Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Giwa, held a strategic conference with senior police officers of the Command as part of measures to strengthen security and public safety during the Ember Months and the approaching festive period. The conference actor to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson,...
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Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 23-year old suspected transformer vandal, identified as Nnaji Chidiebere, after he was found unconscious with various degrees of burns while allegedly vandalising a transformer along Ogbaike Road, Obollo-Afor, Udenu Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the...
Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, mspsp, smicm, has vowed to sustain the Command’s offensive against kidnapping and other violent crimes and continue making Enugu State increasingly unconducive for unrepentant criminals and criminal elements seeking to infiltrate the State. The CP made the declaration...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC,) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the condition of thousands of Nigerians living with kidney disease, describing a recent visit to nearly 1,000 kidney patients in Enugu as one of the most heartbreaking experiences of his life. Obi made the remarks in...
A 30-year-old Italy-based businessman Joseph Cyril has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu for ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine while heading to Italy via Addis Ababa and France. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the abduction of worshippers in Enugu State, describing the disruption of religious activities by criminals as a national calamity that requires urgent and collective action. In a post shared on his X account on Monday, Obi expressed deep concern...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of one Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko) before Justice H. O. Eya of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout. The convict was prosecuted on a two-count charge...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Egwuche Chinyere Gladys, Group Managing Director of Brass Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State, for alleged abuse of office...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a four-count charge bordering on stealing by conversion to the tune of N15, 400, 000....
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to advancing intelligence-led, technology-driven, and evidence-based policing during a working visit to Enugu State. As part of the visit, the IGP participated in the commissioning of the Centre for DNA Forensics, Criminal Investigation...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a woman, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu, on a three-count charge, bordering on possession of fraudulent documents, forgery and identity theft. Count one...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested one Onwughalu Chikodi Godwin, a 30-year old businessman for allegedly stealing vegetable oil belonging to a company, Bro-kenn Agro Allied Industries, worth N30, 853, 800. 00 (Thirty Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand,...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated ₦10 million to support the renovation of Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital in Enugu State following a recent fire outbreak that damaged parts of the health facility. Obi disclosed this in a statement shared on his X handle after...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of one self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko), for allegedly defrauding his church members to the tune of N70, 391, 600. 00 (Seventy million, Three Hundred...
Years of ravaging soil erosion at the popular UBA Junction along Enugu-Onitsha expressway near Orie-Owa junction, has cut-off the Umudim community of Imezi-Owa, Ezeagu LGA, Enugu State from the rest of the local government and other parts of the state. The junction, which provides the only access point to...
Troops of Operation EASTERN SANITY II have recorded another operational success against criminal elements in the South East following a raid operation conducted in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Army disclosed this in a post on Saturday via its verified X handle: @HQNigerianArmy The Army...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned one Barrister Mike Ikegbunam before Justice M. T. Segun-Bello of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering and obtaining by false pretence to the tune...
Political leaders from Enugu State on Tuesday pledged unalloyed support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The leaders, representing the state’s seven million citizens, made this pledge when Governor Peter Mbah led them to a meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The high-powered...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated ₦50 million to the family of the late Lt. Col. OC Okolo, who lost his life during a Boko Haram attack at Mandaragirau in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on 16 February 2026. The governor recently made a...
Former Vice President and presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday reiterated the importance of citizens’ participation in protecting votes ahead of the 2027 general elections, stressing that credible polls depend largely on voters safeguarding their ballots at the polling unit level. Atiku made the remarks following a meeting with...