By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a young man who attempted to take his own life by climbing a high-tension power transmission pole. This was contained in a press release issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in which…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained clampdown on violent crimes, with the arrest of four suspected members of an armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate operating within the State and its environs. This was contained in a press statement issued on Tuesday by the Police…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Culture took centre stage in Ebenator, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, over the weekend, as Chief Chigozie Ofordumogu was formally initiated into the revered Ọzọ title society of the community. The new title holder, who was decorated as Nze Dim Ebekuodike n’Ebenator, joined the rank of illustrious…
By Egwuonye Ujuaku It was Jubilation galore at the famous Moonshine Residence, Uru Umudim, Nnewi, Anambra State, as the Alumni of the prestigious class of 1983, Queen of the Rosary College (QRC), Onitsha, marked their 2025 reunion and convention. The reunion was a bid to strengthen their unity and spirit of oneness that had…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested three suspects in separate cases of child def!lement across the state, including a barber who allegedly ass@ulted a 14-year-old girl who visited his shop for a haircut. According to a press release issued on Sunday by SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested two suspects in connection with a staged kidnap incident, recovering over ₦1.2 million ransom in the process. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Saturday, August 30, 2025, by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who noted that the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested five suspected members of a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate, including a confessed deserter soldier, while also recovering arms, ammunition, and charms from them. This was contained in a statement issued over the week by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to building a prosperous and livable homeland. Governor Soludo gave the assurance during a statewide broadcast to mark the 34th anniversary of Anambra’s creation, which, for the first time in history, held at the newly-commissioned Anambra Government House…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Popular Nnewi-born industrialist, philanthropist and business mogul, Chief Dr. Cletus Ibeto has pulled down the palace (Ozoobi) of the Traditional Ruler of Nnewi, H.R.H. Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III, and begun construction of a brand new palace for the revered monarch ahead of his 100th birthday celebration. This laudable gesture is…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Members of Umuneri village in Isuanionacha, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have called for the urgent intervention of the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, over the alleged invasion and takeover of their ancestral lands. The villagers made the call on Tuesday during a peaceful protest…
