Man runs amok in Anambra, kills his 2 children with pestle
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka A 34-year old man, Mr. Ifeanyi Apusiobi, from Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, reportedly went berserk, killed his two children with a pestle and used same to inflict injuries on his 72–year-old father. Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, […]
COVID-19 task force members not campaign officials – Anambra govt
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – THE All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, controlled by Anambra State government insisted Wednesday that the COVID-19 task forces set up in the 21 local government areas and the 326 wards in the state were not campaign officials for the 2021 governorship election in the state as alleged by an opposition […]
COVID-19: Uneasy calm in Anambra community as man tests positive in Nnewi
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi There is tension and palpable fear in Nnewi the industrial city of Anambra State following the news of an Onitsha-based businessman brought to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi who tested positive for COVID-19. The first case of COVID-19 in Nnewi sparked off tension among traders in the industrial […]
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 […]
