In line with its commitment to combating economic and financial crimes and ensuring restitution for victims of fraudulent schemes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Thursday, handed over N96, 500, 000. 00 (Ninety-six Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) to victims of ponzi schemes, in Enugu State. The...
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Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Wednesday renewed his pledge to position Enugu as the nation’s unrivalled hub for skills, innovation, and human development. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Agbaja Education Summit, hosted by the Agbaja Leaders of Thought (ALT) at the Amadeo Event Centre, Mbah...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Obinna Nwaobi, a former Head of Operations at Access Bank Nigeria Plc before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. He was arraigned on Thursday on a...
A century-old land crisis between the Aku and Ikolo communities in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State is finally drawing to a close as the council chairman, Dr. Eric Odo, has flagged off the long-awaited boundary demarcation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned that the disagreement over...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Friday joined family, friends, and admirers of late highlife icon Dr. Mike Ejeagha to bid him a final farewell in Enugu State. Obi, who shared the solemn moment via his official...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not recognise the voice of his people. The governor, in a broadcast to the Enugu people on Tuesday morning, announced that he had quit the...
Senator Kelvin Chukwu, who represents Enugu East Senatorial District, has officially defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing internal discord, leadership crises, and a lack of strategic direction within his former party. Chukwu’s decision was conveyed in a formal letter read on...
A diesel tanker went up in flames after toppling over along the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed. The incident, which occurred around 6:16 p.m. on Thursday, prompted an immediate emergency response and traffic diversion to prevent further danger. FRSC Sector...
… _Commiserates with family, Catholic Church The Enugu State Government has strongly condemned the gruesome murder of Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya of Nsukka Catholic Diocese by unknown assailants. The government also commiserated with the late priest’s immediate family, the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, and indeed the Catholic faithful in...
In a brazen act of violence, unidentified gunmen ambushed and fatally shot Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya, the dedicated parish priest of St. Charles Catholic Church in Eha-Ndiagu, Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State. The attack unfolded late Friday evening as Fr. Eya made his way back to the parish...
Enugu State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has initiated an indefinite strike to protest unpaid salary arrears and outstanding entitlements. In an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Enugu, Mr. Sampson Ifedimma, the state JUSUN chairman, confirmed the strike...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has reported the tragic loss of 10 lives in two separate accidents along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway near the Ozalla/Four-Corner axis, with 10 others sustaining injuries. The injured are receiving medical care in local hospitals. According to the Command’s Public...
Distinguished figures, including Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, and former Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General Chief Nnia Nwodo, paid glowing tributes to the late Supreme Court Justice Augustine Nnamani during a book launch in Enugu on Friday. The event, organized by Renaissance Law Publications...
Catholic community in Nsukka mourns the loss of its pioneering bishop, Most Reverend Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo, who passed away at the age of 89 in Enugu. In a heartfelt statement released on Friday, Reverend Father Greg Nnamani, Vicar General of the Nsukka Catholic Diocese, shared the somber news....
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has unveiled the revitalized Nigergas Co. Ltd, a state-owned gas plant dormant for over 35 years. Originally established in 1962 by the late Dr. Michael Okpara’s administration in partnership with Italian firm Siad Machine Impianti, the facility was inherited by Enugu State after the...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu– South African activist Julius Malema passionately called for African unity to counter external exploitation and division. Malema made the call on Sunday during the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu State. The theme of the conference...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, and South African politician Julius Malema, have passionately called on lawyers to uphold justice and protect vulnerable populations. They made the call at the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference held on Sunday...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested 18-year old Ikediekpere Obodoagu for the alleged kidnapping and murder of his five-year-old second cousin, Wisdom Obodoagu. The suspect’s accomplice, 24-year-old security guard Sunday Michael, was also detained, according to a statement released on Wednesday by police spokesperson...
At Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, neurosurgeons have triumphantly completed two intricate brain operations, with both patients showing swift and impressive recoveries. During a Wednesday address to the university’s academic staff, principal officers, and service directors, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Christian Anieke shared details of these medical milestones. In...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has described the Federal Government’s Oncology Centre in Enugu as world class, and is a proof of the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to delivering life-changing health infrastructure to Nigerians. The Minister stated while leading...