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Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), an agency of the Anambra State government has shut down a brothel in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area. The brothel, Happiness Guest House is said to be notorious for harbouring sex workers, drug peddlers, and other criminals. No fewer than ten sex workers were rescued by the enforcement team, including underaged girls during the visit. A press release by the Managing Director of the agency, Chief Celestine Anere stated that the operation was embarked upon, after due monitoring of the place. He…

…Colleagues Express Worry Over Rising Insecurity A United Kingdom-based Nigerian from Anambra State, Mr. Ikechukwu Okeke, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Anambra. Mr Okeke was kidnapped at his Amaokpala community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the State, on January 10th, 2025, at about 7:30pm, while returning home from the funeral service of his cousin, Mrs. Obiageli Okoli. He was, however, released three days after an undisclosed amount was paid to secure his freedom. The incident was announced by the Diaspora Members of the Amaokpala community during a…

A consortium of civil society organizations has appealed to the Supreme Court to review its judgment in a multi-million dollars contractual dispute between an Indigenous company, Owigs, and Obigs Nig. Ltd and the Zenith Bank Plc. The groups anchored by the Empowerment for Unemployed Youths Initiative, Independent Public Service Accountability Watch, among others, made the call Tuesday in Abuja at a press conference. The convener of the groups, Stephen Ebira, while speaking on the matter faulted the judgment of the apex court, insisting it was punctuated by decisions and misrepresentation…

Tension in the South East has greatly reduced since the arrest of Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, disclosed this while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Defence to defend the 2025 budget on Tuesday. Musa also disclosed that the sit-at-home is gradually fading away with Ekpa’s arrest, adding that Operation Udoka by the Defence Headquarters, is restoring peace in the geopolitical zone. Simon Ekpa According to Musa: “With the arrest of Simon Ekpa, it has greatly reduced the tension. Also…

Kidnappers have reportedly killed a banker in Anambra State after collecting ransom from the family. The deceased identified as Ifeoma was said to have been abducted in Onitsha. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishi, said the attackers murdered and dumped her corpse around Ideani junction, along Nnobi/Alor Road. Gwamnishi also released a picture of a woman’s corpse on the roadside. “Ifeoma, a banker was kidnapped in Anambra State. Ransom was demanded and the family paid but her abductors still killed her and dumped her body…