Tag: Ebonyi State
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Ebonyi community sends SoS to IGP over alleged murder, rape
The people of Edda community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi, has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr Mohammed Adamu to come to their rescue over alleged murder cases, torture and rape of their people. The call was made through a Save Our Souls (SOS) letter by Edda Intervention and Rescue Initiative,…
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N2bn agric loan: Court restrains Umahi, panel from probing former SSG
The Federal High has restrained Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and the N2bn agric loan probe panel set up by the state government from probing the Former Secretary to the State Government, Prof Bernard Odoh. This followed an ex parte motion filed by Mr Odoh against the Governor and the seven members of the panel…
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Covid-19: Umahi shuts down Govt offices as cabinet members test positive
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has directed the shutting down of all government offices in the State from Thursday to pave way decontermination. This followed the infection of some Executive Council members with the Covid-19 virus. The Governor stated this in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Orji Uchenna Orji.…
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Armed robbers invade Ebonyi Methodist Bishop’s residence, cart away valuables
Armed robbers numbering about 10 on Saturday invaded the residence of the Bishop of Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Abakaliki, Rt. Rev. Lawson Elom and carted away an undisclosed amount of money and other valuables worth millions of Naira. A relative of the Bishop and the Presbyter of Cathedral Church, Very. Rev. Uche Chukwuemeka, who…
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2 injured, many missing as Ebonyi, Abia communities resume land dispute
Two persons were reportedly wounded and many allegedly missing in a renewed clash between Amata, Ishiagu community in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi and Lokpanta community in Abia state over ownership of farmland. The two communities which have been locked in an inter-communal conflict over ownership of a vast arable farmland near their borders…
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Irate youths burn down Commissioner’s residence in Ebonyi
Irate youths of Elugwu Ettam community in Okpuitumo Ikwo Local government area of Ebonyi State at the weekend set ablaze the country home of one Mr Celestine Okah. Mr Okah is the husband of Ebonyi Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Wendy Uchechi Okah. According to a source, the incident happened on Saturday. The source…
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Police rescue 2 abducted siblings in Ebonyi
The Police Command in Ebonyi has rescued two siblings, aged five and 10, who were abducted from their home in Abakaliki at gunpoint. The Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Loveth Odah disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday in Abakaliki. Odah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) alleged that the kidnappers robbed the…
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Lady lands in hospital with gunshot wound after wrestling armed robbers
A business woman, Miss Monica Ogenyi on Saturday narrated how she fought off Gunmen who wanted to rob her of her money. The lady, who was shot on the shoulders for disobeying the armed robbers, fought with her attacker even with the gunshot wounds she sustained. Speaking from her hospital bed at Alex Ekwueme Federal…