2023: Izzi Stakeholders berate traditional rulers over endorsement of sacked Ebonyi Speaker
2023: Izzi Stakeholders berate traditional rulers over endorsement of sacked Ebonyi Speaker (more…)
Umahi, NGO Set To revitalize all the collapsed general hospitals in Ebonyi
Umahi, NGO set to revitalize all the collapsed general hospitals in Ebonyi Ebonyi state governor, Chief David Umahi and a non-governmental organization under the eagis of 'Bloom Public Health' has signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, to revitalize all the collapsed general hospitals located in the 13 Local government areas of the state. The governor who spoke during the signing of the MoU, that took place at the new government house, centinary city Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state said the people of the state will have a good access to quality health care service delivery. Earlier in a remark, the…
Single Mom, 35 allegedly murdered, burnt in Ebonyi by cousins for demanding father’s inheritance
Single Mom, 35 allegedly murdered, burnt in Ebonyi by cousins for demanding father's inheritance "She was murdered in cold blood" NHRC reacts as woman is killed and burnt for demanding her father's inheritance in Ebonyi state. "She was murdered in cold blood" NHRC reacts as woman is killed and burnt for demanding her father A woman was brutally killed in Ebonyi state after demanding her father's inheritance following the death of her only brother under a mysterious circumstance. The National Human Right Commission, NHRC, is demanding justice for Nnenaya Onu, 35, who was allegedly stripped naked, beaten, dismembered,…
Breaking: Uncertainty in Ebonyi State as Commission, INEC, bans journalists from credential meetings in Ebonyi (Full Details)
Breaking: Uncertainty in Ebonyi State as Commission, INEC, bans journalists from credential meetings in Ebonyi (Full Details) By Our Correspondent Our Correspondent in Ebonyi Emmanuel Nnaji report that the Administrative Secretary of INEC in Ebonyi State Clement Oha ordered that journalists should not be allowed in the meeting despite all efforts by newsmen to gain access Recall that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered in his judgment that INEC should conduct a fresh election following the sack of Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi Our Correspondent in Ebonyi Emmanuel Nnaji report that the Administrative Secretary of INEC…
Just In: Why Three House Of Assembly Members Resign In Ebonyi
Just In: Why Three House Of Assembly Members Resign In Ebonyi Three members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, have resigned their membership of the House. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, on Tuesday March 15th 2022, received letters from three Members of the State Assembly, notifying the House of their resignation as Honourable Members of Ebonyi State House of Assembly. According to the Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to the Speaker, Leo Ekene Oketa, the Members are: Hon. Mrs. Franca C. Okpo (Abakaliki South State Constituency), Hon. Ali Kizito Okechukwu (Ishielu North State Constituency) and Hon. Victor U.…
Court’s Ruling: Governor Umahi Apologises To Justice Ekwo, NBA Over Alleged Attack *Don’t Jubilate yet, Until Supreme Court rules, Onwusoanya tells trolls
Court's Ruling: Governor Umahi Apologises To Justice Ekwo, NBA Over Alleged Attack *Don't Jubilate yet, Until Supreme Court rules, Onwusoanya tells trolls The Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi cleared the air over his alleged attack on Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court in Abuja and Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) over the judgment of his removal. In his apologetic tone, the embattled Governor whose seat, alongside his Deputy's was declared vacant yesterday by a Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, explained amidst emotions that he did not attack either anyone following the Court's Order. Umahi…
I’m still Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi thunders, amidst Court Order
I'm still Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi thunders, amidst Court Order Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has rejected the ruling of an Abuja Federal High Court which sacked him from office, insisting that he is still the governor of the state. This is in a swift reaction to the verdict of a Federal High Court in Abuja had today, which had sacked Ebonyi State Governor, Mr Dave Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, on account of their unlawful defection from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, the governor said the ruling would…
Pay close attention to your children’s lifestyle, save them from crimes – Umahi’s wife
Pay close attention to your children's lifestyle, save them from crimes - Umahi's wife Nnachi, E.U, Abakaliki Wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Rachel Umahi, on Wednesday, cautioned mothers against negligence and paying little attention to the lifestyle of their children, especially during the adolescent age. Mrs Umahi said when children are properly trained, they will not indulge in crime. She spoke in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, during a one-day Security Summit she organised for women in the state. She said, "The work you are doing in your family can only be paid by God, not your husband or whosoever.…
Umahi committed to effective policing, tackling housing deficit among officers, says Aide
Umahi committed to effective policing, tackling housing deficit among officers, says Aide Nnachi, EU, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has expressed readiness to build three-bedroom flats detached and nine self-contained apartments across the 13 local government areas of the state to help address the issue of housing deficit among officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, serving in the state. This, according to the state government, was part of Governor Umahi's effort to reposition the force for effective and efficient policing across the nooks and crannies of the state The Special Security Consultant to Ebonyi State Government, Chief…
“Umahi’s goverment has been characterised by deceits, man-made hunger, poverty and wanton intimidations cum attacks on opposing voices”– AESID drags Fr. Mbaka over bogus praise
"Umahi's goverment has been characterised by deceits, man-made hunger, poverty and wanton intimidations cum attacks on opposing voices"-- Ebonyians in diaspora drag Fr. Mbaka over bogus praise The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has described the recent assessment of Governor Dave Umahi’s performance in the state by the founder and Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, as against the realities on the ground in Ebonyi State. The Ebonyi indigenes warned that Fr. Mbaka should not be carried away by Umahi’s gift to the church, adding that the governor can not bribe God. Governor Umahi…