By Izunna Okafor Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers who allegedly operated under the guise of vigilante personnel to rob unsuspecting residents in Awka and its environs. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed this in a statement to newsmen…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A prime suspect has been reportedly arrested in connection with the recent shocking incident in Omasi community, Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, where a young man’s room was reportedly drenched with petrol and set ablaze. The suspect, Junior Okafor, was reportedly arrested in the early hours of Saturday, December…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government said it’s set and ready to dazzle residents and visitors with the much-anticipated Ọnwa Dezemba 2025 celebration, which officially kicked off on December 18, 2025, at the Awka City Stadium with the vibrant the Ọnwa Dezemba City Block event, focused on Gen Z entertainment. The State…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State House of Assembly has taken a major legislative step toward regulating real estate activities in the state with the passage of a bill seeking to establish the Anambra State Real Estate Agents and Developers Regulatory Agency. The development was disclosed by the member representing Nnewi South I…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command, through the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), has concluded arrangements to stage a statewide public awareness walk against cultism and other social vices, scheduled to hold on Friday, December 19, 2025, by 7:00 a.m., starting from the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA) has once again demonstrated its commitment to road safety and traffic efficiency with the swift removal of a heavily loaded container abandoned on a vandalized truck along the Onitsha–Enugu Expressway. The dangerous obstruction, which was left on the speed lane around Building…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have recovered firearms, suspected stolen cash and other incriminating items after a vehicle conveying suspected armed criminals was involved in an accident while being chased by security operatives in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The recovery, according to a statement…
RAYMOND OZOJI reports Following recent attack on a church at Lilu community Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State where the church was burnt down by daredevil hoodlums including vehicles parked inside the church premises and some worshipers who were killed while others sustained varying degrees of severe injuries from gun shots, Anambra-born…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of its strategic move to guarantee seamless traffic flow and enhance road safety across Anambra State during the yuletide season, the Anambra State Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA) has launched a special operation tagged “Operation Zero Traffic.” The initiative, which was officially announced at the ARTMA State Headquarters…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Anambra State Chapter, has strongly countered the statement issued by the Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Patrick Agha Mba, insisting that the Commissioner lacks the constitutional authority to impose a leader on the Council or determine its internal…
