Nine persons have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus at Dungus, Kuru District, Jos South Local Government Area (LGA). The Police Command in Plateau confirmed the attack in a statement by its Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Alfred Alabo, on Monday in Jos. The command said it received a distress report…
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) says the commission is over 90 per cent ready for the forthcoming Sept. 26 Local Government Council Elections in Enugu State. ENSIEC had scheduled elections into 17 Chairmanship and 260 Councillorship positions in the state. The Chairman of ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, disclosed this on Monday in Enugu….
ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the timely release of funds to the Regional Development Commissions, warning their boards and managements against corruption, waste and execution of projects that do not directly benefit the people. Tinubu gave the directive while declaring open the first North Central Stakeholders Development Summit organised by the North…
AWKA — The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Mrs. Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly subjecting her seven-year-old daughter, Oluebube Ofoma, to severe physical abuse, including injuries reportedly inflicted with a hot knife. The incident occurred at Ibollo Community, Awada-Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra. The child was allegedly injured…
|By Nnamani Arinze Darlington In just three years, Enugu State has witnessed a transformation so sweeping that it literally stares one in the face. But in an era of cynicism, when obvious truths can so easily be denounced without the least scruple, the architects of such unprecedented development have compiled it into a single, formidable…
The Chairman of Enugu South Local Government Council and All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship Candidate, Hon. Caleb Onyema Ani, has taken his campaign to Garki Market and Akwuke Ward 12 ahead of the Sept. 26 Local Government election. The campaign tour, held at the weekend, was led by Hon. Freedom Nnam, APC Chairman and Director-General…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to allow strategic alliance with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, to stand. It would be recalled that Tinubu’s ally, Wike (PDP fictional leader) is currently running a nationwide Rainbow Coalition between his-led PDP fiction and…
Enugu — One person has been confirmed dead while four others have been rescued after a four-storey building under construction collapsed in the early hours of Sunday at Independence Layout, Enugu. The building, located along Ogbaru Street/Alvan Ikokwu Street, reportedly trapped workers who were sleeping at the site, with emergency agencies deploying rescue equipment to…
Enugu— The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Mamman Giwa, has ordered an investigation into two separate incidents of alleged disruption of political gatherings in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. Giwa gave the order in a statement issued on Sunday in Enugu by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Daniel…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that hoodlums invaded its monthly Ward meeting at Ihuani Awkunanaw in Obuofia, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Saturday and opened fire on party members, leaving eight persons with gunshot injuries. The allegation was contained in a statement issued by Hon. Sampson Ukwu, Media Aid…
