By Izunna Okafor, Awka A commercial shuttle bus driver operating in Anambra State has gallantry apprehended a member of a ‘One Chance’ robbery syndicate during operation inside his shuttle bus. The driver, identified as Obinna Ekeze from Awkuzu community, shuttles between Onitsha and Awka, and was on his final trip for the day before the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the Anambra State Police Command, attached to the Uli Divisional Headquarters, Anambra State, have arrested a 24-year-old man, Muanaenye Chekwube Victor, over his alleged involvement in the kidnap of his own friend, a crime which saw the victim’s family pay a ransom equivalent to five million, three…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of ten suspects in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of a kidnapped farmer and royal chief whose lifeless body was recovered last week at Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement…
The Ekoli-Edda community in Ebonyi State has banished a former Chairman of Edda Local Government Area, Hon. Barr. Eni Uduma Chima, for a period of seven years over his alleged role in recurring communal crises that have plagued the area. The decision was reached during a general town hall assembly held at Eji Udo Eme…
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command, Mr. Bitrus Giwa, has continued his confidence-building and crime-prevention patrols across rural areas of the State, visiting Mgbowo and Mmaku communities, as well as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Orientation Camp in Awgu Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Daniel…
In a heartfelt and passionate statement, presidential candidate Peter Obi has taken Bola Tinubu to task for heading off to Saint Lucia for a personal holiday while Nigerians are suffering with unprecedented hardships. Obi, clearly frustrated, expressed: “I’m at a loss trying to comprehend what’s happening to governance in this country… Nigerians are facing hunger,…
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has narrated how he endured tension in the Presidential Villa when he was serving as Vice President. Jonathan, who spoke in an interview with the Rainbow Book Club about his memoir ‘My Transition Hours’, recounted what transpired between him and some northerners when his former boss, Umar Yar’Adua was battling…
After months of political tension and public uncertainty, fresh hope was rekindled on Thursday, following a rare moment captured in photographs, with President Bola Tinubu, flanked by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and a seemingly reconciled Governor Siminalayi Fubara, smiling for the cameras. Tohe image, which flooded social media, was the…
The Executive Chairman of Idemili North local government area of Anambra state, Hon. Stanley Nkwoka, yesterday, flagged off construction of Enekwesumpu /John Nwadiukwu road in Obosi area of the state. The road, measuring 0.563km, will be the first stone base road in Anambra, and southeast by extension. Speaking during the flagoff, the council boss said…
The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Capital City Development, Chief Sunday Elechi Inyima, has ordered the immediate removal of illegal motor parks and roadside trading activities within Abakaliki, the state capital. In an official statement issued by the Ministry, the Commissioner expressed concern over the indiscriminate use of unauthorized locations as motor parks and loading bays…
