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,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State, has debunked and cleared the air over the reports and the claims that it directly evicted tenants from a disputed property in Awka, clarifying that the action was purely a court-ordered execution carried out by the state through the bailiff and not by…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka History was recently made in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, as the much-anticipated Mathalon Mathematics Competition, conceived and organized by a young palm oil hawker and mathematics enthusiast, Ebubedike Friday Ugochukwu, successfully came to a grand and inspiring conclusion. The intellectually stimulating event, which held its maiden edition at…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the rescue and safe custody of a 13-year-old boy, Master Anayo Stephen, who was allegedly abducted in Imo State and later found in Anambra. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement issued on Monday,…
