No fewer than 31 female inmates are currently facing murder trial at the Nigerian Correctional Service Custodial Centre, Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ben Odo, disclosed this on Tuesday when the wife of the state governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru, paid fines of 41 male inmates convicted with option…
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Uchenna Igwe, over allegations of gross misconduct and failure to perform his duties. The governor disclosed the suspension during a press briefing, citing Igwe’s failure to oversee the payment of local government pensions by council chairmen as the primary…
A legal practitioner, Sunday Ununu, reportedly killed an orphan, Nnamdi Nwite Ugo, over the weekend in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. Ugo was reportedly killed during the celebration of Izzi Unuphu Power of Attorney community election in Abakaliki Local Government Area. The Izzi Unuphu Power of Attorney group is charged with the responsibility of managing…
…Top 8 Cleanest States In Nigeria 2024. Clean environment should be one of the top priorities of a highly populated country like Nigeria because it would bring out the beauty of the environment and more importantly, diseases carried by air pollution would not be able to thrive. On the good side, some states have tried…
A military checkpoint on the Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-Edda highway in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was attacked by gunmen early Friday morning. The Ebonyi Police Command confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria. DSP Joshua Ukandu, the Police Public Relations Officer, reported that the attack was carried out by…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Stanley Okoro Emegha, has claimed that former Senate President and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim will join the party. According to Emegha, APC has made an effort to bring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Leader into…
A senior lecturer at the Ebonyi State University, Ebonyi State, Prof A U. Enyi, has reacted to the allegation of his involvement in the suicide of one of his students, Favour Ugwuka. Ugwuka, a final-year student of English at Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, committed suicide. The undergraduate’s death came a few days after she complained…
An Ebonyi man, Celestine Onele said he would be embarking on a 150 hours marathon ironing to break Guinness World Record. Onele, an Electrical Engineer from Ezza South Local Government Area of the state, said the marathon exercise will commence on Monday 22nd April 2024. The young Engineer who is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree…
A peace panel report on the three-year-old war, emanating from the Bishop Emeritus of Abakiliki Diocese, Rt. Rev. Fr. Michael Nnachi Okoro, has been rejected by the people of Effium, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two communities of Ezza-Effium and Effium have been at war since January 21, 2021, which led…
Residents of Ngwogwo community, Ishiagu, in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Monday protested against the alleged incessant arrest and detention of some members of the community. The protesters, consisting of old women, men and youths, marched around the community with placards. They alleged that they had been indiscriminately arrested and detained…
