Tag: Ebonyi State
Tinubu mourns former minister, Ogbonnaya Onu
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deepest condolences to the Onu family over the passing of Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, who died on Thursday at...
Gunmen attack police checkpoint at Abakaliki, kill 1 officer, set vehicle...
Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint at Abakaliki on Thursday and killed a policeman.
A police spokesman in Ebonyi, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack and...
Police burst tricycle stealing syndicate in S/East
The Police Command in Enugu State has burst a tricycle-stealing syndicate operating within some states in the south-east.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said...
Ebonyi: NSCDC arrests 3 minors over alleged attempted rape
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi has arrested three minors for an alleged attempt to rape another minor and assault.
Two...
NHRC cautions against mob actions, dehumanisation
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Ebonyi has condemned the dehumanisation of a woman, Mrs. Ifeoma Onovo, for allegedly poisoning her neighbour.
Mr. Christopher...
Man, 32, docked for allegedly stealing property worth N9m in Ebonyi
A 32-year-old man, Itumo Sunday, appeared before an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for allegedly stealing property worth N9,900,000 million from a storehouse.
Sunday, whose...
Insecurity: Gov. Nwifuru wants security agencies to form joint task-force
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has directed the setting up of a joint task force among security agencies in an effort to combat crime...
Current economic hardships didn’t start from Tinubu’s administration,” — Umahi
Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi, says the present economic hardships in the country did not start with President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Umahi made the...
Oborevwori felicitates Nwifuru at 49
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has congratulated his Ebonyi counterpart, Gov. Francis Nwifuru, as he clocked 49.
Oborevwori’s felicitation is contained in a statement by...
Ebonyi House of Assembly is not a rubber stamp assembly –...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that the state’s House of Assembly is not a rubber stamp assembly.
Umahi made the assertion in Abakaliki...
Ebonyi rates highest on drug abuse in Nigeria
Mr Eze Ude, State Coordinator, International Society for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP), said that Ebonyi was being rated highest in substance...
Ebonyi will not give out land for cattle ranching – Gov...
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, on Monday voiced his opposition to President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest to bring back cattle grazing routes in the...
