ebonyi
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The Umunwosibe kindred in Umuobuna, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Council of Ebonyi State, has decried a move by some individuals to rewrite
4 Jun
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday attacked the Ohaukwu Police Division at Ezzamgbo in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LAG) of the state, burning vehicles. Though no casualties were recorded as policemen on duty stood firm and repealed the gunmen. A source told the Guardian that the gunmen, numbering eight, came in a bus and started shooting…
30 May
There was total compliance by the residents in Ebonyi State to the sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to mark Biafra Heroes Day. Business activities were grounded as banks, schools, offices, and businesses, including eateries, shopping malls and markets, were all under lock when our correspondent monitored compliance. There were few…
30 May
The Ebonyi government said on Wednesday it spent N17.3 billion on remedial work at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport runway in Abakaliki.
19 May
Two people were beheaded, seven others including women were kidnapped, and five houses were razed in an attack by suspected warlords early this morning at Ikachi village in the Akparata area of Effium, Ohaukwu Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. President General of the Effium community, Dr. James Agena, in a statement released in Abakaliki, the…
13 May
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has assured the people of Ishiagu Community in Ivo Local Government Area of the completion of the Ishiagu Water Scheme (IWS) by November. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ishiagu Water Scheme project located close to Ivo River was started during the first tenure of former Gov.…
22 Mar
Troops of Sector II (Ebonyi) of the Joint Task-Force “Operation UDO KA” have conducted a raid on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) Camp located in Mgbalukwu in Inyimagu, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi.
21 Feb
The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that Lassa fever had claimed 14 lives in the state.
15 Feb
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has apprehended two suspected hoodlums who allegedly robbed accident victims of their belongings.
5 Feb
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in Oyo State’s Saki West State Constituency rerun poll.
12 Jan
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Francis Nwifuru as the governor of Ebonyi.
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The Kano State government has said out of 10 million pupils in public primary and secondary schools in the state, about 4.5 million are presently receiving lessons while sitting on the bare floor. The government has, however, said it requires over N60 billion to fix the situation that is leaving innocent students uncomfortable. The state…
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