Tag: Enugu
DSS accuses septuagenarian of being weapons supplier to robbers
Nigeria’s Department of Security Service (DSS) in the eastern Nigerian city of Enugu has brought a 73- year-old farmer, Anthony…
Petrol sells for N160 in Enugu, as scarcity persists
The scarcity of fuel in Enugu took a new dimension on Thursday as independent petroleum marketers withdrew their services, alleging…
Youths Make Brisk Business In Livestock Markets
In some markets, on Tuesday in Enugu, some young men between the ages of 14 and 20 were seen involved…
Nigeria borrows $100m from Indian Export Bank
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved $100 million loan from the Indian Import- Export Bank for Cross Rivers,…
MFM church demolished for road project
Government of eastern Nigerian state of Enugu has explained the demolition of Mountain of Fire Ministries in the capital city,…
Ethiopian Airlines Begins Enugu – Addis Flights next week
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Ethiopian Airlines will begin Addis Ababa – Enugu flights on 24 August, Nigeria’s aviation authorities disclosed on…
1,000 Women Protest Over Adulterated ‘Ogogoro’
At least 1,000 women from Igboetiti Local Government Area in Enugu State on Monday staged a protest against the mixture…
‘We Got N15m To Kill Bank Manager’
A suspected assassin has confessed to the police that N15 million was paid to kill the Deputy General Manager of…
EFCC arrests bank official for serial fraud
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Onyekachi Nwosu, the relationship/account officer of a bank in Enugu over…
Rangers Beat Enyimba In NPLF Season Opening Match
Enugu Rangers opened their Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with a leggy 1-0 win over southeast rivals, Enyimba on Saturday.…
PDP praises deputy governors of Enugu, Taraba
Against criticisms about the dearth of information about two Nigerian governors—Sullivan Chime of Enugu and Danbaba Suntai of Taraba— on…
Achebe, Kanu, Chukwumerije honored
The Igbo Youth Movement (IYM) in Enugu on Sunday conferred an award titled “The Great Igbo Icon’’ on Prof. Chinua…
Popular Nigerian lawyer remanded in prison
A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, eastern Nigeria, has ordered that prominent Enugu Lawyer, Christian Chukwudozie Ebuzoeme be remanded…
100 Biafran Zionists Arrested
The police in Enugu on Monday arrested at least 100 people parading themselves as members of the Biafra Zionist Movement.…
Rights Group Slams 12 Governors Over Teachers’ Strike
Eromosele Ebhomele A civil rights group, Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), has expressed unhappiness over the alleged reluctance…
Biafran war bombs evacuated in Enugu
The Anti-Bomb Squad of Nigeria’s Enugu State Police Command has evacuated two unexploded ordinance that were abandoned during the Nigerian…
Nigeria’s south east governors back zonal integration
Governors of the South East geopolitical zone have restated their commitment to strengthen economic cooperation and tackle security issues in…
OAU student remanded for fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has ordered that one Daramola Olawole, a student of Obafemi Awolowo University be…
Rangers win Enugu Fed cup
The Rangers International FC of Enugu on Sunday emerged champions of the 2012 Enugu State Federation Cup. Rangers defeated their…
Nigeria: Kidnapped Spanish doctor freed
A Spanish doctor kidnapped in the south-eastern Nigerian city of Enugu on April 4 has been freed and is in…
Participants Laud Lagos International Trade Fair
Participants at the just concluded 25th Lagos International Trade Fair have lauded its success. They told the News Agency of…
Southeast PDP Demand Party Chairmanship
The South East chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday rose from its zonal executive meeting at Nike Lake…
Plateau Boss Tasks Defenders
Plateau United Coach, Ndubuisi Nduka says his team “must learn to defend better†after frailties at the back saw them…
Kidnappers Free Mr. Ibu’s Wife, Son
The wife and son of popular Nollywood star, John Okafor, a.k.a. Mr. Ibu, have been released by their abductors. Mr.…
Nwodo Battles Court Order
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo has gone to court to challenge his suspension…
Ojukwu Must Not Die; Uwazuruike, Igbo Leaders Call For Prayer
By Jude Orji, Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Ailing Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu has been flown to the…