Anambra State Police Command has uncovered the circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder of a 56-year old man, Mr Kelechi Madu, in Awkuzu, Oyi LGA of the State. Police said the revelation followed the arrest of his friend, Mr Ifeanyi Nwankwo, 32 years old, who allegedly confessed to plotting the murder […]
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Anambra Police Arrest Five SUSPECTS: Recover Hard Drugs Valued At ₦1,450,000, Fake US Dollar Bill, Vandalized Wires
The Anambra State Police Command says it has arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang and recovered large quantities of suspected illicit drugs valued at ₦1,450,000, (One Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira), a fake United States $100 note, vandalized electrical wires and ₦72,550.00 in cash during a […]
ANFASSC Appeals To Tinubu For Presidential Dialogue To Revive Nigerian Football
Thee Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club (ANFASSC), Nigeria’s foremost supporters’ organisation recognised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and endorsed by FIFA, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to convene a high-level stakeholder dialogue aimed at reviving Nigerian football and putting the game on a […]
Awka All Stars Emerge Champions As SWAN Anambra Hosts Maiden Sports Week
By Marvellous Ezenwa Awka All Stars, a veterans’ football club from Awka, have emerged champions of the maiden Sports Week organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter. The veterans secured the top spot after an entertaining one-day 5-a-side cage football competition, with Police FC finishing […]
“I Will Commission Projects Till My Handover Day,” Ibekwe Says As He Commissions Solar-Powered Borehole In Aguluzigbo
By Marvellous Ezenwa The Mayor of Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Romanus Ibekwe, has commissioned a solar-powered borehole project in Aguluzigbo, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to delivering sustainable projects that directly improve the lives of residents across the local government. The project, according to the contractor, was […]
Fatal Road Traffic Crash On Awka-Enugu Expressway Claims 2 Lives
Date: 21st August, 2026 A fatal Road Traffic Crash occurred in the late hours of Thursday, 20th August, 2026, at about 1145pm opposite Jezco Filling Station along the Awka-Enugu Expressway. The Public Education Officer FRSC Anambra Sector Command, SRC Margaret B Onab, who disclosed this in a Press Release on […]
Priest Who Gave His All: The Quiet Legacy of Fr Joshua Obiekezie ‘Oberenwa Jesu’ in Okpoko
By Okafor Benjamin By the time a priest leaves a place, what remains is not only the buildings he helped to maintain, but the lives he touched, the families he strengthened and the people who can say, “He was there for us.” Rev. Fr. Joshua Obiekezie MSSCC, popularly known as […]
ANSACA Strengthens Partnership With Religious Leaders To Advance HIV Awareness, Tackle Myths
The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has moved to strengthen collaboration with the Nigerian Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV/AIDS (NINERELA+) to deepen HIV awareness, reduce stigma and promote access to appropriate HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care across the state. The Executive Director […]
Onitsha Head Bridge Incident: Police Commissioner Visits Victims at Hospital, Promises to look into the matter
By Chris Chikelue The Commissioner of Police, Anambra CP Nnanna Oji Ama has wadded into the disturbance that occured at Onitsha Head Bridge on Wednesday, August 19 calming residents and the state on the issue where a young trader was shot while allegedly evading an arrest. The occurrence took place […]
Group appeals for subsidised treatment for sickle cell patients
Sickle Cell Club has appealed to the management of the Federal University Teaching Hospital (FUTH) Lafia to subsidise the treatment for sickle cell patients in the facility. Abubakar Akwe, President of FUTH Lafia Chapter of the club made the appeal when he led other officials on a courtesy visit to […]