By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a gunman identified as Oluchukwu Anyaoku following the emergence of a viral video in which he was seen issuing violent threats and vowing to destroy all police formations in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Police operatives have arrested and detained a popular masquerade for allegedly causing public disturbance and destruction of property. The masquerade was arrested by the operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command over its alleged nuisance in defiance of the state government’s recent subsisting ban on masquerade activities. According to reports,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as the new Minister of Defence. The nomination was disclosed in an official statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, following the resignation of…
By Mokwugwo Solomon A prominent edible oil production company in Onitsha, Anambra State, Transtell Ventures Nigeria Limited (the makers of VINO refined palm olein and VISOLA refined palm kernel oil) has debunked the allegation that the company deals illegally in the procurement, refining and sale of petroleum products. The General Manager (Operations) in the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a major operational breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected member of a suspected gunman who allegedly escaped from a criminal camp at Ukpor after a disagreement with his associates. The arrest was disclosed in a press statement issued on Tuesday, by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anglican Diocese of Ogbaru in Anambra State has petitioned the Chief of Naval Staff over the alleged assault of one of its clergymen by a naval officer at a checkpoint in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The petition was contained in an open letter dated December 1, 2025,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Fire Service has once again averted a potential inferno following the crash of a petrol-laden tanker along the Igboukwu–Uga Road in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued by the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, the distress…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has stepped up security surveillance and patrol operations across the state following the circulation of a panic-inducing viral voice note alleging that thousands of armed Fulani men have been camped in many forests in different parts of the state ahead of a planned operation. Recall…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was tragic along, the Nawfia section of the busy Awka–Onitsha Road on Friday night as a fatal road crash claimed the lives of several persons following a collision between a commercial bus and a tipper truck in Anambra State. Although eyewitnesses said no fewer than ten persons lost their lives…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a very emotional moment in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Friday, as the remains of late Mrs. Chiamaka Isabel Okeke (née Okonkwo), the woman who was mistakenly shot dead operatives of the Agụnechemba/Udo Ga-Achị security outfit, were laid to rest amid tears and grief. The burial ceremony, photos and…
