Onitsha set for annual Ofala festival on October 16
The Palace of the Obi of Onitsha has announced that the annual Ofala Onitsha Festival will hold on Friday, October 16, 2026, with…
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Archbishop marks Easter with Onitsha inmates, urges faith
The Archbishop of Onitsha, Valerian Okeke, marked Easter with inmates at the Onitsha Correctional Centre in Anambra State, using…
Coffin placed at Onitsha main market office as traders defy reopening order
Suspected hoodlums on Sunday night reportedly placed a coffin in front of the “White House”, the administrative headquarters of…
Truck rams into market, kills woman in Onitsha
A 40-foot trailer with a faulty brake system on Thursday evening killed a middle-aged female pedestrian along the Ezeiweka axis of…
Fire razes hotel in Onitsha
The Sopurum Hotel in Nkwelle, a commercial city in Onitsha, Anambra State, has been extensively damaged by a fire that broke out…
NDLEA busts Anambra lethal drug syndicate, arrests members
In Ogbogwu Market, Onitsha Head Bridge, Anambra State, reputed to be the largest drug market in West Africa, the National Drug Law…
Fire guts shops in Onitsha, destroying goods worth millions of naira
Many traders watched in disbelief as men from the Anambra State Fire Service battled to put out the fire that gutted parts of Kano…
Soldiers manhandle Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu for wearing Biafra outfit
Soldiers in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Wednesday manhandled Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, for wearing an outfit with Biafra…
Sit-at-Home: Economic activities halt in Imo as travelers stranded in…
Economic and social activities have halted in Imo over the Sit-At Home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)…
Truck driver kills man in Onitsha
A truck driver, allegedly driving against traffic on Sunday in Onitsha, has reportedly killed a man, who was said to be crossing…