By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Police Command has foiled a cult initiation ceremony in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area, and arrested six suspects. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Ikenga, police operatives carried out the operation on...
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By BARBARA KALU, Awka– The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has expressed outrage over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) alleged imposition of a candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra. According to the party, INEC’s actions are in direct contravention of a court order and the party’s constitution....
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra industrialist, Chief Ebuka Onunkwo, has commended the Nigerian immigration Service (NIS) officer, Mr. Ugochukwu Orji, who arrested a fleeing suspected ritualist at Seme border. Chief Onunkwo, who is the Managing Director of Seahorse Lubricant Limited and aspirant for the Anambra South Senatorial District bye-election,...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– A devastating attack was carried out by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on a vigilance group office in Umunze, Orumba-South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday, resulted in the death of a security operative and the destruction of...
By BARBARA KALU, Akwa- The stage is set for a thrilling governorship election in Anambra State as 16 political parties gear up to contest for the coveted seat, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun,...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has denied allegations of consulting a native doctor ahead of the November 8 governorship election. In a statement issued on June 4, 2025, by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo described the claims as “totally false” and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday published final list of 16 candidates for Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election. The commission stated that electioneering campaigns would begin on June 11. INEC National Commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement...
Police Command in Anambra have arrested two suspects who were allegedly involved in the kidnapped and murder of a female Bank Manager in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra. The command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed their arrest in a statement in Onitsha on Sunday. Ikenga revealed that the...
Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Anambra Governorship election to be held on Nov. 8, has vowed to deliver the state to the APC. Ukachukwu made the pledge while addressing State House Correspondents, after the presentation of the APC flag to...
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Anambra, Mr Patrick Obianyo, has stepped down, ahead of the election slated for November 8. Obianyo, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, announced his resignation at the ADC Governorship Substitution Primary Election held on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has rejected any planned political coalitions with other political parties and strongly advises its members and stakeholders to steer clear of such coalitions. The party made this known in a communique issued at the end of an enlarged meeting of the State...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday published particulars of 16 candidates nominated for the Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja. Olumekun said that this followed the conclusion...
A group known as Anya-Ndi-Igbo, Socio-Political and Economic Development-Oriented Organisation, on Saturday, congratulated the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, on his 84th birthday. The group, conveyed its well wishes to the monarch, in a statement jointly issued in Enugu, by its President, Chief Chris Okoye, and Chairman, Board...
Police Command in Anambra, has confirmed a gas explosion at the Onitsha Head Bridge market that claimed one life leaving six others injured. The command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha. Ikenga explained that the explosion happened at a plumbing market,...
Police command in Anambra has launched manhunt for suspected killers of a legal practitioner returning from the court , after securing bail for a defendant in a murder case. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in...
Police Command in Anambra has successfully rearrested one of the fleeing suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping and gruesome murder of the late Mr Justice Azuka. Azuka was a lawmaker representing Onitsha 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly. The command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed his...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and Navy, has uncovered an illegal artisanal refinery and illegal petrol station in Anambra . The illicit facility was discovered at Y-Junction, Nkwelle Ezunaka, in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra. NSCDC State Commandant, Mr...
Police Command in Anambra has apprehended four suspects, including a lady, belonging to a kidnapping gang in Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Ikenga said...
Police Command in Anambra has apprehended four suspects, including a lady, belonging to a kidnapping gang in Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Ikenga said...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, affirmed his commitment to the development of the South-East, promising to integrate Anambra and the entire region into the Federal Government’s economic development plan. Tinubu made the pledge when he paid a one-day working visit to the state to inaugurate projects completed by Gov....