Tag: Enugu State
PDP wins Enugu LG by landslide
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won the Ezeagu Local Government presidential election in Enugu state, eastern Nigeria…
Endless waiting at Enugu INEC for results
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Enugu There is apprehension over the delay of the result of the election conducted on Saturday by the Enugu…
INEC Ad Hoc Staff Stranded In Enugu
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Enugu Members of the National Youth Service Corps who are ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
Poll: Tight Security At Enugu INEC Office
Cyriacus Izuekwe/Enugu Ahead of presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have tightened security…
JAMB: Students Seek Improved Computer-Based Exam
Some students in Enugu State who participated at the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have called for improved system…
Police arrest suspected car snatcher in Enugu
The Enug State Police Command said on Sunday that it had arrested a graduate of Agricultural Economics from Imo State,…
Governorship candidate lauds peaceful conduct of APC primaries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Mr Okey Ezea, said the recent peaceful conduct of the…
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PDP Governorship primaries: Okowa wins in Delta, Ugwuanyi in Enugu
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The incumbent Senator representing Delta north senatorial district at the national assembly, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday night…
Chime’s Reconciliation With Ekweremadu And Why He Stepped Down
As dirty as the brand of politics practiced in this country may be, there are some moral lessons we occasionally…
Ekweremadu, Nnaji win senatorial election in Enugu
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Sen. Gilbert Nnaji Chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, have won the PDP primary to…
That Attack On Ekweremadu’s Medical Mission
By Raymond Ekeji Ordinarily, Enugu State is populated by a humane, humble, peaceable, most hospitable, and easy-going people who prefer…
Chime rejects PDP congresses, says its ‘totally unacceptable’
Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State said on Tuesday that the PDP congresses in the state were “totally unacceptable” to…
Confusion trails PDP ward congresses in Enugu
The PDP ward congresses were enmeshed in confusion in Enugu State on Saturday following conflicting reports from two “emerging factions”…
Consensus candidacy is democratic – Gov. Chime
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state said on Sunday in Enugu that consensus candidacy was democratic in politics if the…
Air Force graduates 36 pioneer commercial helicopter pilots
The first set of commercial helicopter pilots trained in the country graduated from the Nigerian Air Force International Helicopter Flying…
Enugu govt. approves N465 million for SMEs
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved the payment of N465 million as its counterpart fund for the Small and…
Police nab 5 robbery suspects in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu said on Monday that it had arrested five suspected armed robbers while attempting to rob…
Forgive Me, Gov Chime’s Wife Begs Him
Jeminat Adamson The estranged wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Clara Chime, has begged her husband for forgiveness over her…
Enugu Assembly approves new deputy governor
The Enugu State House of Assembly has confirmed, Ralph Nwoye, as the new deputy governor of the state. The Assembly…
Enugu records 51 cases of sexual harassment, rape in 5 months
No fewer than 51 minors were sexually abused or raped in Enugu State between April 2014 and August 2014, the…
Enugu Deputy Gov Impeached Over Poultry Farm
The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi, has been impeached. He was sacked from office on Tuesday by the…
Nigerians defy rains to honour late Dora Akunyili in Enugu
Nigerians from different walks of life on Friday defied the downpour in Enugu to attend the wake-keep of former Minister…
Enugu Secret Impeachment Trial And Implications For Democracy
By Law Mefor Nigerian Governors have since become absolute rulers. Like ancient monarchs, those in whom all power is vested…
Auto crash claims 10 lives in Enugu
The police in Enugu on Tuesday confirmed that 10 people died in an auto crash on the Opi-Eha-Alumona-Obollo-Afor road on…
Ebola: Enugu residents wear gloves to work, markets
In Enugu State, some citizens have resorted to taking precautionary measures to protect themselves from contracting Ebola Virus. NAN reports…
Enugu: Of Political Terrorism And Chicken Impeachment
By Okwudili Edeh Writing in the History of the Poleponnesian War, capturing the nearly three-decade struggle (431-404 BC) between the…
Chime begins leave, hands over to deputy
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has proceeded on his annual vacation after handing over to his deputy, Sunday Onyebuchi.…
EFCC arraigns 2 for defrauding applicants of N2.25m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned James Onu and Abuchi Nwigwe before the Federal High Court in…
More tributes as Amaka Igwe is buried
Friends, families, Nollywood thespians and fans on Monday evening thronged the New Haven Event Centre, Enugu, for the service of…
Gunmen invade Enugu Broadcasting Service, kill policeman
The Police in Enugu State has arrested 12 men who invaded the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) with guns. The…