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By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Police Command Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu, said it has arrested a 49-year old armed robbery suspect, Chima Ogumba in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this said the arrest took place on August 17th, 2026. According to Ikenga, the team also recovered one pump-action gun and 50 live cartridges from him in Nkpor Road, Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. “The Operatives, upon storming the identified area, conducted a search on the suspect that led to the recovery of one pump-action…
By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has introduced a strategic monitoring mechanism through the Command’s Operational Control Rooms to closely supervise police checkpoints, patrol teams and other operational activities across the State. The initiative, which follows feedback received during the recent Anambra Security Stakeholders’ Interactive sessions across the three Senatorial Districts, is aimed at strengthening effective policing, accountability and professionalism, while eliminating extortion, harassment and other forms of abuse against members of the public by police personnel. Under the new strategy, according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the…
By Michael Ovat Thousands of entrepreneurs, civil servants, career professionals and young Nigerians filled the Anabel Event Centre along the Enugu/Onitsha Expressway in Awka on Saturday as the Business, Balance and Beyond Summit made its first appearance in the Southeast, delivering a full day of personal development conversations on business, health, well-being and relationships. The summit, themed Beyond the Bank: Redefining Wealth, Worth and Well-being, drew attendees from across Anambra, Enugu, Abia, Imo and Ebonyi States, with a free children’s corner provided on the day to remove barriers to attendance for parents. In her welcome address, the convener of the…
By Michael Ovat A Nigerian professor Adaeze Menakaya has been elevated to the position of Deputy permanent observer ( projects and Coordination) to the permanent observer mission of the pan African intergovernmental Agency for water and sanitation for Africa to the United Nations. In this capacity, she is expected to provide strategic advice on policy development, international cooperation, stakeholders engagements and institutional partnerships. Her responsibilities also includes assisting the mission in fostering relationships with governments, intergovernmental organisations, diplomatic missions, development agencies, private sector entities and other relevant stakeholders to advance the objectives of the United Nations on water and sanitation…
By Michael Ovat Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Majority Leader of the Anambra West Local Government Legislative Council, Hon. Okonkwo Ndubuisi Odili, has challenged youths in Anambra West and across Anambra State to move beyond political apathy and take an active role in the political process, saying their proximity to power is essential to shaping decisions that will determine their future. Odili, who represents Umuoba Anam Ward in the local government legislature, made the call during a special podcast programme organised by the Umuezeanya Youth Association. The lawmaker expressed concern over what he described as the low level…
By Michael Ovat Chief Sir Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor, chairman of Jezco Group of Companies and father of popular social media personality, Jowi Zaza, has regained his freedom after days in the custody of his abductors. The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the release of Ezeokafor and a Rev. Sister who were abducted by armed men at Ifite-Awka. The confirmation was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga. According to the Ikenga, the two victims had safely returned, while security agencies were taking steps to establish the…
By Michael Ovat The traditional ruler of Awba-Ofemili in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Ezekwesili Ernest Maduagwuna (Ofemili 1 of Awba-Ofemili), has cries out that suspected hoodlums have practically taken over the community as the have laid siege to his people’s farmland with a heavy destruction of yam/rice farms and killings. The Monarch raised the alarm while speaking at a strategic security stakeholders’ interactive meeting for Anambra Central Senatorial District organized by the Anambra State Police Command, held at Dora Akunyili women development center in Awka on Friday, 14th August, 2026. Maduagwuna lamented…
By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftancy and Community Affairs, has dismisses an online publication making the round that Amichi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the State is currently in crisis over the leadership of Amichi Development Union (ADU). The State Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Barrister Vin Ifeanyi Ezeaka, dismissed the report while speaking to Journalists at his office in Awka, on Friday, August 14th, 2026. Ezeaka appealed to the people of the community and the state as a whole to disregard the publication, noting that the town is peaceful and…
By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Police Command, said it has recorded another significant feat during a routine patrol operation with operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement in Awka, on Thursday, said during the operation, the team recovered two fabricated pistols and three caps bearing an inscription associated with a secret cult from an abandoned motorcycle in Awka North Local Government Area of the State. He said the operatives recovered the items in the afternoon of 13th August 2026 while on patrol along the…
By Michael Ovat The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama on Thursday, 13th August 2026, called on stakeholders in Anambra North Senatorial District to strengthen collaboration with the Police and other security agencies towards achieving greater safety, security and sustainable peace across the State. The CP made the call while engaging security stakeholders at the Umueri Civic Centre as part of his ongoing stakeholder engagements across the three Senatorial Districts, aimed at deepening community-based policing, intelligence sharing and collective efforts towards crime prevention. CP Nnanna emphasized that effective policing cannot be achieved by the Police alone, stressing…