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...
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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,...
The Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Alphonsus Nwafor, has said the party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, does not participate in illegal gatherings. Nwafor stated this in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The police in Enugu State have detained a 30-yearold man for the alleged murder of his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter while she was sleeping. This is contained in a statement issued by the Enugu State Police Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukw. ”On Aug.18, police operatives serving in the command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical...
Enugu State Government, Wednesday, demolished a property allegedly used by kidnappers for the abduction of their victims in Enugu East Local Government. Mr Uche Anya, Executive Chairman, Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, said the property was an uncompleted storey-building with an underground tunnel at Nkwubor Layout in Emene Nike....
The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has promised to empower 37,000 petty traders across the country as a way of cushioning the effect of the economic difficulty on women. Tinubu made the pledge on Friday in Enugu, when she declared open this year’s August Meeting organised...
No fewer than 6, 700 applicants were currently jostling to take up 380 teaching jobs at various Secondary Schools in Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the examination on Saturday in some of the designated centres for the examination, reports that the...
Governors on the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP), has pledged to support Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on the crisis between him and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made the pledge in a communique the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, has urged the organised Labour and the Federal Government to consider State and Local Government’s ability to pay minimum wage in their negotiation. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State made the call in a...
The People Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, have vowed to reclaim all leadership positions occupied by other political parties. The Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, made the vow at the opening of the forum meeting on Wednesday at the Government House,...