By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has denied supporting the state governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odi for 2023 election. Governor Umahi debunked the report in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Chooks Oko in...
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The Ebonyi Government has named the new centenary city ring road which links the state secretariat and the new Government House, Abakaliki, after former Senate President, Pius Anyim. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road was inaugurated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki has again nullified the Ebonyi Local Government Elections and sacked all the 13 Council chairmen in the state. The court also sacked all the councilors and 171 ward chairmen of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the court...
The Magistrate’s Court in Ebonyi on Tuesday, ordered the remand of Linus Okorie, the Ebonyi Labour Party Senatorial Candidate and ex-lawmaker, at the Nigeria Correctional Centre in Abakaliki for alleged conspiracy and murder. The Magistrate, Linda Ogodo, ordered the remand over lack of jurisdiction. The accused was charged April...
Suspected gunmen have disarmed some policemen and killed a Chinese expatriate at a mining site in Iboko, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi. SP Chris Anyanwu, Spokesperson, Police Command in Ebonyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone in Abakaliki on Sunday that the incident was yet...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo social-cultural organisation, says the body is against violent agitation in any form because the group believes in the continued corporate existence of the country. The group stated this at a news conference on Monday in Abakaliki as part of activities marking the 62 anniversary...
Ebonyi State, created on Oct. 1, 1996, by late Military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, prides itself as “Salt of The Nation.’’ The state was carved out from Abia and Enugu states. The two areas: Abakaliki bloc carved from Enugu State and Afikpo bloc, carved out from Abia,...
A Federal High Court in Abakaliki Thursday nullified the July 30 Local Government Area (LGA) Elections in Ebonyi. The exercise, which was swept by the All Progressive Party (APC), was conducted by the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC). It took place in the 13 LGAs and 171 wards...
The State Working Committee (SWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi has suspended its Chairman, Mr Tochukwu Okorie, over alleged gross misconduct. The party’s Deputy State Chairman, Mr Emmanuel Nworie, told newsmen after the committee’s emergency meeting on Monday in Abakaliki that the suspension was for a...
Tension engulfed Ekpaomaka community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi on Wednesday as gunmen invaded the community, killed four persons and set a building ablaze. Mr Steve Orogwu, Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Council told newsmen that the hoodlums attacked Ekpaomaka, his country home, killed his elder brother,...
Security has been beefed up in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital as President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday begin a two-day working visit to the state The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also observed that streets in the capital city wore new looks with different security personnel seen at strategic locations. NAN...
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Izzi extraction in Ebonyi have expressed concern on the looming crisis in the state chapter of the party. The stakeholders at a press briefing on Saturday in Abakaliki urged Sen. Abdulahi Adamu, APC National Chairman to intervene to save the party...
The two factions of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) in the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki have issued conflicting directives to their members over the union’s current nationwide warning strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while the Dr Godfrey Nwambeke-led Caretaker Committee declared...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has said the state House of Assembly is always critical of his policies, hence cannot be described as a rubber stamp. Governor Umahi said this on Thursday in Abakaliki while signing the 2022 appropriation bill into law. He said that the house is knowledgeable...