German prosecutors said on Wednesday they have arrested a suspected Hamas member accused of procuring weapons that they assume were intended for attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions. The suspect was arrested on the motorway as he entered Germany from the Czech Republic, the federal public prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe said. He is to be…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping his nine-year-old pupil — a conviction the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons hailed as a major win in its fight against sexual violence. In a statement on X on Saturday by…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed an attempted armed attack on Ezinifite Community, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the State in the early hours of Monday 27th October 2025. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident in a statement in Awka. He said the attack was…
By Ovat Abeng The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikoye Orutugu, has directed a continuous and discreet investigation to ascertain the true cause of death of a 17-year-old apprentice, who was reportedly found lifeless in a compound at Umuzocha, Awka. The directive was contained in a statement issue to Journalists in Awka on…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, acting on credible information, on 4th October 2025 stormed Aguleri and arrested the prime suspect, Obadigbo Emmanuel Anumudu, ‘M’, aged 46 years for beheading late Mrs. Obianuju Akubi, a 69 year old woman in Umuleri community in Anambra…
By Kelvin Obambon Suspected armed robbers have attacked a group of women who were on religious pilgrimage in Calabar, the Cross River capital city. The armed gang numbering up to 10 invaded a small guest house located at Adak Uko Street in Calabar South, where the women were lodging during the week. The Paradise News…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu, has arrested a suspected and alleged informant of a secessionist group, anchoring a major extortion network operating in parts of Ihiala Local Government Area of the State. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu in the early hours of 24th September, 2025 acting on credible intelligence, stormed Aguleri and arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly involved in armed robbery and kidnapping in the area. The arrest was contained in…