Mr. Boniface Onovo, the Director of Sports, Enugu State Ministry for Youths and Sport, has said the state has enough facilities and potentials needed to host the 2026 National Sports Festival (NSF). Onovo disclosed this in Nsukka on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen shortly after conducting officials from...
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Some residents of Nsukka, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State have lamented the high cost of eggs, making it beyond their reach. The residents expressed their views in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Nsukka while reacting to the present...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Police operatives in Enugu have raided the camp of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), and Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a forest in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state. Two members of the outlawed group were killed during the raid. The Police spokesman...
Mr Bright Ngene of the Labour Party (LP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to send a new team to conduct the June 8 rerun election for the Enugu South Urban Constituency. Ngene, who was the LP candidate in the 2023 General Election said he...
The Police Command in Enugu State has recovered a gun and ammunition from fleeing armed robbery suspects in the metropolis. A statement issued on Saturday in Enugu by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said men from the Awkunanaw Police Division recovered the gun on May 29. Ndukwe...
By BARBARA KALU,Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested a masquerade (popularly called Oriokpa) seen physically assaulting a female nurse (name withheld) at Ugwuoye Junction in Nsukka metropolis. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated this in a statemenn Thursday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that police operatives...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Veteran.Nollywood actor,Zack Orji has debunked social media rumours claiming that he is a citizen of Gabon. The renowned actor, who took to his Instagram page – @realzackorji – to express his frustration, said the falsehood was not the first about him. “I am...
A secondary school teacher, Mrs Sabina Mamah, who gave birth to quadruplets after 14 years of marriage, has called for assistance from well-meaning Nigerians. Mamah, who hails from Obollo Orie in Udenu Council Area of Enugu State, gave birth to three boys and a girl. She told the...
No fewer than 5 persons have been killed and several others injured after suspected Fulani herdsmen reportedly attacked the Nimbo community in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. According to reports, the suspected herders attacked mourners on Sunday evening at Ugwuijoro Nimbo community, causing people to scamper...
Enugu State Government, has said it is working with the families of the late Nollywood actors, John Okafor, a.k.a Mr Ibu, and Obumneme Odonwodo, a.k.a Junior Pope, to give them a befitting burial. The Enugu State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Aka Eze Aka, disclosed this in...
By BARBARA KALU,Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Mmaduabuchi Okonkwo, 24, suspected to be in possession of, and transacting in, fake Naira notes. The Command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday that operatives serving in Abakaliki Road Police Division, with the support of...
The Enugu State Government says its target this year is to pay salaries from the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) rather than relying on allocation from the Federal Government. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia made the disclosure at the 49th Annual Synod of the...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Mohammed Koko, has said the agency is committed to becoming the leading port in Africa. Alhaji Koko made this known the NPA special day at the ongoing Enugu international trade fair. He called for collective commitment of trade...
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has raided an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) criminal hideouts in Akwuke axis of Enugu metropolis. The police operatives, however, met with resistance from the renegades, who opened fire upon sighting...
Police in Enugu State have arrested a suspect notorious for robbing residents using a toy gun. Police spokesman in Enugu State, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated on Sunday in Enugu that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday and was arraigned on Friday. Ndukwe stated that police operatives arrested the...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have killed a man, yet to be identified, who was travelling with his family within Eke-Egede-Affa Road in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was gathered from an eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that the armed hoodlums attacked the...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, on Monday arrived Enugu State for project inauguration. Shettima, who arrived Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu at 9.52a.m. with a Presidential Jet 5N-FGW, was received by Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu Enugu, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra and Francis...
The operators of hotel businesses in Enugu State have said that multiple taxation imposed by the state government and epileptic power supply is crippling their businesses in the state. They noted that doing hotel business in the state was no longer fruitful as it used to be, due to...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has urged Nigeria Breweries PLC to, as part of its corporate social responsibilities, patronise smallholder farmers in Enugu while sourcing for raw materials. Mbah made the call when the top management team of of Ama Brewery, Enugu, paid him a courtesy visit at the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four brothers and 30 others, for alleged internet fraud in Enugu State. EFCC spokesman, Mr Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He gave the names of the siblings as Chukwuebuka...