The National President of the Council, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzo, in a press briefing held in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Monday, emphasized that President Buhari, while seeking the votes of the zone in 2015, pledged to reactivate the once popular mine.
Author: Oswald Agwu
The Ministry’s Head of Department, Child Development, Godwin Igwe, expressed the concern on Friday while presenting to selected journalists a girl of four years, Jennifer Iteze, who was allegedly abused by a boy of about 15 years
The woman, Vivian Nwonu, who spoke with newsmen in Abakaliki, alleged that the lack of refuse dumps coupled with the neglect of their residential area by the government contracted garbage disposal agency, necessitated their decision to dispose their garbage inside canals during rainfall
The LG boss said this on Monday when he spoke with newsmen
The programme, powered by Generating Demand Management Group, is targeted at empowering petty traders with at least N10,000 each to improve their petty businesses.
The Founder and General overseer of God’s Grace Chapel International, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Prophet Elijah Adoke, on Sunday predicted that former Vice President, Atiku Abubarkar, and the Peoples Democratic Party will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 presidential election.
The Chairman of Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Dr. Eni Uduma Chima, has cautioned the State Police Command to desist from being used as instruments of threat by politicians against opponents.
Worried over the inability of farmers in Ebonyi State to repay the 2016 Central Bank of Nigeria Agricultural loan under its Conditional Agricultural Credit Scheme amounting to N2 billion, the State Government has set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate all issues pertaining to the handling of the scheme.
The Benue State Deputy Governor, Benson Abounu, who represented Governor Samuel Ortom, delivered the amount when he led a high powered delegation to Ebonyi State Government House, Abakaliki on Wednesday to condole with the State over the unfortunate incident.
Briefing journalists on Monday in Abakaliki during their sensitization rally, the spokesperson of the group and leader of the human rights organization, Jacinta Nworie, said they were motivated to stand by the Governor because of the unequalled transformation he has brought to the State within three years in office.
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has empowered about 5,000 Ministers of God in the State with grants totaling over N500 million.
Speaking during a courtesy call on Umahi on Monday at the Government House, Abakaliki, the former Anambra State Governor assured that his nomination was not personal to him but for the good of the entire South East
Reacting to the report on Friday in Abakaliki when he spoke with newsmen, the senator described the report as a gross misrepresentation of facts
The physical structures in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, located in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area was recently completed by the Umahi-led administration, ready to commence academic activities.
Briefing newsmen on the development at the end of State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to Governor David Umahi on Investment, Prof. Ogbonnaya Chukwu, noted that the plant, which has been fully installed, would turn out its first bags of fertilizers the next day.
Also signed was a sales agreement on supply of $4 million worth of Solar Systems produced in Ebonyi State.
The Federal Government has been challenged to establish an implementation arm that would utilize the findings of the National Defence College course participants in solving the nation’s developmental problems.
The Commissioner for Education, Hon. Sabinus Nwankwagu, disclosed this at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Abakaliki, while briefing journalists on the outcome of State Executive Council Meeting held on Wednesday.
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has set up a N3 million education foundation for the three children of the late Vice Chairman of the Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Samuel Nweke.
The hoodlums also inflicted injuries on others, including the state Correspondent of Vanguard newspaper, Peter Okutu, who incidentally was driving the union’s bus used for the journey