Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi on Friday suspended Mr. Augustine Eze, Headmaster, Community Primary School, Amazu, Ishielu Local Government Area of the state and seven other teachers for absenteeism.

Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr David Umahi, yesterday, stated that the South-East governors have concluded arrangements to re-absorb, rehabilitate and empower youths who were misled by the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in the country.

Former governor of Ebonyi, Chief Martin Elechi, said he was ready for probe by his successor, Gov. David Umahi, alleging that he had been under investigation since 2015.

ABAKALIKI—THERE was  mild tension in Ebonyi State following the rallies organised by two factions of All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Senator Julius Ucha and Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to Nigeria after his medical trip to London and to address the  state government’s proposed $150 million loan.

At the meeting still ongoing, the Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi gave account of the various happenings in Nigeria while President Buhari was absent. He equally gave account of how the Vice President who was then acting, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, managed the country well while he was in London on medical leave.

ABAKALIKI—GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday commended the federal government for approving $150million loan for the construction of the Ring Road that cuts across eight local government areas of the state.

Governor of Ebonyi state, Mr. Dave Umahi who was among the entourage that went to see president Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday with other five selected governors said that, Buhari is not treating a ‘mere malaria’ and as such did not tell them when he (Buhari) will come back.

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has threatened to arrest a top official of the state Ministry of Power for executing a street-light project with sub-standard materials.

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, yesterday, lauded Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State for his transparency and sincerity in execution of ongoing projects across the state.

GOVERNOR David Umahi has appointed Emmanuel Uzor, the State Correspondent of Sun Newspaper in Ebonyi State his new Chief Press Secretary.

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has called on the Federal Government to engage the services of retired customs officers with integrity in order to check the rising cases of rice smuggling in the counrty. Umahi, a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat, who addressed newsmen on Friday in Abakaliki, expressed regret over […]

The Ebonyi Government says it will spend N1.8billion to boost primary health care under the Save One Million Lives Programme for Result Initiative of the Federal Government.

GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday called on youth corps members deployed to the state to shun negative attitudes and corrupt tendencies during and after their one year compulsory service to the nation.

ACTING state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, in Ebonyi State, Mr Leonard Nkah yesterday applauded Governor David Umahi over the refund of the pension funds deducted from the salaries of workers in the state’s civil service.

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Sunday evening reconciled with his estranged major political ally in the state, Chief Julius Amah-Orji, popularly known as ‘Ochiliozuo’ (He who caters for the people en masse).