s economy. This concern was voiced during the official flag-off of APSON’s sensitization campaign in Anambra…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A yet-to-be-identified resident has been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State. The abduction, which occured in the early hours Friday, was confirmed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who said the operatives had activated rescue…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed and condemned the tragic murder of a prominent community leader, Ogbuefi Ozo Nnanyelugo, a respected elder and member of the Nimo Royal Cabinet in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The revered high chief was said to have been abducted in his…
By Azuka Offor The Managing Director of the Anambra State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (ANARUWASSA), Mr. Tochukwu Nwosu, has reaffirmed the state’s commitment to achieving open defecation-free status by 2027. Mr. Nwosu made this known during an advocacy visit to the chairmen of the 21 local government areas of Anambra State to…
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…
