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  • I left my matrimonial home for fear of my life – Ex-Governor Chime’s wife

    I left my matrimonial home for fear of my life – Ex-Governor Chime’s wife

    The estranged wife of former governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Clara, on Monday told an FCT High Court Apo, that she left her matrimonial home for fear of her life.

    Clara, made the allegation while being cross-examined by the counsel for the former governor, Paul Onyia, in the petition filed by Chime for the dissolution of their 11-year-old marriage.

    Clara informed the court that she met her husband while he was Enugu State governor.

    ”I bought two vehicles. A a Lexus 570 SUV and a BMW S6 for myself while married to the former governor.

    ”I did not use his money to buy those vehicles from the allowances I received as the wife of the governor,” she said.

    The former governor’s wife also informed that she bought her landed property from the Enugu State Housing Corporation, adding that she paid for it after leaving office.

    “I have the title documents of the landed property,” she told the court.

    Asked if she was aware that the petitioner ceased to be governor since 2015, Clara said, “I am aware that he ceased to be Enugu State governor on May 29, 2015.”

    She, however, disclosed that she did not know how much the former governor earned as pension, saying, “I have no idea of how much he is being paid as pension.”

    The former governor’s wife also informed the court that she was involved in oil and gas business, adding that she had been living well despite not receiving maintenance allowance from her husband since 2013 they had been living apart.

    She also alleged that her estranged husband has refused to allow her see her only child.

    ”I only see my child during Church service or social events whenever I am in town,” she said.

    After listening to her testimony, Justice Angela Otaluka, adjourned the case until Oct. 14 for adoption of final written addresses.

  • Herdsmen allegedly shoot council secretary dead in Enugu

    Herdsmen allegedly shoot council secretary dead in Enugu

    Secretary of the Uzo Uwani local council in Enugu state was on Wednesday allegedly shot dead by herdsmen around Olo town in Ezeagu local council of the state.

    The late secretary identified as Nnamdi Ogueche was said to have gone for a peace talk between communities and the herdsmen that have been terrorising parts of Uzo-Uwani local government area in the recent past.

    It was gathered the council secretary was in company of three others in a vehicle, who were returning from the peace meeting when the alleged herdsmen attacked their vehicle.

    There was stampede and uneasy tension while the occupants of the vehicle jumped out in different directions for safety.

    The assailants were however said to have pursued the council scribe, shooting him in the process.

    The fate of the other three occupants of the vehicle was yet to be known as at the time of this report.

    The immediate cause of the killing of the council scribe has not been established as confusion, fear and heightened tension engulfed the entire local government area.

    Contacted for comment over the killing, the chairman Uzo-Uwani local government area Mr. Fidelis Ani confirmed the killing of the council scribe along Olo community road while returning from a peace meeting.

    He said entry has been lodged at Ezzeagu police division at Aguobu Owa for investigations.

    Enugu State commissioner of police Sulaiman Balarabe, who confirmed the incident during a media briefing on Thursday, said there was an ambush against the deceased.

    He confirmed that three people have been arrested in connection with the murder.

    The CP, however, declined to confirm the involvement of herdsmen until after investigations.

  • Atiku clears all 17 LGAs in Enugu

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Monday won in Enugu State by landslide in all the 17 local government areas.

    He scored a total of 355,553 votes with President Muhammadu Buhari in far distance with 54,423 votes.

    The State Collation officer, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, said that the results were carefully collated and observers at the collation hall were satisfied with the job done.

    Ahaneku, who is also the Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, said the state had 1,944, 016 registered voters with total accredited voters of 452,765 for the polls proper.

    He said the total number of valid votes is 421,014 while invalid votes remained 30,049 in the exercise in the state.

    “I will now take the result obtain here to INEC national headquarters to present to the national presiding officer.

    “I thank everybody for being patient and sacrificing to see that we are diligent and meticulous in the entire exercise,’’ Ahaneku said.

    The results of the election as it at the various 17 council areas as follows:

    · In Enugu South council area, PDP got 25, 631 votes, APC gathered 2,350 votes, YPP 245, APGA 84 AND PPA 25.

    · Aninri council area, PDP got 19,062 votes; APC gathered 1,462 votes, APGA 251 and PPA 30.

    · In Ezeagu council area, said that PDP got 15,526 votes, APC gathered 3,103 votes; APGA 166 and APDA 21.

    · In Enugu North council area, PDP got 24, 921 votes; APC gathered 1825 votes; YPP 284, APGA 33 and APDA 32.

    · Isi-Uzo council area, PDP garnered 15,224, while APC got 2336 votes.

    · In Awgu council area, PDP got 16,581 votes and APC gathered 5,857.

    · Oji River council area, PDP gathered 14,893 and APC got 1487.

    · Igbo-Etiti council area, PDP obtained 20,946 and APC got 3045.

    · Igbo-Eze North council area, PDP gathered 16,228 and APC 4,931.

    · In Nkanu East council area, PDP got 12,098 and APC gathered 4,824.

    · Udi council area, PDP gathered 24,544 and APC obtained 2871.

    · Nkanu West council area, PDP got 16982 and APC obtained 5500.

    · In Igbo-Eze South council area, PDP obtained 21693 and APC 1983.

    · Nsukka council area, PDP got 46,265 and APC gathered 2922.

    · Udenu council area, PDP gathered 27928 and APC got 1601.

    · Uzo Uwani council area, PDP got 13,850 and APC obtained 4868

    · Enugu East council area, PDP obtained 22,946 and APC obtained 3291 while YPP secured 191. The council elections had issues in three units with two registration wards.

    The issues included misplacement of result sheets as well as accreditation not taking place.

     

     

  • Atiku wins Enugu by landslide

    Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday won in Enugu State by landslide in all the 17 local government areas.

    He amassed a total of 355,553 votes with President Muhammadu Buhari in far distance with 54,423 votes.

    The State Collation officer, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, said that the results were carefully collated and observers at the collation hall were satisfied with the job done.

    Ahaneku, who is also the Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, said the state had 1,944, 016 registered voters with total accredited voters of 452,765 for the polls proper.

    He noted the total number of valid votes is 421,014 while invalid votes remained 30,049 in the exercise in the state.

    “I will now take the result obtain here to INEC national headquarters to present to the national presiding officer.

    “I thank everybody for being patient and sacrificing to see that we are diligent and meticulous in the entire exercise,’’ Ahaneku said.

    The results of the election as it at the various 17 council areas as follows:

    • In Enugu South council area, PDP got 25, 631 votes, APC gathered 2,350 votes, YPP 245, APGA 84 AND PPA 25.
    • Aninri council area, PDP got 19,062 votes; APC gathered 1,462 votes, APGA 251 and PPA 30.
    • In Ezeagu council area, said that PDP got 15,526 votes, APC gathered 3,103 votes; APGA 166 and APDA 21.
    • In Enugu North council area, PDP got 24, 921 votes; APC gathered 1825 votes; YPP 284, APGA 33 and APDA 32.
    • Isi-Uzo council area, PDP garnered 15,224, while APC got 2336 votes.
    • In Awgu council area, PDP got 16,581 votes and APC gathered 5,857.
    • Oji River council area, PDP gathered 14,893 and APC got 1487.
    • Igbo-Etiti council area, PDP obtained 20,946 and APC got 3045.
    • Igbo-Eze North council area, PDP gathered 16,228 and APC 4,931.
    • In Nkanu East council area, PDP got 12,098 and APC gathered 4,824.
    • Udi council area, PDP gathered 24,544 and APC obtained 2871.
    • Nkanu West council area, PDP got 16982 and APC obtained 5500.
    • In Igbo-Eze South council area, PDP obtained 21693 and APC 1983.
    • Nsukka council area, PDP got 46,265 and APC gathered 2922.
    • Udenu council area, PDP gathered 27928 and APC got 1601.
    • Uzo Uwani council area, PDP got 13,850 and APC obtained 4868
    • Enugu East council area, PDP obtained 22,946 and APC obtained 3291 while YPP secured 191. The council elections had issues in three units with two registration wards.

    The issues included misplacement of result sheets as well as accreditation not taking place.

     

  • Elections: NPS beefs up security in Enugu prisons

    The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) says security it has beefed up security in prison yards across Enugu State ahead of the forthcoming general elections.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential/National Assembly and the Governorship/State Assembly elections will hold on Feb. 16 and March 2 respectively.

    The Controller of NPS, Enugu State Command, Mr Ndubuisi Ogbodo, disclosed this to NAN in Enugu on Thursday.

    Ogbodo noted the need for additional deployment of personnel, especially the armed squad in all the prison yards under the command.

    He also noted that the effort was being supported with deployment of armed mobile policemen and those of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

    “The joint security committee for the election has found out that the prison can be a soft target for miscreants and hoodlums that might want to foment trouble during the elections.

    “So, being pro-active, the committee decided to deploy more security personnel and further fortify the prison yards in the state,’’ he said.

    Ogbodo, however, urged residents of the state to come out en masse and perform their civic duty by voting candidates of their choice without fear or favour.

    “The Nigerian Prisons Service and other sister security agencies will provide adequate protection for all,’’ he said.

    NAN reports that Enugu State has four prisons -Enugu, Nsukka, Oji River and Eziagu Farm Settlement Prison

  • Strange! Boy, 13, beheads mother in Enugu

    Strange! Boy, 13, beheads mother in Enugu

    A thirteen year old post primary school dropout, on Friday beheaded his mother at Isiagu Ibakwa in Igboeze South local council of Enugu state.

    The boy whose name was given as Ifesinachi Ugwueze was said to have hacked his mother, Beatrice Ugwueze, a widow in yet to be disclosed issue.

    The deceased was alone with her son in the house and grinding pepper for lunch with her local grinding stone when Ifesinachi descended on her with a cutlass and severed her head from the rest of her body.

    The screaming and groan of the deceased alerted the neighbourhood who chased the suspect in his attempt to escape.

    The incident set the community in a turmoil as an angry mob gathered to lynch the boy.

    He was tied and forced to drink the pool of blood gushing out of his mother’s lifeless body.

    He later died before the arrival of the officers of Nigeria Police Force.

    Enugu command Police spokesman, Superindent Ebere Amaraizu said while confirming the incident said: “Tragedy had allegedly struck at about 1:30 pm at Isiagu Ibagwa in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State when a son identified as one Ifesinachi Ukwueze had allegedly murdered his mother identified as Beatrice Ukwueze with a cutlass over a yet to be established issue/issues. It was further gathered that the action of Ifesinachi Ukwueze allegedly angered irate mob who had descended heavily on him and left him lifeless before the arrival of the security operatives.

    Meanwhile the dead body of the deceased son and the mother have been deposited in a nearby mortuary just as a full scale investigations have commenced into the incident.”

  • Harmattan: Enugu residents rush fairly used sweaters

    Harmattan: Enugu residents rush fairly used sweaters

    Some residents of Enugu, particularly women, have increased their patronage for second-hand sweaters as the harmattan cold intensifies.
    A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited the popular markets in the metropolis on Thursday reports that buyers swamped the sellers in markets for such sweaters.
    Some buyers told NAN that it was necessary to buy sweaters at this period of harmattan at an affordable cost to save them and the children from the biting cold.
    Mrs Regina Ozor, a buyer at Ogbette market, said that the harmattan was severe and that she had to buy the sweaters affordable in the second-hand clothes market so as to safeguard her and the children from cold which could lead to cough or asthma.
    “This year’s harmattan is too harsh, especially for children and if they are not well protected, they can easily be affected with cold which can definitely lead them to having cough and as well as developing asthma at tender age.
    “Prevention is better than cure because it can only cause someone a little to prevent a sickness than treating it.
    “That is why many women are coming to market just to buy cold protective wears mainly for their kids,” Ozor said.
    Another buyer, Mrs Ekwy Ilodibe, at the new market said that the high cost of new sweaters drove mothers to the second-hand market which was a bit cheaper.
    Ilodibe explained that children needed to be protected from harmattan with thick sweaters due to harsh cold associated with the season.
    Mr Solomon Egbuna, another buyer at the market, said that it was necessary for him to buy sweater in this period because of his health challenge.
    “Since the harmattan set in, I have been experiencing severe cough as well as chest pain which are associated to the harsh cold of harmattan,’’ according to Egbuna.
    Mr Emmanuel Orji, a dealer in second-hand sweaters at the Ogbette main market, said that the severity of the cold associated with the harmattan had made many, especially women, to rush for sweaters.
    Orji added that the cold could not be overlooked or ignored no matter how poor a person may be, thereby forcing many residents to patronise them.
    According to him, a good quality children’s sweater goes for between N700 and N1,500, while that of adults go for between N1,000 and N1,900.
    Mrs Chibuzor Nnamani, a dealer, said that despite the difficulties in bringing in the sweaters, including payment of import duties and harassment from the Custom officials, she had not quit the business because of its high patronage.
    “Since I import directly from the source, I pay heavily to Customs and sometimes the officials harass me on my way to Enugu from Lagos, though, it is a business that is patronised by everyone,” she said.

  • Yuletide: Prices of tomatoes, pepper drops in Enugu

    Yuletide: Prices of tomatoes, pepper drops in Enugu

    The Prices of tomatoes and pepper have dropped considerably in major markets in Enugu metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
    A market survey conducted by NAN on Saturday revealed that prices of both tomatoes and pepper had reduced when compared to what their prices were some months ago.
    The price of a big basket of tomatoes sell between N12,000 and N14,500, depending on the specie of tomatoes as there are presently two species in the market.
    The price of small baskets of tomatoes cost between N7,000 and N8,000.
    A tomatoes seller at Akwata Market, Mrs Uju Ogbu, attributed the drop in price of tomatoes to harvesting season.
    Ogbu says the UTC specie that comes from Jos are gradually coming into the market because this is its harvest period.
    According to her, some months back, the UTC was sold between N17,000 and N18,500 while the other species from Benue was between N14,000 and N15,000.
    Mrs Ijema Ewulu, another tomatoe trader at Garki market, said that the price of tomatoes would further crash as the season was gradually setting in.
    Mrs Oluchi Eze, a customer, who came to buy tomatoes at Mayor Market, added that towards the end of every year, price of tomatoes tend to fall compared to the price in second quarter of the year.
    Eze called on governments to build silos for traders who sell perishable items such as tomatoes, pepper and vegetables to preserve these perishable food items in order to make them available to customers every time.
    Meanwhile, NAN observed that the price of red pepper had slightly dropped as a bag of medium size pepper was sold between N14,000 and N15,000.
    “But now it is sold for N13,000 and N11,000 due to availability of Nsukka specie of both yellow and red pepper in Enugu’’.
    Another specie of red pepper called ‘Tattashe’ is also available in the markets and a five litre paint container which is used for measurement is sold for N1,000 as against N1,200.

  • 2019: I will serve just one term if elected Enugu governor – Ayogu Eze

    …promises to handover to Enugu East Senatorial zone in 2023

    The Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the 2019 election, Sen. Ayogu Eze has assured the people of Enugu East Senatorial Zone that he would only do one term if elected.


    He stated this at the official flag off of Senatorial campaign for Enugu East Senatorial district. This he said is in fulfilment of the mutual understanding and arrangement that the governorship seat rotates among the three senatorial zones in the State.
    He assured that after serving out his one term mandate, the governorship position will natural rotates to Enugu East.


    The former Senate Committee Chairman on Works said he was willing to put his words on paper and assured that four years were enough to implement his policies and programmes for Enugu.
    “We are going to wrap up the job in four years. Sen. Jim Nwobodo did it so we are going to do it.


    “To further demonstrate this, I am willing to sign any document with the people of Enugu East senatorial zone,” he said.
    Also speaking, former Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Sullivan Chime said that when the time for voting comes, the people will speak.


    Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani said during the event that the time of using Enugu East senatorial zone as an experimental ground was over.

  • Shooting: Police urge Enugu residents not to panic

    Enugu State Police Command has urged residents of Enugu not to panic as it carries out a two-day shooting exercise at its shooting range.

    The command also urged residents to stay away from the range located behind Superior Police Officers Mess, Agbani Road, within Enugu metropolis.

    The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu that the exercise would commence from 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

    “Arrangements have been concluded for a successful conduct of shooting range exercise organized by the command through Police Mobile Force Squadron 3.

    “The exercise is meant for personnel of Police Mobile Force Squadron 3 drawn from various divisions and formations across the state under the Quick Intervention Unit (QIU) programme as directed by the Inspector-General Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris.

    “The shooting range programme, which is part of the training, is aimed at enhancing the shooting ability and skills of personnel who have been on four weeks intensive training at the training ground of the Police Mobile Force Squadron 3.

    “To this end, the command wishes to inform members of the public, especially those residing within the range axis, not to panic or entertain fear during the exercise.’’

    According to him, it is a routine training exercise carried out by the command to enhance professionalism of its personnel in weapon handling.