Body of my son killed by SARS yet to be released 7 months after, father cries out
***Says, our lives now in danger By Ikechukwu Odu A retired police officer, Andy Samuel Ugwu, whose son, Augustine Ugwu, was extra-judicially killed by personnel of the just disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS of the Nigerian Police Force, in April, 2020, cried out over the delay in releasing the remains of his son for […]
#EndSARS Protest: Enugu Government imposes curfew in 3 LGAs
Following the escalation of the #EndSARS protests in Enugu, the Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has imposed 24-hour curfew in Enugu metropolis, made up of three local government councils. The curfew which commenced at 7 pm yesterday covered Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas would hold till further notice. The was announced by […]
2 feared dead as #EndSARS protest turns violent in Enugu
NO less than two persons were feared dead on Wednesday when #EndSARS protesters in Enugu took to the streets against police brutality.
Young man commits suicide in Enugu community
By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka There was pandemonium at the hill-side community of Ala Ugbele Obukpa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as a 23-year-old boy identified as Ikenna Sunday Eze, allegedly committed suicide, Sunday night. Though, he left no suicide note behind, one of his younger brothers, Chidubem Eze, informed Vanguard that he […]
EndSARS protest grounds Enugu as Phyno, Flavour join
By Chinedu Adonu Thousands of youths in Enugu State on Tuesday joined their counterpart across the country in protest against the now banned Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). Popular musicians, Phyno, Flavour, Zoro, KayCee among other musicians, Tuesday led thousands of youths in protest against the dreaded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). The youths were […]
Flavour, Phyno, Zoro join #ENDSARS protest in Enugu
By Nwafor Sunday Award winning musicians have joined #ENDSARS protest seeking for the reformation of SARS and end to police brutality, assault and maltreatment in the country. In Enugu, where the protest is ongoing, Chinedu Izuchukwu Okoli aka Flavour has denied himself the comfort in his house to join protesters who are furiously demanding an […]
Enugu CP denies report on killing of SARS operatives, attack on station
The Enugu Police Command has described the story that six members of a Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) were killed during an attack on SARS’ office in the state as “malicious falsehood”. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Daniel Ndukwe, stated this in a statement issued in Enugu on Sunday. Ndukwe quoted the Commissioner of […]
Cash transfer: FG trains 120 facilitators, group mobilizers in Enugu
By Chinedu Adonu Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on weekend concluded the training of over 120 cash transfer facilitators on savings and group mobilization in Enugu Vanguard gathered the facilitators were selected from different local government areas in the state and would later step the training down toward level. The […]
Man ‘arrests’ Nsukka deity for making his business fail
A middle-aged man in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nnajiofor Donatus, last Saturday singled-handedly ‘arrested’ a deity which he claimed had been tormenting the entire community for a long time and making his honey business crash.
IPOB thanks people of Cross River, Enugu, others for sit-at-home success
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Friday thank Biafrans, friend and lovers of Biafra for the success of its directed sit-at-home, on Thursday. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB, said that pictures of empty roads, deserted markets and motor parks in Biafra land are only testimonial […]
Enugu community celebrates Omabe festival in grand style
By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka There was celebration galore at Imufu autonomous community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, as the community marked its Omabe festival. The festival which witnessed the display of the people’s culture, attracted tourists from far and near, even as the sons and daughters of the community returned […]
