•A petrol tanker accident At least six people narrowly escaped death when an articulated vehicle, loaded with 33,000 liters of fuel, collided with a tipper at the notorious Ugwu Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Enugu State. The accident occurred as the tanker was descending from the Ninth Mile end of the road, while […]
•Some prison inmates In a bid to alleviate overcrowding in Nigeria’s correctional facilities, four state governors have granted pardons to over 120 inmates across various prisons in their states in the last three months. The pardon is part of ongoing efforts to reduce congestion in the nation’s correctional system, reports Sunday PUNCH. Govern...
•Nigerian soldiers on shooting exercise The Nigerian Army has advised residents of Enugu State not to panic upon witnessing heavy movement of troops and equipment, or hearing gunshots, between March 17 and March 20. Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for the 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, gave the advice in a statement iss...
An Enugu State High Court on Monday sentenced the Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu, Dr. Ngozi Unaogu, to the Nigeria Correctional Centre for disobeying a court order. The Medical Director was jailed alongside the Director of Clinical Services of the hospital, Dr. Vincent Ubochi, by Justice Ngozi Oji, who ordered ...
•Igbo masquerades The Igbo-Etiti Local Government in Enugu State has vowed to arrest and prosecute any masquerade caught flogging or molesting women and girls in the area. The council chairman, Dr. Eric Odo disclosed this today during a one-day campaign on the eradication of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the council headquarters, ...
A civil society group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has urged the Police Service Commission to order an independent investigation into the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and abuse of power involving members of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, reports The Nation. RULAAC’s appeal followed allega...
•Enugu tanker fire victims’ relative, Ikechukwu Nwaji Thirty-seven-year-old Ikechukwu Nwaji narrates the pain of losing his brother, the late Jeremiah Nwaji of Abofia-Agbaja community, in the Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, and 10 members of the family, including wife and children, to the recent Enugu tanker fire, reports Saturda...
•Enugu tanker explosion Relations of the 18 victims of last Saturday’s petrol tanker fire in Enugu yesterday besieged hospitals where the injured were taken. Family members of the dead also besieged the scene of the accident at the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, reports NAN. They wept uncontrollably at seeing the vehicle...
•Tinubu, Ohanaeze logo and Nnamdi Kanu The apex Igbo socio-cultural and political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has welcomed President Bola Tinubu on his official visit to Enugu State tomorrow, and has sought the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The organisation in a press statement t...
•Transformer A yet-be-identified suspected transformer vandal was electrocuted in Ihe Primary School at Obukpa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Monday night. He was attempting to steal armoured cables belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, reports Vanguard. The remains of the victim revealed severe burns al...
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