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Ex-IG Okiro withdraws from Ohanaeze presidential race

January 9, 2025AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, has withdrawn from the race for the position of President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Okiro made the announcement during a press briefing in Enugu on Thursday. He explained that his decision was in compliance with an Enugu State High Court order that barred him from contesting. The court issued […]

VIDEO: Trailer Driver Loses Control, kills over 20 people At Nigeria Army Checkpoint In Enugu

June 12, 2024June 12, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

At least 25 persons were killed in a terrible accident today, June 12, 2024, at Ugwu Onyeama in Enugu State, along the Enugu-Onitsha federal highway after a trailer lost control and unfortunately ran into a Nigeria Army Checkpoint killing scores of people. The accident which involved 10 vehicles both private and commercial buses was allergly […]

Kidnappers free Enugu monarch after collecting bag of rice, chicken as ransom

December 26, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu December 26, 2023 The traditional ruler of Nkalagu Obukpa community in Nsukka local government area of Enugu state, Igwe James Agbogo, who was kidnapped on December 21, has regained freedom. The traditional ruler, who was abducted in his palace, was set free on Christmas day by the bandits after he had spent […]

Three kidnapped while performing sacrifice in Enugu River

December 20, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The Nation December 20, 2023 Three young men have been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herders in Ajalli River in the Ezeagu local government area of Enugu state. The men, who hail from the Akama Oghe community in the area, were said to have gone to the river to perform some sacrifice when the […]

Soldiers arrest IPOB commander, three others in Enugu

December 14, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The Nigerian Army said it has arrested the commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, Uchechukwu Akpa, in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The military, in a release on Thursday, added that three other suspected members of IPOB/ESN, Udoka Ude, Ikechukwu Ulanta, and Ezennaya Udeigewere, were also […]

Firefighter dies as 40 shops destroyed as fire guts Enugu spare parts market

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu December 13, 2023 Goods worth several millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident that occurred at the Enugu Motor Spare Parts Market, known as Tinker. The fire also claimed the life of the watch officer of the State Fire Service, Chigozie Ugwu slumped and died after he and his […]

Nigeria Man shares photos of abandoned baby he rescued in Enugu

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022AfricTeamLeave a Comment

A Nigeria man identified as Benkingsley Nwashara has shared photos of a two-year-old girl he rescued after her mentally ill mother abandoned her in Agabani town, Nkanu West Local Government Area, Enugu State. He shared photos he took of the child when he rescued her, as well as a recent photo of the two of […]

No cause for alarm over gas leak at Caritas University, Emene, outskirts of Enugu

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022AfricTeamLeave a Comment

No cause for alarm over gas leak at Caritas University, Emene, outskirts of Enugu, which was caused by borehole drilling activities, as safety measureshave been taken to avert any disaster from the incident scene, says #SEMA Read full text of the statement by SEMA… The Enugu State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) wishes to inform the […]

Advert Executive Arrested Over Offensive EFCC Campaign Adverts in Enugu

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Operatives of the Enugu Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an outdoor advertisement executive over political advertisements that appeared in two billboards in Enugu bearing the name and logo of the Commission. The two Super 48 Sheet Billboards located at Otigba and Zik Avenue Junctions in Enugu, bore offensive messages […]

JUST IN: Fulani herdsmen invade Enugu villages, kill pregnant women, others

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Six persons, including pregnant women, have been killed in an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Mgbuji and Ebo autonomous communities in the Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State. Many residents in the communities were also said to have been missing while houses and motorcycles were burnt during the attack on seven farm […]