AWKA— The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Kosisochukwu Edward Ibekwe, over the alleged murder of 23-year-old nursing student, Chiamaka Vivian Chilaka, in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made…
ENUGU— The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Mamman Giwa, has received the 2025 Best Crime Busting Police Chief in West Africa award, while the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Daniel Ndukwe, received the Best Police Public Relations Officer in Nigeria award. The awards were presented on Sunday at the Enugu State…
CAIRO — An Egyptian court has sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging after convicting them in a major drug manufacturing and trafficking case. The Cairo Criminal Court delivered the verdict on Saturday, Sept. 5, following the court’s consideration of the opinion of Egypt’s Grand Mufti, a required step…
ENUGU— As seven political parties prepare to contest the Sept. 26 local government elections in Enugu State, the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has urged candidates and their supporters to focus on issues and avoid personal attacks capable of heating up the polity. The election will produce chairmen for the state’s 17 local government…
ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered to support the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with biometric verification technology to strengthen the integrity of the Board’s examination processes. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, made the offer on Friday when JAMB Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, led his management team on a…
ENUGU — Youths in Enugu State, including students and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, have marched through parts of Enugu metropolis, declaring their opposition to terrorism, cultism, criminality and violent extremism. The youths, who converged at Government House, Enugu, were received by the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, and pledged to mobilise young…
ABUJA — The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has commended the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, for supporting capacity building for the Scheme’s procurement officers. The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to the BPP Director-General, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, at his office. Nafiu said the training…
ENUGU — Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the appointment of new members and principal officers to key state institutions. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Friday. The appointments are part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen governance, reform institutions and…
ONITSHA — The Federal Government has ordered the full closure of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State, for two weeks to enable emergency maintenance and rehabilitation works on the facility. The Acting Federal Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters, Mr Timothy Emenike, announced this in a statement, saying…
|By Ejike Agbata The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, has rolled out activities to mark its 35th anniversary, with a mix of professional, humanitarian and social events lined up for this year’s Press Week. Chairman of the 2026 NUJ Press Week/Coral Anniversary Planning Committee, Comrade Francis Ekpone, reeled out the programme during…
