Witchcraft allegations: Ebonyi communities where people are dehumanised, illegally banished
IN Ebonyi State, particularly in Izzi land, there has been an embarrassing increase in dehumanization and human abuse, including the banishment of people suspected to be witches.
Ebonyi boundary crisis: Four beheaded, others injured, property destroyed in renewed clash
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki No few than four persons have been killed in Okporojo-Oso Edda in Edda Local Government Area in a renewed boundary crisis between the community and neighboring Amasiri community in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It was gethered that two dead bodies recovered while two persons were still missing. Some […]
Ebonyi LG Poll: APC sale of nomination forms begins January 8
Ahead of the August 2026 local government elections in Ebonyi State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that the sale of nomination forms will commence on January 8, 2026.
Festival turns tragic as youth killed in Ebonyi community clash
A traditional festival in Amangbala, Ohaisu community of Afikpo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, turned bloody in the early hours of Monday after a young man, identified simply as Peter, was stabbed to death during a violent confrontation.
Fire destroys ₦40m Ebonyi apartment, family escapes death
A six-room apartment valued at over ₦40 million was completely destroyed by a mysterious fire in Nchoko, Ndechi community, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
78-year-old man killed by suspected thugs in Ebonyi community buried
By Jeff Agbodo ABAKALIKI — Chief Johnson Okoro Obasi, a 78-year-old man murdered in Ekoli community, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has been laid to rest. Obasi was reportedly attacked on June 1, 2025, during a crisis between rival groups in the area, which also resulted in other fatalities and the destruction of […]
