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The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, Dr. Emmanuel Chimaobi Ugwumba, aged 52, over alleged involvement in child trafficking and forgery. The suspect, a native of Ezimo-Agu in Udenu Local Government Area, was apprehended on September 28, 2024, by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad. The Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the arrest, said that Dr. Ugwumba’s arrest followed the discovery of a public notice he published in the Daily Sun Newspaper on September 27, 2024, regarding an abandoned child. The notice falsely claimed…

It was a homecoming for the reigning Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Onwe Adetsina, Thursday, as Governor Peter Mbah of her home state, Enugu, received and appointed her a brand ambassador of the state, noting that her doggedness represents the innate attribute of the people of Enugu State. Receiving the indigene of Amurri, Nkanu West LGA of the state and her father, Mr. Okechukwu Onwe, at the Government House, Enugu, Mbah said she had demonstrated that with determination, the young could achieve their goals. “I am very delighted to congratulate and…

By Tony Adibe Gov. Peter Mbah has said that the Nigerian Army dedication to service remained instrumental to reduction in incidents of insecurity to lives and property in Enugu State. Governor Mbah, represented by his Deputy, Mr Ifeanyi Ossai, said this on Thursday during the inauguration of renovated one storey with 10 blocks of classroom having a brand-new computer hall, library and seats and desks at Community Secondary School, Mbu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area. The inaugurated project is part of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Special Civil-Military Intervention…

•Dismisses Reports Of Boko Haram Attack On His Convoy Former chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ndume, on Wednesday, insisted that the Nigerian military is ill-equipped and lacks the wherewithal to end Boko Haram or banditry. This came as he dismissed reports circulating on social media that his convoy was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The Senator representing Southern Borno and Gwoza senatorial district spoke at his Maiduguri residence after returning from a condolence visit to families of those recently killed by terrorists in Ngoshe, Kirawa,…

Five people, including a grandmother and her four grandchildren, have tragically lost their lives under suspicion of food poisoning in the Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims, all members of the same extended family living on Atayese Street in the Gaga community of Oke Aro, fell ill after allegedly consuming pap. Although the incident occurred last week, it has left the entire family in deep mourning as they grapple with the loss of their loved ones. An anonymous source revealed on Tuesday that the elderly grandmother…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed six people and abducted several others, including nurses and patients, from a hospital during a late-night raid on Kallah Afogo Community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered the incident occurred around 11:15pm on Sunday, when the assailants stormed the village, breaking into homes and taking residents captive. Among those killed were Garkuwa Alfarma, Buhari Maidiga, Uba Auta, Yakubu Gaku, and Atabata Naallah. One resident, who bravely pursued the attackers into the bush, was killed, with his body reportedly mutilated.…

About eleven journalists traveling to Uyo through Anambra State to cover a football event in Akwa Ibom State have been kidnapped. It was learnt that the victims were travelling on Wednesday in a bus through Iseke around Ihiala area of Anambra state when they were abducted. “Nine of the journalists have been rescued, one of them identified as Kola was shot dead, while four of the victims are still being held in captivity,” another source revealed. Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga said he had no information of the…

By Tony Adibe The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, debunked falsehood being peddled by some online media outlets claiming the attack on troops as well as the death of several soldiers and civilians in a council area secretariat in Imo. The Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement in Enugu, said that the online reports had “no iota of truth”, stressing that it was a “fiction of the imagination of sympathisers of the dissident group.” “The attention of 82 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to the…