The Anambra State Police Command has said the perpetrators of the deadly attack in some communities in the state on Monday must be apprehended and made to face the full weight of the law. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday while reacting to…
It was a bloody attack in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area, and Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday, as yet-to-be-identified gunmen opened fire on some residents and security operatives in the communities. The heavily-armed gunmen, suspected to be enforcing the Monday sit-at-home, were said to have arrived Abatete community…
Many people have been rendered homeless, with several others rendered shopless in Nnewi, the industrial hub of Anambra State, as the state government proceeds with the demolition exercise it recently embarked on, to pave way for a major project in the area. Recall that the state government had earlier marked some structures for demolition in…
A suspected drunk man has allegedly attacked and stabbed his elder brother’s wife with dagger in Anambra State. The suspect, identified as Mr. Nnamdi Nnebe, a Keke driver, allegedly committed the act in his hometown, Umuokpu in Awka, the capital city of the State. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the…
Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, will be agog on Saturday, as top public figures, writers, intellectuals, literary activists, book lovers, and others, as young writers in the State set to host the 2024 edition of the Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture. Izunna Okafor, the State Coordinator of the Society of Young…
More details have emerged about an aged woman who was recently paraded naked in Igboukwu community, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. It would be recalled that reports and clips started trending on Tuesday, showing an aged woman, who was stripped stark naked, with fresh palm fronds tied round her neck, while she was…
Awka the capital city of Anambra State came alive with culture and tradition over the weekend as the state celebrated the 2024 New Yam Festival, popularly known as Iri Ji Ndi Anambra. The event, which held at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, not only brought together dignitaries, local farmers, cultural groups, and residents,…
Anambra-based celebrity native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Ọkụkọ Tiwara Akị, has cleared the air over the ongoing social media call-out by one of his clients. This is coming barely one year after the famous native doctor, who is believed to possess power of disappearance, was kidnapped by gunmen in one of his…
It was a spectacular celebration over the week as the 2024 Press Week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council came to a grand end. The 2024 Press Week was one for the history books, blending both recognitions of civic contributions with calls on journalists to embrace innovative and solution-based reporting amidst…
Barely a month after taking office, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, the newly-elected Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested in Texas, United States, on charges of internet fraud. The arrest stems from his alleged involvement in a romance scam that defrauded several victims of over $2 million. Nwadialo, who emerged as…
