Violence erupted in Ndieguzu Agalegu Omege Community, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, leaving one person dead and at least ten houses completely destroyed by fire. According to reports, the incident followed a confrontation between residents of Omege Agalagu and Ukwuinyima. The cause of the dispute remains unclear, but sources suggest the violence may…
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, on Saturday, warned over 200 Ebonyi students sent by the government to schools in the United Kingdom not to behave like Simon Ekpa. The governor stated this at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Ezza South local government area of the state during the flag-off of the state scholarship…
At least six persons were allegedly killed by suspected warlords of the people of Ogwor Village in Ishiagu and Umobor village in Akaeze Community all in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The people of Umuobor, Akaeze and their neighbors, Ogwor, Ishiagu have been in a lingering communal crisis over land dispute for decades…
Stone Dealers Association and Truck Owners Association in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have shut down their businesses to protest increase in the price of materials by Chinese firms operating in the mineral rich local government. The two associations also shut down businesses to protest an increase in haulage fees by the Chinese…
In its bid to restore the aesthetic value and master plan of Abakaliki Capital City, the ministry of Capital City and Urban Development, on Wednesday, demolished over 30 illegally constructed shops and containers mounted in unauthorized areas within the metropolis. Speaking during the demolition exercise at Central Park axis, Ochudo Centenary city, the Commissioner for…
Ebonyi State chapter of the Consolidated Quarry Owners Association, on Wednesday, shut down operations following the arrest of its chairman, Chikaodiri Ojimba by security operatives. Ojimba was arrested on Saturday by the police. One of the quarry owners, who spoke to newsmen at the quarry site in Ezillo community, Ishielu Local Government Area of the…
The executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has measured plans to industrialize the State, as clearly noted in The People’s Charter of Needs. Leo Ekene Oketa, The Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, revealed this on his social media page, ho noted that interestingly, Governor Nwifuru is kicking off with the…
