The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the tragic incident that occurred in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State, where four siblings lost their lives in the early hours of Tuesday, May 6, 2025, following a suspected case of food poisoning. Their mother, who also reportedly consumed the same meal, is battling…
Anambra State Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, has revealed that an 18-year-old boy allegedly impregnated no fewer than 10 girls in the state. In a video posted on social media, Obinabo revealed that the case was brought to her attention on Tuesday. She further disclosed that among those affected are the…
Eight persons have lost their lives, and six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road accident that occurred along the Nteje-Awka road, near the New Terminal, Ukpo Junction, in the Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the accident, which involved about eight persons, occurred at about 9 pm…
In a notable operation under the initiative known as “Operation Udo Ga Chi – Zero Kidnapping,” Anambra police operatives from the Rapid Response Squad and the Anti-kidnapping Unit have apprehended two suspects linked to a kidnapping case. A statement from SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer for the Anambra State Police Command, revealed that…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Nnamdi Anyaji, for killing his mother and attempted to commit suicide. It was gathered that the 49-year-old Anyaji, an indigene of Amudo Village in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, after killing his mother, Dorathy Anyaji aged 68 years, attempted to kill himself before…
The Anambra State government has arraigned three native doctors, including Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki”, Eke Hit and Onye Eze. Three of them were docked at the Anambra State High Court, Awka, at exactly 11:58 am on Friday. After taking their pleas, the matter has been adjourned. Their arraignment came about…
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, destroyed counterfeit, substandard and fake pharmaceutical and other products worth over one trillion naira at the Anambra State Waste Management Authority Dump Site, Agu Awka, Anambra State. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who performed the exercise at the dump site located…
Tears flowed freely in Uga, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, as the remains of Chikaima Ejezie (9), Chimziterem Ejezie (8), and Chimdirim Ejezie (5)—siblings brutally murdered and stuffed inside a freezer—were laid to rest on Saturday. The tragic incident occurred on February 1, 2025, in Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area, when unidentified assailants…
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has issued a stern warning to roadside preachers using loudspeakers in public spaces, particularly markets, accusing them of causing noise pollution and disturbing residents. Soludo stated that anyone caught violating the noise pollution order would face a ₦500,000 fine. A viral video circulating on social media on Saturday…
As the Peoples Democratic Party closes the sale of its N40m expression of interest and nomination forms for the upcoming Anambra governorship election, no aspirant has stepped forward to purchase them. The party initially scheduled the sale of forms between February 24 and March 5, with a March 7 deadline for submission. The Anambra PDP…