The family of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the IPOB leader in honour of the late leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges, has been in detention since he was repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya in … Read more
Multiple attacks, killings Last week began on a sad note on Monday. Gunmen, pretending to be land buyers, murdered three persons in Anambra State. The incident happened at about 2 p.m. at Isionye, a suburb of Enugwu-Ukwu Community in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. A similar attack occurred in Enugu on Saturday when … Read more
The police said they have launched a manhunt for the killers of the chairperson of Ogbete Market Traders’ Association in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria. Ogbete is the biggest market in Enugu. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how the victim, Stephen Aniagu, was shot dead at about 7 p.m. on Saturday at Moses Ogbodo Junction close to … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) in Anambra State has threatened to boycott the forthcoming 28 September local government elections in the state. The LP spokesperson in Anambra State, Theo Egbe, disclosed this during a press conference in Awka, the state capital, on Saturday. PREMIUM TIMES obtained a text of the conference. ANSIEC published APGA members as … Read more
The Enugu State Government, on Wednesday, demolished properties used by suspected kidnappers for keeping their victims in Enugu State. The development occurred hours after security operatives killed 27 suspected kidnappers at various hideouts in the state. The Chairperson of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, Uche Anya, led a team of government officials and workers to carry … Read more
Three passengers in a minibus were killed on Friday in a fatal road accident in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. at Orie Emene, along Enugu-Abakaliki Expressway in the state. How it happened PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the incident happened when a truck laden with laterite collided with the mini-£/bus … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a medical doctor in Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east. The doctor, Innocent Nwoga, was abducted on Thursday along Egede- Ninth Mile- Nsukka Road. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) spokesperson, Enugu State Chapter, Ebuka Ugwoke, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Mr Ugwoke, also a medical doctor, said Mr Nwoga is the medical … Read more
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a driver and 18 passengers at Azumini, a town in Abia state, South-east Nigeria. The incident occurred last Wednesday, Vanguard newspaper reported. Azumini, a boundary town between Abia and Akwa Ibom State, is located some 15 miles south of the commercial city of Aba. In recent years, because of the high security … Read more
The South-east caucus in the House of Representatives has joined the call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court, Abuja, has been in detention since he was rearrested in June 2021 and brought back to Nigeria … Read more
The Nigerian army says its troops have killed a suspected kingpin of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The army, in a statement on its Facebook page on Monday, said the troops killed the kingpin and arrested two other notorious terrorists … Read more
