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...
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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...
Rep. Ibe Osonwa (LP-Abia) has petitioned the National Assembly, seeking explanations why some communities in the Ohafia Local Government area of Enugu have been denied power supply for five years. He said, in spite of the blackout for five years, exorbitant bills to the tune of N2.1 billion...
An Enugu State High Court, on Wednesday, sentenced one Miss Chiamaka Ifezue to death by hanging for killing Miss Ijeoma Nweke, a make-up artist on Nov. 11, 2020 The court, presided over by Justice Kenneth Okpe, in a two-hour judgment, found the accused guilty of killing the deceased...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is over 95 per cent ready to conduct a hitch-free re-run elections in two constituencies within Enugu State as ordered by the Court of Appeal. INEC would conduct a re-run in Igbo-Eze North/Udenu Federal Constituency and Enugu South (Urban) State...
Nigerian football fans in Enugu State have expressed their optimism on the chances of the Super Eagles winning the ongoing TotalEnergies AFCON 2023 trophy. The fans stated this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday. Frank Nweke said he was highly optimistic...
The Enugu State Government has refuted trending videos of alleged indiscriminate demolition of property at the Enugu Centenary City, saying the originators of the video tried to de-market the state for investment. Aka Eze Aka, the State Commissioner for Information, and the Executive Chairman, Enugu Capital Territory Development...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a man for possessing and transacting in fake naira notes within Enugu Metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu. DSP Ndukwe said Police...