Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed Rev. Fr. Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, a priest serving under the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra State. The incident occurred on Thursday evening along the Onitsha-Owerri expressway near Ihiala. In a statement released on Friday, Rev. Fr. Raphael Ezeogu, Chancellor of the Nnewi Diocese, confirmed the tragic event, describing the … Read more
The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi has announced the gruesome m$rder of Reverend Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo by unknown assailants. According to a statement released by Rev. Fr. Raphael Ezeogu, Chancellor of the Nnewi Diocese, Rev Fr Raphael Ezeonu, the deceased who is also a pharmacist was shot dead in Ihiala on Boxing Day, December 26 … Read more
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the abduction of the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. Henzodaily reports that Azuka was kidnapped on Tuesday night by unidentified gunmen along Ugwunapampa Road, Inland Town, Onitsha while returning home for the … Read more
The Police Command in Anambra says it has recovered the vehicle belonging to the kidnapped lawmaker, representing Onitsha North Constituency 1 in the House of Assembly, Mr Justice Azuka. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the recovery in a statement issued in Onitsha and made available to newsmen on Thursday. … Read more
The Police Command in Anambra has apprehended a suspect, Chukwuma Obi who disguises as a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to issue kidnapping threat to unsuspecting residents. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka. “The … Read more
An early morning fire on Wednesday severely damaged multiple shops adjacent to the General Post Office on Ibokwu Street near Old Market Road in Onitsha, a key commercial area in Anambra State. Reports obtained by Henzodaily revealed that the fire resulted in the destruction of goods, property, and equipment valued at millions of naira. According … Read more
A collaborative security operation spearheaded by the Nigerian Police Force has effectively dismantled a criminal camp situated in Nimo, within the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, during the early hours of Tuesday. The development was confirmed in a statement released on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer for Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga. … Read more
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has called for more structured and safer approach to distributing relief materials or palliatives to prevent stampedes and loss of lives. Soludo, in a statement on Sunday by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, made the call while reacting to the stampede that occurred during a rice-sharing event for the … Read more
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed 22 deaths in Saturday’s stampede at the scene of palliatives distribution in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area. The palliative distribution was organised by a philanthropist in the area. The police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who gave an update on the development in a statement on Sunday … Read more
Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has criticized Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s planned security outfit. Valentine Ozigbo said the decision of Governor Soludo to tackle insecurity plaguing the state since he took over the administration was political. In a statement on Saturday, Ozigbo stated that the Governor was not … Read more