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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Information reaching us have it that tragedy struck on Thursday in parts of Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State as a woman lost her life after being caught in a violent gun battle between unidentified gunmen and police escorts attached to a convoy linked to former Governor of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the successful recovery of a vehicle that was earlier snatched and used by armed criminals during an attack on a police patrol team in Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. This update was contained in an official press statement issued…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka There was palpable tension along the Abatete–Eziowelle Road in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Wednesday, following a coordinated armed attack on joint police patrol teams by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, leading to the burning of a patrol vehicle, the theft of service rifles, and injuries to at least one…
A High Court sitting in Umunze, Orumba South judicial division and presided over by Hon Justice Jude Obiora has decried the issuance of certificate of recognition to one Chief Timothy Okwudiri Ifurunwa as the monarch-elect of Ihitte community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Ifurunwa was issued the certificate alongside other…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A popular factory in Nnewi, Anambra State, was on Wednesday morning engulfed by a raging fire that caused serious damage to property, prompting an emergency intervention by the Anambra State Fire Service. The incident occurred at Ngobros Factory, located at No. 11 Obidiah Road, near Chartered Junction, Abubor Nnewi-Ichi, in Nnewi…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Fire Service has averted what could have resulted in yet another major disaster in Onitsha, following the crash of a fully loaded fuel tanker along the ever-busy Enugu Road on Tuesday morning. The incident, which occurred directly in front of OVL Filling Station at No. 18 Enugu Road,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Nollywood and social media are in mourning following reports that actor and content creator Odira Nwobu has died in South Africa. The sad news was confirmed by the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, who said Nwobu travelled to South Africa on November 23, 2025, along…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed circulating rumours suggesting that the fire incident near the Ekwusigo Local Government Headquarters was the result of an armed attack. This clarification was contained in an official press release issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu…
