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Mr Frank Nweke Jr, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Enugu State for the March 11, 2023 governorship election has raised the alarm that the Peoples Democratic Party has engaged the services of the Independent National Electoral Commission to rig the polls.   Nweke, former Minister of Information, who made the allegation at a press conference in Enugu, on Friday, alleged that the INEC officials and ad hoc staff members had been detailed to bypass the use of the Bimodal Voter Ac...

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Enugu State, Mr. Frank Nweke Jr., on Friday, alleged that the ruling Peoples

Some eligible voters who lost their permanent voter cards and applied for re-issuance claim they are yet to obtain them from their chosen local government areas because of the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to reprint them. BEN AROH digs into the options left for those in Enugu State as Feb 25 election closes in._

An Enugu State High Court on Wednesday ordered a substituted service on the chairman of the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah and the governorship candidate, Chief Uche Nnaji. The substituted service was issued in a legal action filed by the leader of the Concerned Enugu APC Members, Comrade Adolphus Ude, seeking an order of the court compelling the duo to account for N2.5 billion party funds allegedly embezzled by them.

Land racketeering and grabbing in Enugu State under the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi have now reached an alarming height with the same land allotted to different individuals and each having the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and other titles. SaharaReporters reported in August 2022 how Ugwuanyi's appointees and close associates with some top government officials floated a private company to off take revoked landed properties of residents and investors, and resold the same.

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, members of over 500 different support groups took to the streets of Enugu, the state

The Nigeria Movie Industry on Tuesday night held a candle night in honour of the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder, Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Madam Peace Anyiam-Osigwe.

Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, a.k.a Mama G organises candle night in honour of late CEO and founder AMAA, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe

Economic and social activities were on Wednesday paralysed in Enugu, the Enugu State capital, as residents took to the streets to protest against the high cost of fuel and scarcity of new naira notes in banks. The protesters marched through major roads in the state capital, causing gridlock in most parts of the state. They accused filling station owners of hoarding and hiking the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol.

The Enugu State Police Command says it has concluded an investigation into the case of the alleged murder of 9-year-old house help, Precious James