One Dead and Property Damaged in Fire at Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School
A fire at Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School in Awka, Anambra State, claimed the life of one student and caused significant property damage on Saturday night. The cause of the fire, which broke out around 11:30 p.m., remains unknown. The…
Gov Soludo Dismisses 21 Local Government Chairmen in Anambra
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed all 21 local government transition chairmen in the state. He has instructed the dismissed chairmen to hand over the administration of their councils to the Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLGAs). This directive…
Three cops bag life jail for killing man in Anambra
An Anambra State High Court sitting in the commercial city of Onitsha has convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment three ex-police officers for killing a 42-year-old man, identified as Chukwunonso Uchenwoke, from Mbosi in Ihiala Local Government Area of the…
Anambra arrests eight for N800,000 fraud
The Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, in collaboration with security operatives, has arrested eight suspects for allegedly extorting over N800,000 from some women in Awka. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by…
NSCDC in Anambra Arrests Eight Illegal Private Guards, Seizes Weapons
In a concerted effort to maintain security and combat illegal activities in Anambra State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intensified its operations against unlicensed private security guards. During a recent crackdown in Awka, the NSCDC arrested…
Car detached from tow truck crushes woman in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Anambra State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of a woman in an accident at Okpoko Market on the Asaba-Onitsha Road. The Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the accident to journalists in…
Oko Fed poly students protest exam fee, others
Students from the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, gathered in protest on Tuesday, expressing their dissatisfaction with the recurrent imposition of examination fees and other levies by the school authorities. With a turnout exceeding 1,000 students from various departments, they…
Anambra LP receives 300 APGA defectors, vows to unseat Soludo
Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in the 2021 Anambra State election, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, has pledged to dethrone Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo in the upcoming 2025 gubernatorial election in the state. Ozigbo, now vying for the Labour Party ticket, made…
Abducted Anambra varsity student regains freedom
Miss Francisca Chioma, a student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, who was abducted, has been released after five days in captivity. Ken Chukwurah, the Chief Security Officer of the institution, confirmed her freedom on Thursday, stating that…
UNIZIK students move to raise N2m ransom for kidnapped colleague
Several students at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, are rallying for support to raise the ransom demanded for their friend and fellow student, Miss Francisca Chioma, who was reportedly abducted while en route to a burial ceremony. Chioma, a…