The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed an attack on two communities in the state by suspected gunmen on Friday night. SP Onome Onovewakpoyeya, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abakaliki. Onovwakpoyeya said the police...
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The new Ebonyi Governor, Mr Francis Nwifuru, has promised to serve and handle the affairs of the state with utmost care. Nwifuru, who made the assertion on Monday in Abakaliki at his swearing-in, also said he would serve with the fear of God. According to him, I shall run...
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of a Police Inspector by suspected gunmen in Abakaliki on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed this on Tuesday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki. According Onovwakpoyeya, the command is aware of...
Three unions at the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, began an indefinite strike on Thursday, paralysing activities at the institution. They are the university’s chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and other Associated Institutions (NASU), and the National Association of...
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi Election Petitions Tribunal be relocated to Abuja immediately. The Secretary of the tribunal, Nyior Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday. He said the tribunal office at the Ebonyi Judiciary Headquarters in Abakaliki has been...
The Police Command in Ebonyi, has paraded four arrested suspects in connection with the murder of Mr Peter Nweke, People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) ward chairman in Ezza North local government area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Nweke was murdered in the area during...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the death of 12 passengers in a road traffic accident on Tuesday. The Sector Commander, Uche Chukwurah told newsmen in Abakaliki that that accident occured at the Ezillo end of Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja highway. Chukwurah said that the accident involved a...
The police command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of Mr Peter Nweke, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ezza North Local Government Area of the state during Saturday’s election. SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the state Police Public Relations’ Officer, said this when he spoke with the...
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 9, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, has assured citizens in Ebonyi of maximum security during and after the Saturday Governorship and House of Assembly elections. Kaoje gave the assurance during his visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office in...
Police in Ebonyi on Sunday in Abakaliki confirmed Saturday’s killing of a councillor, Mr Ogbonnaya Ugwu. Spokesman of the police, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that investigation had started to track the killers so as to bring them to book. A resident told NAN...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Police Ebonyi State have killed no fewer than three 3 gunmen and arrested two suspects in an operation in the state. The police also recovered two AK-47 riffle, one locally made pistol, one AK-47 magazine, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, 20 AK-47 expended ammunition...
Ebonyi chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday in Abakaliki urged youths to steer clear of violence at the March 11 governorship and House of Assembly polls. Mr Kelechukwu Igwe, Director of Youth Mobilisation, PDP Campaign Council in Ebonyi gave the advice at a news conference. He...
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has asked Nigerians to hold him accountable if a new Nigeria fails to emerge with him as president. Mr. Obi threw the challenge in Abakaliki on Friday at his campaign rally. He pledged to reform Nigeria back from consumption to...
Mr Igwe Edeze, Director General of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Group in Ebonyi, says the state needs a governor with fear of God and human feeling in the forthcoming general elections. Edeze told the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Thursday that only individuals with such...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi chapter, has inaugurated its Elders Council ahead of the party’s local government rallies for 2023 general polls. Inaugurating the council on Tuesday in Abakaliki, Dr IfeanyiChukwuma Odii, PDP Governorship candidate in the state, said the party is ready for victory. Odii, represented by...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that it will be unjust for him to hand over to his brother from the same Ebonyi South Senatorial District as his successor. Umahi said this on Friday at an APC campaign rally in Abakaliki Local Area (LGA) of the state. He...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has declared a two-day public holiday from Thursday to Friday for all civil and public servants, including primary and secondary schools, for the collection of Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) in the state. Governor Umahi disclosed this in a statement...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) free use of the State Stadium for its Presidential Campaign rally. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP rally is slated to hold on Jan. 26 in Abakaliki. This is contained in a statement...
The Centra Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says that banks would work on Saturdays to receive the old Naira notes from customers. Mr Kama Ukpai, Leader of the CBN team to Ebonyi on new Naira notes, disclosed this on Friday during its enlightenment campaign on traders at the Eke Market,...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will continue to showcase President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements, in spite of stiff opposition by some people. Umahi said this in Abakaliki when he inaugurated several projects executed by the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) Abakaliki. The governor said that Buhari has done...