One person, identified as Igwe Omeli, was shot dead during a clash between rival cult groups at the popular Eke Awka market in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday morning as the rival cult groups engaged themselves in a Continue Reading
Gunmen in the early hours of yesterday stormed a hospital in Aguata council area of Anambra State, snatching away four newborns. The assailants also made away with bloodstained wrappers and clothes of women who just put to bed. As a result, the residents have raised the alarm that the incident could be for ritual purposes. A […]Continue Reading
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old woman, Mary Olatayo, for allegedly selling her three weeks old baby for N600,000. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a complaint from the father of the baby. The PPRO said the […]Continue Reading
A man identified as Ikechukwu Onuma popularly known as ‘Ayaaya Onye-Obodo’, has been stabbed to death by his wife’s female lover. The unidentified woman killed the husband, who was a staff of the College of Health, Onitsha, stabbing him to death with a knife. It was gathered that the incident happened at the deceased residence, […]Continue Reading
The Police Command in Anambra on Saturday confirmed killing of two of its operatives and one civilian car tracker by criminals at Amukabra Achalla Awka North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement on in Awka said the trio were killed after the hoodlums kidnapped them while […]Continue Reading
Two serving House of Assembly members under the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA ) in Anambra state have decamped to the Young Progressives Party ( YPP ). Also, a former Commissioner under former governor Willie Obiano administration, and BOT Member of APGA, Mr Uchenna Okafor has also joined the YPP. One of […]Continue Reading
Anambra State Government has imposed a curfew on eight local government areas to take effect on Friday, 27th May. Governor Chukwuma Soludo, who announced the directive in a statewide broadcast, said the curfew, which begins from 6pm to 6am, will remain till further notice. According to the Governor, the curfew affects motorcycles, tricycles and shuttle […]Continue Reading
A member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr Okechukwu Okoye, who was earlier kidnapped, has been beheaded. The lawmaker, popularly known as “Okey Di Okay” was kidnapped late last Sunday. Until his unfortunate kidnap and death, Okoye was representing the Aguata North constituency, the same community as the governor of the state, Professor […]Continue Reading
A former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi has called for unity of purpose and a great sense of responsibility among members of the People’s Democratic Party to ensure a resounding victory for the party in the 2023 general elections The presidential aspirant while meeting with members of the Ogun State PDP Working Committee and […]Continue Reading
Some Gunmen have attacked a Federal Road Safety Corps patrol team in Anambra State, killing two operatives and injuring the unit commander. The team was reportedly conducting a routine patrol operation along Igbo-Uku- Uga route at about 2.45pm on Sunday when the gunmen opened fire on the driver and two other officials while the fourth […]Continue Reading
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has secured five years of conviction of a suspect who specializes in the counterfeiting of a registered olive oil product with NAFDAC’s marketing authorization. NAFDAC Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement for South-South and South-East, Dr Christiana Esenwa, stated this at the zonal Continue Reading
Professor Chukwuma Soludo and his Deputy, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim have officially been sworn in as the sixth democratically elected governor and Deputy Governor of Anambra State for a four-year tenure. The new Governor and his Deputy were sworn in at a ceremony held at Government House Awka. Professor Soludo and Dr Ibezim accompanied by their wives […]Continue Reading
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe narrowly escaped death when gunmen invaded his Country home on Sunday morning in Nnewi, Anambra State, south eastern Nigeria. According to the Peoples Gazette, the hoodlums also attacked and set ablaze DSS annex, police station and the Federal Road Safety Commission office around the […]Continue Reading
The Police Command in Anambra State says it has apprehended two women for allegedly assaulting a ten year old house-girl with hot water. In a press release, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Haruna Mohammed says the two suspects are; 34-year-old Nneka Ayaene and 22-year-old Chinenye Okoh of Ndiowu Community, Orumba North Local Government […]Continue Reading
Another Student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Edo State, has been reportedly killed in a hotel room in Abagana, Anambra state. The student by name Chinenye Promise Nwoye was said to be an undergraduate of the University of Benin and hailed from Iruokpala, Ire Village in Abba, Njikoka Local Government area of Anambra State. […]Continue Reading
Refugees from Allah-Onugwa Communities in Anambra State, taking refuge in Delta State, have appealed to the State and the Federal Government to resolve the longstanding communal dispute between neighbouring Odekpe community, which has led to the loss of lives and displacement of residents. The Secretary to the Ata-Akakwu of Allah kingdom Mr. Uzor Anayor, stated […]Continue Reading