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…
ABUJA— The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 General Elections. The list, signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, was released on Saturday in Abuja and contains candidates sponsored by 18 political parties. Of the 18 presidential…
ENUGU — The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in Enugu State for the 2027 General Elections, Prof. Jehu Nnaji, has pledged to create 100,000 jobs within four years if elected. Nnaji made the pledge in his acceptance speech after emerging as the party’s sole candidate at its direct governorship primary held at the…
UMUAHIA — The Abia State Governor, Dr Alex C. Otti, has congratulated his Enugu State counterpart, Dr Peter Mbah, on the conferment of a Doctor of Law Degree, honoris causa, by the University of East London, United Kingdom. Otti, in a congratulatory message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, described the…
