Multiple Accidents Claim 10 Lives at 4-corner Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMultiple Accidents Claim 10 Lives at 4-corner Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2025

The Enugu State Police Commissioner, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa has directed the State Motor Traffic Department to carry out a diligent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the multiple accidents which claimed 10 lives at 4-corners along Enugu-Porthacourt expressway on Wednesday. A press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe confirmed the sad incidence; “The Enugu State Police Command regrets to inform the public of two separate but tragic fatal road accidents...

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Abandoned Niger Gas Company Enugu Revived After Decades of Neglect

BusinessNewsNigeriaAbandoned Niger Gas Company Enugu Revived After Decades of Neglect

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 30, 2025

The Enugu State Government on Thursday unveiled the revived Niger Gas Company Limited situated at Emene in Enugu East Local Government in Enugu State, Nigeria. The company, which had lain waste for over 3 decades, is one of the many government facilities the present administration earmarked for revival in its bid to rid the state of moribund assets. Niger Gas Company Limited was established in 1962 by Dr. Michael Okpara, Premier of Eastern Nigeria, in...

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Teenager Kidnaps, Kills His 5-Year-Old Second Cousin In Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTeenager Kidnaps, Kills His 5-Year-Old Second Cousin In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 21, 2025

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command’s Anti-kidnapping Tactical Squad have arrested 2 male suspects for the kidnapping and murder of a 5-year-old boy in Enugu State, Nigeria. The young boy was first reported missing on Saturday, 26th July 2025, after which the kidnappers called for a one-million-naira (N1,000,000.00) ransom; however, the boy’s father did not pay the ransom, and they killed him. A press release signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel...

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INEC Declares Bright Ngene Winner For The Enugu South 1 State Constituency

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Declares Bright Ngene Winner For The Enugu South 1 State Constituency

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 20, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Ngene Bright Emeka of the Labour Party, LP, winner of the re-run election for the Enugu South 1 State Constituency of Enugu State. A press release signed by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information &Voter Education Committee, states that the re-run election in 8 polling units was concluded with Bright Ngene emerging as the winner. “Two re-run elections by order of the Election Petition Appeal...

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Enugu Government Launches 5 Bus Terminals, 100 CNG Buses, And E-Ticketing

NewsNigeriaEnugu Government Launches 5 Bus Terminals, 100 CNG Buses, And E-Ticketing

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 15, 2025

The Enugu State Government reached a new milestone on Thursday as it launched 5 ultramodern bus terminals, 100 mass transit CNG buses, and a new transport management system to enable residents to commute with ease in the state. The Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, personally visited and commissioned the five ultramodern transport terminals: Holy Ghost Terminal 1 (Enugu Central Station 1), designated for inter-state transport; Holy Ghost Terminal 2 (Enugu Central Station 2), for inter-city...

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Police Arrest Human Trafficking Suspect, Rescues 2 Teenagers on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Human Trafficking Suspect, Rescues 2 Teenagers on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 14, 2025

The Enugu State Police Command’s Crack Tactical Squad, during routine patrol along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, intercepted a human trafficking suspect, Mr. Raymond Sunday Wonna, and his two victims on their way to Ghana. In a press statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the 30 years old Raymond Wonna lured two female teenagers Miracle Ogar (aged 18) and Angela Kingsley (aged 16), with a promise of job opportunities without the consent of...

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Ezeagu Native Doctor Obieze, Accomplices Arraigned In Court, Pleads Not Guilty

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEzeagu Native Doctor Obieze, Accomplices Arraigned In Court, Pleads Not Guilty

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 11, 2025

His Worship Osondu Chukwuani, of Court 1, Enugu North, in the case of Levi Obieze and cohorts, recommends that a higher court presides over the case, as the Magistrate Court has no jurisdiction to try capital offences. The Magistrate stated this after the defendants pleaded not guilty to the seven-count charge against them; Recall that Levi Obieze aka ‘E dey play, e dey show’ was arrested at Badagry-Seme border as he tried to flee the...

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Gov. Mbah Offers ROFR To Affected Ogige Market Traders At Nsukka International Market

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Mbah Offers ROFR To Affected Ogige Market Traders At Nsukka International Market

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 11, 2025

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has given Ogige Market traders whose shops were pulled down during the construction of the modern transport terminal at Nsukka a right of first refusal, ROFR. Governor Mbah made this proposal on Saturday during the laying of the foundation of the Nsukka International Market. Mbah assures the people that in 4 months, the 5000 shops at the Nsukka International Market will be ready for business. “We know...

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Prof Ortuanya Emerges As 1st UNN Vice Chancellor of Nsukka Descent

EducationNewsNigeriaProf Ortuanya Emerges As 1st UNN Vice Chancellor of Nsukka Descent

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 4, 2025

Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya has emerged as the 16th Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, commonly called UNN, founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe (but formally opened on 7th October 1960), for the first time gets a native of the hosting community as the Vice Chancellor; Prof Ortuanya is a native of Ohodo in Nsukka. Prof Ortuanya emerged on Sunday...

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Police Nab 2 Sisters, 4 Others For Kidnap-Related Offenses In Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Nab 2 Sisters, 4 Others For Kidnap-Related Offenses In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 20, 2025

The Enugu State Command Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad recently arrested two sisters and 4 others for kidnapping offences in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria. The press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, states that the ugly incidents happened within the first 2 weeks in the month of July, 2025. “On July 15, 2025, at about 2 pm, the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad arrested two female suspects—Juliet Chukwu (aged 39) and Nancy...

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