The Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State, Agha MBA, and his wife have been kidnapped by gunmen. It was gathered that one of his aides from Onitsha was killed while they were on their way to the wedding of…
Peter Obi mourns Onyeka Onwenu, recounts her final moments
Nigeria was shocked by the sudden passing of legendary singer and activist Onyeka Onwenu on Tuesday night. The 72-year-old artiste collapsed shortly after a performance at a high-profile event in Lagos, leading to a frantic but ultimately unsuccessful effort to…
Herbalist arrested with 11 human bones in Anambra
Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested a herbalist, identified simply as Ezekiel with about 11 different human bones in his possession. It was gathered that the suspect, who hails from Ezza in Ebonyi State was arrested over the weekend…
1 person killed, 3 others kidnapped in Anambra
Rampaging hoodlums have killed one person and abducted three others in Anambra State. The criminals who carried out the operations at different parts of the state on Saturday at about 8 pm killed a petrol station attendant at St. Michael’s…
Soldiers arrest IPOB members on police wanted list
The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested two Indigenous People of Biafra members identified as Ifeanyi Godwin and Uche Onuoha in Anambra State. The two suspects were intercepted inside a Sport Utility Viechle near Umunze, Orumba South Local Government…
Many trapped as 2-storey building collapses in Anambra market
A two-storey building still under construction and housing traders and shop owners collapsed at the Eke Amawbia market in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Thursday. Although the casualty figure has not been officially ascertained, it was gathered that lives…
Child Victim Blaming: Unmasking the disturbing reality
I am not sure I will ever understand why child victims of sexual assault are blamed for the assault they suffered. I read the story of a supposed Church Overseer, a 65-year-old man, Pastor Francis Ogwu in Anambra State, reported…
Soludo invites illustrious sons and daughters of Anambra State to embrace public community private partnership — Paul Nwosu
It is crystal clear to all that we are living in an era where the value of the scarce financial resources available to governments around the country has drastically dropped, compared to what it used to be. This has compelled…
If we share Anambra monthly revenues nobody will get up to N2,500 – Soludo
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, says if all Anambra State earnings is shared individually to the residents of the state, nobody will get up to N2,500. Soludo, who spoke at The Platform, a programme by Lagos-based church, Covenant…
NSCDC nabs 8 illegal private guards, recovers guns in Anambra
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State have arrested eight illegal private guards in a recent crackdown on unlicensed private security guards in Awka, the state capital. State Commandant, Maku Olatunde who disclosed this…