The Ebonyi State government has confirmed 29 new cases of COVID-19 virus bringing the total number of infections recorded in the state to 33. This was...
The ban placed on religious gatherings in Ebonyi, due to COVID-19, has been lifted by the state Governor, David Umahi. As part of measures to curb...
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Wednesday said a three-year-old child has tested positive for COVID-19 in the state Governor Umahi made the announcement on...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Sunday said none of its official was arrested for smuggling passengers into Ebonyi in contravention of the...
Three sisters have drowned in a river in Amauzu-Amaeze, Ishiagu, in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State. The sisters whose names are Chisom Goodness Okoro,...
Three days after its first record of COVID-19, Ebonyi State has recorded another case of the dreaded virus bring the total in the state to two....
Ebonyi State civil servants have been ordered back to their duty posts by the state Governor, David Umahi. The affected civil servants, from grade level 1...
The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ebonyi State, has declared that it would henceforth boycott all activities by the Ebonyi State...
A middle-aged man was on Tuesday electrocuted in Abakaliki area of Ebonyi. The incident occurred along the Abakaliki/Enugu highway at about 12:00noon on Tuesday. An eyewitness...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has imposed a daily curfew on the state starting from 7pm to 7am in the morning. Umahi, who made the pronouncement...
At least seven members of Ndiagu Orie, Umuguduakpu Ngbo community in Ebonyi State were killed during an inter-communal clash between the Ngbo community in Ebonyi and...
A traditional leader in Yobe State, has called for the return of health inspectors in the state in a bid to curb the outbreak of Lassa...
A woman, Mrs Agnes Nwefuru has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Ebonyi State High Court, sitting in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Monday....
A member of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), who asked a court to allow President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors to contest for third term,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning. 1. MINIMUM WAGE: Labour gives govs Dec. 31 to end negotiations Nigerian state governors...
Nigerian Governors, as custodians of the people’s mandate at the state level, have so much expectations placed on their shoulders. These range from policy formulations to...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Wednesday asked the United States President, Donald Trump, to place a travel ban on seven Nigerian governors for...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned attempts by Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi to stop its activities in the state, insisting the governor has...
The leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), on Wednesday, called for the support of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other religious...
The idea of a merger of all five South Eastern states as one federating unit is being pushed by the youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. That...
The speakership ambition of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday, received a boost when Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has ordered the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, to arrest the Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of...
The Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District, Sonni Ogbuoji, has been ordered to vacate his seat at the National Assembly by a Federal High Court sitting...
Six policemen who were assigned to guard three Registration Area Centres (RACs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi State have been arrested and...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has denied that governors of the Southeast states influenced the results of Saturday’s presidential election to favour President Muhammadu Buhari so...
Two yet-to-be identified men suspected to be terrorist have been arrested in Ebonyi State after they allegedly planted explosives at a popular bridge. According to the...
David Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, says President Muhammadu Buhari will “definitely” have more votes in the South-East region in 2019 than he did in 2015....
At least 42 persons are said to have been killed by a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever within the first 27 days of the year. A...
David Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as his “personal friend”. Umahi said this on Friday at a meeting with Atiku Abubakar,...
Senate Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu and governors of the South East this Wednesday had a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Villa,...
David Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to grant amnesty to looters. Umahi said this on Monday when he...
The total external debt owed by the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, rose by $131.55 million within the first...
Few days to this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, most major markets in Lagos and Ebonyi states were devoid of the expected bustling activities that usually herald the...
The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a new agency for Robotics and Artificial...
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has denied reports of his decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Umahi added...
The long arm of the law has caught up with a female undergraduate and four other suspects over the abduction of a businessman identified as Mr....
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has issued a stern warning to all traders in the state who intend to observe the sit-at-home order by the...
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has stated that he was not in a position to criticize President Muhammadu Buhari, and would rather focus on...
There were strong indications on Sunday that the crises that characterised congresses of the All Progressives Congress in some states on Saturday could lead to a...
The Federal Government has acknowledged that it did not “respond appropriately” to the outbreak of Lassa fever in Ebonyi State. The disease claimed the lives of...
Two weeks to Christmas, pump price of petrol has risen from N150 to N180 in Ebonyi State. The product was sold in the state between N150...
The South East Geopolitical Zone, made of Igbo ethnic group, has been in the news for the wrong reasons since President Muhammadu Buhari stepped into power...
The long arm of the law has caught up with a 36-year-old man identified as Ahmed Ajibore, and his 17-year-old lover Chidimma Igwe for allegedly strangling...
Four states namely Ebonyi, Ondo, Abia, Imo and Ogun have reportedly put plans in motion seeking the passage of anti-open grazing law in their various domains...
Five policemen who were on duty when suspected kidnapper, Ogonna Alioka (a.k.a Pilot) and three other suspects escaped police detention have been arrested on the orders...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja to challenge the non inclusion of the...
The long arm of the law has caught up with a 70-year-old man identified as Simon Alobu after he was arrested by men of the Ebonyi...
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari to fly the party’s ticket in the 2019 presidential election. The...
Austin Umahi, a younger brother of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, Austin, has debunked claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that he had...
The Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, has suspended the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters/Rural Development, Barr. Samuel Okoronkwo. Okoronkwo’s suspension is believed...