Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted six passengers, including three staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), en route to Anambra State for the November 8 governorship election. The three INEC staff members, identified as Chinenye Orji, Adamaka Anih, and Catherine Temaugee, were travelling from Abuja to Anambra when they were ambushed…
Tragedy struck in Anambra State as a man, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Nwafor, narrowly escaped death when gunmen opened fire on his family, killing his mother and two sisters. The yet-to-be-identified assailants — suspected to be either hired assassins, kidnappers, or insurgents — ambushed the vehicle conveying Nwafor, his mother Mrs. Ngozi Nwafor, and his sisters Miss…
Tragedy struck in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday when two schoolchildren were electrocuted while taking shelter from the rain at a roadside shop. The incident, which occurred at St. Peter’s Claver Junction, threw the community into mourning. Eyewitnesses and CCTV footage revealed that several pupils had gathered at the…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has banned graduation ceremonies and Christmas parties in schools across the state to reduce the financial burden on parents and guardians. Mr Soludo gave the directive during a campaign rally organised by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Friday in Awka North, ahead of the November 8 governorship election….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new job vacancies for Nigerians to serve as ad-hoc staff during the upcoming Anambra state 2025 governorship election. The vacant roles include Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs), Presiding Officers (POs), Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs), Registration Area Technicians (RATECHs), and Registration Area Centre (RAC) Managers. The electoral commission stated…
At least one person has been confirmed dead after task force operatives opened fire in a market in Anambra state. The incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday at the Onitsha Main market in the state. Operatives of the Ocha Brigade, Anambra’s environmental enforcement team, reportedly clashed with traders before opening fire at them….
A 30-year-old man has allegedly murdered his 25-year-old apprentice in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The suspect, simply identified as Leberechi, subsequently dumped the body of the yet-to-be-identified apprentice inside a refrigerator. The incident happened on Tuesday in Okpoko, an urban community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect is a vehicle spare…
The Anambra State Government has banned the practice of writing assignments inside textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable. It was gathered that the ban was aimed at making textbooks reusable, especially for younger siblings of pupils who would need them when they advance to the next class. According to a statement released by the…
The absence of Anambra from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) portal for online pre-registration is not an oversight. Anambra’s electoral activities operate on a different timetable than the rest of the country due to its off-cycle governorship election. While the rest of Nigeria is preparing for the 2027 general…
The Police said they have launched an investigation into alleged confinement of one Chogbo, popularly called Agudo, in chains for five years by his father for travelling abroad without his permission in Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of Anambra Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued…
