A retired teacher, Mr Ike Okoye, resident of Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area has been apprehended by the Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare in collaboration with operatives of Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra for…
Couple, accomplice arrested for alleged human trafficking in Anambra
Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has handed a couple and an accomplice to the police over alleged human trafficking in Ifitedunu, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. This was made known in a…
Anambra police arrest gun runner in Onitsha
Police attached to the Fegge division in Onitsha have arrested one Felix Owaya, 48, of Ika South LGA, Delta State, and recovered 375 live cartridges during an operation at Niger Street, Fegge, Onitsha. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Toochukwu Ikenga,…
Labour strike records 90% compliance in Anambra
The Anambra State Chapter Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Humphrey Nwafor, has boasted that the state has recorded ninety per cent compliance on the ongoing nationwide strike over the minimum wage. Nwafor, who disclosed this to journalists…
1 student dies as fire guts Anambra seminary school
One person died, and several properties were damaged when a fire broke out at the Bishop Crowther Memorial Seminary School, Awka, Anambra State capital. The cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained, but it was gathered that the…
Man arrested for giving underage daughter’s hand in marriage
The Anambra State Government has arrested one Uzochukwu Okoli for giving out his underage daughter’s hand in marriage. Okoli was apprehended after his daughter reported to the state Ministry of Women and Social Welfare about the ill-treatment being meted out…
Bye-elections: IG restricts movement in Lagos, 25 others Saturday
The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm in 26 states holding bye-elections on Saturday. This is with…
Stanbic IBTC donates to 100s of families affected by floods in Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of the Standard Bank Group, made donations of non-food relief items worth 20 million naira to 650 families. The donations were made in support of the Nigerian government’s efforts to provide relief to victims of…
Buhari directs security agencies to solve Anambra baby kidnap case
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the reported kidnapping of five newborn babies in Anambra State, directing that the rising crime rate in the areas be reduced without any delay. The reported kidnapping occurred at Stanley Hospital, Nkpologwu in…
Ex-Mr Universe, Slami Ifeanyi shot dead in Anambra
A former Mr Universe, singer and actor, Slami Ifeanyi has been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Umubere in Akwa, capital of Anambra State on Sunday morning. It was learnt that the 31-year-old songwriter was driving in his newly acquired…