By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has described President Bola Tinubu’s recent engagements in Enugu state as a positive development indicating his readiness to unite the country and ensure that no part is ignored. In a statement signed by its Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary...
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A former presidential spokesman,Dr Doyin Okupe, has described President Bola Tinubu’s official visit to Enugu on Saturday as a game changer. Okupe, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said: “The visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Enugu on Saturday is a major game changer.” “Any objective observer...
Some residents of Enugu State have hailed President Bola Tinubu for visiting the state to inaugurate projects done by Gov. Peter Mbah on Saturday. They said the visit would deepen further collaboration and understanding between the Federal Government, Enugu State Government and the South-East in general. The News Agency...
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will complete the Eastern Rail line connecting Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. Tinubu gave the assurance at an interactive session with South East leaders in Enugu during his visit to the state on Saturday, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. The...
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, has said the force will deal decisively with anyone who assaults or kills a police personnel. Egbetokun made the vow on Friday in Enugu while addressing officers and men of the Police Command in the state during his two-day working visit to...
Remo Stars Football Club returned to the apex position in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday with a 2-0 home win over visiting Bayelsa United of Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they won their Match Day 18 fixture at the Remo Stars...
The Police Command in Enugu State has busted a kidnapping gang hideout and nabbed five suspects for burglary and car stealing within the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the feat was achieved following intensified...
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, on Friday, unveiled an imposing, life-size metallic sculpture of an Ijele masquerade at Onuasata Round About, Obiagu in Enugu. The artwork, which was so beautifully adorned with stripes of multiple colours, was part of the State Government’s strategic efforts to boost and...
By BARBARA KALU, Abuja – Enugu State Police Command has busted an interstate criminal syndicate that specialised in armed robbery and financial fraud. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Enugu, said the police also recovered firearms and gadgets used by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 50-year-old businessman, Osuoha Christian Iheanacho, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, AIIA, Enugu, for ingesting 90 wraps of cocaine. The NDLEA Spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued via...
The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State, Dr Eric Odo, has faulted negative online media reports on his recent appointment of Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) on Agriculture to boost food production. Odo told newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday that the appointment of SSAs on Agriculture, specifically on...
The National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), on Monday marked the 75th anniversary for massacre of 21 coal miners at Iva Valley, Enugu by the colonial masters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 21 coal miners were shot dead in Enugu on Nov. 18, 1949 by...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has concluded the orderly room trial of.Insp. Joseph Ozonwanji, implicated in the murder of a musician, Chikezie Nwamba, popularly called “Igbo-Jah”. The late Nwamba was shot dead on October 25, while leaving the ATS premises “after a friendly visit The...
Some notable Nigerians have described the late President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as a “quintessential statesman” who committed and devoted his life to the pursuit of peace and progress in Nigeria. They paid their tributes during the Service of Songs held in honor of the...
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of 10 persons following a cholera outbreak in the state. Director of Medical Services, Dr Egwuonwu Samuel, disclosed this in a letter addressed to the Guild of Medical Directors, on behalf of the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Emmanuel...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has apologised to the broadcast industry, people of Enugu State and listening public, over the incursion into Urban Radio by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The apology is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won all the 260 political ward councillorship seats in the 17 Local Government Areas in Enugu State during the council polls held on Saturday. Prof. Christian Ngwu, the Chairman of Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), stated this while declaring the results on Monday...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Labour Party (LP) protested the exclusion of result sheets at polling units in Enugu State on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest began when Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) officials arrived at...
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has urged the electorate to vote for the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Sept. 21 Local Government Election in the state. Mbah made the call during the Grand Finale of the PDP’s LG election Campaign held at the Okpara...
Many residents of Nsukka in Enugu State have resorted to trekking long distances following the hike in petrol pump price. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), correspondent who monitored public motor parks and petrol stations, reports that a litre of petrol now goes for between N1, 100 and N1,...