GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the kidnapped senior Anglican cleric, Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala, has been freed. Archbishop Okpala was released alongside his driver. Okpala, a retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi was abducted while on his way to Umuchu, a community in Anambra State, for a burial ceremony. Details of…
The Police have confirmed that gunmen who attacked people preparing for a burial ceremony in Ihiala community of Anambra State on Monday killed a total of nine people, including two security operatives. Spokesperson for the Anambra Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the two security operatives were…
Law Mefor, commissioner for information in Anambra state, says the Chukwuma Soludo administration is only after native doctors providing charms for kidnappers and armed robbers in the state. Mefor issued the clarification on Saturday, following concerns raised by native doctors across the state after reports suggested that Soludo had declared war on them. Soludo reportedly…
Anambra state is gripped by fear following two tragic incidents involving prominent clergymen. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi has confirmed the murder of Rev. Fr. Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, a Catholic priest and pharmacist, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Boxing Day, December 26. The attack occurred between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. along the…
Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted the member, representing Onitsha 1 North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka. Vanguard gathered that Hon. Azuka, was abducted while returning home at Ugwunaobankpa road, Inland Town Onitsha. The abducted lawmaker is a chieftain of Labour Party, LP, who regained his mandate after court sacked…
The police in Anambra State have confirmed that 22 people lost their lives on Saturday during a stampede in Okija, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in the state, shared the tragic update in a statement on Sunday morning. Residents had gathered to receive bags of rice donated by…
An unconfirmed number of residents of Okija community in Anambra state have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede. This media outlet understands that the stampede occurred on Saturday morning during an event for the distribution of rice. Victims of the stampede are mostly women. Multiple social media videos seen by our correspondent show lifeless…
An Anglican Bishop has been declared missing in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The missing cleric, Godwin Okpala, is a retired archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi. Mr Okpala, a professor, has been missing since Friday morning, the leadership of the Anglican Diocese of Nnewi announced on Saturday. The incumbent Bishop of the…
Two revenue collectors working for the Anambra state government have been burnt to death by a mob for allegedly causing the death of a bystander. The incident happened on Friday at the old market road along Venn road in Onitsha, Anambra state. It was gathered that some revenue collectors were allegedly dragging the steering wheel…
Four persons have reportedly lost their lives as yet-to-be-identified gunmen opened fire on some residents and security operatives in the communities, in a fatal attack at Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area and Abatete, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen, suspected to be enforcing the Monday…