Ihiala, Anambra – Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of Rev Fr Tobias Okonkwo, the Manager of the College of Nursing Sciences, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala, Anambra State. Fr Okonkwo was reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Wednesday night, an act…
Awka, Nigeria – The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed 22 fatalities from Saturday’s stampede during the distribution of palliatives at the Obi Jackson Foundation in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area. This figure differs from the 28 deaths earlier reported by hospital workers. The tragic incident occurred at a venue associated with the foundation run…
Awka, Nigeria – The 37th Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) Meeting received the report of the fact-finding team sent by the Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo government to the victim of brutality by some contractors of Anambra State Waste Management Agency (ASWAMA), Mr Okechukwu Akaneme, who is currently hospitalised in Enugu State. The incident happened in…
Onitsha, Nigeria – Police Operatives attached to the 3-3 Divisional Headquarters Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State, have arrested one Alfred Bassey, aged 40, over the sudden death of his 7-year-old child. Converseer reports the incident took place at a construction site along Trans-Nkisi Layout, Onitsha, on December 13 2024, by 9 am. The…
Awka, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Operatives from the Anambra State Police Command have arrested one 42-year-old Friday Emenike Alias Ekpo from Izzi Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, who allegedly lends guns/weapons to criminals for their illegal operations, especially within Awka and its environs. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,…
Awka, Nigeria – The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Zone 13 of Nigeria Police Force (NPF), SP Josephine Ihuniwo, has been honoured with the award of well-dressed Officer of the Year 2024 by the World Peace Advocate. Converseer reports that the event, held at the Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Ukpo, Anambra State, on Tuesday, and…
Aguata, Anambra – An old woman has been paraded half naked in Igboukwu community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State on the allegation that she killed a 15-year-old boy. Video of the parade has gone viral on social media, showing indigenes leading her around the community and raining curses on her. In the…
Idemili North, Anambra State – Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has continued his legacy of support for education and healthcare in his home state by donating 50 million Naira to the University of the Niger (UNINIGER), Umunya. The funds, designated for infrastructure development, were presented at the…
Idemili South, Anambra State — It was an extravagant display of affluence at the weekend as Chief Dr Ugonna Osinachi Cliff Orabuchi, the CEO of Teka Group LTD and popularly known as “Panteka,” laid his father-in-law, Nze Mathias Nwafor Uzo Orakwute, to rest in a premium copper casket valued at over N130 million. Orakwute, who…
Anambra East, Anambra State – Police operatives attached to Otuocha Area Command, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, have shot and killed a youth in the area. It was gathered that the youth had a disagreement with the policemen at a checkpoint when one of them quickly pulled the trigger and shot him…