This development is believed to be the fallout of the crisis in Ebonyi State following the decision of the governor to anoint a former minister from the state as his successor, come 2015
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A total of 19 states participated in the festival, with Niger and Akwa Ibom State placed second and third respectively, while Benue, Bauchi and Anambra States were joint fourth place winners
It would be recalled that Ebonyi State stakeholders had recently, at a meeting in Abakaliki, called on Chukwu to join the governorship race to succeed outgoing Governor Martin Elechi.
He said this announcement was not an official declaration but an “acceptance of the call from the people of Ebonyi State”
Anyanwu also confirmed that another officer from the command sustained gunshot wounds in the incident, which took place at Ude Street in Hausa Quarters, Abakaliki
Nwangele confirmed to newsmen in Abakaliki that the six persons were among the 11 doctors and five nurses who were rushed to the virology laboratory in Irrua, Edo State for testing
An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the victims – Jideofor, 6, and Chinecherem, 4 – had gone to fetch water from the pond
An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the children were living in the same compound at 19, Ikechukwu Ogbaga Street, Abakaliki
The murder of the driver took place three days after the Christmas celebration
A breakdown of the figure shows that N41.3 billion (41 per cent) was appropriated for recurrent expenditure while capital expenditure would gulp N53.4 billion (54 per cent).
Elechi said that the sponsorship of such programmes was tantamount to the use of public funds to satisfy the wishes of a small section of the population
Chief John Nkwuda, the Chairman of the commission, who declared the results on Sunday, said the PDP won the chairmanship and counselorship seats in all the 13 local government areas of the state
Majority of those interviewed by NAN attributed the apathy to poor performance of incumbent council leaders and the non-fielding of candidates by opposition parties
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sylvester Igbo, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday that the autopsy was being conducted by the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki
A statement by Dr. Onyekachi Eni, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abakaliki, the state capital, said Aloh was sacked for “acts inconsistent to the mandate of her office”
According to Igbo, on sighting the operatives, the kidnappers engaged them in a shootout but that the operatives overpowered and killed one of them, known simply as Onyeka
The Chairman of EBSIEC, John Nkwuda, said the Local Government Councils and Development Centres (Amendment) Law stipulated that the tenure of the incumbent councils executives would end on October 31
He said: “As I was waiting for my friend, a tall, young man with a Kalashinov gun approached me and as I asked him what the problem was, a short fellow appeared from nowhere and brandished a pistol
The dismissed officer is standing trial on a one-count charge of unlawfully killing Nwanga and thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code Cap 33 Vol. 1 of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009