The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has emerged victorious in the Anambra South Senatorial and Onitsha North State Constituency by-elections held on Saturday, securing both seats in a resounding win against rival parties. In the Anambra South Senatorial race, APGA’s candidate, Emmanuel Nnamdi Nwachukwu, was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nwachukwu…
The Imo State Government has announced a new policy guiding public and private primary and secondary schools across the state, abolishing graduation ceremonies for certain categories of pupils and students. In a circular issued by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, the state government emphasized its commitment to providing quality and functional education for…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was moments of excitement, celebration, and deep appreciation as women of Enugwu-Otu Aguleri and Eziagulu-Otu (both in Anambra East Local Government Area) trooped out en masse to laud and endorse Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo for a second term, passing a vote of confidence on his transformative leadership in the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Chief Emmanuel Nwachukwu (Ọnọdugo) has been declared the winner and returned as the Senator-elect of Anambra South in the August 16 senatorial by-election. APGA’s Nwachukwu was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Office at the Collation Center, Nnewi,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What would have become a major tragedy was narrowly averted in Onitsha, Anambra State, when a young man attempted to take his own life by jumping into the River Niger from the popular Bridge Head. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Henry Okoroagwu from Ndukwe Village in Amasiri, Afikpo North Local…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the recovery of a fabricated AK-47 rifle as part of its ongoing manhunt for a murder suspect linked to a recent double killing in Awka South Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what has been popularly condemned as one of the most heart-wrenching criminal acts and shows of moral depravity in recent times, suspected kidnappers in Anambra State have allegedly killed a young boy after he refused their demand to s3xually assault his own sister. The h0rrific incident, which has sparked off…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its clampdown on criminal elements in the state, with the latest operation leading to the arrest of six suspected cultists, including a 35-year-old woman, and the recovery of a firearm and illicit drugs. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc, MNIPS, PhD, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to collaborating with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant agencies in the fight against counterfeit, substandard, and unwholesome products in the State. CP Orutugu made the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka CP Ikioye Orutugu, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, has intensified his advocacy visits to key security stakeholders in the State, as preparations gather momentum for the forthcoming Police Security Summit recently approved by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Confirming this in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday,…
