By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives and management team of the Anambra State Police Command on Tuesday took to the streets of Awka in a coordinated fitness walk, as part of activities to herald the 2026 National Police Day celebration, as well as promote healthy living among the cops. The exercise which formed the second…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the Anambra State Homeland Security Outfit, popularly known as Agụnechemba/Udo Ga-Achị have busted a notorious brothel being used for illegal activities in the state, arresting many commercial sex workers and other suspects, as well as recovering cache of illicit drugs and gun, among other exhibits. The raid and…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Anambra State Police Command have uncovered a case of murder in Amichi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state, leading to the arrest a 35-year-old suspect, Chukwudalu Ezeani. The suspect was nabbed over the alleged killing of his 52-year-old cousin,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Security agencies in Anambra State have intensified collaborative efforts to combat cultism, drug abuse and other social vices among youths through sustained advocacy and community engagement. This formed the focus of a one-day youth summit organised by the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN), Anaocha Chapter, which held over the weekend…
A suspected electricity vandal has been electrocuted in Awka, Anambra State, following an explosion at a transformer substation. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Ogechukwu Street in Awka South Local Government Area. According to a statement from the Head of Communications of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited (FPEDL),…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A 52-year-old suspect, Ndibe Jude Onyenwe, has allegedly confessed to receiving N500,000 to hire four gunmen for a deadly attack that reportedly left six persons with serious bullet injuries in Urum, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The disclosure by the suspect followed his arrest handover to the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber and alleged notorious cultist during a security operation in Awka, following what it described as an attempted escape and a violent confrontation involving other gang members. The development was disclosed in a statement issued to newsmen…
The FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthened institutional collaboration, improved electricity supply, and general service delivery in Anambra State. The energy distribution company gave the assurance at its Corporate Headquarters in Awka on Thursday when it received the leadership of the EFCC Awka Zonal Directorate, marking the first official…
By Prince (Dr.) Chinedu Ikeanyi Enugwu-Agidi is under siege by Nigeria military men brought into our town by one Marc Benito Ozigbo, a native of Enugwu Ukwu and the proprietor of Green Gardens Limited. Ozigbo is using a team of uniformed, armed military men to intimidate the indigenes of Enugwu-Agidi. He has destroyed our…
