The Ebonyi Government has warned the public against the use of underage persons for contract work, especially as domestic maids and babysitters in the state. Mr Godwin Igwe, Head of Department, Child Development, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, gave the warning on Friday while addressing the case of a child who had been […]

By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki A Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, Wednesday, remanded one Arinze Samuel, 22-year-old for car robbery and rape, in the state. It was gathered that the suspect was told by one Kelechi and Emma that the victim, one Charles Nwobia, had a large sum of money in his house on the […]

The Federal Government has designated Ebonyi as one of Nigeria’s Export Processing Zones. For the speedy take-off, the Ebonyi Government has allocated a parcel of land to the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), for the project. Gov. Dave Umahi, who handed over the allocation letter to the Managing Director of the Authority, Prof. Adosoji […]

As Umahi begins construction of new Police Station By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki After the tension and panic that erupted as a result of the #EndSARS protests in the State, normalcy is said to have returned to the State Capital as the security situation within the metropolis have since normalized. Both vehicular and human movements […]

Mr Uchenna Orji, Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation has said that only Gov Dave Umahi would decide if he would leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or not. Orji made the disclosure in Abakaliki on Sunday while reacting to the statement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the governor had concluded plans to […]

By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki A fire incident which erupted on Saturday was reported to have destroyed valuable properties of residents of the affected building as 10 persons are still hospitalized following the incident. Those who sustained burns from the fire had been admitted in various clinics in Afikpo, in the Afikpo North Local Government […]

As angry mob kills driver, conductor By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki Tragedy struck on Tuesday at Oshiri in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State as five school children of St Michaels Schools, Oshiri were crushed to death by a water tanker. The accident happened at Onu Nworie Egu Oshiri involving a water tanker alledgly belonging […]

The Ebonyi Government on Monday announced a slash in the students’ tuition fees in the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki. The review, which took immediate effect, was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Dr Kenneth Ugbala. According to the statement, the reduction is aimed at mitigating the hardship caused […]

Suspected hoodlums under the guise of EndSARS protesters in Ebonyi have murdered a Police Inspector, Mr Egu Omini and cut off his manhood, police confirm. The hoodlums also snatched his AK-47 rifle after attacking a police station in Abakaliki, the state capital. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Philip Maku disclosed this in […]

By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki The Supervising Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG South East Geopolitical Zone, DIG Celestine Okoye, Wednesday said the Nigerian Police was still collating the number of policemen killed in the South East region, following the #EndSARS protests. The DIG who is also in-charge of Information Communication Technology Force Headquarters, Abuja, […]