Fresh controversies have emerged following the demolition of Udoka Golden Point Hotel and Suites, popularly known as La Cruise Hotel, in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The hotel owner has refuted claims by state authorities that the property was used as a hub for kidnapping and criminal activities. Henzodaily understands that … Read more
The Police operatives at Abagana Divisional Police Headquarters, Anambra, has arrested four suspects from Ifitedunu area of the state for allegedly burning a 74-year old woman to death. The four suspects included a 21 year old lady, Chinyere Ekwenugo who allegedly conspired with others to kill the woman in a wheelchair. SP Tochukwu … Read more
The serving Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State, Elizabeth Agwu, has stated that she has made it impossible for politicians to purchase elections in the last three years. Agwu said this during a stakeholders’ dialogue engagement organized by the International Press Centre in Awka on Thursday and … Read more
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has emphasized the need for government and private stakeholders to invest in education for empowerment of citizens. Henzodaily reports that Obi said education remains the most potential investment in youths for any nation wishing to have a prosperous future. Obi stated this while he made a … Read more
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has signed the state’s Homeland Security Bill into law to address the increasing insecurity in the state. Governor Soludo, also, inaugurated the state’s vigilante group codenamed ‘Operation Udo Ga-Achi’. He said the security unit would specialize in intelligence gathering and aid the regular police. Henzodaily reports that this … Read more
An Assistant Superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Halisu Sahabi, who was fatally shot during a raid in Awka, Anambra State, has been buried in his hometown of Sokoto. Sahabi’s untimely death has left family members and colleagues in mourning. Henzodaily recalls that the EFCC operative was killed on Friday by a … Read more
The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has said that his government is committed to liberating the state from the grip of criminal elements engaging in “lucrative criminality” in the name of agitations and liberation. He stated this while passing the Anambra Homeland Security Law. The Governor also unveiled special security operations, named “Udo Ga-Achị” … Read more
The remains of Rev. Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, in Anambra, murdered on Dec. 26 has been laid to rest amid tears. He was buried on Thursday at Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral in Nnewi after a requiem mass at the cathedral. Okonkwo, a pharmacist, was murdered … Read more
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has described the fire incident that destroyed goods worth millions at Nnewi market as tragic. Henzodaily reports that the fire incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, at Ahia Mgbede, Spare Parts market, in Nnewi, led to the loss of goods worth millions of naira. In … Read more
A banker identified simply as Ifeoma has been brutally killed by suspected kidnappers after ransom payment in Anambra State. According to Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishi, via his Facebook on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the abductors killed and dumped the remains of the banker, around Ideani junction, along Nnobi/Alor road after collecting huge … Read more