Tag Archives: Onitsha

Tragedy struck at the Bridge Head in Onitsha, Anambra State when a trailer crushed two children to death.     It was gathered that the accident happened around 5pm on Saturday, March 23, 2024.      According to an eyewitness, the trailer which was heading towards Asaba lost control and …

A couple trafficking a one-month-old baby from Lagos has been arrested by the Police at the Bridgehead in Onitsha, Anambra state.  The state police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement.  He said the suspects were intercepted following a call by a passenger traveling with them in the same …

An Onitsha trader, Promise Kachi, has accused Nigerian police of releasing one of the suspects who was arrested for allegedly stabbing him.    Sharing photos and a video of himself via X on Thursday, November 23, 2023, Kachi alleged that the police released the culprit from custody after collecting a …

Passengers prefer to negotiate for prices they can afford before boarding. Some commercial bus drivers operating within Onitsha metropolis have lamented low patronage in their daily activities as a result of the current economic hardship in the country, occasioned by the current fuel pump price hike.

An angry mob has set two suspected armed robbers ablaze in Onitsha, Anambra State.    The incident occurred near Sokoto Road, Main Market around 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2023    An eyewitnesses in the area said the mob first lynched the suspects before setting them on fire.   …

of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, flanked by Globacom’s Retail Sales Chief, South South and South East, Augustus-ndu Offor (left) and National Head of Activations, Odion Oseghale, at the 2023 Ofala Festival sponsored by the company in Onitsha , Anambra State, on Sunday.Globacom’s consistent support for the Ofala Festival of …

Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, operating in 82 Division Nigerian Army, Area of Responsibility have foiled an attack by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) on its Forward Operating Base at Ukwuorji, along Owerri – Onitsha expressway.   Director of …

Actress Rita Edochie who has never hidden her disapproval over Yul and Judy’s marriage, says the couple hired people from ‘Ogbommanu Onitsha’ to attend the wedding at ‘’Drama Devil’s home.    She wrote this on her Instagram page hours after her brother in-law and veteran actor, Pete Edochie, revealed he …

A hotel located at 3-3 area of Onitsha, Anambra state, was on Monday, July 3, razed down by fire.  The cause of the fire is yet to be uncovered. The fire destroyed properties worth millions in the two-storey building, though no life was lost. Anambra Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who …

Five men were burnt to death after they allegedly attempted to snatch a tricycle operator of his tricycle in Onitsha, Anambra State.    The incident occurred at old Nkpor road, close to the headquarters of People’s Club, in the commercial city of Onitsha on Saturday, March 25, 2023.    According …