Anambra state

The Anambra State Ministry of Works, on Thursday said it spent N13.45 billion on different road projects, erosion control and bridges across the state, in addition to the state’s cargo airport that gulped N7.198 billion.…

A 42-year-old man identified as Izuchukwu Achusim, drowned at the Lotus Garden hotel in Onitsha, Anambra state at about 8.30pm on Saturday, August 15.Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police…

Anambra State government has announced their first coronavirus death in the state.Governor Willie Obiano made the announcement while addressing newsmen about COVID-19 updates. This comes just after three patients were discharged from…

Three suspected armed robbers who allegedly terrorized commuters along Isiagu road within the Awka Capital Territory have been arrested by the police command in Anambra state.Haruna Mohammed, police public relations officer in the…

A tanker loaded with premium motor spirit popularly called fuel has exploded inside a mechanic village in Amawbia, Awka South local government area of Anambra state.The explosion, according to witnesses, happened at about 2.45pm on the…

There was an uproar in Anambra state on Wednesday, December 25, when an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) mistakenly shot a man dead in Alor, Idemili South local government area of the state.The Herald gathered that…

Muhammed Ya’u , 11-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Kano State in 2014 has been found in Anambra state after a 5 year of investigation.The Herald gathered that Kano state's police spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed  the…

Following recent fatal accidents involving trucks carrying petroleum products, the Anambra stàte government on Friday, October 31, announced the ban on movement of fuel tankers during the daytime.The government stated that such vehicles…

The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed PPRO, in Anambra State, has confirmed that a tanker loaded with PMS  fell into a ditch along Onitsha/Enugu expressway in Onitsha, Anambra state.The Herald gathered that the tanker was said to…

Another tanker carrying petroleum has exploded in Onitsha just few hours after another tanker had initially fallen into a ditch and spilled its contents in the same State,  which resulted in a massive fire.Victims of the first fire…

A young pastor at a new generation church has vanished into the thin air after drilling a knife through his biological mother in Anambra State.The suspect, Nwabueze Anaka, who lives in the Ifite Oraifite community of Ekwusigo Local…

Indigenes of Mkpu-Nando in the Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has begun a protest against their monarch, Igwe Alex Edozieuno, for allegedly misappropriating N150m belonging to the community.In a protest on Tuesday,…

A 27-year-old woman, named Praise, almost committed suicide on Tuesday, but for the intervention of her neighbours in Awka, the Anambra State capital.The woman had planned to kill herself and her two-year-old son due to her abusive…

A fairly aged man who fondly climbs trees for fun has lost his daughter after crushing her to death on his way down from a tree in his compound.The incident which occurred in the Umuomaku community in Anambra State, shocked many…

The police in Anambra State have arrested a man for impersonating who popular Catholic priest, and founder of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka.The suspect, who specialises in duping unsuspecting members of the public…

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra said on Friday that 60 per cent of the N3.5bn agriculture grant,  secured from the CBN would be given to women farmers and entrepreneurs in the state.Obiano made the disclosure at the opening of the…

An accident involving two vehicles on Enugu-Onitsha expressway in Anambra on Friday claimed the lives of two persons while six others were injured.Mr Andrew Kumapayi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra, who…

The Anambra Government signed a “mutual relationship agreement” with the City of Orange, a township in New Jersey, U. S. Gov. Willie Obiano signed on behalf of Anambra, while Mayor Dwayne Warren signed for the township at a ceremony held…

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra on Sunday evening arrived in the United States on a business visit to the City of Orange in New Jersey. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor landed at the Newark Liberty International…

There was commotion at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Aguleri, in the Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday following its invasion by some machete-wielding bandits.Herald Nigeria learnt that the hoodlums got into…

Anambra State Government has banned the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) from operating in the state.The Commissioner for Transport, Mr Uchenna Okafor, via a statement, said the ban became necessary following ceaseless…

The Enugu-Onitsha Expressway and Abba community in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State was thrown into commotion on Thursday as policemen attacked protesting children and women.The policemen fired tear gas at scores of…

Police in Anambra have arrested  52 suspected cult members including a notorious armed robber and  recovered firearms and ammunition.A statement issued by Mr Haruna Mohammed, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), on…

Police officers attached to the Anambra State Police Command have raised an alarm over the level of aggression shown towards them by members of the proscribed group, IPOB.The Biafrans are said to have resorted into stoning police…

The police in Anambra state has warned the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against any form of protest in the state, or risk severe consequences.This was as IPOB insisted on paralysing economic activities in the South-East…

Gov.  Willie Obiano on Tuesday handed cash reward of N6 million to Mr Mustapha Dandaura, Commissioner of Police in Anambra, for operatives and informants who aided the arrest of two suspected killers.A statement issued by the Command’s…

The police in Anambra has arrested one Ogochukwu Onuorah for robbing his Facebook friend after luring him from Imo State to Anambra State.Herald Nigeria learnt that the 27-year-old woman lured the victim, Emerole Ikechukwu, from Imo…

The Anambra State government has berated the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for declaring a sit-at-home order in the South-East region on May 30.IPOB had said the order, scheduled May 30, is to remember its members, who…

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Anambra has confirmed a multiple crash, involving four vehicles, at Umuokpu on the old Onitsha-Enugu Expressway on Friday.Mr Andrew Kumapyi, the Sector Commander of the commission in the…

As part of its plans to ensure that the number of sickle cell individuals reduces drastically in the state, the Anambra State House of Assembly has made it compulsory that all partners planning to get married must first conduct a genotype…