Outrage in Urum Over Alleged Sale of 1,000 Plots of Ochiokwa Land as Community Issues Caveat Emptor By Chukwudi Ebele Tension is mounting in Urum Community, Anambra State, over the alleged sale of more than 1,000 plots of land at Ochiokwa to a private developer for the construction of an estate project known as “Heaven…
From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in Ebonyi State and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have reached a consensus to jointly drive the mass enrollment of residents in the state for the National Identification Number (NIN).The agreement was reached on Monday when Dr. Kelechi Okezie, founder of Neighborhood Environmental Watch (NEW),…
An apprentice, Chiemerie Anieke, 21, allegedly murdered his master, Mr. Ikechukwu Nwite, and attacked his wife, Mrs. Ogechukwu Nwite, with a pestle in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Sunday. According to reports, the suspect struck his master on the head with the pestle, resulting in his death.The attack on Mrs. Nwite left her with several injuries.Police…
The Anambra State Task Force on Human Trafficking has intensified efforts to curb human trafficking and child abuse with a sensitisation programme at Community Secondary School, Agulu-Awka, in Awka South Local Government Area. The awareness session, themed “Human Trafficking and Abuse,” followed a recent case of physical violence against a student allegedly carried out by…
By Polycarp Ifeanyi The Catholic Archbishopof Archdiocese of Onitsha and Metropolitan of the Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Most Rev. Valerian Okeke, has administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to over 600 parishioners of SS John and Paul Catholic Church, Awada, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.The solemn event commenced with a Holy…
