Anambra
5 Sep
The Police Command in Anambra has apprehended a suspect over alleged involvement in the trafficking of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 16. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, said at a press briefing in Awka, that the suspect had trafficked many teenagers to neighbouring countries. Ikenga said that some of…
4 Sep
The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested a member of a gang that specializes in child trafficking, The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in a statement on Wednesday in Onitsha. Ikenga noted that the suspect and other members of his gang specialize in trafficking children between…
4 Sep
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command, has cautioned its personnel against indulging in job racketeering, employment and promotion scams. READ ALSO:NSCDC apprehends four over alleged vandalism in A’Ibom The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Olatunde Maku, issued the warning on Tuesday during a muster parade at the Command’s…
3 Sep
The Anambra Government says it is resolved to stamping out street trading, indiscriminate dumping of refuse, open defecation and urinating in unauthorized places by fully enforcing the provisions of the law. Mr. Celestine Anere, Managing Director, Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Awka. Anere said the enforcement…
3 Sep
The Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS), on Tuesday, inducted no fewer than 1,000 new recruits in Anambra to bolster its capacity in tackling insecurity in the South East. Dr John Metchie, Deputy Commandant-General, Technical Services, NFHSS, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the new operatives had been sensitized…
24 Aug
The Anambra Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state's Commissioner for Education, made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Ifeoma Agbaizu, in Awka on Saturday. Chuma-Udeh said the move was to protect school premises and infrastructure from being…
23 Aug
The Anambra chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has declared an indefinite strike across all private and public hospitals in the state, following the abduction of Dr. Stephen Ezeh. The association is embarking on the action after an ultimatum given to the state government and security agencies to rescue Dr Ezeh expired. In a…
22 Aug
A 38-year old woman, Ms Amarachukwu Nzekwe, is being detained by the police command in Anambra over alleged abuse and molestation of a 13-year old boy. Nzekwe, a nurse, is alleged to have burnt the child, her nephew, with a heated laundry iron following accusation of stealing. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the Commissioner for Women Affairs…
21 Aug
Secretary, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Enugu State, Dickson Ani (sixth left) with members of Enugu APGA during a support rally in honour of the party’s National Chairman, Chief Victor Oye, in Enugu… yesterday. PHOTO: NAN The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), on Wednesday, raised an alarm over the recent amendment to the election…
18 Aug
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has strongly condemned the newly enacted Anambra State Electoral Law, describing it as a blatant
8 Aug
The Anambra command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one Christian Chukwugozirim, suspected to be impersonating Nigerian Navy personnel and engaging in fraudulent activities. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Olatunde Maku, who paraded the suspect on Thursday, said that he was arrested on Tuesday in Awka, when operatives of…
1 Aug
The ongoing nationwide hunger protest is calm in some eastern states, as Anambra, Enugu is currently calm and peaceful at the moment. Youths spoken to have said hunger is not their problem. One driver, Aniette Friday, who was speaking to reporters from Enugu, expressed his concerns saying, ‘In Igbo land, we don't have hunger, or…
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