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In a daring and alarming incident, a group of approximately 30 gangsters launched a coordinated assault on the Neni Police Station and the Anaocha local government headquarters in Anambra State in the early hours of Thursday. The attackers, reportedly shouting slogans demanding the removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), unleashed chaos in the area,…
In a bold assertion of the moral standards upheld at Madonna University, Nigeria, the founder, Rev Fr Emmanual Edeh, has claimed that female students who enter the institution as virgins also graduate as virgins due to the high moral discipline instilled in them. Speaking in a video posted by Channels Television on Wednesday, Rev Fr…
Tensions simmered in Anambra as Governor Chukwuma Soludo wielded his authority to allegedly indefinitely suspend Igwe Damian Ezeani, the traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha local government area. The suspension stemmed from the monarch’s act of conferring a chieftaincy title on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, a prominent figure within the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated to…
The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, situated in Awka, Anambra State, has made the tough decision to suspend or dismiss several academic and non-academic staff, as well as students, due to various misconducts and offenses. A total of 14 individuals, including five lecturers, found themselves facing disciplinary actions. Their offenses ranged from extortion of students who had…
In a candid statement, the Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Charles Esimone, has emphasized that not all professors who have achieved the minimum requirement of ten years in their positions are suitable candidates for the role of Vice Chancellor within a university. Esimone’s comments come in the midst of ongoing discussions at…
Shocking Attack on Paschal Agbodike’s Residence Sends Ripples Through Nigeria’s Political Landscape The home of Paschal Agbodike, a distinguished member of the House of Representatives representing Ihiala Federal Constituency, has been targeted by yet-to-be-identified assailants. The attack, which took place in the early hours of Tuesday, saw the assailants unleash mayhem by setting Agbodike’s residence…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern over the potential blockage of the Second Niger Bridge due to ongoing vandalization of its metal components by miscreants. Mr. Mahmuda Mamman, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, visited the bridge to assess the recent level of damage. He called on security…
On Sunday night, the well-known native doctor, Akwa Okuko tiwara aki (meaning “an egg that breaks palm nut”), who hails from Oba in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, fell victim to a shocking incident when he was kidnapped from one of his hotels in the town. Akwa Okuko tiwara aki, renowned…
Police operatives have arrested three armed youths for allegedly snatching a tricycle popularly called “Keke” from its owner at Agu-Awka in Anambra State, yesterday. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, said the armed gang was smashed following information received from Awka that the gang was fleeing towards Anaocha Local Government…
There was pandemonium at Ifite, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Friday night as a yet-to-be-identified domestic servant hit his master to death with a pestle. Freedom-square gathered that the deceased identified as Chima Anolue, was a Lecturer in Psychology Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State. The deceased was murdered during a…