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My Oga Has Another Shop in Abakaliki Street — Suspect Reveals as Agụnechemba Busts Another Brothel, Nabs S£x Workers, Recovers Illicit Drugs, Gun (Videos)

Izunna Okafor1 month ago09 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the Anambra State Homeland Security Outfit, popularly known as Agụnechemba/Udo Ga-Achị have busted a notorious brothel being used for illegal activities in the state, arresting many commercial sex workers and other suspects, as well as recovering cache of illicit drugs and gun, among other exhibits. The raid and…

Enugu Water Crisis: A Shameful Legacy of Government Neglect

Izunna Okafor3 months ago07 mins

By Chief Ifeanyi Ndulue (smnifeanyi@gmail.com) I lived on Akpo Street, Achara Layout, Enugu, in the late 1990s before relocating to Abuja, where I now live with my family. Like many families at the time, our compound, just like countless others, depended on well water for survival. Decades later, that painful memory remains disturbingly relevant….

Soludo’s Re-election, a Renewed Mandate for Continued Progress — Igwe Amichi

Izunna Okafor6 months ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The traditional ruler of Amichi, His Royal Highness Dr. Ofobuike Alphonsus Ezeoke (Igwe Amichi) Esq., alongside the Obi Amichi Cabinet and the entire people of Amichi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has heartily congratulated Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, on his resounding victory in the…

Anambra 2025: Former Anambra Speaker Engineers Soludo’s Downfall, Mobilizes Women for Ukachukwu

Izunna Okafor6 months ago09 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra South Senatorial Zone Women Mobilization for the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified efforts ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, reaffirming their full support for the party’s candidate, Prince Dr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, and his running mate, Senator Uche Ekwunife. The women, during a…

ASPPB Denies Involvement in Omalima Demolition in Onitsha, Cautions Public Against Fake Officials, Impostors

Izunna Okafor6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Physical Planning Board (ASPPB) has dissociated itself from the ongoing demolition exercise reportedly taking place at Omalima Layout, Onitsha, describing it as unauthorized and unrelated to the activities of the Board. In a public notice signed by its Managing Director, Barrister Chike Maduekwe, and made available to…

Anambra Police Commissioner Wades into Nimo Communal Dispute, Brokers Peace

Izunna Okafor7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, MNIPS, PhD, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to maintaining peace and order across communities in the state through dialogue, collaboration, and proactive engagement with stakeholders. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP…

Stop Forcing Suspects to Drink Poison to Prove Their Innocence — Police Warn Anambra Residents

Izunna Okafor7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has sternly warned the residents of the state against engaging in trial by ordeal, describing the practice as illegal, inhuman, and punishable under Nigerian law. In a public advisory signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and released on Monday, September 22,…

He’s Not the Wish of the People — Anambra Community Members Reject Monarch Recently Certified by Soludo

Izunna Okafor1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Some members of Ihite community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State have rejected the newly crowned monarch of the community, Igwe Timothy Ifurunwa, saying he is not the wish of the people and failed to emerge through a legitimate process. Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo had on January 13 presented a…

Technical Malfunction Lands Abuja And PH Into Blackout

Okafor Chinelo2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc has said residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are currently experiencing power outage as a result of a major technical fault on a 15 MVA, 33/11kV power transformer at 1×15 MVA, M44 Charley Boy Injection Substation. Areas affected by the technical fault include Gwarimpa, Roads 63, 64, 69, lya…

Senator Umeh Pledges Scholarship for Over 200 University Students, Distributes Palliatives

Echezona Okafor2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

Senator Victor Umeh, The Senator Representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, has distributed over 200 bags of rice to his constituents. The 7 Local Government Areas are Anaocha, Njikoka, Dunukofia, Awka North, Awka South, Idemili North and Idemili South. The distribution of bags of rice, which took place at St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Adazi Nnukwu, in…