A tragic incident has been reported in Umuoji community, Anambra State, where a 50-year-old man, identified as Ejike Basil Anoliefo, allegedly died after being poisoned at a local restaurant. According to reports circulating alongside a video from the scene, Anoliefo had returned from Lagos to Umuoji to bury his late father. He was said to…
The Anambra State Government has directed relevant security agencies and regulatory authorities to immediately investigate the allegations of trafficking and sexual exploitation of thirty-five (35) underage children from Ebonyi State in a brothel in the state. The investigation is to establish the facts, rescue and protect the affected minors, and ensure that all individuals and…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a masquerade alleged to have carried out unprovoked violent attacks on residents, leading to a breach of public peace in Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video circulating online, the masquerade was seen chasing and attacking passers-by, disrupting a public function and…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 26-year old male suspect, Anikpe Valentine Chibuike, in connection with the murder of his girlfriend, Ogechukwu Mmadubugwu, a 35-year old single mother in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of the State. According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the State Police Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in a…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, on Friday declared that the ruling party would henceforth not lose any state governorship election. He said the loss of Anambra to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Charles Soludo, would be the last. “Osun State will be a shift from what…
The wife of an Anglican Church pastor was killed on Sunday morning when gunmen attacked Saint Andrew’s Church in Isiokwe in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. Isiokwe is a community in Lilu Town, which is under Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday. One of the residents…
Four persons have lost their lives in the violent attack that occurred on Sunday near the Afor Market Junction in Nawfia community, Njikoka Local Government Area, Anambra State. The Anambra State Police Command Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a press statement issued on Monday. Ikenga blamed the attack on a rival cult clash,…
The 2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has pledged to offset the National Examinations Council (NECO) fees for 148 inmates in correctional centres across Anambra State. Obi made the commitment after receiving a delegation representing inmates from facilities in Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi and Aguata of Anambra State. The inmates, currently sitting for the…
In a landmark judgement, the High Court of Anambra State, Aguata Judicial Division, has convicted Ifeanyi Enemuo, the Vigilante Commander of Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government, for the brutal murder of Chukwujekwu Okonkwo. In State v. Ifeanyi Enemuo Charge No. AG/14c/2024. Hon. Justice Fidel Aniukwu presided over the case and sentenced Enemuo to death by…
The convoy of former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has been attacked along the Nkpor–Nnobi Road in Idemili North Local Government Area of state. Sir Fred Chukwuelobe, former media aide Ngige, who confirmed the attack said Ngige, also a former governor, was not in the convoy at the time of the attack. But the assailants…
