The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, on Monday , 31st August 2026, after a 2-hour closed-door strategic meeting with the Command’s strategic and operational officers as part of ongoing efforts to reassess information from the public especially within Awka to strengthen security operations and sustain […]
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Anambra At 35: A Journey Of Leadership, Legacy And Progress
By Law, Mefor The creation of Anambra State on August 27, 1991, by Nigeria’s military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, manifested in exceptional circumstances. It was an unprecedented case in Nigerian history in which a new state inherited its old name but lost its capital, Enugu, to the sister state, […]
JAMB extends deadline for acceptance of previous years’ admissions to September
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has extended the deadline for candidates offered admission from 2021 to date to either accept or reject such offers. In a statement on Saturday, the board said the date has been extended to Wednesday, 30 September 2026. The board had earlier announced Monday, […]
Anambra NYSC Stages Cultural Carnival To Advance National Unity
By Chukwuka Ugokwe National Youth Service Corp(NYSC) 2026 Batch B, Stream 2, Corps Members have staged a cultural carnival at its permanent orientation camp, Umuawulu/Mbaukwu, Awka South Local Government Area . The event which celebrated the nation’s rich cultural diversity featured dances,performances, traditional costumes and symbolic representations from various ethnic […]
Anambra At 35: Comm Ojukwu Felicitates Soludo, Reaffirms Commitment To Sustainable Planning
By Chukwuka Ugokwe The State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar Chijioke Ojukwu, has felicitated with Governor Chukwuma Soludo and the people of the state as it marks 35 years of creation. While commending the on-going efforts by the state government to reposition the state, he reaffirmed the […]
Anambra LG Polls: Mefor Hails Nkwoka, APGA, Soludo’s Momentum In Idemili North
By Rose Oranye The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr. Law Mefor, has hailed the mayor of Idemili North Local Government Area, Hon. Stanley Nkwoka over his victory in the just concluded local government election in the area. Speaking to journalists shortly after the election result was […]
Three die, two sustain injuries in Lagos as groups clash over N200
Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that three persons were killed and two others injured during a violent clash in Ikola, Alimosho local government area, on Thursday. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, who disclosed this in a statement, said investigation had begun into the incident. Preliminary information indicated that […]
Police Arrest Four Including Medical Doctors Over Alleged Organ Harvesting, Human Trafficking In Nasarawa
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested four suspects, including two medical doctors, over alleged organ harvesting and human trafficking syndicate operating in Nasarawa State. According to an official statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) […]
Anambra Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer, Recover Illicit Drugs Worth ₦5.8m In Otuocha
As CP Nnanna notes illicit drugs can fuel criminality, charges officers to sustain targeted operations to nip crime in the bud The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old suspected drug dealer, identified as Chinedu Nwankwo, and recovered large quantity of suspected Cannabis Sativa, Methamphetamine and Colorado (Colos), estimated […]
Fed. Ministry of Works orders arrest of Hartland MD for abandoning road project after collecting N14b
Minister of Works, Mr. David Umahi, has ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Hartland Civil Engineering Construction Company over the contractor’s failure to complete an 11-kilometre section of the Benin–Onitsha Expressway despite receiving up to N14 billion in payments. Umahi gave the order during a media briefing while […]