Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has put smiles on the faces of civil servants across the state with the announcement of a ₦150,000 Christmas bonus for workers in all categories. The governor made the announcement on Sunday during a church service at the Government House Chapel in Abakaliki, describing...
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By NAWFOR DANIEL, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has imposed a one-month suspension on 25 commissioners, 22 permanent secretaries, and 38 aides due to their absence from a significant government function. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Dr. Monday Uzor, announced this in a statement issued on...
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has declared that no action will be taken against the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Grace Umezuriike, regarding allegations of funds diversion until investigations are complete. Speaking during a service at the Government House Chapel in Abakaliki on Sunday, Nwifuru emphasized that Umezuriike...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki– “ Former Coordinator of Imoha Development Centre, Ezza North LGA, Ebonyi State, Hon Mrs Rose Nwankwo, has urged the youth in the state to emulate the leadership style of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. She praised the governor’s determination to restoring peace and harmony in the...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has reaffirmed his dedication to President Bola Tinubu and his administration, especially as Nigeria gradually approaches the 2027 elections. In his remarks during the 2025 Sallah celebration for the Muslim community in Abakaliki,...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – A group, Alioma Consultative Assembly, has called on Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, to order the immediate arrest and prosecution of James Agena for sponsoring attacks and looting in Egugba Village, sabotaging the state’s peace initiative. The assembly made the call in a release...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Commissioner for Transport, Prince Collins Igboke, has clarified issues concerning the EBOCAB recently introduced by the Ebonyi State government; stating that the public transport service is not intended to displace commercial tricycle (Keke) operators in the state, but to serve a distinct...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – The FON-8 Ezza Ezekuna Support Group has officially endorsed Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for a second term in office, citing his remarkable achievements and commitment to the development of Ebonyi State. Led by prominent government officials from Ezza extraction, including Rt Hon Victor Chukwu,...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has commissioned an ultra-modern transport system known as EBOCAB in Abakaliki to curb the apparent transport difficulty experienced by people in the state. The commissioning was one of the occasions that unfolded the Children’s Day celebration in Abakaliki,...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has commenced official commissioning of some of the completed and furnished 64 duplex palaces built for traditional rulers across the state. The commissioning was incorporated into the state project inspection tour in commemoration of the Governor’s second year in...
By UKA DANIEL, Abakaliki – The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has returned peace to Effium and Ezza Effium Communities; the effort which is to ensure a crisis-free state. The governor equally flagged off the demarcation of the boundary between Effium and Ezza Effium People...
By UKA DANIEL, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has passed an order for the completion of the long-abandoned tallest building in the state, Ebonyi International Trade Centre, located at Presco Junction, Abakaliki, after passing an integrity test. According to the Hon Commissioner for Information of the state,...
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has announced N10, 000 May-Day celebration gift to the workers in the state. Nwifuru made the disclosure at the occasion of the May-Day in Abakaliki on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2025 Workers’ Day is tagged: “Reclaiming the Civic...
Ebonyi State Government has dismissed a report that Governor Francis Nwifuru ordered the arrest of five Commissioners over delay in delivery and breach of contracts. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chairman of the Ebonyi Executive Council (EXCO) committee on Supervision and Completion of two state...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has suspended three commissioners for one month over absenteeism from the state Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held on March 17. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected commissioners are: Messrs Solomon Azi (Grants and Donor Agencies), Victor Chukwu (Environment) and Ikeuwa...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has urged the Nigerian Army to strengthen its strategies to end the sit-at-home order in the South-East of the country. This is contained in a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Monday Uzor, on Sunday in Abakaliki. The statement quoted the governor...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has granted amnesty to the 159 detainees of the Effium and Ezza-Effium communal crisis in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. Nwifuru granted them the amnesty on Tuesday in Abakaliki after four years in the correctional centre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru on Sunday in Abakaliki approved the appointment of Prof Michael Awoke as the substantive Vice Chancellor of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU). The announcement of the new VC is contained in a press statement signed by Dr Monday Uzor, the Chief Press Secretary to...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has said that God used the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi to make him the state’s governor in 2023. Governor Nwifuru said this on Monday when both attended empowerment programme by member representing Ohaoazara/Onicha/ Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon....
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has explained that he attended an event organised by a labour party legislator from the state because politics is not enmity. Nwifuru said this on Monday at Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area, during the empowerment programme of member representing Ohaoazara/ Onicha/ Ivo Federal Constituency...