The Anglican Diocese of Awka has been thrown into turmoil following a wave of explosive allegations against Archbishop Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim. A group of nine concerned insiders, identifying themselves as the “Nine Crusaders,” has petitioned the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, accusing the Archbishop of corruption, asset plundering, forgery, and authoritarian leadership. The petition,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, the wife of Anambra State Governor, has showcased some fresh corns harvested from her garden, extending invitation to Ndị Anambra to come and join her eat corn at the newly-commissioned Anambra Government House, popularly known as Light House. The Governor’s wife announced the open invitation in a…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a historic moment of fulfilment and celebration on Thursday as Chief Emmanuel Chibuzor Nwachukwu (Onọdụgo) officially received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), confirming him as the duly-elected Senator for Anambra South Senatorial District. The brief but colourful event, which held at the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in separate cases of child def!lement, including one involving a 13-year-old girl allegedly ass@ulted by a security man inside an uncompleted building. According to a press release issued on Tuesday by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Special Adviser to Anambra State’s Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, has announced the handover of eight operatives of the Operation Udo Ga-Achị/Agụnechemba Security outfit to the police over the brutal assault and stripping of a female corps member serving in the state, Miss Jennifer Elobor….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The family of young Anambra entrepreneur and fish dealer, Late Master Ifesinachi Martin Onyekesi (popularly known as Fish Magnet) has announced the burial arrangements for the only son, who was gruesomely assassinated by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in the state. According to a burial poster released by the family and currently trending…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has joined the voices of condemnation against the brutalization and humiliation of a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, by members of a local vigilante group known…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka An Anambra-based human rights activist, Comrade Osita Obi, has launched a blistering criticism on the Catholic Diocese of Awka, accusing it of masterminding and lying about the unlawful invasion and destruction of his wife’s shop, alongside several others, on July 31, 2025. Comrade Obi spoke on Tuesday in Awka, the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has condemned in strong terms the alleged assault on a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, while also cautioning vigilante groups against acts of brutality and abuse of authority. This is coming in reaction to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was an entirely dramatic election day at Osumenyi and part of Ezinifite in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State over the weekend during the long long-awaited by-election for the Anambra South District, culminating in arrays of confrontations, climaxed by a specially invoked heavy downpour that forced a…
