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Anambra police parade 13 for kidnapping, others, recover explosives

5 months ago6358 min

The Anambra State Police Command has reported the recovery of no fewer than 20 improvised explosive devices, rifles, and other exhibits during several operations carried out across different parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Nnaghe Itam, disclosed this to journalists in Awka during a press briefing on Friday, adding that the operations were conducted by police operatives and other allied agencies. During the briefing, the CP also paraded 13 suspects,...

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Man arrested for impregnating sister-in-law, 16, in Anambra

5 months ago904 min

A 41-year-old man, identified as Nwalobi Fredrick, has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old sister-in-law(name withheld) in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Nwalobi, an artisan who hails from Ebonyi State, was arrested by security operatives on Thursday, after the family of the girl reported the incident at the office of the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare in Awka. The suspect, who was said to be newly remarried in...

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Gunmen kidnap six in Anambra community, collect N76m ransom

5 months ago866 min

Tension has gripped residents of Dubai Estate near the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as gunmen have kidnapped no fewer than six persons in the area in less than three weeks. PUNCH Metro gathered that out of the six victims abducted, three persons had been released after the payment of about N76m ransom to the yet-to-be-identified kidnappers. Residents of the area told our correspondent in separate interviews...

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Hired thugs kill man for stealing brother’s doors in Anambra

5 months ago62111 min

Some yet-to-be-identified hired thugs have beaten a 28-year-old man identified as Kingsley Okoye, to death for allegedly stealing and selling his elder brother’s doors from a construction site. The incident, PUNCH Metro gathered, happened in Okpuno Umuogali community of Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday. The deceased was accused of selling some “foreign doors” he allegedly removed from a yet-to-be-completed building belonging to his overseas-based elder brother, Joseph Okoye,...

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Brother’s hired thugs beat man to death for stealing doors in Anambra

5 months ago9512 min

Some yet-to-be-identified thugs have beaten a 28-year-old man identified as Kingsley Okoye, to death for allegedly stealing and selling his elder brother’s foreign doors from a construction site. The incident happened in the Okpuno Umuogali community of Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday. The deceased was accused of selling some foreign doors he removed from a yet-to-be-completed building belonging to his elder brother, Joseph Okoye who lives abroad. His...

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Goods destroyed as midnight fire razes Anambra market

5 months ago1085 min

A yet-to-be-ascertained worth of goods and properties have been destroyed in a fire that occurred at the Kara Quarters Market, along the Atani Road in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday night. The cause of the fire is yet to be officially ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but our correspondent gathered from eyewitnesses that it could be a power surge. Although there was no loss of life, it...

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One dies in Anambra road crash

5 months ago954 min

One person died in an accident that occurred along the Nteje-Awka-Onitsha Expressway opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps Unit Command in Anambra State, on Saturday. According to eyewitnesses, a driver identified as Chinweuba Chidiebere with a Toyota Camry number plate ABJ125JV, and an unidentified driver of a Ford Explorer with number plate ZBL626RL were involved in a fatal crash. The sources said the driver of the Camry lost control and crossed to the lane of...

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One dies, two injured in Anambra road crash

5 months ago934 min

One person died and two others were injured in an accident that occurred along the Nteje-Awka-Onitsha Expressway opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps Unit Command in Anambra State, on Saturday. Eyewitnesses who spoke to our correspondent on Sunday near the scene said a driver identified as Chinweuba Chidiebere with a private Toyota Camry with registration number: ABJ125JV, and an unidentified driver of a private Ford Explorer with registration number: ZBL626RL were involved in the fatal...

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Judiciary Workers In Anambra Declare Strike, To Shut Down All Courts By Monday

5 months ago754 min

Judiciary workers in Anambra State have declared a plan to embark on an indefinite strike on Monday, citing the state government’s alleged failure to honour agreements dating back to 2011 and 2015. The decision, communicated through a letter obtained by journalists in Awka on Saturday, is expected to bring court operations to a standstill. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) expressed frustration over the state government’s non-compliance with previously negotiated terms. The...

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How Anambra Govt Officials Asked New Employees To Backdate Acceptance Letter From June 2024 To October 2023 – Newly Recruited Teacher

5 months ago7911 min

A newly employed teacher in Anambra State who did not want to reveal her identity for security reasons has alleged that the Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led state government offered primary school teachers a job in June 2024 and demanded that they backdate their acceptance letter to October 2023. In a call to Governor Soludo for an urgent intervention, she narrated how she resigned from her previous job in Lagos and returned to Anambra, which is her...

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