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  • Police Apprehend Seven Suspected Cultists & Armed Robbers In Anambra State Crackdown

    . Police Apprehend Seven Suspected Cultists & Armed Robbers In Anambra State Crackdown

     In a decisive move to curb criminal activities in Anambra State, the police have apprehended seven individuals suspected of involvement in cultism and armed robbery, with a manhunt underway for two additional suspects.According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for the state police command, the arrested suspects include Chukwuemka Ozoekwe, C
  • Anambra Govt, Rescue 19Yr Old Maid Brutalized By Her Madam In Anambra

    . Anambra Govt, Rescue 19Yr Old Maid Brutalized By Her Madam In Anambra

     The Anambra State Government has rescued a victim of domestic abuse in Ezinifite, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. The 19-year-old victim, Chidiebere Otenyi from Nkanu, Enugu state, was allegedly beaten to a pulp by her madam, Mrs Martha Umenweke. who accused her of stealing N5000. The victim however denied the accusation, prompting her
  • Anambra Govt Arrest Man, Uzochukwu Okoli For Marrying Off His Underage Daughter

    . Anambra Govt Arrest Man, Uzochukwu Okoli For Marrying Off His Underage Daughter

     The Anambra State Government has arrested one Uzochukwu Okoli, for marrying off his underaged daughter. Okoli was apprehended after his daughter reported to the State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare about the alleged ill-treatment being meted out to her by her father and the man he forced her to marry.The daughter, Chioma Okoli, who is curren
  • 75-Year-Old Man, Nwankwo Nweke Arrested For Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl In Anambra State

    . 75-Year-Old Man, Nwankwo Nweke Arrested For Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl In Anambra State

     In a distressing incident, a 75-year-old man identified as Nwankwo Nweke has been apprehended for allegedly assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Awka, the capital of Anambra State.The suspect, a barber from Isi Agu in Awka South local government area, reportedly confessed to the crime, attributing his actions to temptation. He pleaded for leniency and
  • Anambra Police Arrest 16 Cultists, Hunt Down 21 Others

    . Anambra Police Arrest 16 Cultists, Hunt Down 21 Others

     The Anambra State Police Command has made significant strides in curbing cult-related violence, with the arrest of 16 notorious cultists and the declaration of 21 others as wanted individuals.SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command's spokesman, revealed in a statement issued in Awka on Saturday that the breakthrough followed heightened efforts to que
  • NSCDC Arrest 8 Illegal Security Guards, Recovers Firearms In Anambra

    . NSCDC Arrest 8 Illegal Security Guards, Recovers Firearms In Anambra

     The Anambra Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested eight suspected unlicensed private security guards with four pump action guns.The state NSCDC Commandant, Olatunde Maku, said this while addressing newsmen on Friday, adding that the suspects were arrested during a raid on Thursday in Awka.He said the arrest w
  • Shocking Video: Anambra Man Flogged to De@th by His Kinsmen Over Dispute on Family Property

    .. Shocking Video: Anambra Man Flogged to De@th by His Kinsmen Over Dispute on Family Property

     Mr. Kenneth, aged 60, d!ed in Nza Ozubulu, Anambra State, hours after being fl0gg£d.Eyewitnesses claim Mr Kenneth was fl0gg£d because he allegedly sold a water tank in his family house and used the money to solve family issues.Subsequently, his younger brother allegedly arrested him with a vigilante group who carried out the pun!t!ve measure.Con
  • VID: Peter Obi Replies Critics Asking Him Why He Didn't Build a School in Anambra as a Governor

    . VID: Peter Obi Replies Critics Asking Him Why He Didn't Build a School in Anambra as a Governor

     Labour Party's Presidential flag bearer in last election, Peter Obi has replied those asking him why he didnt build a single school throughout his tenure as governor of Anambra State.He said: Those asking why I didn’t build schools in Anambra didn’t read my manifesto Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, April 24, Obi stated tha
  • EX Anambra Gov Obiano Loses Bid To Stop N40billion Money Laundering Case

    . EX Anambra Gov Obiano Loses Bid To Stop N40billion Money Laundering Case

     Former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, lost his bid to stop his trial in a N40 billion money laundering case. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed Obiano’s application, which sought to quash the charges brought against him by the Federal Government.Obiano had argued that there was no connection
  • How Car Detached From Tow Truck Crushes Woman To Death In Anambra

    . How Car Detached From Tow Truck Crushes Woman To Death 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 Awka on Thursday, said the woman was hit while she was crossing the road.He said that the accident, w
  • 40Yr Old Man, Tim Arrested For Allegedly R@ping 14Yr Old Girl In Anambra Says He Was Tempted

    . 40Yr Old Man, Tim Arrested For Allegedly R@ping 14Yr Old Girl In Anambra Says He Was Tempted

     A 40-year-old man, Anietie Tim, has been arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl in Anambra.The State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, who made this known in a statement on Thursday, April 18, 2024, said the suspect was arrested in Onitsha after several failed attempts. The statement signed by Chi
  • BREAKING: Gunmen Kill ARTMA Official In Anambra

    . BREAKING: Gunmen Kill ARTMA Official In Anambra

     An official of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency, ARTMA, has been gunned down in Awka, the state capital.Gistmania reports that this is coming a few hours after another person was murdered by rampaging gunmen at Aroma junction on Wednesday evening.A source said the incident happened close to a motor park where commuters ferry passengers f
  • Two Alleged Illegal Miners Arrested With 600 Bags Of Kaolin In Anambra

    . Two Alleged Illegal Miners Arrested With 600 Bags Of Kaolin In Anambra

     Two suspects identified as Madueke Akpuchukwu, 53, and Chimezie Ezenduka, 54 have been arrested with truckload of alleged illegally mined solid mineral (Kaolin) in Anambra State.The suspects were arrested by operatives of National Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC at Igbariam area of Anambra while conveying the 600 bags of solid Kaolin) with
  • Junior Pope: Anambra Police Commence Investigation Following Deadly Boat Mishap

    . Junior Pope: Anambra Police Commence Investigation Following Deadly Boat Mishap

     The Anambra State Police Command has reported that initial investigations have shed light on the cause of the boat accident that tragically took the life of renowned Nollywood actor John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope.The cause has, however, not been made public, but the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said
  • UNIZIK Student, Francisca Chioma Reportedly Abducted In Anambra

    . UNIZIK Student, Francisca Chioma Reportedly Abducted In Anambra

     Francisca Chioma Mbadigha, a student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, has been reportedly abducted in Anambra State.It was gathered that the student of the Department of Science Education, was kidnapped while on her way to a burial ceremony in a village outside Awka, on Friday, April 5, 2024.According to a close friend who spoke to
  • One Feared Dead, 5 Injured As Comic Town Crier Involved In Accident In Anambra

    . One Feared Dead, 5 Injured As Comic Town Crier Involved In Accident In Anambra

     On Friday morning, Aiza Nwosu, the popular Awka comic character and public information announcer, was involved in an accident.The accident was said to have also involved three bystanders waiting to board buses at the popular Aroma junction.Nwosu is popular around Awka, the Anambra State capital, where he drives around in his vans with multiple lou
  • One Killed, Two Injured As Truck Rammed Into Pedestrians In Anambra

    . One Killed, Two Injured As Truck Rammed Into Pedestrians In Anambra

     A female was killed and two other persons were injured when a truck rammed into pedestrians along the Onitsha-Asaba bridgehead.The accident happened on Thursday. April 4, due to brake failure. An eyewitness said the vehicle had a brake failure as the driver was descending the River Niger bridge on the way to Asaba. He then lost control of the vehi
  • Cult Clashes Claim Thirteen Lives In Anambra Capital, Police Arrest Man With AK-47

    .. Cult Clashes Claim Thirteen Lives In Anambra Capital, Police Arrest Man With AK-47

     A wave of violence attributed to clashes between rival cult groups has left a grim toll of thirteen casualties in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, spanning Easter Sunday to Monday.The cycle of bloodshed appears unrelenting, with reports indicating plans for retaliatory attacks by opposing factions within the state capital.On Easter Sunday,
  • Anambra Police Conduct Raid On Insurgents' Camps Following Attacks; Recover Six IEDs

    . Anambra Police Conduct Raid On Insurgents' Camps Following Attacks; Recover Six IEDs

     The Anambra State Police Command has launched a crackdown on insurgents' camps in Ogbunka community, Orumba South Local Government Area, in response to recent attacks on police facilities in the region.According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, the raid was initiated following a series of assaults on po
  • Joint Operations Of NSCDC & Nigerian Navy Nets Three Suspects for Alleged Oil Bunkering In Anambra

    . Joint Operations Of NSCDC & Nigerian Navy Nets Three Suspects for Alleged Oil Bunkering In Anambra

     In a significant operation against oil vandalism, the Anti-Vandalism Squad of the Anambra State Command, led by ACC Chinenye Chinweze, in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, apprehended three suspects transporting suspected adulterated Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) along Atani Road in Odekpe Community, Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra St
  • Pregnant Woman, Mmesoma Odili Loses Baby During Detention Over Land Dispute In Anambra

    .. Pregnant Woman, Mmesoma Odili Loses Baby During Detention Over Land Dispute In Anambra

     In Umuosiegbo village, Umunya, located in the Oyi local government area of Anambra State, Mrs. Mmesoma Odili finds herself engulfed in sorrow after suffering the loss of her pregnancy during eight days of detention at the Zone 13 Police Headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra State.The heartbreaking ordeal began when the police, unable to apprehend her husb
  • Yul Edochie Takes His Second Wife, Judy Austin To His Village In Anambra

    . Yul Edochie Takes His Second Wife, Judy Austin To His Village In Anambra

     Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has revealed that he recently took his second wife, Judy Austin, to his village in Anambra State.Taking to his Instagram page, Yul Edochie announced their arrival in Ntenje, Anambra State, his hometown, expressing anticipation for what lies ahead.The actor hinted at the eventful nature of their short trip and encourage
  • Middle-Aged Man, Kenneth Nwangu Jailed For Defiling His 9Yr Old Daughter In Anambra

    . Middle-Aged Man, Kenneth Nwangu Jailed For Defiling His 9Yr Old Daughter In Anambra

     A Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court, Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a  middle-aged man, Kenneth Nwangu, to 10 for defiling his nine-year-old daughter .The court found him guilty of  the three counts in the charge as it  held that the state government brought compelling evidence that he defiled the girl who is also
  • Anambra Residents Call Out Gov. Soludo, After Heavy Rain Washed Off Road Commissioned Weeks Ago

    . Anambra Residents Call Out Gov. Soludo, After Heavy Rain Washed Off Road Commissioned Weeks Ago

     An afternoon downpour has reportedly washed away Ochanja Market Road which Governor Chukwuma Soludo constructed barely one week ago.Ochanja Market is in the Woliwo community in Onitsha South local government area of Anambra State.A viral video of the washed road seen by SaharaReporters on Monday night showed the coated asphalts piled out with piec
  • This is Pure Greed - Man Fumes, Shares Marriage Rites List From Wife-to-be Family in Anambra

    . This is Pure Greed - Man Fumes, Shares Marriage Rites List From Wife-to-be Family in Anambra

     A Nigerian man from Nnewi, Anambra state has reacted to the ‘’list' he received from his bride's family ahead of their wedding. In a post shared on his X handle, the man shared a screenshot of a piece of paper with the list of items he was asked to provide before he can get married to his woman. The list had all kinds of things inclu
  • AGAIN: Fire Razes Section Of Anambra Market

    . AGAIN: Fire Razes Section Of Anambra Market

     A fire outbreak on Thursday midnight gutted a section of the Ọgbọ Osisi Market (plank market) in Onitsha, Anambra State.Gistmania reports that the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report.While confirming the incident, Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, told newsmen that poli
  • Two Members Of A Notorious Gang Nabbed, 4 AK-47 Recovered By Police In Anambra State

    . Two Members Of A Notorious Gang Nabbed, 4 AK-47 Recovered By Police In Anambra State

     Two members of a notorious gang have been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command.A press release by the spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the insurgents were arrested by police operatives, while on patrol with the local vigilante in Awka-Etiti, Idemili South LGA.According to the statement: “They accosted the heavily arm
  • 4 Kidnap Victims Rescued As Anambra Police Storm Abductors Hideout

    . 4 Kidnap Victims Rescued As Anambra Police Storm Abductors Hideout

     Four male kidnap victims regained their freedom from the den of abductors in Anambra on Friday as their captors fled when the police stormed their hideout.Police spokesman in Anambra, ASP Toochukwu Ikenga stated in Awka on Monday that the victims had been reunited with their families. He added that a local vigilance group collaborated with the pol
  • Many Feared Trapped As 5-Storey Building Collapses In Anambra

    . Many Feared Trapped As 5-Storey Building Collapses In Anambra

     A yet-to-be-identified number of persons may have been trapped as a five storey building under construction collapsed at Basden Street, Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve commercial purposes on completion, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday while some of the constructio
  • How Nigerian Army Anambra, Destroy IPOB, ESN Command Headquarters

    . How Nigerian Army Anambra, Destroy IPOB, ESN Command Headquarters

     The Nigerian Army announced on Thursday that its troops had successfully cleared and dismantled an alleged Supreme Headquarters belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).In a post on its official X handle, the Army Headquarters shared still and motion pictures from the operation.

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