By Izunna Okafor, Awka A bush fire outbreak on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, caused panic around the Motor Parts area of Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, before it was swiftly brought under control by operatives of the State Fire Service. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Media…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a gunman identified as Oluchukwu Anyaoku following the emergence of a viral video in which he was seen issuing violent threats and vowing to destroy all police formations in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Police operatives have arrested and detained a popular masquerade for allegedly causing public disturbance and destruction of property. The masquerade was arrested by the operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command over its alleged nuisance in defiance of the state government’s recent subsisting ban on masquerade activities. According to reports,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a major operational breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected member of a suspected gunman who allegedly escaped from a criminal camp at Ukpor after a disagreement with his associates. The arrest was disclosed in a press statement issued on Tuesday, by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru in Anambra State has petitioned the Chief of Naval Staff over the alleged assault of one of its clergymen by a naval officer at a checkpoint in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The petition was contained in an open letter dated December 1, 2025,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Fire Service has once again averted a potential inferno following the crash of a petrol-laden tanker along the Igboukwu–Uga Road in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued by the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, the distress…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has stepped up security surveillance and patrol operations across the state following the circulation of a panic-inducing viral voice note alleging that thousands of armed Fulani men have been camped in many forests in different parts of the state ahead of a planned operation. Recall…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a very emotional moment in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Friday, as the remains of late Mrs. Chiamaka Isabel Okeke (née Okonkwo), the woman who was mistakenly shot dead operatives of the Agụnechemba/Udo Ga-Achị security outfit, were laid to rest amid tears and grief. The burial ceremony, photos and…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Former Governor of Anambra State and ex-Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Dr. Chris Ngige, has given a detailed account of the recent attack on his convoy by unidentified gunmen, further disclosing the response Governor Governor Chukwuma Soludo gave to him when he contacted him over the incident. Ngige made…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of two decomposing female bodies believed to be victims of the recent kidnapping involving three Cameroonian women in the state, following intensified search operations along the Omambala River in Anambra West Local Government Area. The confirmation was contained in an update…
