Ebonyi State has been rated the highest performer among the 28 participating States in Nigeria in the effective utilization of the World Bank-assisted Community Social Development Programme funding.
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Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has vowed to establish for the State University the best Teaching Hospital in Nigeria before the expiration of his 2nd tenure as governor of the State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says 35 candidates would take part in Saturday’s governorship poll in Ebonyi.
Three days to the March 9 gubernatorial poll, 26 candidates of other political parties in Ebonyi State have dropped their ambitions and dumped their parties to join forces with Governor David Umahi of the Peoples Democratic Party.
A middle aged man, later identified as Monday Ukwa, was on Monday morning found dead at a location along the Abakaliki/Enugu Expressway, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
Non-indigenes in Ebonyi have promised to give 100, 000 votes to Governor David Umahi on March 9, in reaction to the presidential and national assembly polls’ voter apathy.
Governorship election, Ebonyi Widows have declared fasting and prayer to seek God’s blessing towards the re-election Governor David Umahi.
Governor David Umahi has said that Ebonyi State lost over 300, 000 votes that could have accrued to the Peoples Democratic Party in the ongoing Presidential elections as a result of malfunctioning of the Smart Card Reader.
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has debunked the insinuation that South East Governors influenced results to help President Muhammadu Buhari achieve 25 per cent of votes in states in the zone.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Peoples Democratic Party winner in the presidential poll held in Ebonyi State on Saturday.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, is leading in eight of 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State in the presidential results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has began collation of the presidential results in the just concluded presidential election held across the country on Saturday.
The Police in Ebonyi have arrested three hoodlums who allegedly killed two persons at Ndegu-Amagu Ward of Ikwo Local government Area on Friday night.
Major roads and streets in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital on Saturday witnessed heavy presence of Joint security operatives deployed to conduct stop and search on every vehicle operating during the election period.
Awosola Awotunde, the Ebonyi Commissioner of Police, has ordered investigation into an alleged attack on Linus Ogazi, Technical Assistant to Governor Dave Umahi of the state.
The Gubernatorial Candidate of the Advanced Allied Party in Ebonyi, Ogbonnaya Okorie, resigned his membership of the party and defected to the People’s Democratic Party to support re-election of Governor David Umahi.
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi says he will not hesitate to sign the death warrant of individuals convicted of murder in the violent clashes which engulfed Agbaja community of Izzi Local Government Area of the state.
In a bid to stem the violence that recently engulfed some parts of Agbaja Community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Governor David Umahi has given a shoot- at-sight order to security agents against anyone found in possession of illegal arms.
Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ebonyi, says 3,288 reconfigured Smart Card Readers will be used in the state for the February 23 and March 9, elections.
The National Centre for Disease Control has embarked on an intensive awareness campaign to tackle Lassa fever in Ebonyi communities.