By Izunna Okafor, Awka A solemn sad story has emerged from Anambra State following the demise of a physically challenged mother of two, Agaezichi Oliver Joy. Joy reportedly passed away over the weekend in a health facility in Awka, Anambra State capital after a brief illness. Sharing the sad news of her death in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a colourful celebration of love, culture, family honour, and matrimonial pride over the weekend as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Anambra State Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA), Engr. Mike Ozoemena, gave out the hand of his daughter, Faustina Oluchi Ozoemena, in marriage, to Mr. Christian…
By Mokwugwo Solomon Anambra State Town Union Council (ASTUC) has celebrated a prominent Catholic priest, Very Rev. Fr. Basil Ekwunife; as well as notable industrialists, Chief (Dr) Ebuka Onunwko and High Chief (Dr) Chinedu Umeadi as Anambra community role models, 2025. The ceremony, which took place on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the ASTUC…
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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as a tragic fire incident has rocked in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, claiming the life of a tricycle operator and destroying several shops. According to a press statement released by the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A former Political Liaison Officer to the Governor and Collation Agent for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebenator Ward during the November 8 Governorship Election in Anambra State, Engr. Jerome Igwe, has explained the factors behind APGA’s sweeping victory at the polls, attributing it to Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recovered a three-year-old girl who was stolen and trafficked across state lines, following an intelligence-driven operation by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Awkuzu. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga….
Kenechukwu Ofomah, Awka A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Valentine Ozigbo has has spoken out against what he described as lack of political will by Nigeria’s leaders to addressing critical issues driving the nation into cycles of violence, fear, and preventable tragedy. Ozigbo stated the position in an open letter he…
By Kenechukwu Ofomah, Awka Despite the life imprisonment sentence slammed on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday by the Federal High Court, Abuja, Igbo Youth Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly has described the judgement as a welcome development. The trial judge, Justice James Omotosho had sentenced Nnamdi…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it had arrested a 25-year-old suspected member of a proscribed secessionist group during an intelligence-led operation in Ihiala, and recovered two pump-action guns and 29 live cartridges. The development was contained in a press statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer of…
