Enugu State

No fewer than 250 victims of flood and other natural disasters in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State have received relief materials from the state government.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Fintan Ekochin, made the clarification in a statement in Enugu on Thursday.

Enugu State Government has directed the stoppage of individual issuance of birth certificates in the state and urged hospitals to go through the National Population Commission.

Jonathan Chukwuma, an House of Representative aspirant, has called on party delegates to vote according to their conscience in the forthcoming primaries ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The GOtv Boxing NextGen 4 Search ended in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Saturday on a good note as no fewer than 20 talented young boxers were discovered from the 150 participants.

Kehinde Aremu, the Coordinator of NYSC in the state, said this during the cultural carnival held for 2018 Batch B Stream Two Corps members at the Umunya Temporary Orientation Camp, Oyi Council Area on Sunday.

An NGO, Voice from the East, has urged states and Federal Governments to prosecute government officials that misappropriate funds meant for upkeep of Internally Displaced Persons.

IPAC is the umbrella body of all registered political parties in the country.

The National Bureau of Statistics said the price of National Household Kerosene paid by consumers increased in August to N288.75 from N276.87 recorded in July.

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mohammed Danmallam, has applauded the residents for defying the order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra to sit-at-home.

She disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Friday at the party secretariat of ADC in Enugu State.

The African Democratic Congress has adopted direct primaries for nomination of its candidates for the 2019 general elections.

The police command in Enugu state on Thursday said the recent sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra should be disregarded and urged residents to go about their normal businesses.

Danmallam gave the assurance on Thursday in Enugu during a meeting with commercial bus, tricycle and motorcycle unions as well as various traders’ unions and associations in the state.

ASP Emeka Monday, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Prison Service, Enugu State Command made the disclosure in a statement  in Enugu on Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Coal City International Marathon will be the first-ever international half-marathon to be held in the entire South-East Zone of the country.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who occupies the Enugu West seat at the senate, is seeking re-election on the platform of the People Democratic Party.

The warning is contained in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Enugu.

The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Danmallam, made the call on Wednesday in Enugu during a meeting with members of the Enugu State Traditional Rulers’ Council led by Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu.

Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Kabuk, the General Officer Commanding, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, has warned trouble makers to steer clear of the entire South-East.