The bill to amend the 2004 Criminal Code Law has scaled through a second reading at the Enugu State House of Assembly. Presenting the bill at the Hallowed Chamber on Tuesday, the Leader of the House, Mr. Iloabuchi Aniagu said amendment of the Criminal code law has become expedient as criminal elements generate huge money from ransom paid from kidnapped individual’s families and friends; “they have turned kidnapping to lucrative business.” Aniagu argued that criminalizing...

The Enugu State Government has released the schedule for the verification of pensioners of local government and primary school teachers in each of the three senatorial zones in the state. Pensioners both within and outside the state are advised to participate in the exercise for smooth and accurate disbursement of pensions to all deserving pensioners. In a bulletin signed by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Chidiebere Onyia states, “These visits aim to...

Six Enugu State House of Assembly members elected under the Labour Party (LP) in the year 2023 General elections on Thursday officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Their defection was conveyed to the House through a letter by the Speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu, at the Hallowed Chambers during plenary. The defectors are the Majority Leader, Mr. Johnson Ani (Enugu North); the Chief Whip, Mr. Ejike Eze, (Igbo-Eze North 1); and the Deputy Chief...