The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is still awaiting a request from the Senate for the conduct of by-election in Anambra South Senatorial District to replace Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah. Dr Elizabeth Agu, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra,…
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State says “conspiracy of silence” by the people is fuelling criminal activities such as kidnapping for ransom and ritual killings in the state. Soludo said this after inspecting the guard of honour and laying of…
RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State is set to train forest guards for the Udo Ga Achi security operations that will be launched in the state this January. The state commissioner for information Dr. Law Mefor…
Patrick Ubajaka, a senatorial aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has officially announced his intention to run for the Anambra South Senatorial District seat in the National Assembly. The position became vacant following the death…
The police command in Anambra says the death toll from the stampede that occurred in the state is now 22. In a statement on Sunday, Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra police spokesperson, said the command has commenced an investigation into the incident.…
…expresses deep sorrow, calls for tighter crowd control measures By Sodiq Adelakun President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his scheduled events in Lagos over the tragic stampedes in Abuja and Anambra that claimed multiple lives on Saturday. The President, who…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected gunrunner who allegedly rent out guns and other weapons to criminals for their operations in the Awka area of the state. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in…
The operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two persons suspected to be cultists and armed robbers, along with various weapons in their possession. The suspects, Okechukwu Chinwuko, 27, and Ezenwa Chinedu, 22, were arrested by the operatives…
Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has detained six persons over alleged illegal mining in the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Olatunde Maku, disclosed this on Thursday in Awka, saying the suspects…
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a man in possession of a gun wrapped in a bag of rice in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in…
