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Governor Francis Nwifuru The government of Ebonyi State on Thursday granted amnesty to 51 repentant ex-militants from Ekoli Edda in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and ₦2 million each after their rehabilitation to enable them to integrate well into society. The Guardian gathered that the repentant ex-militants were former members of the Ekoli…
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Minister of Works, Senator David Nweze Umahi, on Wednesday, stated that Nigeria expects increased investments and enhanced technology transfer from the Chinese government beyond what is currently available. The minister made this assertion during a courtesy visit from His Excellency, Yu Dunhai, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, in Abuja. Umahi highlighted the various road and…
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Governor Francis Nwifuru has suspended three Commissioners for one month for being absent from the state executive council meeting. Briefing journalists after the state executive meeting on Tuesday in Abakaliki, the state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, said that the suspended Commissioners were Solomon Azi (Grants and Donor Agencies), Rt. Hon. Victor…
17 Mar
The Ebonyi State government on Monday said that it has evacuated over 800 Ebonyi indigenes trapped in Lagos State following the demolition of some parts of Ilaje by the Lagos State government. Addressing journalists in Abakaliki, the Commissioner for Special Duties and State Diaspora, Valentine Okeke, said that most of those stranded were women and…
8 Mar
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the ultra modern Cancer Centre at the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS), Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Tinubu inaugurated the centre on Saturday at the university complex described it as one of the best cancer centres in Nigeria. The President who was represented by…
6 Mar
The people of Ukawu community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Thursday debunked a media report alleging that their traditional ruler, HRH Vincent Ajah (Ogenyi IV), forged his First School Leaving Certificate. Addressing journalists in Abakaliki, the spokesperson of the community and a member of the Eze-in-Council, High Chief John Elom Elom,…
5 Mar
A High Court sitting in Obiozara, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi has dismissed a forgery and impersonation case against members of a Ward Executive committee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Executive Committee of Oguduokwor Ward in Onicha local government area had…
5 Mar
The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested a suspect, Chigozie Ovuta, in possession of two human skulls and three locally made guns. SP Joshua Ukandu, Spokesman of the command, communicated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abakaliki. Ukandu said that Ovuta was arrested in Okoffia community, Ezza South Local Government Area of the state.…
5 Mar
The Board Members of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), led by its Board Chairman, Dr. Emeka Wogu, have embarked on their first official working visit across all five states of the South East. This strategic engagement commenced with a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. The visit underscores SEDC’s…
2 Mar
David Umahi Federal University Health Sciences, Uburu, in Ebonyi State, has sanctioned 14 students for various offenses, including examination misconduct, stealing, and poor academic performance, while also stressing its commitment to cancer treatment services. During the institution's 4th matriculation ceremony on Saturday, Vice Chancellor Prof. Jesse Uneke revealed that the university had taken strict disciplinary…
1 Mar
No fewer than 990 new students were matriculated by the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS), Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi for the 2024/2025 academic session. said a total of 990 students have been admitted in the various departments and faculties of the institution in Prof. Jessy Uneke, Vice-Chancellor of…
27 Feb
An Ebonyi Magistrate’s court sitting in Abakaliki on Thursday adjourned hearing on a bail application for the release of the detained national president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Mr Igboayaka Igboayaka until March 12. Igboayaka was arrested in Owerri on Feb. 8 by operatives of Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Ebonyi Police Command after winning reelection for…
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