The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested three suspects for alleged armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms. The command also recovered three firearms, one live cartridge, two vehicles, two daggers, one mobile phone and other incriminating items. Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Saturday […]
By Moses Oyediran, Enugu A fire outbreak has occurred at the Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) office in Obollo Afor in Udenu local government area of Enugu state. The fire incident which occurred late Thursday night destroyed part of the commission’s building and consumed several office equipment and vital documents. The cause of the fire […]
Success Nwogu Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, in Enugu State, Rev Father Camillius Ejike Mbaka, on Tuesday, announced the closure of spiritual activities at the Adoration Ministry. In a statement, he also said he has embarked on a private prayer retreat that will end on 10th June 2021. He directed his followers to be […]
Moses Oyediran, Enugu Tension is still high in Enugu following the alleged plans by some officials of Enugu State government to demolish the New Artisan Market located along Enugu-Port-Harcourt expressway near NNPC depot. Expectedly, the planned demolition has continued to generate mixed reactions from state government, civil society organisations and other groups. Although the state […]
Gunmen are said to have targeted the Divisional Police Headquarters in Adani, Enugu State’s Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area. According to our reporters, the attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. Two police officers were killed, and several others were wounded, when the police station was set on fire. According to sources, the assault on […]
The Enugu State Police Command have confirmed an attack on Ogboro-Eke-Abugu Village, Ibagwa-Ani in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state, by gunmen. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Nsukka that the gunmen killed one James Ugwu during the attack. Ndukwe said the assailants also attacked Ugwu’s […]
Moses Oyediran, Enugu The Save Enugu Group (SEG) has raised the alarm over what it described as a “clandestine move by desperate and insensitive members of the Enugu State House of Assembly to resurrect the suspended amendment of the controversial Enugu Gubernatorial Pension law.” The group insisted in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, […]
Enugu state government has reiterated its commitment to revamp and revitalize some of its tourist sites in the state in a bid to make them more viable. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Ugonna Ibe disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. According to […]
Moses Oyediran, Enugu The Enugu State Government, on Monday, said the commencement of the Flyover Project at the T-Junction-Nike Road would commence tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9, as scheduled. Consequently, the government said the order announcing a shutdown of the road by midnight of today, March 8, stands. The state government team led by the commissioner […]
The Police Command in Enugu State said it had arrested four suspected members of a syndicate who vandalised and stole MTN telecom solar inverter batteries. The spokesman for the command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu that they were arrested on Feb. 25. ALSO READ: 2023: Sunday Igboho Threatens Ambitious […]
By Moses Oyediran Enugu State Government has warned those involved in the destruction of its natural heritage to retrace their steps. Commissioner for Information in the state, Hon Chidi Aroh gave the warning after inspecting the level of destruction done at Miliken Hill, Ariaria Road Hill, and Iva Valley Hill. He condemned the destruction going […]
Moses Oyediran, Enugu. Enugu State commissioner of Transport, Hon Matthias Ekweremadu is dead. The commissioner who is a younger brother to the former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, it was gathered reportedly died at the Niger Foundation Hospital, Enugu. The cause of his death could not be ascertained as at press time. READ ALSO: ‘Enugu […]
No fewer than eight parish priests have so far been suspended by the Bishop of Awgu Catholic Diocese in Enugu State, Most Rev. Dr. John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye. They were thrown out of their parishes for several years now for alleged offences. The priests are Rev Fr. James Ani, Rev. Fr. Mathias Nnaemeka Udonu, Rev. Fr. […]
By Moses Oyediran A human rights organization, under the platform of “Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has dragged a former Commissioner for lands and Urban Development in Enugu state, Deacon Okey Ogbodo, before the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), over his alleged involvement in land scandal. A petition signed by president of the […]
The first flight has landed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu today, Saturday, August 29 ahead of the official reopening scheduled for Sunday, August 30. Daily Times gathered that the minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, was in the flight flight that touched down at the airport one year after it was shut down […]
By Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has embarked on a week-long massive flood preparedness sensitisation to residents of South-East living in low lands and flood prone areas, Daily Times gathered. The South-East Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Fred Anusim, told newsmen in Enugu on Thursday, that the exercise was part of […]
With 2023 gradually setting, the debate of where the governorship seat should go has taken over the polity in Enugu state. There is an unwritten arrangement of equitable zoning among the three senatorial zones, namely: Enugu East, Enugu West and Enugu North. Although, not constitutional, it has been playing a vital role in deciding the […]
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it has nabbed two notorious electricity installation vandals in Osisioma community near Aba, Abia State along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, in a statement he made available via email on Tuesday that the duo had been handed over to the Osisioma Police […]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of has appointed 17 members to the Enugu State community policing advisory committee to ensure a successful implementation of community policing. He inaugurated the committee in Enugu and urged them to come up with a best community approach to build trust and mutual understanding with the people. “My administration will continue […]
The former governor of old Anambra State and Senator who represented Enugu East Senatorial District, Senator Jim Nwobodo, on Wednesday, said that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has wiped away his tears by constructing the 14-Bay Bailey Bridge across Nyama river linking Umuogo and Umuagba Amechi Uno/Obeagu communities in Enugu South Local Government Area. […]