By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of its move to sanitize Anambra’s digital ecosystem and protect residents from security threats and poor service quality, the Anambra State Government has launched a coordinated crackdown on illegal Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operating within the state without proper licenses or approvals. The clampdown, which is being championed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has made another significant progress in its ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal syndicates in the state, as operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) recovered dangerous weapons and incriminating materials linked to a suspected kidnap and murder gang. According to a press release issued by…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than two persons were shot dead while one other was hospitalized on Tuesday in Anambra community, following a land dispute that ensued between original owners and a suspected gang of land grabbers. The bloody violence happened at Okpuno-Okochi in Okpuno Village, Awka South Local Government Area of the State,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially released the final list of candidates for the 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election, as well as key details about their profiles and the campaign timeline, in the build-up to the highly anticipated November 8 gubernatorial contest. According to a press statement signed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has strongly refuted the circulating claims that he consulted a native doctor over his re-election ambitions, describing the allegation as a deliberately distorted and malicious fabrication by desperate political opponents. The refutal and clarification come amid the video that is currently trending…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Over the past few days, there has been a wave of arrests and significant breakthrough in Anambra State’s intensified security operations, as suspects linked to recent violent attacks, illegal arm smuggling, and other criminal activities have been arrested across different parts of the state, with various arms, live cartridges, vehicles,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of its landmark move towards transforming the energy landscape of Anambra State, the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved the establishment of the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission. This pivotal decision, reached during the Council’s meeting held at the New Government House (newly christened “Light House Awka”)…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely one month after its inauguration, the Anambra State Government has officially renamed the newly-commissioned Government House Mini City in Awka and rolled out a fresh wave of more capital projects and institutional reforms as part of efforts to deepen good governance and infrastructural development across the state. The developments were…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has revealed that the Command under his watch has arrested over 200 suspected kidnappers and rescued more than 30 victims in the last three months. CP Orutugu disclosed this on Monday during a live television interview on Africa Independent Television’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what could be described as a satirical twist to one of Nigeria’s most infamous corruption scandals, a popular Anambra-based comedian and public service announcer, MC Aiza Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza Awka, claims to have finally captured the “strange snake” that allegedly swallowed ₦36 million from the Joint Admissions…
