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Seventy-five persons were arrested for various sanitation- related offences in Ebonyi State during Saturday’s monthly sanitation clean-up. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the defaulters, who were arrested in different locations in the capital city, Abakaliki, were tried by the State Environmental Protection Court. Some of the offenders pleaded guilty, while others pleaded innocent […]
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The Ebonyi State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Campaign Council for the 2023 general election, condemned the killing of one Deacon Emmanuel Igwe, a staff of INEC and the kidnap of his wife, also an INEC staff in the State. The development has received lots of condemnation in different forum across the State as many are […]
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The Orring speaking people of Ebonyi State have kicked against the exclusion of their sons and daughters from the various appointments made so far by the Governor, Francis Nwifuru, claiming it is an attempt to sideline them from the affairs of the state. Describing the seeming development as an “injustice” being meted against them, the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has congratulated Sen Godswill Akpabio on his emergence as the President of the Nigerian Senate. The Governor said the emergence of Senator Akpabio was predicated on his track records in various positions of trust which he has held among which was his outstanding performance as Governor of Akwa Ibom State. “With […]
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Residents in Abakaliki, mostly caterers and housewives have expressed delight over price drop in cooking gas which sells between N650 and N680 per kilogram. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey in Abakaliki revealed that some major gas plants in the city, including, GMP, G Ede Eagle, and Dandella also reduced the price of the […]
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The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed an attack on two communities in the state by suspected gunmen on Friday night. SP Onome Onovewakpoyeya, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the incident to the Newsmen on Saturday in Abakaliki. Onovwakpoyeya said the police had commenced investigation to unravel those behind the attacks. She […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator-elect for Ebonyi North Senatorial district of Ebonyi State, Barr. Onyekachi Nwebonyi, yesterday condemned the incessant extortion of Nigerians on major highways, metropolis and Streets by men of the Nigerian Police and other security agencies across the country. The Senator-elect who was furious over the development, emphasized that such ugly […]
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Three natives of Ezza South Local Government Area have been confirmed dead after the convoy of David Umahi, Ebonyi State Governor, crashed into their motorcycleIt has been reported that the casualties were struck by an advance team while they were on the route leading to Muhammadu Buhari’s international airport. It was reported that they had […]
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Former President Goodluck 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 performed the inauguration in the company […]
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Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has disclosed that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, urged him to step down for Sen. Godswill Akpabio in the race for the 10th Senate’s presidency. Umahi made the disclosure on Monday at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke while answering questions from newsmen on arrival to the state from Abuja. The […]
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