By Izunna Okafor, Awka A member of a notorious gang has been apprehended by the operatives of the newly-launched security outfit in Anambra State, Agụnechemba (popularly known as Operation Udo Ga-Achi). The suspect, identified as Ekene Onyemekariri, who hails from Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state, was apprehended in one of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A newly-employed worker in a popular hotel in Awka, the capital city of Anambra state has allegedly fled with a whopping sum of money, amounting to about two hundred thousand naira (N200,000) of her employer after her first day at work. The Manager of the hotel, who simply identified himself as…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka There was an ear-rending shout of joy at the Godwin Ezeemo International Press Centre, Awka, on Friday, as Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD, got re-elected as the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Anambra State Council. The keenly-contested election, which held at the Council’s Secretariat in Awka, the Anambra…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than 37 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested in Anambra State by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, in which the Commission also disclosed that the suspects were arrested in a sting operation…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Mr. Sunday Obiozor Nwaka, a who recently burnt his wife to death with fuel and lighter in Anambra State, has said he did not know that she would die when he set her ablaze. Mr. Nwaka disclosed this while being interrogated by the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have kidnapped a medical doctor working with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State. This is coming barely 72 hours after the launch of newly-created security force, Agụnechemba (popularly known Operation Udo Ga-Achị) in the state by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, as part of his administration’s move…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A middle-aged woman, identified as Mrs. Blessing Chioma Nwaka, has died after her husband, Mr. Sunday Obiozor Nwaka, reportedly set her ablaze over suspected family problem. The incident happened on Tuesday, January 21, in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Reports have it that the victim (who hailed from…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra-born Human Rights Activist and National Convener of the Recover Nigeria Project (RNP), Comrade Osita Obi, has reiterated his earlier call on the Spiritual Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obimma (popularly known as Ebube Muonso), to tender apologies to Governor Chukwuma Soludo for calling him…
The Mayor of Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Emma Nweke, over the weekend, took delivery of five brand new motorcycles donated by the founder of the EbubeChukwuzo Foundation, Chief James Ndubuisi Olieh to Oyi Council Strike Force Team, to boost security of lives and property. Presenting the motorcycles, delegates from the Foundation,…
Few hours after it bursted and demolished some buildings used as kidnappers’ den and criminal hideouts in Isiagu, Awka South Local Government Area on Sunday, the newly-launched security force in Anambra State, Agụnechemba (popularly known Operation Udo Ga-Achị), has cracked down on another notorious criminal gang in the state. The latest breakthrough, recorded on Monday…
