The Police Command in Anambra says it will leave no stone unturned to rid the state of cultism and crimes associated with it, as Christmas and New Year approach. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr John Abang, said this in an interview on Wednesday in Awka. 80 suspected cultists were arrested from different […]

By Victoria Ojeme About 40 project management companies are in race to be awarded the execution of country-wide 2020 constituency projects by the Nigeria Export Processing Zones (NEPZA). The projects for which tender was opened in Abuja included: Empowerment of Girls and Women on Entrepreneurship and Skills in Ogoja Iyala/Bekwara/Obudu/Obanliku in Cross River North, Entrepreneurship […]

Awka— A 16-year-old suspected cultist was among the 81 criminals paraded by men of Anambra State Police Command on Monday. He had brought a double-barrelled gun to his (secondary) school compound at Igboukwu in Aguaata Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the rescue of a six-month-old baby from the wreckage of a storey building which collapsed at Obosi near Onitsha on Sunday. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, however, said in a statement, that the baby’s mother died in the incident while many others sustained injuries. Mohammed, who said the incident […]

By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka A three – member gang has reportedly abducted and raped a 24 -year old girl at Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State after promising her a job. Members of the gang also kept her for two days during which they were allegedly raping her despite collecting N400,000 ransom […]

The Police Command in Anambra has arrested three suspects, who allegedly abducted and raped a  24-year-old woman under the pretext of securing a job for her. The command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Saturday. Mohammed said the suspects allegedly raped the victim repeatedly while in their custody, in […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi A prophet with Sabbath Church, in Nnewi age 47, popularly known as Prophet Emeka Ezimmadu, on Thursday night butchered his mother and two of his five children to death. Prophet Ezimmadu as he is popularly known in Nnewi and surrounding communities by members of Sabbath Church was believed to have […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Alleged Prophet, Emeka Ezimmadu, in Nnewi, Thursday night, butchered his mother and two of his children to death. Ezimmadu who is 47 years-old, was believed to have acted under the influence of evil spirit. He killed his eighty five years-old mother, Madam Agnes Ezimmadu, his two children Ifechukwu and Mmesoma aged nine […]

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Anambra State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu said that the party would be fair to all the governorship aspirants for the 2021 election in the state. Speaking when a governorship aspirant, Chief Johny Maduafokwa, visited the party’s secretariat in Awka to interact with the state […]

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka After years of internal squabbles, the people of Awba Ofemili in Awka North local government area have united to enable the fight for their land allegedly being claimed by their neighbouring Ibite Olo in Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State. In a resolution passed after the peace meeting in […]