Tag: Anambra state

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has launched the pioneering ‘School Protection Squad’ in Anambra State, marking the first time such an initiative has been implemented in any part of the country. The two-day event, which kicked of at the Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre in Awka on Wednesday, drew a large…

A self-acclaimed thief, identified as Sunday Chukwunweke, has given a revealing narrative about his life journey as a criminal. Mr. Chukwunweke, who said he hails from Okpoto in Ebonyi State but resident in Anambra State, made the confession in a video that has gone viral on social media where he was being interrogated by an…

The Anambra State Police Command has pledged relentless action to bring to apprehend and bring to justice, those responsible for the recent killings that occured at Ifite Awka, where no fewer than five people lost their lives and three others severely injured. Recall that the incident, which occurred on October 24, 2024, has drawn widespread…

The Founder, Walata Humanitarian Foundation and MD/CEO, Walata Consult, Hon. Stanley Nwabueze Okafor, has called on the government to create an enabling environment to attract investors and address the rising unemployment rate in the society. Hon. Okafor made the call in a keynote lecture at the conference of the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), Osumenyi Denary,…

Mr. Emeka Alachu, an indigene of Umuchu town in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing property in the households and facilities of some of the residents of the community and its environs. It was gathered that the suspect, who was apprehended by some local security officials, was recently…

The Anambra State Fire Service has successfully intervened in three separate fire incidents across the state, saving numerous lives and preventing potential widespread destruction of properties that would have resulted from the incidents. According to respective press releases issued on the incidents by the Media Unit of the Service, the fire outbreaks were all caused…

The Anambra State government has said the ban on the illegal activities and operations of metal scrap dealers (popularly known as ‘Iron Condemned’, ‘Iron Kwandem’, or ‘Ndị Akpakara’) in the state is still effective. The State Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Felix Odimegwu, stated this in an exclusive interview with this reporter regarding the enforcement status…

Anambra State Government has announced that it will no longer condone erection of shanties and dingy shops along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. This was contained in a release made by its environment monitoring taskforce, The Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra State which was signed by its Managing Director and Chief Superintendent General, Comrade Celestine Anere, made…

The newly inaugurated camps management committee for Anambra West Local Government Area Internally displaced persons for flood victims today, 19th October, 2024 take awareness campaign to difference communities for them to move to the camps provided by the government. Among the communities visited includes, Umueze Anam, Umuoba/ Abugbu Anam and Mmiata Anam. According to their…