By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, aged 45, over the alleged killing of his relative during a family land dispute in Awka-Etiti, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This was contained in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Information reaching our report desk has it that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally secured the Out-of-Home Political Campaign Permit from the Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA), authorizing the party to commence its out-of-home campaign activities ahead of the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship Election. The…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The rising tide of violence against women and girls (VAWG) once again came under the spotlight in Anambra State, as stakeholders, students, and development partners gathered for a two-day recalibrating workshop organized by Women Aid Collective (WACOL), in partnership with Ford Foundation, for the primary purpose of uprooting harmful cultural…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it had taken custody of a man, Samuel Ekezie (aged 38 years), from the 302 Artillery Regiment, Nigerian Army, Onitsha, after he allegedly staged his own kidnapping to extort money from his family. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a tricycle just few hours after it was stolen from a commercial operator at Isuaniocha Bridge in Awka South Local Local Government Area of the state. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the State Police Public Relations Officer, , confirmed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra-born businessman and philanthropist, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has taken to his social media to celebrate what could be best described as the remarkable transformation of a once-struggling street hawker, Ekuma Jeremiah Iziogo (popularly known as Jerry) who has now become a university graduate of Law, under…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has sternly warned the residents of the state against engaging in trial by ordeal, describing the practice as illegal, inhuman, and punishable under Nigerian law. In a public advisory signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and released on Monday, September 22,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As the November 8, 2025, Anambra Governorship Election draws closer, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Ndi Anambra to rally behind its candidate, Prince Nicholas Chukwujekwu Ukachukwu, MFR. The party made the call in a statement issued in Awka on Sunday, September 21, 2025, by an APC chieftain…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded yet another breakthrough in its ongoing fight against violent crimes, with the arrest of a suspected armed robber who has been on the Command’s wanted list. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Kingsley Eze, was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS),…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A parallel traditional ruler of Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo, has urged members of the public to disregard what he described as a “blatant lie and unsubstantiated claim” that his rival, Mr. Daniel Obelle, obtained a stay of execution from court to halt…
