The Enugu Government has achieved 100 per cent success coverage in the just concluded ‘specific-target’ polio vaccination in the state. Dr George Ugwu, Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. … Read more
There was a palpable tension in Enugu State on Sunday when policemen clashed with members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. It is gathered that two persons died in the clash with many members of the IPOB been injured. An eyewitness said over 10 IPOB members were arrested. Read Also: Comrade Lawal Defeated Wahab In … Read more
The Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday has announced the setting up of a three-member committee to investigate the “shameful behaviour” exhibited by its members in Enugu State during the aborted election. While describing the action as “public opprobrium” brought on the noble profession of medicine in Nigeria, the association apologised to Nigerians and other nationals … Read more
An unidentified gunmen have killed a military officer along Enugu-Makurdi Highway, Enugu State Ekohotblog gathered that the incident happened at about 11:30pm on Friday. The deceased officer whose name was given as Sergeant Bulama Aji, was serving at 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, Plateau State, when he was killed while travelling back to … Read more
A father of three children, Mr Emmanuel Eze, on Sunday night, committed suicide at an uncompleted building in Umudiaka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The deceased, from Eha-Alumona, also in the same local government but who resides with his family at Umudiaka was said to have had a domestic fracas with his immediate … Read more
Enugu state police have arrested a Nigeria based Ghanaian man, Emmanuel Opoku, who allegedly poured hot water on his lover’s, Chiamaka Ngwu (25) breast. It was gathered that the incident happened at their home in Akuke-Awkunanaw, Enugu. The 28-year-old man was arrested after a petition was raised against him on July 10 by the Women … Read more
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested another couple for allegedly causing grievous body harm on a 12-year-old daughter in Enugu. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday that the couple was arrested on July 12, in Okwojo village in Ngwo community in Udi Local Government Area(LGA) … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Enugu has arrested a suspected human trafficker, Mrs Okafor Chioma, who specialise in recruiting under-aged girls to run prostitution cartel. CSP Danny Iwuchukwu, spokesman for the command, said this in a statement on Thursday in Enugu. Iwuchukwu alleged that the suspect was recruiting underage girls … Read more
The Enugu State Police Command has apprehended one Ifeoma Ozougwu, 24 and her husband, one Jude Ozougwu, 40 for allegedly battering and inflicting injury on a 10-year-old minor (name withheld) in Enugu. The suspects were identified as the child’s guardian. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Saturday in Enugu, … Read more
A woman identified as Mrs. Ifeoma Ozougwu has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for drilling nails in the head of Miss Chinonye Nneoma Nnadi a 10-year-old maid The spokesperson of the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe Ikea, said Ifeoma Ozougwu, 24, and her husband, Jude Ozougwu, 40, were arrested following the above … Read more
The Enugu State COVID-19 toll hits 327 as the state records 66 new cases of COVID-19 The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Enugu. Obi said that the new cases we’re among the 790 cases recorded by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on July 1, 2020. READ ALSO: … Read more
The Enugu State government on Friday announced that 72 health care workers in the state have tested positive to COVID-19. Commissioner for health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, disclosed this in a statement. He said the 72 health workers were among a total of 202 that have tested positive in Enugu. Obi also confirmed 28 new cases … Read more
The Enugu State Ministry of Health on Friday announced that 72 health care workers in the state have tested positive to COVID-19. The Commissioner for health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, confirmed this in a statement while giving update on the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state. READ ALSO: 16-Year-Old TikTok Star Commits Suicide It … Read more
The Ex BBNaija reality TV star, Cynthia Nwadiora popularly called “Cee-C” has finally spoken on the car accident she was involved in on Wednesday, June 24. It was reported that Cee C”s car had suffered a brake failure along the New Haven road in Enugu state. In a viral video on Instagram, the former Big … Read more
The executive chairman of Nsukka local government area Patrick Omeje is dead. According to reports, Patrick Omeje died early hours of Tuesday at an undisclosed hospital in Enugu. However, the cause of Patrick Omeje’s death remains unknown as at the time of filing this report, although he was reportedly ill till his death. Ekohotblog understands … Read more
National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu is in disarray as No fewer than 30 doctors, nurses and none health workers have been asked to go on 14-day-self isolation after a nurse tested positive for COVID-19. According to newsmen, a doctor (name withheld) working at the hospital said that a nurse had tested positive to COVID-19 some days … Read more
A member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) and Chairman of the Nigeria National League (NNL), Chidi Ofo Okenwa, is dead. Okenwa, who is also the Chairman of the Enugu State Football Association, died on Tuesday at the age of 50. He had been diagnosed with leukaemia and was said to have … Read more
Scared doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu have reportedly abandoned a woman for fear of contracting coronavirus. It was gathered that the abandonment led to the death of a 35-year-old mother of four. According to TheNation, the woman’s husband 40-year-old Nwachukwu Alagbu, who was visibly distressed, said his wife died out … Read more
Suspected cases of the covid-19 in Ebonyi, Abia and Enugu states, whose samples were tested at the new Laboratory in Ebonyi have all tested negative. The laboratory at the Virology Centre at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki was upgraded to a standard COVID-19 testing facility at the weekend by the Federal Government. On … Read more
A statement from the permanent secretary of Enugu State’s ministry of Health, Dr Ifeanyi Agujiobi has confirmed a fresh suspected case of COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been informed, while a sample has been collected and sent for investigations. According to Agujiobi, the suspected case, a female, has reportedly been in … Read more