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Jun

25

2022

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Ebonyi 2023: Anyichuks Campaign Organization blasts Ogba, threatens to file contempt proceedings against him

CRIME, POLITICSAnyichuks Campaign Organization, Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, PDP

Ebonyi 2023: Anyichuks Campaign Organization blasts Ogba, threatens to file contempt proceedings against him AnyiChuks Campaign Organization of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ebonyi State, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, Friday berated Senator Obinna Ogba for his alleged "continuous disobedience of the orders of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, which nullified the PDP primaries of 4th and 5th June, 2022". The Organization further described his conduct as not only sacrilegious but also an act of contemptuous effrontery against the judicial authorities. Disclosing this in a statement, titled "He who goes to Equity must go with clean hands", the Director,…

Jun

24

2022

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EBONYI 2023: Panic In APC, PDP As Odoh Nominates World Class Medical Practitioner As Running Mate … Interesting facts you might not know about Dr. Nkata

OPINION, POLITICS#2023 General election, #prof. Benard Odoh, Dr Nkata Chuku, Ebonyi State

EBONYI 2023: Panic In APC, PDP As Odoh Nominates World Class Medical Practitioner As Running Mate ... Interesting facts you might not know about Dr. Nkata In Ebonyi State today, the atmosphere is fully charged and ready to explode, as all and sundry are visibly running 'Helter- skelter' at the emergence of Dr Nkata Chuku, the running mate of the guber candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ebonyi State. Just like the popular Igbo maxim: (Oke n'ohia, ngwere n'uzo), everyone, including the fearless has run to take cover; no one wants to loose their strides…

Jun

22

2022

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2023: APGA Guber Candidate, Odoh Decries Commodity Inflation In Ebonyi … Unveils running mate

POLITICS#GoodGovernance, #inflation, #prof. Benard Odoh, All progressives Grand Alliance APGA, Dr. Nkata Chukwu, Ebonyi State, Human Capital Investment

2023: APGA Guber Candidate, Odoh Decries Commodity Inflation In Ebonyi ... Unveils running mate A Frontline gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ebonyi state, Prof. Benard Odoh has, amidst dismay, expressed acrimony over the outrageous price of commodities in the State. Prof. Udoh who frowned at the current hike in cost of food items in, vowed to improve the standard of living of Ebonyians by investing on the citizens through the provision of good healthcare facilities, standard education and proper security of lives and properties of the people. Prof. Odoh made this…

Jun

08

2022

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MENACE OF FLOOD: Abakiliki Residents Raise Alarm Over Imminent Danger *Faults Umahi Government

METRODavid Umahi, Ebonyi State, Erosion control, Flood, jeopardy

MENACE OF FLOOD: Abakiliki Residents Raise Alarm Over Imminent Danger *Faults Umahi Government The poor and destitute in Ebonyi State has raised the alarm over incessant flood in their residential headquarters at Alo Street, Abakaliki, the state capital. The destitute said the frequent flood they witness in the residential quarters has put them in danger. They alleged that the flood is caused by forceful takeover of a portion of their land in the quarters and the fencing by the state government which has prevented free…

Oct

25

2021

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Ebonyi youths mob man for killing brother’s wife, sister, another

METROChibuike Ochie, Ebonyi State, Farm, Homicide, investigation, mob, murder

Ebonyi youths mob man for killing brother's wife, sister, another By Amarachukwu EgwuAgha Abakiliki One Mr. Chibuike Ochie has reportedly killed the wife of the elder brother, Ogechi Ochie 32 years old, his younger sister Margaret Ochie, 35 years old and a hired laborer working for them at Obegu farm in Uburu. The suspect Chibuike Ochie was said to have killed the wife of the elder brother, Ogechi Ochie 32 years old, his younger sister Margaret Ochie, 35 years old and a hired laborer working for them at Obegu farm in Uburu. Though his motives are yet to be known…

Jul

11

2021

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Thunder Strikes Three Persons Dead In Ebonyi Following Downpour

METRO, Odditydeath, Downpour, Ebonyi State, rainfall, Thunder Strikes

Thunder strike in Ebonyi State. Nnachi EU, Abakiliki Three persons were, on Saturday, struck dead by thunder in Afikpo, in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, during a downpour. It was gathered that the incident happened at Ngodo community during a deluge of rain which lasted for over 5 hours. It was further learnt that the thunder struck around 3pm, on Saturday, killing the three persons in different locations in the area. A resident of Afikpo, Iheukwumere Otu, said one of the deceased was from Cross River State, who had has been living in the area for…

Apr

15

2021

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Revealed! Why Effium/Ezza-Effium Crisis Persists… Analyst

METROcommunal Clash, crisis, Ebonyi State, Effium-Ezza, Public Affairs Analyst

Famous Reporters, Abakalik A public affairs analyst, Achiko Daniel has disclosed reasons the intra-communal crisis between the indigenous people of Effium and Ezza-Effium in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi erupted and lasted for over two months during which the lives of innocent women, children and elders were lost, including the wanton destruction of property worth billions of naira. A press statement made available to journalists in Abakaliki, Achiko, who revealed that at the wake of the crisis which started as a mere riot that would come to an end within days, the stakeholders who were supposed to close ranks…

Jan

20

2021

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Breaking! Prof. Elom appointed first indigenous AE- FUNAI VC

EducationEbonyi State, Ph.D

Samuel Amah, Abakaliki Mr Sunday Oge Elom, a Professor of Medical Biochemistry has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike-Ịkwọ, in Ebonyi State. Registrar/Secretary of the University’s Governing Council, Mrs Odisa Okeke stated this in a statement, on Tuesday According to the statement, the appointment followed the ratification of the appointment by an extraordinary meeting of the Council. “The appointment was based in the report and recommendation from the Joint Council/Senate selection board constituted for the purpose in line with the Universities Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act 2003,” the statement said. The Registrar said the appointment…

Nov

29

2020

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Eku River Saga: Driver arraigned for death of 24 passengers in Ebonyi

METROarraignment, bail, death, Ebonyi State

By Samuel Ama, AbakilikiThe Ebonyi State Police Command, on Friday, arraigned a 33-year-old driver, one Nwonu Chinedu, over the death of 24 passengers, he was carrying, in his bus. The accused was the driver of the ill-fated M/Benz 608 that plunged into Eku River, in Akaeze community, in the Ivo Local Government Area of the state, with 33 passengers. FamousReporters had reported that the passengers atteneded a burial in Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state from Enugu, on September 18, 2020, and were on their way back, when the incident happened. It was reported that about 24, out…

Sep

06

2020

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HURIDE Petitions IG Over Fresh Assault on Journalist in Ebonyi

NEWSAPC, Ebonyi Journalists, Ebonyi State, Human Rights Defenders, media imperialism

The Human Rights Defenders, Ebonyi State Chapter, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police over a recent assault meted out to Prince Paul Okah, a journalist with the Blueprints Newspaper and Editor-in-chief of Glonatnewsonline. Mr Okay was attacked on the 23rd day of August, 2020 in the Afikpo home of Chief Tony Ekoh Jr, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress. The Chairman of HURIDE in Ebonyi State, Comrade Sam Oko Nweke, made this known on Sunday, while presenting a copy of the petition to journalists in Abakaliki. He decried the incessant attack and persecution of journalists in the state,…