Anambra: Gunmen on rampage, kill fuel attendant as police confirm abduction of SUV driver
Police in Anambra State have confirmed the kidnap of an unidentified SUV driver on Saturday afternoon at Ifite area of…
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Gunmen kidnap unidentified occupants of SUV in Anambra
At least two unidentified occupants of a sports utility vehicle, SUV, were kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday afternoon. Sources said…
Troops intercept kidnap kingpins across Anambra, Oyo, Katsina, neutralize terrorists, recover arms
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for counter terrorism operations across the country in a series of coordinated operations have…
Anambra Govt discovers 59 dead workers, 40 retirees, 222 ghost staff on payroll
Anambra State Local Government Service Commission has revealed that over 300 ghost workers have been drawing salaries from various local…
Anambra: A harvest of collapsed buildings, as politics takes centre stage
On Thursday, (yesterday) a two-storey building collapsed at Eke Amawbia Market in Awka, Anambra State, leaving many feared dead. The…
Auto crash kills bus conductor in Anambra
A lone accident at Tarzan Junction along the Nteje-Awka-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra has claimed the life of a conductor. The…
Police rescue two from collapsed building in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command says its operatives rescued two victims of a collapsed building at Ekeoyibo Market, Amawbia in…
Anambra police recover 14 vehicles from gunmen’s camps, invite owners for collection
The Police in Anambra State have recovered 14 vehicles after raiding camps belonging to gunmen terrorizing the state. A press…
Anambra Police Command commences training, retraining of officers
The Anambra State Police Command has begun a comprehensive training and retraining programme for its officers, aimed at enhancing operational…
Pollution: Anambra launches Operation Recover 100,000 Tonnes of Plastics
The Anambra State government has launched an operation geared towards recovering 100,000 tonnes of waste plastics to curb pollution in…
Anambra woman killed two days after marriage for burial Thursday
An indigene of Anambra State, Mrs Ifeoma Amarachukwu Ochiagha, who was among those who lost their lives last Monday during…
Police arrest suspected armed robber, rapist in Anambra
The Anambra Police Command has arrested two suspected criminals for armed robbery and rape. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,…
Minimum wage: Anambra workers in dilemma over Assembly’s continued disdain
As the minimum wage argument continues at the national level, there is doubt that even if the Nigeria Labour Congress,…
Arsonists attack Anambra council secretariat, burn vehicles
Unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning attacked Ogbaru Local Government Secretariat in Anambra State, burning down about six vehicles. The incident…
Woman dies in Anambra auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State said an accident involving two vehicles at Ukpo junction, along Nteje-Awka…
Hardship: ‘We won’t tolerate it’ – Police warn Anambra residents against staging protest
Police in Anambra State have warned that they will not sit back and watch anyone break the law if protesters…
Fire destroys soap factory in Anambra
Fire has destroyed a soap factory and plastic dumping ground at Amanato Street, Ugwuagba Obosi in Idemili Northampton Local Government…
‘Insecurity forced Flavour to hold dad’s funeral in Enugu instead of Anambra’ – Cubana Chief Priest
Businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has suggested that insecurity is the reason the funeral…
Lexus SUV stolen in Anambra, recovered in Adamawa
A Lexus SUV RX 330, which was stolen in Awka, Anambra State, has been recovered by the Adamawa State Police…
Immigration partners NSCDC on border security in Anambra
The Anambra State Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Godwin Nzeribe, has sought the support of the Nigeria Security…
Anambra police deploy operatives to stop Labour strike
The Police in Anambra State says it has deployed its operatives to strategic parts of the state to ensure that…
Accident claims three lives, injures 5 in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed that three persons died in a multiple accident on Sunday in Oba…
Police intercept gunrunner, recover 7 rifles meant for enforcing sit-at-home in Anambra
Police in Anambra State have intercepted a gunrunner conveying rifles meant for secessionists who planned to use them to enforce…
Anambra: Police foil kidnap attempt, recover vehicle
The Anambra State Police Command said it foiled an attempt to kidnap a man in the Aguata area of the…
Soludo sets up committee on minimum wage
The Anambra State government has set up a committee to look into the issue of the minimum wage for workers…
Police arrest notorious cultist, gang leader in Anambra
Police in Anambra State have arrested an 18 years old man, Anichede Akachukwu, AKA Star B, who is said to…
Anambra: Teacher arrested for beating 8-year-old pupil to coma
A 30-year-old teacher, Faith Nwonye, of Landmark School, Mgbakwu, in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been…
Gunmen kill two, kidnap one in Anambra communities
The Secretary-General of Okija Progressive Union, Barrister Peter Awa, and Izuchukwu Igwenagha, popularly known as Onwa, were on Sunday murdered…
Anambra: Court frees student standing trial for multiple rapes
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court in Awka, has discharged and acquitted Michael Arinze, 20, accused of raping three…
Undemocratic LG system: Fear grips Anambra monarchs as court hears suit May 22
The Federal High Court, Awka Division, has slated May 22, 2024, to hear the suit filed by activist and politician,…
No soldiers killed in Anambra – Police
The Anambra State Police Command has debunked a story trending on social media that 21 soldiers were killed in the…
Court jails 41 internet fraudsters in Anambra
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of 41 internet fraudsters to one-year imprisonment,…
Edo: Gunmen kill three Okomu Oil staff
Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed three staff of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc located in Ovia South West Local Government…
Man arrested for forcefully marrying off underage daughters vows to deal with them
An Anambra man, Uzochukwu Okoli, who was arrested for allegedly forcefully giving out his underaged daughters in marriage, has threatened…
May Day: Anambra workers angry over Soludo’s absence at rally
Anambra State workers on Wednesday expressed anger over the absence of the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo at the worker’s…
One dead in Anambra road accident
An accident involving two vehicles at Igbariam junction on the Onitsha-Nteke-Awka expressway has claimed the life of a male passenger.…
Police nab 16 suspected cultists, declare 21 others wanted in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 16 notorious cultists and declared 21 others wanted. In a statement by the…
Anambra CP retires, says ‘I’m going into business to give Dangote run for his money’
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Aderemi Adeoye on Saturday had his ceremonial pull out parade from the…
NSCDC nabs 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…
APC knocks Soludo for denying rampant kidnappings in Anambra
The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has tackled the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, for denying…
Anambra community rejects newly elected monarch, urges Soludo to cancel election
Crisis is gradually brewing in Ihite Community of Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, following a disagreement over…
Tension heightens in Anambra as gunmen murder over 15 residents in two weeks
Awka, Anambra State capital, is again under the siege of gunmen, believed to be cultists. At the last count, over…
Awka cult war: Stakeholders sue for peace, decry killings
Major stakeholders in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State called for peaceful coexistence among residents on Thursday, April…
Anambra Govt arrests 40 year old man for raping minor in Onitsha
The Anambra State Government on Thursday apprehended a 40 year old man, Anietie Tim, for raping a 14 years old…
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…
Ex-Anambra Gov, Obiano loses bid to stop trial in N40bn fraud charges
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State…
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. DAILY…
Police commence recruitment process in Anambra, Enugu
The Zone 13 of the Nigeria Police Force, comprising Anambra and Enugu States, has announced the venue and time for…
Anambra: Gunmen kill ex-President-General of Amansea, Nwokike
Unknown gunmen on Thursday morning murdered the former President-General of Amansea Development Union in Anambra State, Chief Cajetan Nwokike. His…
Junior Pope: Two dead bodies recovered, three missing – NIWA gives update on Anambra boat mishap
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has disclosed that 12 people were aboard during the boat mishap that killed Nollywood…