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14 Mar
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has said the investment drive of his administration over the past nine months in office had started to lift poor citizens out of the pit of poverty through government’s deliberate efforts and determination. The governor disclosed this while receiving the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Associate Vice President…
12 Mar
There was panic at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State on Tuesday as gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, attacked the facility and whisked away a female director, nursing services, and a security man. The Guardian gathered that the female director and the security man she picked on her way to work…
5 Mar
Enugu State government, yesterday, ordered local council chairmen in the 17 councils of the state to hand over administration to heads of personnel management accordingly. It was gathered that the tenure of the chairmen ended yesterday.
2 Mar
Obimo community in Lagos (OCL), has called on Enugu State government to intervene in the infrastructural development, insecurity, lack of health care centre, lack of potable water and other challenges facing Obimo community.
29 Feb
The Enugu State government has ordered a fresh election for the Igweship throne of Akama Oghe community in Ezeagu local government area of the State. The Igweship stool of Akama Oghe community is being contended by Ozo Christian Akpata and Onyeka Ofodile, both of who have been laying claims as the authentic Igwe-elect for the…
27 Feb
No street protest was held on Tuesday in Enugu State by the members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other affiliated unions over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in the country. The workers had planned to march on the streets of Enugu State in line with the directives from the…
24 Feb
The first challenge Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, moved to solve on assumption of office on May 29, last year, was the water problem in the state.
23 Feb
Enugu State Government, on Thursday, decried what it called worrisome activities of some developers parading fraudulent approvals. Executive Chairman of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, Mr Uche Anya, disclosed this while briefing journalists. He said such fraudulent approvals have been withdrawn, vowing that the government would never succumb to blackmail. Anya said, "it…
23 Feb
HUMAN Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, cautioned the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, over alleged plans to set up permanent grazing settlements in the state. 
21 Feb
Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, yesterday, paraded 83 suspects arrested for allegedly committing various crimes, such as kidnapping, car snatching, gunrunning, ‘one-chance’ robbery and armed robbery.
20 Feb
Gunmen have abducted the remains of the late Ugwuanyi Israel and family members conveying his corpse from Lagos to Nsukka in Enugu State.
20 Feb
The Enugu State government has faulted claims of demolitions and forceful ejections of residents of Nchatancha Nike, one of the many communities affected by the ongoing construction of New Enugu City, a smart city flagged off by Governor Peter Mbah in October last year. It blamed the protests and disturbances, including the Monday attack on…

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The Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) yesterday, said contrary to recent negative media reports regarding the company and some members of its staff relating to ‘ghost workers’, it has been vindicated by investigation.
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A former administrative officer of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Akpa Emeka is in need of N30 million to undergo a kidney transplant to save his life.
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Justice Oyindamola Ogala of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, yesterday convicted and sentenced a man, Adamu Francis to 35 years imprisonment for armed robbery. The judge convicted Francis after he was found guilty on a three-count charge brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The state had arraigned him on charges bordering on armed…
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Anambra chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, gave a 72-hour ultimatum for the immediate arrest, investigation and prosecution of Cpl. Ifeanyi Okona and his collaborators, allegedly assaulted their colleague, Dr Ofodile Ekweogwu.
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Hundreds of residents whose property falls within 500 metre-radius of the Ibadan Circular Road (ICR) and marked for demolition, have staged a peaceful protest to call the attention of Governor Seyi Makinde, and by extension, that of President Bola Tinubu, to their plight, following the commencement of demolition in the area.
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When nature conspires with nurture to work a miracle for a people, there is ceaseless celebration because it does not happen every day. The late Professor Benjamin Obi Nwabueze who died on October 31, 2023 was one such gem whose gift as an Igbo man, Nigerian, bar man, and human being transcended both time and tenure.
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The recent invasion and looting of food items of warehouses belonging to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is a worrisome incident that cannot be pardoned for its illegality and greed; and yet cannot be overlooked for its underlying depiction of hunger and anger in the land. Food items looted included those in transit for…
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Nigeria is at a crossroads and Nigerians are trying to find the responses to an economic crisis and currency turmoil. Of course, all manner of symptoms keep appearing! 
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he government’s reaction has been customarily caustic and short-fused. Those involved in the looting of a warehouse belonging to the Agric Department Strategic food store, located at Tasha area of Abuja, on March 3. Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA)