Tag: Enugu State News

13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Enugu Auto Crash

31Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Enugu Auto Crash

No fewer than 13 passengers were torched beyond recognition in an auto crash close to the Four-Corners Enugu around 9 pm on Sunday. The road mishap occurred when a 14-seater bus which was traveling from Imo State to Adamawa, ran into a trainer before catching fire. See Also: Fire Guts WAEC National Office Reports say all the passengers except one were burnt beyond recognition in the road mishap which took place at the Enugu axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway. It was gathered that only one passenger survived the accident, with different accounts of how he survived. While one version has it that he was rescued by sympathizers, another said he escaped through the window. The survivor is receiving treatment at the Emergency Unit of the University of Nigeria T...

Chijioke Edeoga Emerges LP Enugu Guber Candidate

3Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, Nigeria

Chijioke Edeoga Emerges LP Enugu Guber Candidate

Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, former Enugu Stat commissioner for environment, has become the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the State. Recall that Edeoga vied for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ticket in the governorship primary but lost to Barr. Peter Mbah. He confirmed his emergence as the LP candidate on Sunday after initial speculations in the early hours of Sunday. See Also: Oil Mogul, Peter Mbah Wins Enugu PDP Governorship Ticket There has been calls in some quarters for Edoga to defect to LP to test his popularity at the polls against the PDP candidate. When contacted by Daily Post on Sunday to comment on his alleged defection, he replied, “yes, it’s true. I’m now the Labour Party governorship candidate.” Source: Dailypost

‘I’ve Witnessed Betrayals’ — Ekweremadu Formally Withdraws From Enugu Guber

3Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

‘I’ve Witnessed Betrayals’ — Ekweremadu Formally Withdraws From Enugu Guber

Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, has formally withdrawn from the Enugu governorship race. TheCable had reported how the governorship hopeful pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election held in Enugu last week. Charles Ogbo Asogwa, director-general of Ekweremadu’s campaign organisation, had said the senator would imminently announce his next decision. In a statement announcing his formal withdrawal from the race on Thursday, Ekweremadu congratulated Peter Mbah who won the party’s governorship ticket in the state. The senator said he was prepared for the governorship race and presented a roadmap of what he intends to achieve. “Unfortunately, as we were doing these, some of our compatriots were busy conspiring and planting landmi...

Gov Ugwuanyi Commiserates with Victims as Trigger Happy Police Officer Kill 5, Injure 4 in Enugu

21Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Gov Ugwuanyi Commiserates with Victims as Trigger Happy Police Officer Kill 5, Injure 4 in Enugu

Following the unfortunate incident at Golf Estate, GRA, Enugu, on Sunday, involving a Police Inspector attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9, Umuahia, Abia State, who started shooting sporadically, leaving five victims dead and four persons with gunshot injuries, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State visited the victims at ESUT Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, where they are receiving treatment. Gov. Ugwuanyi who was received at the hospital by the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu and the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Hyacinth Onah, in a statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, expressed shock over the dastardly act. The governor empathised with the victims and wished them a quick recovery. He als...

Hoodlums Raze INEC Headquarters in Enugu

17May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Hoodlums Raze INEC Headquarters in Enugu

The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Enugu has been set ablaze on Sunday night with some vehicles razed. This comes barely 48 hours after an office of the commission in Udenu Local Government Area went up in flames. Reports say the arsonists numbering about seven stormed the commission situated near Enugu State Broadcasting Service at Independence Layout in a Mini-Bus and ignited fire to six Hilux vehicles, five of which were completely razed. The sixth was partially destroyed. They reportedly tried to set buildings in the premises ablaze but were resisted by armed security operatives guarding the premises. Some furniture in one of the offices were said to have caught fire before firefighters arrived, Punch reports. Residents of the area r...

Why Fire Razed INEC Office in Udenu LGA, Enugu – Police

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Power

Why Fire Razed INEC Office in Udenu LGA, Enugu – Police

The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command has said the fire incident at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in the Udenu local government area of the state was caused by a power surge. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi visited the scene where he took a brief from the INEC Electoral Officer in charge of Udenu LGA, Dustan Eke, to ensure effective intervention of the newly constructed fire service stations in Udenu and Igbo-Eze North Local Government Areas, as well as the one in Nsukka LGA. The governor charged the security agencies to ensure the safety of the lives and property of residents of the area. The statement...

Relocate Permanently to Your LGAs, Wards – Enugu Gov Orders All Council Chairmen, Deputies, Councilors

30Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Photos, Security

Relocate Permanently to Your LGAs, Wards – Enugu Gov Orders All Council Chairmen, Deputies, Councilors

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has asked all Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the state, as well as their deputies and the 260 elected Councilors to immediately and permanently relocate to their respective local government areas and ward. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Nnayelugo Chidi Aroh, noting that the decision was reached after the governor’s consultation with key stakeholders in the state on security as part of effort to curb the spike in security challenges across the country and forestall the infiltration of criminal elements into the state. Aroh said that the governor, yesterday, consequently held consultation with the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi and other members of ...

Nvuna River contamination Causes Water Scare in Enugu as Govt Pays Fact-finding Visit

26Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Environment, News, Nigeria

Nvuna River contamination Causes Water Scare in Enugu as Govt Pays Fact-finding Visit

Mulls emergency boreholes for affected communities Following the directives of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, a government team led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Water Resources, Hon. Anthony Dubem Onyia and the Managing Director of EN-RUWASSA, Dr. Frank Omeje, yesterday, visited the Nvuna River that traverses four communities of Nomeh, Unateze, Mburumbu and Nkerefi in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state, on a fact-finding mission. There were reports that the Nvuna River, which is the major source of water for domestic activities in the four communities, has turned bloody and later blackish in colour, with accusations and counter-accusations pointing at bandits and fishermen. An Ethanol production factory located at Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu State, know...

COVID-19 Vaccine: Enugu Govt Prioritizes Heath Workers

13Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria

COVID-19 Vaccine: Enugu Govt Prioritizes Heath Workers

The Enugu State Government kicked off the COVID-19 vaccination in the state, commencing with frontline health workers at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Teaching Hospital Isolation and Treatment Centre, Parklane, Enugu on Friday. A statement by an aide to the governor on media, Amoke Louis, quoted the Executive Secretary, Enugu State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. George Ugwu, to have said that the decision to start with frontline health workers was in line with the protocol of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to give priority to those health personnels working in the isolation and treatment centres. Dr. Ugwu confirmed that the Enugu State government received 65,410 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, foll...

26Feb

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Gov Ugwuanyi Imposes Curfew

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has imposed a curfew on the Oruku Community, in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the State. The action followed the crisis that greeted the murder of the traditional ruler of the Oruku community, HRH Igwe Emmanuel Chidiebere Mba, on December 26, 2020, which is subject of an ongoing Judicial Commission of Injury, and the recent gruesome murder of the Vice-Chairman of Oruku Town Union Caretaker Committee, Chief Samuel Ani. According to a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Nnayelugo Chidi Aroh, the curfew was imposed by Governor Ugwuanyi, pursuant to Executive Order No. 2: 2021, dated 25th February 2021. Aroh stated that the curfew, which is between the hours of 6pm to 6am daily, commences from 6pm, on Thursday, February ...