By Joe Ifeizu An Anambra-based journalist, Mr. Izunna Okafor, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, was reportedly detained by security operatives at the gate of the Anambra State House of Assembly Complex, Awka, following what has been described as a “protocol issue” that degenerated into harassment, intimidation, seizure of personal devices, and threats of further detention…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the enforcement of strict security operatives’ identification measures across the State, as part of renewed efforts to curb the growing abuse and illegal use of security uniforms by unauthorized persons. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu disclosed this in a statement…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has provided a comprehensive update on the deadly cult-related attack that occurred on the evening of Sunday, December 7, at Afor Nawfia Market, along the Onitsha–Awka Old Road, which left at least four persons fatally injured. This clarification was contained in 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 Izunna Okafor, Awka Some residents and traders in Anambra State at were thrown into panic in the early hours of Friday following a fresh fire outbreak that gutted part of the Nkwo Enugu-Ukwu Market, in Njikoka Local Government Area of the State. According to a press statement issued by the Media and Publicity…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two members of a suspected kidnapping syndicate allegedly linked to the abduction of three Cameroonian nationals who were kidnapped in Onitsha, Anambra State, despite the payment of a N2.9 million ransom. The development was made known in an official press…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed circulating rumours suggesting that the fire incident near the Ekwusigo Local Government Headquarters was the result of an armed attack. This clarification was contained in an official press release issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu…
Kenechukwu Ofomah, Awka A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Valentine Ozigbo has has spoken out against what he described as lack of political will by Nigeria’s leaders to addressing critical issues driving the nation into cycles of violence, fear, and preventable tragedy. Ozigbo stated the position in an open letter he…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A traffic official attached to the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA) has reportedly died after a trailer ran over an enforcement vehicle during a road traffic operation. The incident, which happened along the Nteje–Awka Road, near Igbariam Junction, on Wednesday, was confirmed in a statement issued by the Sector…
