Tag Archives: Ebonyi

The decomposing body of Innocent Obi, the Deputy Registrar of the Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State, has been found in a bush in Ezeala, Umuezeala autonomous community in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.   Obi, popularly known by villagers as Onye Army, had travelled to his …

A 14-year-old Benue girl, Mirabel David, has narrated how she was kidnapped by five unknown men in Abakaliki, Ebonyi and taken to Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State.    The teenager was rescued by Ebonyi State Police Command after she escaped from captivity and ran into a bush.  …

The Ebonyi State Election Petitions Tribunal has affirmed the election of the governor of the state, Francis Nwifuru.    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced Francis Nwifuru winner of the poll after he polled a total of 199,131 votes to defeat Chukwuma Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic …

The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Wednesday. Sept. 27, dismissed a petition filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its governorship candidate, Prof Benard Odoh, contesting the election of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State.   The Tribunal held that the petition bordered on a …

Players and supporters of the Ishielu Local Government Area team reportedly attacked a referee at the end of the Ebonyi State governor,  Francis Nwifuru’s cup final match on Sunday evening, September 10.   It was gathered that the referee was chased all over the stadium as he ran for his …

The Ministry of Health has debunked a memo from the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, alerting workers of an outbreak of a new variant of COVID-19.    The memo titled ‘’FYI: COVID is on the prowl again, caution, please,” read;    “With the new variant, BA.4 and BA.5 …

The son of a former Ebonyi monarch, Nelson Igboke, has said that a man who kneels to propose to a woman or on his wedding day, has unknowingly submitted his authority to her.    Nelson’s father, HRH Ezeogo Igboke Ewa, the traditional ruler of Umuezeokaoha community in Ezza North Local …

The Commissioner noted that the government has approved that ₦2 million each be given to 1,500 citizens of the state engaged in hawking and other menial jobs. The Ebonyi State government …

The deceased,36, was laid to rest on Saturday, August 19, 2023, in his hometown.  Taking to Facebook after the internment, the activist urged his brother to join forces with their ancestors and hunt those who killed him.  “Dear brother Nweke Peter JP . It is too hard to address you …

The Ebonyi State government has gifted popular Nigerian comedian, MC Walter, who completed a 130-hour entertainment marathon in Abakaliki, a brand new SUV. Naija News reports that MC Walter via his Instagram shared the news on Wednesday via Instagram. The comedian disclosed that he had the aim of setting a …