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11 Dec
At least seven people, including members of a local vigilante group, have been killed following an attack by gunmen at the Porsche nightclub in Oba, Anambra State, on Sunday night. The Anambra State Police Command confirmed the incident, with spokesperson DSP Tochukwu Ikenga stating that police recovered some bodies from the scene. While the police…
17 Nov
CP Aderemi Adeoye, the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, has cautioned residents against taking laws into their own hands in the event of crime.
6 Nov
The Anambra State Government has entered into a partnership with a private ICT Firm - Decent Job Tech Skills, to facilitate the implementation of "Code Anambra" programme that was designed to empower Anambra people on core and advanced technological skills.
27 Oct
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested one Obioma Okafor-Ama, popularly known as Alagbon, who has been torn in the flesh of people of the Nise Community in the Awka South Local Government Area.
21 Sep 2023
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State announced free and compulsory education from nursery to Junior Secondary School (JSS 3) in public schools in the state.
14 Sep 2023
An unidentified young man has died of electrocution while vandalising a high tension cable at the premises of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State. An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the incident happened around the Faculty of Education building, close to the Department of Economics of the university. The witness said…
31 Aug 2023
Following looming danger of flooding from the River Benue, Anambra State government has set up a Special Flood Committee, led by the Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, as contingency plans and risk management mechanisms in anticipation of the flood menace in 10 local councils in the state. Governor Charles Soludo, in a statement, through his…
23 Aug 2023
The Anambra State Government, in collaboration with the leadership of Onitsha Main Market, has concluded plans to establish a clinic to address health emergencies in the market. Dr Afam Obidike, the state’s Commissioner for Health, told newsmen in Wednesday on Awka, that Gov. Chukwuma Soludo had approved the construction and equipping of the clinic for…
17 Aug 2023
A Multi-million naira automated farm, Matuuci Farms Limited, located at Agbobo Umuoga Ossomala community in Ogbaru Local Council of Anambra has shut down operations, while about 400 workers were asked to stop work following a flash flood that killed more than 25,000 birds. The disaster also affected potato farm, fishpond and other crops sections in…
18 Jul 2023
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Aderemi Adeoye, said the command has arrested and detained 11 suspects in various cases of rape and defilement reported in the last one week. In a statement issued on Monday in Awka by DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesman, the CP decried the rate of moral decadence in…
14 Jun 2023
DSP Jeremiah Gbayan, the first prosecution witness in a criminal charge filed against Chude Nnamdi, a social media influencer, on alleged cyberstalking of business mogul, Emeka Offor, has admitted that neither the defendant:s lawyer nor his relative was present when his statement was taken.
6 Jun 2023
African Director, International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA, Amb. John Metchie, has sought urgent global attention to the menace of erosion in Anambra State, Nigeria, which he said has become a big threat to the lives of the people.

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