The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi says he will never abandon his successor, Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi and ensure that he completes eight years in office. Umahi made the pledge on Saturday at his hometown Uburu, Ohaoazara Local Government Area of Ebonyi when Nwifuru’s clan members, Izzi...
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By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has announced a N150,000 Christmas bonus to all state civil servants as appreciation to their dedication and commitment to service. The announcement is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abakaliki by Dr Monday Uzor, the Chief Press...
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has threatened to arrest the state’s Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Francis Ori, over poor performances of contractors handling the Amaeze housing scheme. Nwifuru, represented by his Deputy,, Mrs Patricia Obila, made the threat while inspecting the 70- apartment project in Ishielu...
Rep. Nkemkanma Kama has said that Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi does not force people to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Kama represents Ohaozara/Onicha/ Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives on the platform of Labour Party. He was reacting to the gale of defections from...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, Gov. Francis Nwifuru, Former Senate President, Pius Anyim among others have insisted that Ebonyi will not participate in the Aug.1 nationwide hunger protest. The political stakeholders made the declaration on Wednesday in Abakaliki during the Ebonyi youth and stakeholders interactive meeting on...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday received former Senate President, Pius Anyim, who recently defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to State House correspondents after his presentation to Tinubu by Gov. Hope Uzodinma, Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF),...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi said on Thursday in Abakaliki that President Bola Tinubu administration would complete inherited projects across the country in spite of funding challenges. Umahi said while declaring open the 29th meeting of National Council on Works said the administration was determined to solve...
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has said that most people he helped to power during the 2023 general elections now avoid him. Umahi said this in Abakaliki on Thursday while speaking with newsmen. The minister said that even National Assembly members who he helped to...
Ebonyi State Government on Wednesday said it spent N17.3 billion on remedial work at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport runway in Abakaliki. Gov. Francis Nwifuru said this in Abakaliki on the occasion of his one anniversary in Abakaliki. Nwifuru said on assumption of office his administration cleared the...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has advised Justice Obande Ogbuinya, the newly appointed Supreme Court Judge, to be mindful of corrupt politicians in discharging his duty. Nwifuru gave the advice on Sunday at Umuogudu-Akpu Ngbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state at a Thanksgiving Mass organised by Ogbuinya...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA), Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan has felicitated with governor of Delta state, Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori and his counterpart of Ebonyi state, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru for their affirmation by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, as...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has vowed to appoint a politician as the next vice chancellor of the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Prof Chigozie Ogbu, a two-term Deputy Governor of the state is in his final stint as the university’s...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that nothing will make him quarrel with his successor, Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, whom he described as ‘a worthy son’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are insinuations in the political circles that Umahi’s ‘boys’ who fought...
Kogi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has decried the poor state of power supply to the state, saying residents no longer get up to four hours of electricity daily. Nwifuru made the assertion when he received the management team of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in his office...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has defended the approval of N13.7billion for the rehabilitation of the Sen. Chuba Okadigbo airport, Onueke, despite being newly inaugurated. The governor made the defence during a media chat as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 63rd Independence celebration and 27 years of...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has condemned the attack on Sebastian Onwe, the referee for the final match of the 2023 governor’s cup competition on Sunday said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that players and supporters of the Ishielu Local Government Area (LGA) team swooped on the...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has approved the immediate recruitment of 195 medical personnel including medical doctors, nurses as well as pharmacists in an efforts to improve its healthcare delivery system. Governor Nwifuru gave the approval in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has appointed Prof. Grace Umezurike as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) making her the first female to occupy the position in the state’s history. The appointment was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has approved the appointment of Special Assistants (SAs) on internal security. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr Monday Uzor, on Saturday in Abakaliki. The governor also appointed other aides including the Primary Education,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has sacked political office holders appointed by the preceding administration of Sen. David Umahi. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr Monday Uzor, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday in Abakaliki. The governor, in...