Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has said that his administration is working hard to ensure a crime-free state by providing adequate security for the people and investors, as one of its five solution agenda. Soludo asserted that, while delivering on the state’s five key agenda which revolves around Security, Law and Order; Infrastructure and Economic Transformation; Human Capital …

Tragedy struck in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday as a brutal attack by masked gunmen claimed numerous lives during the Onwa Asaa festival, a traditional community celebration. The assailants, reportedly driving a black Lexus SUV, stormed an eatery in the community and opened fire indiscriminately, leaving several people dead. At the time of reporting, …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu and Anambra states. The arrests were made on 28 and 29 September, 2024, following credible intelligence linking the suspects to online criminal activities. According to a statement issued by the EFCC on their X page, the suspects were apprehended at various locations in Enugu …

Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, on Thursday, announced free education for students of senior secondary in public schools in the state. Soludo made the announcement in Awka, while meeting with principals and head teachers in public primary and secondary schools. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on 21 Sept 2023, the governor announced free and compulsory education from nursery …

The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that local government elections in the state will be held on Saturday, 28th September 2024. This was disclosed in a circular signed by the ANSIEC chairman, Genevieve Osakwe, in Awka on Monday. The upcoming local government elections will be the first in 10 years, as the last such election was conducted in …

A 38-year-old man, Ebuka Ofoma, from Osumenyi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a three-year-old child in the community. Ofoma was arrested on Friday by the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in collaboration with the state police operatives following a tip-off by a whistleblower of his illicit …

The Anambra State Police Command said it has raided a camp belonging to members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network located in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. A statement on Tuesday by the state police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, also noted that four suspects were arrested. Ikenga said the police-led Joint Security …

The Anambra State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill for a law to establish the state’s Independent Electoral Commission and for connected purposes. The executive bill passed its second reading on Tuesday after lawmakers made several contributions on the bill’s gains and its importance to the conduct of local government elections in the state. The electoral law will …

A Federal High Court in Onitsha, Anambra State has convicted and sentenced 41 individuals to one-year imprisonment each for internet fraud-related offences. This was disclosed in a statement on the website of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday. According to the statement, the convicts, who were arrested by the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC, pleaded guilty …

A fire incident occurred in a private radio station, Kpakpando FM, Mbaukwu in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident, which occurred at approximately 9.30pm on Thursday, destroyed the office building, leaving its studio equipment partly burnt. The State Fire Chief, Engr Martin Agbili, who confirmed the incident, said no life was lost and some equipment were …