Enugu State is not looking good at all, and the time to reprioritise the politics of headline-hugging and citizen brow-beating by those in government has to be cast aside for a healthy appraisal that could reverse the state’s imperilled direction is now and not one minute later. Those who have been granted either the grace or gruesomeness to be in …

In what appeared to be a celebration of the 8th anniversary of the havoc it wrecked on Ukpabi Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, marauding Fulani herders made a return to the local council area between April 25 and 28, 2024, leaving in their wake blood, death, and a badly traumatised community. When the first …

In year 2000, Shaggy, the Jamaican-American reggae star released his biggest career hit, It Wasn’t Me. The song instantly took the cake, for its catchy beat and smooth vocals as well as its thematic attempt to hold a mirror for commitment in romantic relationships. I found the title of that song perfect for my situation today in the politics of …

The price of cassava flakes, popularly known as ‘garri’, and rice have recorded more than 50 per cent increase in Enugu metropolis. According to a market survey conducted by NAN on Sunday in Enugu, it was observed that prices of foodstuffs such as garri and rice have increased by 50 per cent in the metropolis. The survey showed that a …

Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has described as reckless, misleading, inaccurate, fictitious, and sensational report that seven wedding guests were kidnapped while gunmen ran riot in some parts of the state. It was reported that the incident which allegedly happened in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, also saw the hoodlums engaged soldiers in a gun duel. Reacting to …

The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 per cent of pupils in the state can neither read in English nor solve simple mathematics questions. Onyia stated this while delivering a keynote address titled, “Smart Basic Education and the Future of Africa” at the quadrennial convention of the Old Boys Association of Union Secondary School, …

The Enugu State Government has inaugurated 10 Small Claims Courts to address the challenge of delays in the settlement of financial disputes, especially debt recovery, and other liquidated money demands. Performing the inauguration in Enugu, the Chief Judge, Justice Afojulu Ozoemena, said the courts, which will be presided by magistrates, would entertain financial disputes ranging from N5 million to N10 …

To improve healthcare delivery and bring the sector’s services closer to the people, the Enugu State government has embarked on the construction of new 260-type 2 primary healthcare centres across the state. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed this yesterday when he received the minister of state for health and social welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the Government House, Enugu. Mbah said …

There is uneasy calm in Enugu State following intelligence reports that the State High Court 2 in the coal city, with Justice Romanus Odugu presiding, is contemplating the release of the two key suspects in a high-profile murder case. A dismissed police inspector, Daniel Dennis, 47, and an Enugu-based land commission agent, Chief Moses Nnamani, 57, are charged before Justice …

Twenty-five soldiers and an officer are currently being court-martialed in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for various offences. The personnel facing the trial are drawn from various formations within the division, whose area of responsibility covers the entire South-East states and Cross River. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Maj. Gen. Hassan Dada inaugurated the court martial …