An elderly man yesterday died in Ebonyi State after a row with Vehicle Inspection Officials (VIO). Chief Geoffrey Mgbada, secretary of the Ebonyi State Elders Council, was said to be driving with his wife when he was intercepted by the VIO personnel along Presco-Ezza Road in Abakaliki. A witness said an argument ensued after the…

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has urged all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the state taking refuge in Ebonyi to return home, assuring that their safety would be guaranteed. Ayade made the call on Monday at Nguzu Edda in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi when he led a 10-man delegation to…

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has lamented how the state became a near theatre of war following the passage of its open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment bill 2017. He stated this yesterday while delivering the Professor Miriam Ikejiani-Clark lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), saying the Federal Government deployed all its might…

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has vowed to demystify politics and appointments in the state during his second tenure in office. This, he said, was to check the desperation of individuals to occupy government positions. Umahi said this on Thursday in Abakaliki while reacting to the recent killings of four people who included members of…

It was jubilation galore in most states of the federation yesterday as their governments agreed to commence implementation of the new national minimum wage approved by the Federal Government. Some of the states that announced their readiness to implement the new pay on the sidelines of the 2019 May Day celebrations are, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa,…

The worsening insecurity in the country took an alarming turn recently, when Nigerians woke up to hear the news of murderous bandits inflicting terror wantonly on communities in Zamfara State. The horrendous banditry which has been going on for some time with devastating consequences for indigenes of the state, got to a head with the…

The Ebonyi Police Command has rescued the two kidnapped Chinese nationals who were abducted by unknown gunmen at a road construction site in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the victims, Messrs Sun Zhi Xim and Wang Qinghu, were employees of Tongyi Chinese Group…

Gunmen abducted two Chinese nationals, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu yesterday in Ebonyi State. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Odah Loveth, said the two kidnapped Chinese, both male, are staff of Tongyi Construction Company working on a road project in Ohaozara Local Government area of the state. She said…

The Anglican Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Monday Nkwoagu, urged the Federal Government to intervene in the land and boundary disputes amongst Ebonyi, Benue and Cross River states and take over such where the conflict persists. He said that the resultant displacement of communities and families occasioning hardship in the affected areas had…

Everywhere in our country today the wind is moaning the mournful sound of suffering, pain, tragedy and death. Wherever we are in our rooms, kitchens, streets, footpaths or wherever we suffer the depredations of a hostile, unfathomable, mysterious nature. And one cannot but have the impression that our country is a jungle, a wild jungle…

Afikpo, Ebonyi State is ready to host the ninth edition of the South East Cricket Championship, also known as the Chuma Anosike Cup, the organisers have said. The competition will hold from April 25 to 28. The championship is part of the drive to promote cricket in the South East region, the organisers added. Speaking in Lagos…

All is now set  for the 21st Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship, which will dunk off in Bauchi State on May 3, the organisers have disclosed. The championship will see over 10, 000 boys and girls secondary schools across the country jostling to play in the national finals in Lagos. It promises to be exciting,…