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The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested no fewer than 228 suspects in two months for various crimes ranging from kidnapping, murder, armed robbery and vandalism. The state Commissioner of Police, MAMMAN GIWA, who made the revelation in a press briefing held at the command’s headquarters in the state, said the arrests were part of the command’s efforts to combat crime and ensure the state remains safe for […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO in collaboration with the European Union, EU has launched the second phase of its State Project on Education and Youth Empowerment in Enugu State, aimed at expanding, integrating, and strengthening systems to build teachers’ capacity and resilience from 2024 to 2028. Delivering a welcome address, the Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Ndubueze Mbah, represented by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Patrick Ochi, […]
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ebonyi State has declared an indefinite strike in seven local government areas due to the non-payment of four months’ salaries to some teachers. A statement released by NUT Secretary, BASSEY ASUQUO, revealed that the affected LGAs were listed as Ebonyi, Edda, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ivo, Ishielu, and Ohaukwu. The state chapter of NUT lamented that several local government chairmen have failed to clear […]
Some Suspected herdsmen yesterday attacked the Amegu Nkalaha Community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, killing several residents and burning numerous houses. The Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, JOSHUA UKANDU, confirmed the attack to newsmen, stating that the police have deployed operatives to the area. Also confirming the attack, the chairperson of Ishielu local government area, IFEOMA AGWU, said the process of recovering bodies and taking them to the morgue is ongoing, […]
The Enugu state government has assured its readiness to domesticate the digital economy, e-governance bills when passed into law. The Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, LAWRENCE EZE made this known in his address at the digital economy, e-governance stakeholders' engagement, organised by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy in collaboration with Enugu state Government on Tuesday at the Old Government Lodge, Enugu. On his part, the Special Adviser to […]
Fire has gutted a section of a building in Enugu state, belonging to a former Vice-President, late ALEX EKWUEME. An eye witness, OMEGA DAVIDSON, who spoke to Urban radio correspondent, CHRIS FRANK, said the fire which occurred yesterday, started at about 5:15pm but added that the cause of the fire incident remained unknown, He also revealed that there was prompt response from the Enugu state Fire Service, who according to him, arrived around 5:30pm to put out the fire. As of the time of this report, […]
The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a safer, peaceful, and crime-free state with the establishment of the special security operation "OPERATION UDO-GA-ACHI" and the new vigilante architecture, named AGUNECHEMBA, recently unveiled by the state Governor CHUKWUMA SOLUDO. Anambra State Commissioner for Information, LAW MEFOR, stated this yesterday on the Urban Radio flagship programme, THE PARLIAMENT, reiterating the objective of the Anambra Homeland Security Law 2025, which […]
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has announced a 10 million Naira bounty each for information leading to the capture of each of the gunmen responsible for the killing that occurred in a compound at Umuike, Ubahuekwem community in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. About seven persons, comprising five police officers and two unarmed civilians lost their lives on Monday when some yet-to-be-identified gunmen invaded the area […]
Gunmen yesterday killed seven people at Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that out of the seven individuals killed, two were unarmed civilians who were in a compound planning a burial ceremony that was scheduled to hold on January 2, 2025, while the others were security personnel. The incident was confirmed in a press release issued by the commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, through his […]
