Court orders arrest of former Anambra lawmaker, two others over alleged destruction of property worth N200m

By Ovat Abeng An Onitsha Magistrate Court presided over by Her Worship, Ukamaka Okoye, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Anambra State House of Assembly member, Hon  Ifeanychukwu Chiekwu, and two others, alleged to have involved in the destruction of a building  under construction worth two hundred million Naira (N200,000,000,00)….

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Distribution company decries indiscriminate destruction of infrastructure by Imo govt

By Ovat Abeng The management of Transpower Electricity Distribution Limited (TEDL) has condemned the indiscriminate destruction of its power infrastructure by contractors allegedly engaged by the Imo State Government. The development has thrown some customers into darkness, as both the Low Tension (LT) and High Tension (HT) poles serving them were broken and transformers damaged….

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Police restore calm as Ocha Brigade killed one trader, injured six others in Onitsha market

By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has restored calm in Onitsha main market following a distress call reporting that personnel of the Ocha Brigade, an Anambra State Environmental Law Enforcement outfit, allegedly engaged in an altercation with some traders, during which seven traders sustained gunshot injuries. According to the State Police Public Relations…

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Police dislodge, destroy ESN/IPOB camp in Anambra

By Ovat Abeng The Anambra Police-led Joint Security Force, Aguata, comprising troops from the 302 Artillery Regiment (GS), 14 Field Engineer Regiment, Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and Anambra State Vigilante (Agunechemba) in the early hours of 2nd September 2025 carried out a coordinated joint operation at an ESN/IPOB militia camp located…

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Anambra Police arrest three suspects over defilement of minors in separate cases

By Ovat Abeng The Anambra  Police Operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (Gender Unit),  have secured evidence for the prosecution of three arrested suspects in separate incidents of defilement reported in Eziowele, Oba and Ogidi Divisions of the State. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, the cases…

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