The Ebonyi Government says the death toll from the cholera outbreak in Ndibokote Village in Ezza-Inyimegu Community has hit 15. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, confirmed the number of deaths from the epidemic in the locality to newsmen in Abakiliki on Friday. Ekuma said that three emergency...
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The Police Command in Ebonyi, says the explosion that claimed the lives of a couple, Mr and Mrs George Onuabuchi in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital was from gas cylinder and not from inverter battery. DSP Joshua Ukandu, spokesman of the Command in the state told the News Agency of Nigeria...
Gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint on Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-edda highway in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Ukandu said the attack occurred...
The Federal Government has tasked Nigerian workers and citizens on improve productivity, saying such push would improve living standards of the people across the country. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, gave the charge while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of...
A downpour which persisted from July 19, has disrupted the commencement of the Local Government Area elections in Ebonyi, on Saturday. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation around Abakaliki and surrounding areas, reports that people were still inside their houses as at 9.am...
Fire at a Palm Kernel Factory at Onuebonyi in Ebonyi on Sunday destroyed equipment, raw materials and other property worth billions of naira in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)’s visit to the factory revealed that all the property at the scene of the incident was...
The Ebonyi Labour Party (LP) on Sunday adopted Mr Peter Obi, its Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections as the national leader of the party. The party stakeholders also adopted Chief Fidelis Nwankwo as the leader of the party in the state. The endorsement was part of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Ebonyi on Thursday repelled an attack by suspected IPOB terrorists on Isheke Police Station killing five terrorists. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Thursday in...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to prioritise university education to boost research and academic excellence in the nation’s ivory towers. The Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AEFUNAI), branch of ASUU made the appeal in an address delivered during a press...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has denied snubbing newsmen who honoured his ministry’s invitation for a news conference in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls the minister allegedly walked out on the newsmen during his turn to present this ministry’s score card after one year...
Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed two persons dead after a bridge under construction at Mgbabeluzor village in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi collapsed on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint at Abakaliki on Thursday and killed a policeman. Police spokesman in Ebonyi, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack and said the gunmen also set the police van on the spot ablaze. “It happened early on Thursday morning. I have been trying to...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi, has paraded three minors for allegedly attempting to rape and assault a fellow minor. The State Commandant of the Corps, Dr Elijah Willie, said during the parade on Friday in Abakaliki, that the command was on the heels...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Police in Ebonyi State have dislodged gunmen’s hideout in the state, killed three suspects and recovered ammunition. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abakaliki. Ukandu noted that no fewer than five suspects...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In a bid to end protracted boundary disputes between Cross River and Ebonyi State, both states have resolved to embrace and work towards achieving peace along the border corridors of Ndiagu Amagu, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi and Adadama, Abi Local Government...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abakaliki on Friday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Monday Ikeagwu, be remanded in a correction centre for allegedly threatening to kill his own mother. The police charged Ikeagwu with threat to life and stealing N625, 000 belonging to his mother, Jacinta. The Magistrate,...
The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health disclosed that Lassa Fever killed 10 persons in the state from Jan. 4 to Feb. 16, 2024. The Disease Surveillance Notification Officer of the ministry, Mr Sampson Orogwu, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abakaliki. Orogwu stated that 25 persons...
The Police Command in Ebonyi has presented cheques worth over N69 million to 41 beneficiaries, including next-of-kins to deceased police officers and injured personnel in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi, CP Augustina Ogbodo, made the presentation on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun,...
Some residents of Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital, have expressed worry over the continuous rise in price of cooking gas, otherwise known as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation reports that many homes have shifted to some other alternative such as sawdust,...
An early mor , on Wednesday, gutted the popular Roky Fella Night Club, located at Udoji Street, Kpirikpiri, Abakaliki, destroying property worth millions of naira. The Ebonyi Chief Fire Officer, Mr Raphael Ibiam, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said he received distress call about the incident around...