The Enugu State Police Command has filed a charge against a 29-year-old woman, Mrs Chisom Okonkwo for criminal defamation of her husband Mr Okonkwo Ozioma after accusing him of defiling and raping their two little daughters. Our correspondent gathered that Chisom was having domestic differences with the husband but instead of resolving the issues amicably,…
Enugu State Government, through the Office of the Honourable Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, has confirmed the arrest of Mr. Ozioma Okonkwo, a native of Imo State residing in Enugu, for allegedly defiling his two biological daughters aged 2 and 5 years respectively. Mr. Okonkwo was apprehended on the night of Saturday,…
Man Strikes Wife To Death With Axe; Government Calls For Justice The Police in Enugu State have arraigned a 46-year-old man, Livinus Okoh, before a Magistrate Court in Enugu for allegedly killing his wife, Onyinyechi, at Amuri in Nkanu West Local Council. Okoh was brought before Magistrate Uche Jideofor of Court 3, Enugu East Magisterial…
The political dynamics in Enugu State took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the entire structure of the Labour Party in Enugu East Local Government Area collapsed into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following the defection of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Leading the mass movement…
Broom traders are counting their profits as the sales of brooms have skyrocketed in Enugu State following the defection of Governor Peter Mbah to the All Progressives Congress. Mbah, whose defection from the Peoples Democratic Party would be officially announced on Tuesday, left the party with all his appointees. They dumped the PDP after an…
A 63-year-old pastor, Luke Eze, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping two sisters, aged 16 and 19, during a purported deliverance session in Enugu State. The state Police spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday. Ndukwe explained that the incident occurred on September 7, 2025, at Eze’s church, City…
Barring any last-minute change of plans, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State will soon defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Sources familiar with the governor’s plan said Mr Mbah has consulted widely with political associates and leaders in Enugu and beyond…
Gunmen have killed a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya, in Eha-Ndiagu community, Eha-Alumonah, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. Eya, the parish priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, was shot dead on Friday evening while returning from Enugu. Sources said the assailants, riding on a motorcycle, intercepted his vehicle near the site of…
The city of Enugu was thrown into mourning on Wednesday after two separate road crashes involving cement-laden trucks claimed 10 and left 10 others hospitalised along the busy Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway. Among the victims was an entire family whose car was crushed beyond recognition in one of the accidents that occurred at the Four Corner…
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of 18-year-old Obodoagu Ikediekpere Wisdom for the alleged kidnapping and brutal murder of his five-year-old second cousin, Obodoagu Wisdom. In a statement on Wednesday, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, also confirmed the arrest of 24-year-old Sunday Michael, a security guard at 9th Mile and a…