Hon. Uche Ugwu, the Member representing Udi North Enugu Assembly, has emerged as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly for the 8th Assembly, It was gathered that Dr. Emmanuel Udaya, the House Clark set the motion for the business of the day, while relying on an existing House rule that Speaker and Deputy…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday met behind closed-doors with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the presidential villa, Abuja. Mbah, while addressing State House correspondents after the meeting, said he pleaded with the President for the release of…
Peter Mbah, the Enugu State Governor, has been urged by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) never to allow his enemies to turn his government into a theatre of crisis. IPOB, while disclosing, vowed to make Enugu State tough for him if he allowed his enemies to turn the state into a theatre of crisis….
Barr Peter Mbah, the Enugu State Governor, has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to the government with immediate effect until further notice. Mba made the directive on Tuesday, in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, saying the directive takes effect from Tuesday, May 30, 2023….
Peter Mbah, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, declared winner of March 18 gubernatorial election held in Enugu by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mbah polled 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP), who garned 157,552 votes. Frank Nweke Jnr of the…
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, the former Governor of Enugu State, has lost his return bid to the Senate. The Informant247 gathered Nnamani lost to the Labour Party candidate, Sir Kelvin Chukwu. The LP candidate polled 69,136 to beat Chimaroke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 48,701 votes. Kelvin was replaced by his brother, Oyibo…
A police officer was killed and another injured during an attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. According to a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman Information (INEC) and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, the hoodlums struck around 9.12pm, but were repelled by Police…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Friday said that the commission has restored the facilities destroyed by gunmen in various local government areas in Enugu State in readiness for the 2023 general elections. It could be recalled that in the last one year, INEC offices in seven local government areas were razed by…
Prof. Christian Anieke, the Vice Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, has said that many graduates cannot speak and write English language. The University don said writing and speaking English language has become challenge for most graduates. The VC made this revelation when staff of the National Universities Commission, NUC, paid a visit to…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that one person died while two others sustained serious injuries in a fatal accident that occurred within Enugu metropolis on Thursday. The Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Mr Joseph Toby, confirmed the incident to the Newsmen in Enugu on Thursday. Toby said that the accident occurred…
NDLEA nabs ex-footballer for drug trafficking Operatives of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a former footballer, Okafor Emmanuel for alleged drug trafficking. In an official statement on its Twitter handle, the agency noted that Emmanuel was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, on his arrival from Sao Paulo,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended nine suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu. The suspected internet fraudsters were apprehended on Friday at the Transekulu and Monarch areas of the state. The Head of Media of anti financial crime agency, Wilson Uwujaren, has announced the raid via a statement. The suspects, according to him…
The National Industrial Court (NIC), Enugu Division, presided over by Justice Oluwakayode Arowosegbe, has restrained members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State chapter, from proceeding on strike. Arowosegbe gave the order on Friday in Enugu while ruling on an exparte application brought by the state government. Recall that the state government had…
The Enugu State Ministry of Education says all schools in the state will resume for the new academic session on January 10. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uchenna Eze, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday that the state was operating a uniform timetable for all schools, both public and private….
The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Sunday, said that it had received another invitation from anonymous person from Department of State Services for interrogation. It would be recalled operatives of the DSS had in June 2021 visited the Adoration ground to deliver a letter of invitation to Mbaka. Mbaka…
