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The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a unanimous judgment, a three-member panel headed by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, dismissed the petition for lacking in merit. The three-member panel held that it failed to prove that Nwifuru was […]
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Three tricyclists have reportedly been killed by gunmen enforcing the sit-at-home order of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) in Ebonyi state. Reports say the incident took place on Tuesday at the Ishi-Eke market in Abakiliki, the capital city. In a viral video, the gunmen could be seen shooting sporadically, while demanding that Nnamdi […]
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Operatives of the Ebonyi State Police Command have neutralised three suspected killers of the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and rescued his kidnapped wife. The operatives were also said to have arrested no fewer than eight members of the criminal gang. SaharaReporters had reported that late Emmanuel Igwe, an Assistant Electoral Officer […]
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Properties worth over N40 million has been destroyed by fire following a mysterious fire that completely razed down the Ebonyi State Magistrate’s Court 1 at the Ebonyi State Judicial Headquarters opposite Old Government House Abakaliki. Speaking with newsmen, the chief registrar of the State High Court Abakaliki, Nnenna Onuoha said that rough estimate of the […]
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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, has terminated the appointment of political officeholders made by his predecessor, Chief David Umahi. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr. Monday Uzor, and made available to newsmen on Saturday night. The governor, in the statement, directed that the termination […]
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Some gunmen have reportedly killed a Nigerian police inspector and injured two others during an attack on a checkpoint in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, South-East Nigeria. The incident took place on Monday night at the popular Union Bank roundabout, less than four poles away from the State Police Command headquarters, According to Sahara Reporters. […]
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President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has ordered the relocation of the Ebonyi State election petition tribunal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This was made known on Wednesday by the Secretary of the Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal, Nyior Sekulla, in Abakaliki, the state capital. According to Sekulla, the tribunal office […]
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The Ebonyi State Police Command has paraded four arrested suspects in connection with the murder of the Peoples Democratic Party’s ward chairman in Ezza North Local Government Area of the state, Mr Peter Nweke. Nweke was murdered in the area during the March 18 governorship and House Assembly polls. The Public Relations Officer of the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue has rejected the governorship election outcome in the state. Hyacinth Alia, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the March 18 governorship election in the north-central state. To defeat his closest challenger, Alia polled 473,933 votes, while Titus Uba, the candidate of the PDP, secured 223,913 votes. […]
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Suspected hoodlums have set on fire the state high court in Owutu Edda Community, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ebonyi State police command Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the attack on the high court said details are still sketchy. However, unconfirmed reports have it that the attackers […]
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