By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development has urged stakeholders and practitioners to adhere strictly to safety measures and best practices in the mining industry. It decries cases of complacency on safety by operators, as well as wanton environmental degradation caused by unethical mining activities...
Ebonyi State
A Member of the House of Representatives, Joseph Nwobasi, representing Ezza-North/Ishielu Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Nwobasi made the announcement at the Ezza-North council headquarters on Sunday, citing his desire to support President Bola...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki– Ebonyi State Government in partnership with the United Nigeria Airline has concluded plans for the Chuba Okadigbo Airport Onueke, Ezza South LGA, to commence commercial flight operation from June 13, 2025. The Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs. Ngozi Obichukwu, who made the disclosure...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Minister for Works, David Umahi, has commended the harmonious relationship between Muslims and Christians under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, saying it reflects a broader national unity that must be sustained. Speaking on Sunday when members of the Muslim community paid him a...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ebonyi’s 2023 election, Chief Ifeanyi-Chukwuma Odii, has clarified that he has no intention of defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party in both Ebonyi State and at the federal level. In a statement...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Commissioner for Environment, Chief Victor Chukwu, has condemned the misuse of newly constructed bus stops in Abakaliki, vowing to commensurate disciplinary action on anyone caught using the facilities as public toilets. He emphasised that the bus stops are meant to serve as...
Former Ebonyi House of Assembly Speaker, Chukwuma Nwazunku, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwazunku, the immediate past Member representing Ebonyi/ Ohaukwu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives defected on Saturday at Ugwuachara during the APC meeting in Echiaba Ward of...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has said that his predecessor, Sen. David Umahi does not control his policies and actions as being insinuated in several quarters of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Nwifuru was the Speaker of Ebonyi House of Assembly between 2015 and...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – A group of suspected hoodlums has burnt an excavator on the site of boundary demarcation between the Abaomege and Ishinkwo communities in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The Chairman of Onicha Local Government, Hon Ikechukwu Ogbofia, who spoke through the Public Relations...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – The member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly representing Ebonyi North East Constituency, Hon. Mrs. Chinyere Nwogbaga, has once again demonstrated her unwavering commitment to the welfare and development of her constituents. Through her illustrious Ada Ejieje Mba Charity Foundation, she has generously...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has confirmed that most of his commissioners are going through a lot in terms of resources for sustenance in this economic hardship amidst the commitments to their assignments. Governor Nwifuru, further, maintained that most of his commissioners don’t eat...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has announced an upward review of salaries of medical doctors in the General Hospitals of the State. Governor Nwifuru, who announced the increment of the salary from N150, 000 to N500, 000 equally charged the doctors to strive for...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki– A House of Representative Member representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency and Chairman, Committee on Reformatory Institutions, Comrade Chinedu Ogah, has offset the school fees of a law student, who is an indigene of the Ebonyi State. NATIONAL ACCORD gathered that the name, Chinedu Ogah, has...
By UKA NWAFOR, Abakaliki – An Ebonyi State High Court sitting in Ohaukwu Judicial Division has sentenced four men, including Uchenna Odono, the younger brother of the Executive Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Ikechukwu Odono, to death by hanging for the murder of a 26-year-old...
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, declared on Saturday that there is no opposition party in Ebonyi aside from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Umahi stated this made during a grand civic reception held in his honour by the Okposi-Okwu in Ohaozara Local Government Area. The event...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi has commended the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, for resisting pressures to engage in a rift with Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that insinuations were rife in the state that the acclaimed “father and...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the death of seven persons in Sunday’s auto crash at Nwafia Oga, Onueke in Ezza South Local Government Area. The Sector Commander of the corps, Mr Henry Igwe, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Police operatives have launched a rescue mission for the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre, Mrs Blessing Adagba, who was abducyby gunmen in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in. Ebonyi, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the...
Ebonyi State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, told reporters on Monday that officers also recovered the vehicle of the victim, Nneka Onyibe. According to Ukandu, on March 30 at about 8:30 pm,...
Renowned entrepreneur, Dr Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as “Obi Cubana”, has announced plans to inaugurate a tricycle assembly plant in Ebonyi. Iyiegbu, Chairman of Cubana Group of Companies, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abakaliki while speaking to journalists after a meeting with Gov. Francis Nwifuru. He said his company...