About 48 hours after the petrol tanker accident resulted in a fire disaster at Upper Iweka and Ochanja areas of Onitsha, another petrol tanker caused yet more damage early on Friday morning in Onitsha.

A woman and her baby were burnt to death while more than 40 buildings were razed in a tanker explosion at Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, Anambra State. Over 500 lock-up shops were also gutted by the fire along with the Iweka street market leading to Ochanja and Menax markets.

Not fewer than six buildings and shops were burnt on Wednesday at Upper Iweka, on Onitsha/Awka Road in Onitsha, after a 33,000 litre Diesel tanker fell and caught fire. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka.

A three-storey building yesterday collapsed at No. 22, Nkisi Aroli Street, Onitsha, Anambra State. The building said to belong to one Chukwuma Njeka, collapsed following a downpour.

The Anambra Government on Sunday said it would foot the medical bills of three casualties of building collapse still receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Onitsha. According to a statement issued by Mr C-Don Adinuba, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, the government has also set up a panel to investigate the incident.…

Six persons were feared trapped yesterday under the rubble of a four-storey building that collapsed in Onitsha, Anambra State. The incident happened on No. 7, Ezenwa Street, Onitsha.

To increase social intervention across different market segments, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has unveiled the second phase of the TraderMoni and MarketMoni in Awka and Onitsha, Anambra state. The schemes were launched in both Eke Awka in Awka South local government area, and Ochanja Market in Onitsha, as beneficiaries acknowledged the receipt of funds ranging…

The Federal Government on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to ensure that the country remained united and that all citizens, regardless of ethnicity, religion or political affiliation, regard themselves as one. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo gave the assurance when he paid a courtesy visit to the Traditional Ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe. The News Agency…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in Wednesday’s tanker accident in Onitsha, Anambra State, in which over 15 persons perished. The president in a statement signed by his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, yesterday, commiserated with the government and people of Anambra over…

Authorities of Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, Anambra State, has described as unfortunate but accidental the death of Master Chukwuebuka Nnanna, a JSS 1 student of the school. The death of Chukwuebuka, rumoured to have been stoned to death by his classmate over alleged jealousy, which went viral on social media, was greeted with wide…

The Nwoko family in Onitsha was thrown into wailing over the drowning of a 23-year old Miss. Nwoko who was a member of the family. The girl was said to have left her shop with some friends making her way home when the incident occurred. Our source said that the girl and two of her…

Sen. Stella Oduah on Sunday said she would build an Information and Communication Technology Mall in Onitsha that would boost the N6.4 billion turnover of the market. Oduah, who represents Anambra North in the Senate, made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. She said that the mall…