(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A male Police Inspector serving in the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Police Command has been arrested and detained for the alleged murder of a male traditional Ogene musician, Okezie Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. Our correspondent reports that the incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. on October 25, 2024, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has nominated a 10-man shortlist for the 2024 Player of the Year. The list was posted on CAF’s social media pages on Thursday. The nominees are Nigeria’s striker, Ademola Lookman and skipper, William Troost-Ekong. Others on the list include: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, PSG), Simon Adingra (Cote […]
(AFICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Ndubusi Mbah has approved the sum of 80,000 naira as the minimum wage for Enugu workers, effective from October 2024. He disclosed this at the government house Thursday, while receiving the report of the committee set up to look into the minimum wage issue in the state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Peter Mbah, has called on the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) to take decisive action in eliminating quacks from their profession and to actively push for the domestication and implementation of the Urban and Regional Planning Law across the nation. He spoke through his Deputy, Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 82 Division, Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force Southeast Operation UDOKA, meaning (peace is best,) have continued to sustain its offensive against the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra and its militia wing, Eastern Security Network IPOB/ESN criminals across the SouthEast region, as they smashed their Camps, Rescue Hostages and destroyed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder and General Superintendent(GS) of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor Dr. William Folorunsho Kumuyi, has advised Nigerian youths not to be distracted by any situation. Pastor Kumuyi is in Enugu for a 6-Day Crusade with the theme , ‘The Day of his Power’ held at Okpara Square by 5.00pm daily. Glory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a Father, Native Doctor Over Alleged Conspiracy and killing of his son.. It said it is making “the public aware of the recent occurrence and handling of two separate murder cases. “In the first case, a native doctor, one Enuwa Odugu “m”, aged 48, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Hon. Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, has said that the State has solved the issue of multiple taxation through the introduction of a single yearly unified tax payment system using the e-ticketing solution. Briefing newsmen in Enugu, he explained that the system allows business owners in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A private firm, Spaces for Change (S4C), in collaboration with a Civil Society group, South Sahara Social Development Organization (SSDO), have trained operators of Non governmental organizations NGOs, on regulatory compliance, in order to strengthen transparency and accountability. Our correspondent writes that some of the resource persons during the two day programme […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has advised residents of the state to disregard the Monday and Tuesday sit-at-home order. The advice is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ndukwe, and made available to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), has blamed the alarming flood disasters that have wreaked havoc in parts of Nigeria on environmental fraud and lack of adherence to town planning procedures by both governments and property developers. President of the institute, Mr Nathaniel Atebije, stated this while briefing newsmen on Saturday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Medical Director of the crisis- ridden Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Ngozi Unogu, may soon incur the wrath of the Court, as she faces contempt proceedings initiated by Dr. Afam Ndu, who earlier won a defamation suit against the hospital officials. Addressing newsmen at the weekend in Enugu, Counsel to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All is now set for the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Dr. Williams Kumuyi to storm Enugu next week Wednesday for an increased productivity Crusade scheduled to take place between 24 to 29th October, 2024. The renowned Cleric, it would be recalled, had over the years, set Enugu on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined to rid Enugu state of kidnapping and other forms of criminal acts, the state government has yet again demolished a kidnappers’ den at Nike in Enugu East Council area of the state. The twin semi-detached bungalows located at Nokpa, near Alulu, Nike had been serially used to house kidnap victims pending […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Liberty Organisation CLO, Enugu state branch has distanced itself from a petition addressed to Governor Peter Mbah, of the state, asking him to dethrone the traditional ruler of Agunese community in Awgu Council area of the state, His Royal Highness Igwe Cyprian Maduabuchi Nevobasi, saying the Author of the document […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Enugu Field Office, has emphasized the need for Nigerians to always embrace hand washing practice, saying it remains a Cornerstone for disease prevention, just as it solicited for robust partnership with the media in promoting the habit. As a catalyst development partner, the organization assured that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, has condemned in strong terms the invasion of an Enugu based media house, Urban Radio station by operatives of the Economic and financial Crimes Commission EFCC, and subsequent arrest of a presenter on a live programme. State Chairman of the Council, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The recent public notice by the Enugu state government, announcing the commencement of collection of Mortuary tax in the state has sparked off sharp criticism among residents. Our correspondent reports that the governor Peter Mbah, led by the government, had recently, through a notification addressed to all Mortuary attendants, for all to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation NFF, commiserated with families of the three sports Journalists who were killed by kidnappers in an ambush on the Ihiala-Orlu Road in Anambra State, on Tuesday, 8th October 2024. According to the federation, “information gathered on the incident revealed that the bandits opened fire on the bus in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has hinted that it will be embarking on massive disconnection of indebted electricity customers in the South-East geo political zone of the country. Its spokesman, Mr Emeka Ezeh, who disclosed this on Friday in a statement, advised customers to promptly pay their electricity bills before the […]
