Man runs amok in Anambra, kills his 2 children, injures father
By Vincent Ujumadu A 34-year old man, Mr Ifeanyi Apusiobi from Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State reportedly ran amok yesterday and killed his two children with a pestle and used the same object to inflict injuries on his 72 –year old father. Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Haruna […]
Nnamdi Azikiwe varsity hospital records first case of COVID-19 — CMD
Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, have confirmed one case of the Coronavirus at the hospital. Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, disclosed this on Monday. Igwegbe said the patient was diagnosed with the virus following a test upon getting to the hospital. According to him, […]
Youths go on rampage in Anambra over alleged killing of only son by police
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – HUNDREDS of youths of Enugwu -Ukwu in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State went on rampage Thursday following the death of a middle-aged man in the area said to be an only son. The youths made burn fires and brought traffic to a standstill on the ever-busy Onitsha -Enugu […]
Tension brews as two Anambra communities tussle for primogenitor
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka The people of Agukwu Nri, the acclaimed custodians of the Igbo culture and their Enugwu Ukwu brothers appear set to stir up controversy over which of the two communities is the progenitor. Although both communities have over the years, enjoyed cordial relationship as brothers, recent utterances from both sides tended […]
Anambra 2021: Leave me out of your mischief, Ngige tells aspirants
By Victor Young Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has dismissed insinuations that he has been mobilising to replace Willie Obiano as Governor of Anambra State. He said the insinuations trending in social media, credited to a faceless top All Progressive Congress, APC, member in Anambra State, claimed that he, Ngige, received the […]
UTME 2020: Imo, Anambra, Enugu top list of states with malpractices
*As JAMB commences prosecution of 195 arrested candidates By Joseph Erunke ABUJA — ANAMBRA, Imo and Enugu have appeared most visible as states with the highest number of candidates who cheated during the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. A total of 195 candidates found wanting in the three-week-long examination that took place nationwide and […]
Herdsmen/Boko Haram more lethal than coronavirus — Anambra CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Anambra State chapter, has described herdsmen and Boko Haram killings as more dangerous than the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic.
22-year-old man stabbed to death in Anambra over face mask
TRAGEDY struck at the Coca Cola Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, yesterday, when a 22-year-old man, Mr Cletus Chisom, was reportedly stabbed to death by a security guard monitoring the use of face mask in the market.
Man hacks father, 70, to death in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command says it has begun investigation into the alleged killing of Mr Godwin Ezeofor, 70, by his 37-year-old son, Chigorom Ezeofor, with an axe.
COVID-19: People treated with herbal cure recovers faster ―Ezeife
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja A former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that “said that available information has shown that people infected by COVID-19 and privately treated at home recovered faster than those taken to isolation centres”. Chief Ezeife also known as Okwadike stated this while advocating the use of herbal […]
Seahorse gives palliatives to host communities in Anambra, donates 10M to Ndi Ekwusigo.
Nigeria’s leading automotive lubricant company SEAHORSE LUBRICANTS Industries has donated the sum of Ten million naira for food to the people of Ekwusigo local government area in Anambra state as a palliative to cushion the negative effects of the nationwide lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Anambra’s index case discharged
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – THE only coronavirus pandemic case recorded in Anambra State has been discharged after his second confirmation test showed negative. The state governor, Chief Willie Obiano announced the cheering news during a broadcast to the people of the state yesterday. Obiano said: “In my last address to you on Saturday, April […]
COVID -19: Anambra’s index case tests negative
By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State announced Saturday night that the state’s coronavirus index case has tested negative after staying in a treatment centre for the past two weeks. In a broadcast to the people of the state, Obiano also announced that six out of the 39 contact persons have tested […]
LOCKDOWN: Nigerians react to killings by security agents
By Evelyn Usman To enforce the stay-at-home order of various governments following the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic security agents from relevant government agencies with the Police as the lead agency have been deployed for this purpose. However, in a display of high-handedness, some policemen were seen in a video that went viral, destroying goods in […]
People troop out of their homes in Anambra, complain of hunger
Awka—MANY streets in the various cities in Anambra State were jam packed with people who said they were out to find food for their families, complaining that the effect of hunger was becoming more severe than the coronavirus pandemic.
Police in Anambra shoots two to death over enforcement movement restriction
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Two youths were on Tuesday shot dead at the New Tire Market Area of Nkpor, Anambra State by the Policemen enforcing the restriction movement over the Coronavirus pandemic. However angry residents of the area embarked on protest against the shooting to death of two youths by Police over an argument. According to […]
