By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Police operatives from the Enugu State Command have raided the camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Agu-Ibeje forest, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North LGA of the state. The police spokesman,DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday that...
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The Police Command in Enugu State says it has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke. The command said this in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...
Angry natives on Monday set two suspected ritualists ablaze for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl to death in Ede-Oballa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. An eyewitness from the community, who pleaded anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident had thrown the community into...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been burnt down by unknown arsonists. The office, situated at the council’s headquarters in Ogurute was set on fire late Sunday night and the affected building was...
Players and officials of Rangers International FC of Enugu on Saturday lost their cool after sharing points in their Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Week 34 match with Rivers United. In the match played at the Awka Township Stadium, Rangers first saw a 55th minute effort by Bala Akintunde...
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu has announced his withdrawal from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primaries. The Director-General, Ikeoha Campaign Organisation, Mr Charles Asogwa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu. Recall that the PDP had fixed May 25, 2022 as its...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Enugu Zonal Command, said it has arrested 36 suspected Internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys’ in Enugu State. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, said this in a statement...
Following the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) every Monday in the South East, candidates writing the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Enugu have been left stranded. The 2022 Computer Based Test (CBT) which began on Friday May 6, ought to have ended...
Ahead of the primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the statutory and ad hoc delegates from Enugu West Senatorial District on Sunday assured Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State of maximum support. They said they were solidly behind him, and would vote according to his direction in...
The apex socio-political organisation in the Southeast, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, declared on Thursday that no politician of Southeast extraction should accept to be running mate to any presidential candidate in 2023. President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor made the declaration at the Imeobi Ohaneze Ndigbo meeting in Enugu....
Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has joined the race for the 2023 presidential seat. His media office stated on Sunday that the minister had been consulting stakeholders in his All Progressives Congress (APC) party as well as stalwarts of opposition political parties. He is scheduled to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Enugu and Ibadan Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 120 suspects over alleged internet fraud in Enugu and Oyo States. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in...
A middle-aged woman, identified as Chinwe Okafor, has been arrested for attempting to kidnap and sell children in Umuchigbo, Iji Nike community in Enugu East LGA of state. She pretended to be insane while perpetrating the act. The woman said she hailed from Iyi-Ozubulu in Nnewi, Anambra State but...
The immediate past 260 councillors in Enugu State have reiterated their unflinching support for Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in the forthcoming 2023 elections. They acknowledged him as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not only in the state but in the entire South-East geopolitical zone. The former councillors...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – No fewer than 13 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency arrested the suspects on Tuesday for carrying out fraud related activities at Nsukka and Emene axis...
Barely two days after some security officers were killed in Enugu State, another team of four policemen on stop-and-search duty at the outskirts of Enugu metropolis have been shot dead by armed hoodlums. The latest incident happened at about 3p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, at Obeagu community along Amaechi-Ekeotu-Agbani...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State have said they are 100 per cent behind Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in the forthcoming local council elections. The stakeholders disclosed this on Friday at a rally in the council area, ahead of the Feb. 23...
The National Industrial Court (NIC), Enugu Division, presided over by Justice Oluwakayode Arowosegbe, has restrained members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State chapter, from proceeding on strike. Arowosegbe gave the order on Friday in Enugu while ruling on an exparte application brought by the state government....
Police have finally released list of qualified candidates, dates, venues and requirements for the 2020 Police Constables Recruitment Training. This is contained in a statement issued by the Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said President Muhammadu Buhari played the hypocrite in signing the tampered 2022 budget passed by the National Assembly while declining assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill. According to Governor Wike, the hasty assent to the 2022 budget suggests that the president...