Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the arrest and detention of a 49-year-old man for allegedly murdering his 68-year-old mother, Mrs Dorathy Anyaji. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Onitsha. Ikenga said the tragic incident occurred at Amudo Village in...
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The Labour Party (LP) candidate for Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election, Dr George Muoghalu, has said he would restore people’s confidence in government if elected the next governor of the state. Muoghalu gave the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja....
Traditional Prime Minister Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU), Dr John Metchie, has said that fake native doctors in the state have deceived many youths into various heinous crimes. Metchie, who is the Deputy Commander-General of Nigeria Forest Security Service, said this in an interview with newsmen in...
The Managing Director of Anambra State Erosion, Watershed and Climate Change Agency (ANSEWCCA), Prof. Philip Phil-Eze, has said no fewer than 160 communities in the state were at the risk of gully erosion menace. Phil-Eze said this at a one day sensitisation workshop on the use of “Local Knowledge...
A security expert, Chief Jeff Nweke has been elected as the candidate of African Alliance (AA) for the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra. Nweke, Managing Director of Blueshield Securities, a private security company based in Awka emerged at a congress of the party held in Awka on Thursday....
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has took him a year to decide to join the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2013. Soludo disclosed this on Wednesday in Awka while welcoming 15,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, who defected to APGA. He said: “The first...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday nominated Mr Jude Ezenwafor as its candidate for the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra. Dr Cornell Onwubuya, Chairman of the Anambra Governorship Election Congress Committee, said Ezenwafor was the sole aspirant and secured 798 ‘yes’ votes. He added that 26 votes...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Saturday won the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship primary in Anambra. Governor Soludo was declared winner at the primary held at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, amidst tight security and under the watch of the officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)....
Political tension in Anambra is reaching a fever pitch as the state, which has recently been in the news for troubling security concerns, prepares for its governorship election on Nov. 8. The stakes are high, and expectations continue to rise; not only among the electorate but also among governorship...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shifted its Anambra governorship primary from April 5 to April 8. PDP Anambra chairman, Chidi Chidebe, confirmed the development in Awka during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. The primary will produce the party’s candidate for the Nov....
Anambra State Police Command and the Joint Security Task Force (JTF), have dislodged a criminal Camp at Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha. Ikenga said the Police-led Joint Security...
An All Progressive Congress (APC) top gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra, Mr Paul Chukwuma has resigned from the party ahead of its primary election slated for April 5, 2025. Chukwuma disclosed this in a resignation letter addressed to the APC Ward Chairman, ward two, Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area...
Clean Nigeria, Use the Toilet Campaign Conference, said that only 142 Local Government Areas out of the 744 Local Government Areas, (LGAs) in Nigeria have been certified open defecation free by the Federal Government. The National Coordinator of the conference, Mrs. Chizoma Opara, disclosed this at a one day...
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Friday dismissed a statement by Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra that it collapsed its structures to support the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November governorship election. NAN reports that Independent National Electoral Commission announced that the 2025 Anambra Governorship election will...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has assured residents, visitors, and tourists of their safety, citing the collaborative efforts of the government and security agencies in addressing insecurity. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Awka....
The two Labour Party aspirants for Anambra governorship election, Chief George Muoghalu and Sir John Nwosu, have been screened and confirmed for the party’s primaries slated for April 5. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. The...
An early morning fire, on Friday, gutted a two-storey building warehousing textile materials on Ifejika Street, near Main Market on Sokoto Road, Onitsha, Anambra State. The Fire Chief of the Anambra State Fire Service, Mr Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha....
Police in Anambra have confirmed the rescue of Rev. Father Stephen Echezona who was abducted at Ichida in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the rescue in a statement on Sunday in Awka. He said that...
The Police Command in Anambra has detained two suspected cultists and armed robbers in separate operations, recovering arms and other incriminating items. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrests and detention in a statement on Sunday in Onitsha. According to Ikenga, the Commissioner of Police,...
Police Command in Anambra, in collaboration with the Joint Security Task Force (JTF), has rescued three kidnapped victims along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the rescue in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha. According to Ikenga,...