By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than three Fulani herdsmen have been arrested in Anambra state over suspected kidnapping and other illegal activities. The suspects were arrested by the operatives of the newly-launched security outfit in the state, Agụnechemba (popularly known as Operation Udo Ga-Achi). According to a video currently trending on social media, the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely one week after the burial of Rev. Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, a cleric with the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, who was gunned down by some unidentified hoodlums in Anambra State, a bereaved family of another victim of insecurity has announced the burial arrangements of their daughter, who was also killed by…
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…
