The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Chief Ikechukwu Oloto, 53, a popular politician in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu, saying police had commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding Oloto’s death. Ndukwe said…
The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has supported 344 brilliant but needy students from the constituency who gained admission to various Senior High Schools. The initiative forms part of the MP’s annual educational support programme aimed at assisting students from less-privileged backgrounds and promoting access to quality education. The beneficiaries received…
|By Prosper Okoye The outgoing National President of the Network of Civil Society Organisations Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, NACTAL, Abdulganiyu Abubakar, has introduced his successor, Osita Osemene, to government agencies and development partners involved in migration issues. Abubakar made the introduction during a two-day meeting of the Working Group on Return, Readmission and…
The President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Engr. Jani Ibrahim, has commended Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, for his administration’s efforts in tackling insecurity and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. Ibrahim made the commendation on Friday when he led a delegation of NACCIMA…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has granted a state pardon to popular native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki. The governor announced the pardon on Friday during an inspection visit to the Correctional Centre at Amawbia, near Awka, where he said the exercise was aimed not only at extending mercy…
Survivors of the deaths of 37 suspected illegal gold miners in Niger State have recounted how overcrowding and poor ventilation allegedly left detainees struggling for air inside a cell of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna. The detainees died on Thursday while in NSCDC custody in Minna, the state capital, triggering protests…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna, Niger State. President Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the deaths…
ENUGU — A community leader and critical stakeholder from Ibagwa-Aka in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area, Engr. James Ifeanyichukwu Ajibo, has congratulated Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on his recent awards and recognitions. Ajibo, in a congratulatory message, said the recognitions were coming against the backdrop of what he described as the governor’s positive…
ENUGU — The Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, has described the Executive Chairman of Enugu South Local Government Area, Rt. Hon. Caleb Onyema Ani, as a “Capacity Mayor.” Onyia stated this on Tuesday while receiving Ani’s campaign train at Amechi East Ward 1 during the chairman’s ward-to-ward campaign tour of New…
The re-election campaign of the Executive Chairman of Enugu South Local Government Area, Rt. Hon. Caleb Onyema Ani, has taken its ward-to-ward campaign tour to Achara Layout East Ward 6, Mayor Market, Awkunanaw East Ward 8 and Amechi West Ward 2. The campaign tour was led by the Campaign Directors, Hon. Freedom Nnam and Hon….
