By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has directed the freezing of all state government accounts domiciled in various banks from Tuesday, May 30. Governor Nwiguru gave the directive was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s newly appointed Chief Press Secretary, Dr Monday Uzor...
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Former President Gooluck Jonathan has thanked Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi for immortalising him while alive with a mega-bridge project in the state. Jonathan made the appreciation on Monday while inaugurating the 29-span Iyere bridge in Afikpo South Local Government Area (LGA) named after him. The former president, who...
Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi on Tuesday Sworn-in four new Commissioners into his cabinet barely 20 days to exit from office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioners, who were screened earlier by the State House of Assembly were sworn in at the Executive Council Chambers,...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says the South-East zone of the country deserves the position of the Senate President to deepen the nation’s democracy. Umahi stated this when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has approved the creation of Ministry of Aviation and Technology in the state. The Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr. Kenneth IGWE, announced this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abakaliki. The statement said: “In...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi, on Tuesday said no power can deprive the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, of his mandate. Umahi, who made the assertion in Abakaliki, dedicated the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the State and across the country to God. According to him, those seeking to...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has joined the race for the 10th Senate Presidency. Umahi said this on Wednesday in Abakaliki when he addressed members of the state executive council, saying that he was eminently qualified for the position. “I appeal to the party’s national leadership, the president-elect and...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has boasted that he was a man with excess grace from God which enabled him win a senatorial seat and enthroned a successor as governor. Umahi made the assertion on Monday night during a thanksgiving session he organised for the victory of the All...
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has advised the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt zoning formula in determining new leaders for the 10th National Assembly (NASS). The governor gave the advice when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that he prayed for Sen. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the presidential election of February 25. Umahi said this on Tuesday in Abakaliki, while addressing stakeholders and people of Izzi clan ahead of the March 11 Governorship...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said he was not against the South-East zone voting massively for Mr Peter Obi, during the Feb.25 presidential election. Umahi said this on Monday at the Ebonyi international airport, Onueke, while addressing stakeholders and people of Ezza, the clan where the airport is...
Gov David Umahi has lifted embargo on enthronement of traditional rulers in communities across the state. Umahi made the announcement on Saturday, during the All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Rally in Isu, the Headquarters of Onicha Local Government Area in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has said that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, loves the Igbos. Umahi, who is the Chairman of South-East Governors’ Forum, stated this on Wednesday at Iboko, headquarters of Izzi Local Government Area, while...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has kicked against denying political parties access to government-owned facilities in the ongoing campaign rallies in the state and the nation at large. He instructed the Ministry of Youth and Sports to grant the Labour Party (LP) the use of the State stadium for...
The Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi, said he would provide 10 boreholes for the people of Afikpo North local government area of the state as a way of tackling water scarcity in the area. Umahi said he would also construct modern toilets in the area within the next two weeks....
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...
Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered the arrest of the state All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha and a party Chieftain, Chief Eni Chima over communal unrest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was a supremacy battle between supporters of Okoro-Emegha and Chima,...
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has urged police personnel in Ebonyi to ensure that the incessant burning of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices ceases immediately. Baba gave the order on Friday in Abakaliki while addressing personnel of the force as part of activities marking his visit...
The Federal Government says it has recorded significant strides in the three major pillars of the present administration since 2015. The major pillars included security, economy and anti-corruption. President Muhammadu Buhari stated this at the Ebonyi Maiden Honours Awards at the state Ecumenical Centre in Abakaliki on Thursday night....