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2027: S’East group urges Ndigbo to back Tinubu’s re-election
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Division worsens Anambra drug market closure crisis
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UNIZIK to probe student’s death after three-storey jump
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My brother was planning child dedication when Swiss police killed him – Anambra man
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Onitsha trader sues NAFDAC, demands N15m over shop invasion
Anambra sets up electricity commission to boost power supply
The Anambra State Government has established the Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC) as part of efforts to ensure steady power supply across the state. This decision was reached du...
7th June 2025
2027: S’East group urges Ndigbo to back Tinubu’s re-election
A group under the aegis of South East Progressive Ambassadors, have called for support from Ndigbo for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. In a statement co-signed by its convener, John ...
7th June 2025
Division worsens Anambra drug market closure crisis
The ongoing leadership crisis rocking the Ogbo-Ogwu Pharmaceutical Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, has further compounded the woes of traders, leaving many stranded and unable to access their shops....
7th June 2025
UNIZIK to probe student’s death after three-storey jump
The Chief Safety Officer at Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State, has said it would investigate the incident which claimed the life of one of its students (name withheld). Tragedy had struc...
7th June 2025
My brother was planning child dedication when Swiss police killed him – Anambra man
Henry Ekemezie, the elder brother of Kenechukwu, who was allegedly murdered by the Swiss police in Lausanne, Switzerland, speaks to IKENNA OBIANERI about the agony of losing his 39-year-old brother si...
7th June 2025
Onitsha trader sues NAFDAC, demands N15m over shop invasion
A female clothing dealer at Ogbo-Ogwu Bridgehead Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, Sophie Okoye, has filed a legal suit against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and its...
6th June 2025
Sallah: Soludo felicitates Muslims, urges compassion for less-privilege
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated the Muslim community in Anambra State and across Nigeria on the celebration of 2025 Eid-el-Kabir. In expressing his goodwill, Soludo r...
6th June 2025
UNIZIK undergraduate jumps from three-storey building, dies
Tragedy struck at a private lodge near Royal Kitchen Junction, Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, late Thursday, when a male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, jum...
6th June 2025
Hoodlums attack Anambra vigilante office, set five vehicles ablaze
Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have attacked the office of vigilante operatives in the Umunze community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that during the atta...
6th June 2025
Land dispute: Armed thugs kill two, injure others in Anambra
About two persons were shot dead and some others injured when some armed hoodlums invaded Okpuno-Okochi in Okpuno Village, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. PUNCH Metro gathered that ...
6th June 2025
Anambra shuts school after vigilantes torture principal, deputy for three days
The Anambra State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Community Secondary School, Awor-Ezimuzor, in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area, following the alleged arrest and detention...
5th June 2025
FRSC arraigns 38 for traffic offences in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Sector Command, has intensified its enforcement efforts to ensure compliance with road safety regulations. The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Joyce Alex...
5th June 2025
Anambra First Lady urges green solutions on World Environment Day
Anambra First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, has advocated the adoption of green solutions as sustainable measures and commitment to the protection of the environment from all forms of hazards and pollution. ...
5th June 2025
Swiss authorities probe death of Nigerian in police custody
The Switzerland authorities said they have begun an investigation into the murder of Michael Ekemezie, who reportedly died in Lausanne on May 25 after some Swiss police officers pinned his head to the...
5th June 2025
Residents seek help as flood destroys Anambra shops
A devastating flood triggered by heavy rainfall on Tuesday has destroyed goods and properties around Zik Avenue, Iweka Road, by the popular Ochanja Market near Onitsha, Anambra State. PUNCH Metro repo...
5th June 2025
Flood ravages shops in Anambra, residents call for urgent intervention
A heavy downpour on Monday caused severe flooding around Zik’s Avenue, Iweka Road, near the popular Ochanja Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, destroying goods and disrupting business activities. The...
4th June 2025
I never consulted native doctor for re-election, says Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has debunked claims that he consulted a native doctor regarding his re-election prospects ahead of the state governorship election on November 8, 2025. S...
4th June 2025
Two arrested for attacking operatives, burning vehicle in Anambra
Two suspects have been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over an attack on police and military operatives in Enugwu-Agu Village, Oba Ofemili, Awka North Local Government Area of the state. ...
4th June 2025
IHRC seeks FG’s intervention as NAFDAC shutdown cripples Anambra drug market
The International Human Rights Commission has raised the alarm over the continuous closure of Ogbo-Ogwu Pharmaceutical Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, by the National Agency for Food and Drug Admini...
4th June 2025
Family petitions NIDCOM, embassy over Nigerian killed in Switzerland
The family of Michael Ekemezie, who was murdered by the Swiss police on May 25, 2025, in Lausanne, Switzerland, has petitioned the Embassy of Switzerland in Nigeria and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commi...
4th June 2025
Lawyer urges Tinubu to stop Wike’s monthly media chats
A human rights lawyer and counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on President Bola Tinubu to stop the monthly media chat of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory,...
4th June 2025
Physician outlines telemedicine’s role in healthcare delivery
A physician and co-founder, 24Telemed, Dr Mariette Obianozie-Amadi, has highlighted how they developed and successfully deployed telemedicine services across 326 primary healthcare centres driving hea...
4th June 2025
Anambra renames govt house, to seize buildings housing child beggars
The Anambra State Government has officially renamed the newly-inaugurated Government House Mini City to “Light House Awka” in keeping with the state’s slogan, “Light of the Nat...
3rd June 2025
Two arrested for attacking soldiers, policemen in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects over an attack on police and military operatives in Enugwu-Agu Village, Oba Ofemili, Awka North Local Government Area of the state. The attac...
3rd June 2025
Stop Wike’s monthly media chats, IPOB lawyer urges Tinubu
A human rights lawyer and counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on President Bola Tinubu to stop the monthly media chat of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory,...
3rd June 2025
NSCDC raids illegal mining site, confiscates dredging machines in Anambra
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has raided an illegal sand mining site at Omambala River, Ifite-Ogwari, in Ayamelum Local Government Area of the state. The operati...
2nd June 2025
Anambra poll: APGA tackles APC candidate over Tinubu's mandate claim
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has faulted claims by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2025 Anambra governorship election, Nicholas Ukachukwu, that President Bola...
2nd June 2025
Police arrest three robbery suspects, recover stolen vehicles in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a robbery gang, who specialise in dispossessing residents of their belongings, especially vehicles, at gun point. In a statemen...
2nd June 2025
Two held over abduction, murder of Anambra banker
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in the kidnap and killing of a female banker in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. PUNCH Metro had reported that the fem...
2nd June 2025
Police arrest two over kidnap, death of Anambra banker
The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended two suspects believed to be involved in the kidnapping and murder of a female banker in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. PUNCH Online pre...
1st June 2025
Police arrest six suspected drug peddlers in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested six suspected drug peddlers, including a female, during a raid on a drug trafficking network in the Isuaniocha community of Awka North Local Government Ar...
1st June 2025
