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Thursday, December 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command says it has successfully conducted multiple operations, resulting in the arrest of two male armed robbery suspects and the recovery of five firearms, two live cartridges, a snatched tricycle, and other incriminating items. The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe who disclosed this in a statement made available […]
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Thursday, December 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government and the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, CWEIC, on Thursday, signed a strategic partnership agreement that would accelerate trade and investment inflow to the state. This was even as Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State was named a co-chair of the Governors Roundtable at the 2025 edition of […]
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) Tuesday called on Federal and State Governments to make human rights a lived reality for all Nigerians in accordance with their constitutional obligation to recognize and maintain human dignity. It added that by so doing, they could begin to rebuild public trust in government, foster national unity, and […]
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders and residents affected by climate change issues on Tuesday proffered ideas on local adaptation plans for climate change within Enugu State. They unanimously agreed that current climate change activities are negatively impacting on the environment and entire residents, while the people are feeling the impact in various ways, which included: agriculture […]
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Monday, December 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non governmental body, Women Aid Collective (WACOL), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and media professionals in the South-East Zone of Nigeria have raised concern over the high level of corruption in the area in handling Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases. They posited that the ugly trend in the geo political […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command says it has successfully dismantled an interstate criminal syndicate which specialises in armed robbery and financial fraud. It said “this was achieved through coordinated operations involving the Emene Division, Crack, and Octopus Tactical Squads, alongside the Neighbourhood Watch Group, which led to the arrest of eight (8) […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) as he nominated Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by Special […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Economic Adviser to ex- president Olusengun Obasanjo and Professor of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN Professor Osita Ogbu has called advocated for institution of Chartered Journalists in Nigeria so as to distinguish core professional from non u serious ones. He stated this Monday while delivering a lecture titled: “Journalism […]
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Friday, December 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 governorship Candidate of the opposition Accord party in Enugu State, Barrister John Nwobodo, has picked holes on the proposed acquisition of four aircrafts and floating of a Commercial Air line to be known as Enugu Air, by the governor Peter Mbah led government, saying it is a misplacement of priority. […]
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Sunday, December 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unhappy with the alarming rate of multiple taxation being imposed on its members by the Enugu state government through its various Enforcement agencies, Hotel Owners Association, in the area have dragged the state to Federal High Court, seeking interpretation of the law in that regard. It said for some time now, “business […]
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Sunday, December 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has directed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate the allegation by an Enugu based Human Rights lawyer, Olu Omotayo (Esq) against some officials of Madonna University over stealing and tampering with Mayfresh Mortgage Bank Limited records at the Corporate […]
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Saturday, November 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has harped on the need for robust collaboration among security agencies and other relevant stakeholders in Nigeria on Early Warning/Early Response (EWER) issues, so as to avert all manner of impending disaster. At a one day workshop put together by the organization with support from Open […]
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Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER). – Chief Executive (CEO) and General Manager of Rangers International football club of Enugu, Barrister Amobi Ezeaku has dismissed speculations in some quarters that, himself and the clubs Technical Adviser, Fidelis Ilechukwu are making moves to leave the reigning Champions of the Nigeria professional Football League NPFL. He made the clarification Tuesday in […]
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Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director -General, National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW Johnson Babatunde Kokumo has called on critical stakeholders and all and sundry to join hands with the agency in the fight against the menace of small arms proliferations . He noted that the alarming rate of violence crime […]
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Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Peter Mbah led Enugu State Government is to spend N971,84,000,000 billion for the 2025 fiscal year as against N521,556,386,000 budgeted in 2024. Mbah who made this known during the 2025 budget presentation at the Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday, said that the budget tagged: “Budget of Exponential Growth and […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA have continued to intensify its operations in the SouthEast region, as they neutralize Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and Easter Security Network ESN Members, and discovered IED Making Factory along the Imo River in Isiala-Ngwa North […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Professor of Law and former Dean, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Agu Gab Agu, has decried the low level of reading culture among the Nigerian youth, saying it is worrisome. The university Don, who spoke to newsmen weekend in Enugu shortly after his remark […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned university don, at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Prof Okechukwu Richard Oji, is set to deliver the instruction’s 40th inaugural lecture. This was contained in a public announcement released by the university weekend. It stated that the lecture will be held on Thursday, November 28, at […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former South East leader of Civil Liberties organization CLO, and human rights Activist, Comrade Okechukwu Nwanguma, has called on the apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohaneze Ndigbo to as a matter of urgency, intervene in the continued unjust detention of one Fredrick Nwajagu for close to two years now, over his alledged […]
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Sunday, November 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non governmental organization, Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (PWAN), has put together a town hall meeting for media practitioners in South East Nigeria with a view to deepening their knowledge and understanding of the 2020 Nigeria police Act, and holding the personnel accountable. The group said the programme became necessary […]
