While Enugu State 2023 governorship election draws near, controversies have continued to get even hotter over which zone deserves the honourable position. The argument which has brought the name of the former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu into the mud has, however, been condemned as leaders of […]
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Court Remands Couple In Prison Custody For Brutalising 10-year-old Home Help With Hot Iron, Nails
The Enugu State Magistrate Court on Monday remanded a couple, Mr Jude and Ifeoma Ozougwu, in a correctional center for allegedly brutalising a 10-year-old girl named Nneoma Nnadi with pressing iron and nails. The couple was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Agu of Enugu North Court 1 sitting in the Enugu […]
ENSG takes up care of brutalised minor’s wellbeing, medical bills
Enugu State Government has pledged to take adequate care of wellbeing of the 10-year-old female house-help (name withheld), who was grievously maltreated by her guardian, Mrs Ifeoma Ozougwu. The state’s Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Princess Peace Nnaji, made the pledge when she visited the victim at the […]
Female Politician That Distributed Shovels And Wheelbarrows As Empowerment Is Dead
Former Chairperson of the caretaker committee of Nsukka Local Government Area in Enugu State, Hon Chinwe Ugwu that distributed shovels, head pans and wheelbarrows as empowerment is dead. Her death was confirmed on social media by Hon Patrick Asadu, the House of Rep member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency. Although […]
Woman drills nails, hot iron on 10 yrs old domestic help’s head
A Woman, Mrs. Ifeoma Ezeugwu has been arrested by the police in Enugu state for drilling nails in two places into the head of a-10 years old girl, Miss Chinonye Nnadi. The woman also allegedly used hot electric iron all over the body of the teenage girl. The WomenAids Collective, […]
Enugu records three new COVID-19 deaths, 66 new infections
Three COVID-19 patients reportedly died in Enugu on Wednesday bringing to total nine deaths recorded so far from the virus in the state. The state Commissioner for health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi also confirmed 66 new infections, saying the development has brought in total 327 cases in the state. He said […]
COVID-19: Police will ensure strict enforcement of border closure in Enugu -CP
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, says that the state police command will not tolerated complicity on strict enforcement of the state boundary closure. Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement in Enugu on Thursday that the commissioner gave the warning on […]
Gov. Ugwuanyi constitutes medical committee on de-escalation of COVID-19 in Enugu
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has approved the constitution of an ad-hoc Expert Medical Advisory Committee on urgent and effective measures for de-escalation of COVID-19 pandemic in Enugu State. The setting up of the committee followed the recent spike of COVID-19 cases from 76 to 144 within few days in the state. […]
Enugu Speaker orders shutdown of state’s Assembly Complex over COVID-19 fears
Rt. Hon Edward Ubos, Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, has ordered for the total shutdown and fumigation of the assembly complex. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Communication, Mr Jeff Mbah on Saturday in Enugu. Mbah said that […]
Enugu Assembly member is dead
A serving member of the Enugu State House of Assembly Hon Chijioke Ugwueze is dead. However no statement from his family yet, close sources has confirmed his death Friday evening. Popularly known as Aguiyi the late legislator was a first term Assembly member representing Isi-Uzor state constituency. Sources indicated that […]