Tag Archives: Enugu State

Six people have lost their lives following a tanker explosion in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to reports. According to a statement from the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), an explosion occurred on Wednesday evening, March 19, 2024, in a tanker carrying fuel oil on the Abuja-Keffi highway …

A native doctor and father of a 26-year-old man who died during a botched fortification have been arrested at Ugbaike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. According to reports, “the deceased had secured a visa to travel abroad and returned to his village to share the news …

Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced the Federal Government’s approval of a new regulation prohibiting the depiction of money rituals and the glamorization of vices in Nigerian films. This decision was disclosed by Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of NFVCB, during a National Stakeholders Engagement on …

A mother of three children has committed suicide in Enugu State over the unbearable economic hardship and rising cost of living in Nigeria. “The woman had gone to the Ogui Police Station in the Enugu North Local Government Area of the state and dropped her three kids, without leaving a …

Gunmen have killed three person during an attack in Opi-Agu community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. “The herders had arrived in the farms of the villagers but were asked to leave, they left and returned later to attack and kill the villagers,” reports said. “They actually …

A woman and her three children have reportedly gone missing in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, according to reports. The people of Umuokpara Amagu Nachi, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, have been thrown into confusion. Family and friends have been going around the whole …

A 31-year-old man has been arrested for killing his 49-year-old girlfriend in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect fled the crime scene as he stole her car, mobile phones, and other properties. “I have used a pestle to perform the dastardly act …

A senior police officer in Nigeria’s Enugu state is being investigated over the assault of a female colleague, whom he allegedly dragged and beat, local media reported. Enugu State Deputy Commissioner Oluseyi Okenla allegedly dragged a female officer to the ground while beating her and ordering her detention. He could …