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A man identified as Kosarachukwu Ugwuka has confessed before a shrine to have killed his elder brother with rat poison in Akala village in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.Lagos: Robbers Push Lady From Car, Suspect Dies After Police Chase Kosarachukwu made the confession on Sunday, July …

A 30-year-old man has been apprehended for allegedly raping a 75-year-old woman in Anambra. Police in the state made this known in statement on Sunday, noting that the incident happened in Nkwelle Awkuzu, in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, on farmland. According to the statement by the state police …

Some pupils of public primary schools in Anambra State have reportedly rejected rightful advancement in their academic journey in order to escape the pangs of hunger. The Programme Manager of the National Homegrown School Feeding Scheme in Anambra State, Mrs Eriken Uzoamaka disclosed this in Awka on Thursday. She said …

Leader of a criminal gang, Lion Group known as ‘Double Lion’ has been killed by another rival criminal gang during a burial ceremony in the Ihiala area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the two rival gunmen had been terrorising Okija, Ozoubulu, Oraifite, Ukpor and Iseke and were responsible …

Gunmen have killed a man identified as Ikechukwu Udeozor in Nkwelle-Ezunaka community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday at a popular junction in the area, four days after the gunmen kidnapped the victim. According to Premium Times, a …

Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, said that no fewer than 1,000 teachers in the state were relieved of their appointments with the state government because they were employed in a hazy manner. The governor stated that the affected persons thereby remained unqualified for the job. The clarification was made …

A bus driver and a female pedestrian have lost their lives on Wednesday in an accident involving four vehicles – a Mercedes Benz truck, a Mercedes Benz car, a Suzuki bus and a Mistibushi L300 bus , at the front of the Adam and Eve Motors, Upper Iweka, by Awka-Onitsha …

Gunmen invaded schools and chasing students out of the classrooms in Onitsha and some parts of the Idemili area of Anambra State. The hoodlums were said to have also invaded markets and public places to chase people away, claiming today is “Biafra Day”. Recall that every May 30 is set …

An unidentified policeman has been killed and his AK-47 rifle stolen by gunmen at Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to DAILY POST, a source said the incident happened on Sunday afternoon when gunmen stationed themselves close to Ogidi Town Hall, where some policemen usually man a …

Gunmen on Sunday stormed Ukwulu Community in Dunukofia local council of Anambra State and kidnapped the chairman of its vigilante, Kachy Ilodigwe. The gunmen, who were about four in number, waylaid Ilodigwe on his way back from church. A source who confirmed this said: “They then pointed a gun at him, …