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Onitsha

February 11, 2025

NAFDAC seals Idumota market, seizes fake, expired drugs

Mr Mohammed said that the market was sealed alongside the Ariaria drug market in Aba and the Onitsha drug market in Anambra State.

NAFDAC seals Idumota market, seizes fake, expired drugs
February 7, 2025

Anambra govt. demolishes illegal structures, shanties

Mr Maduekwe said the three months’ notice given to developers to provide proof of building approval had elapsed, and enforcement had commenced.

Demolition
February 4, 2025

Abducted police officer, two others rescued in Edo

The police spokesperson said they were rescued after a joint operation by the operatives of the Ubiaja Divisional Headquarters and other tactical teams.

Police in Imo
February 2, 2025

Police nab human trafficking suspect in Anambra

He assured the public that the command was committed to protecting vulnerable members of society.

Anambra police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga
January 25, 2025

VC laments financial challenges facing ABU over frozen N2.5 billion account  

Mr Bala noted with dismay that the affected account of the university contained third-party funds.

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
January 14, 2025

Fire guts building materials plaza at Nnewi

An early morning fire on Tuesday gutted a building materials plaza at Ahia-Mgbede, opposite Motor Spare Parts Market, in Nnewi North LGA of Anambra.

Photo of a storey building on fire used to illustrate this story (Credit: Punch)
December 26, 2024

Police recover kidnapped Anambra lawmaker’s vehicle

He said the lawmaker was kidnapped by gunmen at about 9:20 p.m. on December 24, on his way home on Ugwunabampa Road, Onitsha.

ARMED POLICE OFFICERS
December 25, 2024

Fire guts shops in Onitsha on Christmas Day

The inferno destroyed goods and property, including equipment worth millions of naira.

Fire outbreak
December 19, 2024

Police still searching for missing boy’s family: Spokesman

The teenager, who hails from the Ihiala LGA, was allegedly kidnapped recently in Onitsha and found in Kogi.

police
November 27, 2024

Police nab suspected kidnappers luring victims on social media, rescue two

Mr Ikenga noted that the suspect and his accomplices’ arrest brought more revelations of their criminal activities in the area.