By Ovat Abeng Traders at the popular Oye-agu market Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has threatened to barricade the state government house (Light House Awka), in protest against the government plan demolition of some structures in the market. The traders lamented that the action, if not reconsider as planned, will put thousands…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Oyi Divisional Headquarters, acting on credible intelligence, on 19th June 2026 successfully foiled an alleged attempt by a 21-year-old woman to sell her newborn baby. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a 15-year-old pregnant girl and arrested a suspect in connection with her alleged defilement. The arrest was made when Police operatives attached to Achalla Divisional Police Headquarters, Awka, acting on credible intelligence, raided a location around St. Paul’s Secondary School, Achalla, on Wednesday…
A 43-year-old father of six children, Babangida Garba has been arrested in Funtua Local government area of Katsina State for turning a goat to his sidechic. Garuba, a Goldsmith at the Kasuan Mata area in Funtua, was caught in the act by his wife who raised the alarm that attracted residents who eventually handed him…
By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has intensified its crackdown on quackery and unsafe medical practices with the closure of an illegal maternity facility in Calabar Municipality following the reported death of a patient after surgery. The facility, Safe Hand’s Maternity Clinic, was sealed by the Cross River State Task Force on Health…
An intimacy worker has beat a client around the head with a beer bottle after he offered to pay for intimacy with a boiled egg, in an incident that has since gone viral and sparked debate about economic hardship and respect. Moses Mushonga, 28, approached the intimacy worker in the town of Mvurwi in Mashonaland…
By Ovat Abeng Eight pastors arrested from mainly Onitsha and Awka and other parts of Anambra State are currently being arraigned at the Anambra State High Court at the state judiciary complex Awka. A government source, and media adviser to Anambra State Governor, Mr Ejimofor Opara said the pastors who he described as fake pastors…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the killing of an officer with the Traffic Management and Regulatory Agency (TRAMRA), who was allegedly attacked by a commercial driver during a traffic enforcement operation in Calabar, the state capital. The incident occurred on Monday, May 25, 2026, at approximately 10:00 AM around…
The Department of State Services (DSS), under the leadership of Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has released a young man, Mr. Ya’u Mohammed from Gashua town in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, after investigations confirmed that he had no connection to any wrongdoing. In what has been described as a rare humanitarian gesture, the DSS…
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Inspectors Ayanniyi Jelili, Durojaye Francis, and Olayemi Titus, attached to Zone 16 Headquarters, Yenagoa, who allegedly engaged in armed robbery, kidnapping, and extortion while operating illegal patrols within Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Anthony Placid disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on…
