By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, on Friday, November 1, 2025, decorated fourteen newly promoted officers of the Command in a brief but colourful ceremony held at the Police Headquarters, Awka. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the event also…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The people of Nnewi South Local Government Area have reaffirmed their support for the re-election bid of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, as the November 8 governorship election draws near. Speaking on the recent All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) campaign rally held in the council area, the Executive…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation following the reported abduction of a medical doctor in Uruagu, Nnewi, located in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Friday,…
The Catholic Diocese of Awka on Friday arraigned Anambra-based human rights activist, Comrade Osita Obi, before the Magistrate Court 4 sitting in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area, on a charge of defamation. According to the charge sheet obtained by journalists, Charge No. AWK/C/2025, the case is between the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State…
By Chinwendu Uzoatu The remains of Late Dr. Raphael Udeoye Uzoezie (Nwata na-azo onwe ya) has been laid to rest in his hometown Igbo-Ukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. His burial ceremony can best be described as a carnival of some sort. It attracted a lot of personalities from within and outside…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Fresh controversy has erupted in Anambra State as a coalition of aggrieved participants in the state government’s flagship empowerment initiative, 1 Youth 2 Skills, has accused the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba, of alleged manipulation, injustice, and exclusion of genuine beneficiaries from the scheme. The group, operating…
By Ifeizu Joe The Chairman of Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Shedrack Azubuike, on Wednesday stopped the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, from holding a political rally in the area. It was gathered that the action was because rally was in violation of rules prohibiting use…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Senator representing the Anambra South senatorial district, Senator Emmanuel Nwachukwu, has felicitated with His Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu (Igwe Orizu III) of Nnewi as he marks his centenary. Igwe Orizu, who was born on 30 October 1925, is one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in the country….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its security preparations ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election, with the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, MNIPS, PhD, directing all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Commanders to step up intelligence-driven operations and carry out coordinated raids across…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Authorities have confirmed the arrest of one Ozioma Okonkwo, a native of Imo State residing in Enugu, for allegedly def!ling his two biological daughters, aged two and five respectively. The suspect was apprehended, following a distress report from a concerned citizen who alerted authorities to the horrific act. According to…
