Crime

27 suspected internet fraudsters nabbed in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2019 0

Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Monday that it has 27 suspected internet fraudsters. EFCC’s Spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested at Eura Hostel, Naze-Obibiezena Road, Nekede and Bloomnesdays Plaza Hostel, Nekede, in Owerri,

Featured News

VON DG lay wife to rest in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2019 0

Mrs Augustina Okechukwu, wife of the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, was on Saturday laid to rest at her country home, Eke in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Late Augustina, died on Sept. 20, 2019 after a brief illness in an Abuja hospital at the age of 57. READ […]

Featured News

Enugu residents lament sharp increase in price of onion

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2019 0

The price of onion in major markets across Enugu has increased sharply even as some residents lament its scarcity in the metropolis. A market survey conducted on Saturday revealed that the price of the commodity had increased when compared to what was obtained a few months back. READ ALSO Pregnant woman, 3 others killed in […]

Featured Sports

More athletes register for Coal City International Marathon

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

No fewer than 57 additional athletes have registered to participate in the forthcoming Coal City International Half Marathon holding in Enugu. Nzube Ndiokwelu, the event’s Race Director, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Friday. NAN reports that nine days ago, the total number of athletes that had registered for […]

Featured Politics

Buhari approves N10bn for Enugu airport

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an intervention fund of 10 billion Naira for the upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. President Buhari gave the approval following a meeting with South-East governors and leaders from the zone at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, “I have approved the sum of 10 billion Naira for […]

News

S’East Govs to meet Buhari over welfare of Ndigbo

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Governors of the South East Geo-political zone on Monday held a closed door meeting with some stakeholders and religious leaders in the zone and resolved to meet President Muhammadu Buhari over “the welfare of people of the zone”. Chairman of the South East Governor’s Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi disclosed this on […]

News

Psychologist urges mothers on how to raise responsible child-child

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2019 0

A Psychologist, with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Mrs Nneka Dim, has urged mothers to give good moral and parental care to their children, especially the child-child. Dim gave the advice in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu. She said that quality of upbringing would help […]

Aviation Business

MMIA passengers to enjoy free WiFi

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

Passengers using the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja will soon start enjoying free WiFi services at the airport. The airport manager, Mrs Victoria Shin-Aba who disclosed at this year’s customer service week organised by the servicom department of FAAN, said the provision of the free WiFi was part of the innovation introduced to improve on […]

News

FRSC arrests 1,396 traffic offenders in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2019 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has arrested 1,396 traffic offenders and recorded on Thursday, 1,484 offences in Enugu State this 2019 . The state Sector Commander, Mr Ogbonnaya Kalu, told newsmen in Enugu that the command had also prosecuted 136 offenders since January. According to him, one offender is still undergoing trial. He also […]

Football Sports

AFCON: Emmanuel Okala, others say Super Eagles need prayers to beat Tunisia in third-place match

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Emmanuel Okala, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, on Tuesday in Enugu asked for prayers from Nigerians for the Super Eagles to beat Tunisia on Wednesday in Cairo. Newsmen report that the Super Eagles will face the Carthage Eagles in the third-place match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Okala, who helped […]

News

Enugu Community drags fake monarch to court

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Enugu-ALARMED by its sudden discovery that their traditional ruler was not recognized by the state government, some aggrieved members of Ameke-Ngwo community in Udi local government area of Enugu state have dragged HRH Igwe Jerome Okolo to the state high court for none possession of any certificate of return as a monarch for 16 years […]

Education News

Five states, FCT yet to access Paris club counterpart fund – UBEC

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2019 0

…Says it has developed new framework to enhance quality in basic education Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, said on Tuesday that Anambra, Edo, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Kano states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are yet to access the Paris Club counterparts fund in full. Bobboyi made this known when […]

Entertainment gist Social Media

Five thousand Stylenesthair customers set to win special gifts cards

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2019 0

Mutiat Alli – Lagos Stylenest International, the largest human hair extension marketing company in Nigeria in furtherance of its effort at promoting beauty in Nigeria and African continent has announced plans of offering special gift cards and other mouth-watering prizes to over 5,000 customers nationwide. Announcing the offer, the Chief Executive Officer, Stylenest

Business

World Milk Day 2019: Arla Dano® excites consumers with diary On The Farm

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2019

Godwin Anyebe As part of efforts to commemorate the 2019 World Milk Day, Arla Dano®, makers of Dano Milk has joined the rest of the world to celebrate milk and the goodness it brings. Riding on this year’s global campaign theme ‘Enjoy Dairy’, Arla Dano® held a spectacular farm-themed the event tagged, ‘On the farm […]

News Nigeria

Enugu auto crash claims 9 lives

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2018 0

No fewer than nine persons were confirmed dead, while 12 persons sustained injuries in an auto crash on Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Enugu, SP Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Amaraizu noted that the incident happened on Sunday evening at […]

Editorial

World Bank rating and EODB in 5 states, FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

Nigeria’s ranking on Ease of Doing Business (EODB) has received a boost as the World Bank on Thursday announced that five states in the country- Lagos, Kaduna, Abia, Enugu, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – are making stride to improve the ease of doing business for domestic small and medium enterprises (SMES). The […]

News Top Stories

We won’t give our land for ranching, says South East Govs

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2018 0

The South East Governors Forum has declared that the zone is not prepared to give any portion of its land for ranching. Rising from a one-day meeting held at Government House, Enugu on Sunday, the chairman of the forum and Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi, made it clear that the zone is highly disadvantage in […]

News

Over 240 men walk against prostate cancer in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2018 0

No fewer than 240 men in Enugu at the weekend staged a walk against prostate cancer in order to create awareness about the disease and its fatality among residents. The 10-kilometre, which took off from Okpara Square en route Court Road and Eziilo Road and back to Okpara Square, featured distribution of prostate cancer awareness […]

News

Boundary dispute: Enugu, Anambra sue for peace

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

The Deputy Governors of Enugu and Anambra States, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo and Dr. Nkem Okeke have called on border communities of Ibite Olo in Ezeagu local government area (Enugu) and Awba Ofemmili in Awka North local government area (Anambra) to sheathe their swords and allow peace reign in their areas. The deputy governors, who gave […]

News Nigeria

Biafra: Ignore IPOB, MASSOB’s sit-at- home order, Zionists tell Ndigbo

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2018 0

The Biafra Zionists Federation, (BZF) Wednesday, asked the seven Igbo speaking states of Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Rivers and Delta to ignore the sit-at-home call by the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB),on May 30. It could be re-called that the pro-Biafra groups […]