Release of cultists from custody escalates cult killings in Anambra – Police
The Anambra Police Command said the resurgence of cult-related killings in Awka, the state capital is due to the release…
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Eid-El-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 951 personnel in Anambra
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Anambra State Command, said it has deployed over 951 personnel to protect…
Anambra: Cosmas Maduka speaks on alleged rift with Ifeanyi Ubah
The Chairman of Coscharis Group, Dr Cosmas Maduka, has opened up on the alleged rift between him and Anambra South…
Residents rescue newborn baby abandoned in Anambra forest
A newborn baby abandoned in a forest in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been rescued by…
Police raid insurgents’ camp in Anambra, recover six IEDs
Police in Anambra State have raided a camp belonging to insurgents in Ogbunka community in Orumba South Local Government Area.…
Oil theft: NSCDC apprehends three suspects in Anambra
Three suspects have been arrested and paraded in Anambra State by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, NSCDC, for oil…
Anambra Assembly passes bill prohibiting touting
The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting touting and related activities in all sectors of the…
Hoodlums attack Anambra LG Secretariat, burn police station
Hoodlums numbering about 30 on Thursday burnt a part of the Anaocha Local Government Headquarters in Neni, Anambra State. The…
APGA tackles Ganduje, says APC rejected in Anambra
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has tackled the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje,…
‘It’s political dislocation for Anambra to remain in APGA’ – Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has said it is a political dislocation for…
Leave Anambra out your N4bn theft charges – EFCC tells ex-gov Obiano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has told the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, to leave the…
Police nab 2 insurgents, recover 4 AK-47 rifles in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has revealed that it has smashed a deadly insurgent gang in the state and arrested…
Anambra gov’s wife urges women to delve into politics
Wife of the Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo has called on women to get involved in politics to change the…
Driver, conductor die as truck crashes in Anambra
A lone accident at Azia Junction, on Owerri-Ihiala Expressway in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra, has claimed the lives…
Knocks on EEDC, state govt as acute water scarcity hits Anambra
As power supply continues to dwindle across the five South East states, residents of Anambra State lament the hardship the…
Five die, 26 sustain injuries as building collapses in Anambra
Five persons died while 26 others were rescued after a building collapsed at Odu-Igbo Market in Ochanja, Anambra State. The…
Unknown persons murder Anambra community leader in his house
Unknown persons on Friday allegedly broke into the house of the President-General of Umuoji community in Idemili North Local Government…
‘You’re a dictator’ – LP forum tackles Soludo over crackdown on newspaper vendors in Anambra
A group, Forum of Labour Party 2023 House of Assembly Candidates in Anambra State, has condemned the recent destruction of…
Joint security force busts insurgents’ camp in Anambra, recovers vehicles, arms
A joint team of security forces has busted an insurgents’ camp in Achalla, headquarters of Awka North Local Government Area…
‘How Onitsha traders launched acid attack on our operatives’ – Anambra anti-touting agency
The Special Anambra Anti-Touting Squad (SASA) has recounted how traders at the pharmaceutical market in Onitsha launched acid attacks on…
Anambra govt expresses worry over frequent fire outbreaks
Anambra State Government has expressed worry over the frequent outbreak of fire in the state, saying that most were preventable.…
BREAKING: Gunmen kill PDP Reps candidate in Anambra
Gunmen have killed the 2023 House of Representatives candidate from Anambra State, Jude Oguejiofor. Oguejiofor hailed from Orsumoghu in Ihiala…
Anambra police arrest dreaded cultists in Ihiala
Officers of Anambra State Police Command have arrested two ring leaders of a cult group responsible for killings in Ihiala.…
AFCON final: Soludo sets up viewing centre in Anambra, promises free drinks
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has set up a viewing centre for the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, final…
Anambra community holds prayers for man who died watching Super Eagles match
Youths in Amanuke, a community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, gathered on Friday to hold prayers…
Anambra Govt raids ‘baby factory’, rescues 6 pregnant teenagers
The Anambra State Government in partnership with security agents on Wednesday rescued six pregnant teenagers from ‘a baby-making factory’ at…
Anambra: Fire guts timber market at Nnewi
Fire on Tuesday gutted the timber market, which is situated in Nnewi North Local Government Area, LGA of Anambra. The…
Jubilation in Anambra community as court-reinstated executive leaders resume office
There was jubilation in Nawfia Community, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday, as leaders of the community,…
Anambra commissioner vows to prosecute woman who uses grandson to make money
The Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare in Anambra State, Ify Obinabo is set to prosecute offenders of child labour.…
Anambra Police Command declares Inspector Omadefu wanted for murder
The Anambra State Police Command has declared Inspector Audu Omadefu, with force number AP No.362178, wanted for murder. The Police…
LGA Administration: 15 governors under scrutiny over constitutional breach
Additional Reports by Our Correspondents At least 15 governors are in breach of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution of…
INEC assures of readiness to hold Reps rerun elections in Anambra
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured that it is ready to hold rerun elections to fill two seats…
Former Anambra Speaker, Anayo Nnebe dies at 61
Former Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Anayo Nnebe has been reported dead. The lawmaker, who…
NSCDC nabs seven over alleged illegal security services in Anambra
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested seven persons for allegedly providing illegal security services in Anambra…
Police begin investigation on alleged phone robberies in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command says it has begun investigation into allegations of rampant phone robberies in Awka metropolis. The…
Police deny detaining ‘activist’ on instructions of Emeka Offor in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has denied rumours that an activist, Mr Bonny Okonkwo, is being detained on the order…
Murder of Anambra community leader: Forum decries slow investigation, begs police, DSS
The people of Nanka, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, have begged the authorities of the Nigeria…
NDLEA secures conviction of 160 drug traffickers in Anambra
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Anambra Command, said it has secured the conviction of 160 illicit drug traffickers…
Anambra police kill armed robber, foil robbery attempt
Police operatives in Anambra State have shot dead a suspected armed robber, during an attempt to rob motorists. A press…
Fire razes mechanic workshop in Anambra
Fire on Sunday gutted a mechanic workshop situated along Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, opposite Building Materials International Market in Ogidi, Anambra. The…
Police bust criminal gang, kill 1, arrest 3, recover arms in Anambra
Police in Anambra State have busted a criminal gang, killing one of its members. A press statement release by the…
Mentally unstable man allegedly machetes worshipper in church during deliverance
A mentally unstable man brought for deliverance in a church in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State,…
NAPTIP confirms rescue of 41 trafficked victims in Anambra in 2023
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said it rescued 41 persons trafficked and arrested…
Anambra burial laws must be strictly adhered to – Gov Soludo warns communities
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has ordered the distribution of Anambra State Burial Law booklet to all communities…
APC urges Anambra govt to reinstate suspended monarch
Following the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni, HRH Damian Onwuamaeze Ezeani, by the Anambra State government on Monday,…
Anambra boat mishap: 8 dead, 38 survivors, 4 missing – NIWA
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has confirmed that eight passengers died in the boat mishap that occurred at Umumu…
Anambra: Five dead, 30 others rescued as boat capsizes in River Niger
Five persons lost their lives in a boat mishap in Anambra State on their way from Kogi State through the…
Soludo thanks military for liberating Anambra from criminals
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, at the Anambra Governor’s Lodge…
No plan to increase pump price of fuel – IPMAN tells Anambra people
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria,, IPMAN, has said there is no truth in the rumours around Anambra that…
Yuletide: Police reassure Anambra residents of safety
The Anambra State Police Command has reassured residents of the state of their safety during the yuletide. The State Police…