The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages in the state.The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and the Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) in the early hours of Monday following credible…
ACTDA MD Dr. Osita Onuko The African Development Bank (AfDB) is expected to arrive in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, on Sunday as part of activities under its African Cities Programme. Acciona, an international urban development and infrastructure planning firm selected by the AfDB as the programme’s technical consulting partner, will represent the bank…
Gunmen on Sunday night ambushed police officers returning from an assignment along the Amansea–Ndiora–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road in Anambra State.During the attack, the assailants opened fire on the officers, k!lling two policemen who were on duty.A tricycle rider, who pleaded not to be named, said he was returning from Ezira in Orumba South Local Government Area when…
A popular newspaper vendor at Aroma Junction Awka in Anambra State, Mrs. Nancy Onyebuchi Okafor, has thanked God for sparing her life after she narrowly escaped electrocution at her business premises. Nancy Okafor Mrs. Okafor, while narrating her ordeal, said the incident occurred when an electricity facility belonging to First Power Distribution Company sparked violently,…
Kene Ofoma,Awka The heavy rainfall that occurred on Sunday night wreaked havoc in Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, pulling down the headquarters of the Foursquare Gospel Church and destroying several buildings, structures, goods, and vital documents valued at hundreds of millions of naira. While rainfall at night often provides the soothing…
