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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, …

Gunmen attacked and set a police station and vehicles ablaze in Anaku in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State. The hoodlums hours after killing seven persons on Sunday in Anambra, killed another four in two other locations in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. Sources had reported …

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has introduced two phone lines for Anambra people to report cases of insecurity or suspected activities. There have been cases of insecurity in the state, with security agents being the primary target, alongside their facilities. Soludo, who announced this on Wednesday, called on citizens …

Gunmen have killed four people including two brothers in Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Local Government Areas of Anambra State. The latest development is coming few days after gunmen killed five people at a beer parlour in Osumenyi, Nnewi South. The brothers identified as Godwin Ikechukwu Modobi and Nnajiofor Modobi, of …