By Pascal Candle In a fresh show of solidarity within the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), eighteen Local Government Chairmen, twenty-two State Executive Committee members, and twenty-eight aspirants across the state have distanced themselves from what they described as a “kangaroo grand entry,” reaffirming their allegiance to the State Chairman…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has explained the rationale behind its ongoing enforcement exercise involving the impoundment of vehicles fitted with tinted glasses, clarifying that the operation is aimed at strengthening security and not intended to harass or inconvenience law-abiding residents. The clarification was contained in a statement issued on…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), making him one of 13 Commissioners of Police recently elevated by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in its latest promotion exercise over the week. The promotion, announced in a statement…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The agrarian Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, over the week, witnessed a remarkable celebration of infrastructural development, as the Mayor, Hon. Sir Alphonsus Ofumelu, commissioned a series of landmark projects spanning across multiple sectors, in what has been described as another practical demonstration of the domestication of the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely two weeks after the Anambra State Police Command intensified investigations into the suspected murder of a 23-year-old nursing student found dead in her residence at Alor, leaders and stakeholders of the community have thrown their weight behind the ongoing probe, pledging full cooperation with security agencies to ensure those…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed as false a viral security alert claiming that a military helicopter dropped unidentified items in a bush located between Nimo in Njikoka, and Adazi-Nnukwu in Anaocha Local Government Areas of the state. The clarification was contained in a press statement issued by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Four suspected members of an armed criminal gang have been reportedly gunned down during a gun battle with a Police-led Joint Security Patrol Team along the Ogboji–Ajalli Road in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, while a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), AK-47 rifles, improvised explosive devices (IEDs),…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The agrarian Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, over the week, witnessed a remarkable celebration of infrastructural development, as the Mayor, Hon. Sir Alphonsus Ofumelu, commissioned a series of landmark projects spanning across multiple sectors, in what has been described as another practical demonstration of the domestication of the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Southeast chapter of Team Obidient General Worldwide has been formally inaugurated, with the National Leader of the movement, Chief Ikenna Azomchine, declaring that the group’s foremost mission is to mobilise massive grassroots support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, while also championing greater opportunities and…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Legacy University, Okija, over the weekend, recorded another defining milestone in its steady march towards becoming one of Nigeria’s foremost private universities, as it officially admitted a fresh batch of students during its landmark 10th Matriculation Ceremony for the 2025/2026 academic session. The University, at the event, also unveiled a…
