Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has sworn in five journalists, among others, as board members of the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the journalists include the State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Samson Nwafor, and Felix Uka of Daily Independent. Nnamdi Akpa …
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THE Ebonyi State Government, on Friday, said it had recorded 590 criminal cases and 897 civil matters within the past two years. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ben Odoh, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in Abakaliki, according to News Agency of Nigeria. Odoh explained …
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GUNMEN have abducted the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Blessing Adagba. The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident on Friday, April 4, 2025. “Yes, Adagba was abducted in the Okposhi Eheku community of Ohaukwu Local …
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THE Police Command in Ebonyi on Tuesday, said it arrested no fewer than 1, 270 suspects in connection with various offences in 2024. DSP Joshua Ukandu, Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki that the suspects were arrested in different locations across the …
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Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has disclosed that the state has recorded 28 deaths and 386 cases since the cholera outbreak on September 24. Ekuma made this known to newsmen on Saturday during the donation of medical commodities by the Governor’s wife, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, to the General Hospital …
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THREE teenage girls from Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State allegedly trafficked to Ghana, have been rescued. The girls, whose names were given as Ogah Chinecherem from Ohatekwe Amagu, Odor Favour from Abina Amagu and Osinachi Nweke Umanyi from Ndioduma Omege Echara, both from the area, were rescued by …
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Mrs Nkechinyere Onachukwu, a woman kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Ishiagu , Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State last week has been been rescued. The woman was kidnapped in her farm in Amaonye Community in Ishiagu last Tuesday. She was released on Monday following manhunt by security agencies …
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The Member Representing Ikwo South State Constituency, Hon Moses Odunwa, has emerged as the 7th Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly. Governor Francis Nwifuru proclaimed the Speaker and Deputy Speaker 7th Assembly before the election of the Speaker, and Hon. Chinedu Onah of Ohaukwu South State constituency was elected …
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the party’s Ebonyi and Ekiti State executive committees with immediate effect. Mr Debo Ologunagba, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba said this in a statement in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the NWC approved the dissolution …
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No fewer than two persons have been reportedly killed while a policeman sustained injuries, following a renewed boundary dispute between two communities in Ebonyi State. The crisis is between the Abaomege and Isinkwo communities of the Onicha Local Government area of the State. Details of what led to the outbreak …
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