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Police Arrest 123 Suspects, Recover 972 Arms, Others In Enugu
August 22, 2024
Police in Enugu State, Thursday, said they arrested a total of 123 suspects within July and August this year.
The State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, announced during a parade of some of the suspects at the command's headquarters, Enugu.
Uzuegbu told newsmen that several incriminating exhibits were recovered during the operations, while many of the suspects have been arraigned in court and remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Cu...
Man Arrested In Enugu For Alleged Murder of Neighbour’s 4-Year-Old Daughter
August 27, 2024
Enugu—On August 18, 2024, around 10:30 p.m., Police Operatives serving in the Nsukka Sector of the Enugu State Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad hastened to a compound at Orba Road in Nsukka Local Government Area, upon receiving a distress call alleging the murder of a 4-year-old girl.
The Operatives consequently arrested one Nweke Chukwuemeka “m” aged 30, alleged to have gruesomely murdered the female child, Zinachukwu Ugwu, in cold blood while she...
Enugu police on the trail of killers of OMATA President
September 15, 2024
The police in Enugu State, Sunday, said they are on the trail of the armed assailants that shot and murdered the President General of Ogbete Market Traders Association (OMATA), Mr. Stephen Aniago.
Afriqucast recalls that Aniagu was killed on September 14, 2024 at Topland, along Amechi Road, Enugu, around 8:20 p.m.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, explains that preliminary investigation reveals that the unknown armed hoodlums, operating in...
3 - May 23, 2024
Nigerian Defence Academy: Enugu Govt Announces Date For Applicants' Screening
The Enugu State Government has announced venue, date and requirements for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna.
This is contained in a statement issued by the S...
3 - May 04, 2024
Enugu lawmaker condemns attack on female nurse
The Deputy Chief Whip of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Obiajulu Princess Ugwu, has condemned the assault of a female nurse, Ms. Blessing Ogbonna, by a group of masquerades in Alor-Un...
3 - September 02, 2023
Mbah Pledges Support For Naval Base In Enugu
The Enugu State government has pledged to support the Nigerian Navy in its efforts to establish a naval operational base, hospital and welfare school in the state.
The commitment wa...
3 - March 09, 2024
IWD 2024: SSDO takes campaign on women leadership, GBV law enforcement to Enugu communities
The South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) through its Sister Guardian Initiative (SGI) has taken awareness on women leadership rights and Gender Based Violence (GBV) law enforcement...
4 - July 17, 2024
State of the nation: PDP governors go into closed door meeting in Enugu
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have gone into a closed-door meeting at the Government House Enugu.
In his opening remark Wednesday morning, govern...
3 - February 19, 2024
Enugu Police Launch Investigation Into Animal Cruelty Case
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has condemned the actions of a young man, simply identified as “High Chief Enenie Nwa Ite,” in series of viral videos posted o...
8 - July 22, 2024
Full Text: Obama's Statement On Biden's Race Withdrawal
Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded — again — that he’s a pa...
3 - April 11, 2024
Two Arrested Over Electricity Wire Theft In Enugu
The police in Enugu State have arrested two for stealing electrical wiring and installation items.
The suspect, Sunday Ogbodo 'm' of Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Ar...
8 - July 24, 2024
Protest:Television, Radio Presenter, 60 Others Detained
Dozens of people have been detained in the Ugandan capital Kampala after joining scattered anti-corruption protests in defiance of an official ban.
Lawyers said around...
13 - February 18, 2024
Where I disagreed with Fr. Gabriel of St. Pio Parish, Surulere, Lagos by Val Obienyem
Entering St. Pio Catholic Church today, I reflected on the gift of Catholicism, thanking God for its role as both a mother and teacher, guiding humanity through millennia of ministration, consollin...