Gunmen on Thursday attacked a police check point along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway, setting a patrol van belonging to the Police ablaze. The incident happened at Ishieke junction at the outskirts of Abakaliki town. Sources in the area claimed the gunmen…
Man remanded over alleged murder, cultism
An Abakaliki Magistrate Court 1 in Ebonyi, on Monday remanded a 35-year old man, Chinedu Oduburu, in a correctional centre over alleged murder and cultism. Oduburu, whose address was not given, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, cultism and…
2 remanded in correctional center for allegedly killing police corporal
An Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court, Ebonyi, on Wednesday, remanded two men, Anthony Odeh and Amadi Chibuike in a correctional center for allegedly killing a police corporal. Odeh, 40 and Chibuike, 34, are facing a two-count charge of murder and conspiracy. The…
3 victims of Ebonyi church attack buried amid tears
Tears flowed freely as the remains of three victims of gunmen attack at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish, Nkwagu Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, were laid to rest, weekend, at their respective family compounds. The attack which occurred as the vigil mass…
Minister of Works, Umahi clinches Top10 Magazine’s Minister of the Year 2023 Award
In a remarkable acknowledgment of his transformative leadership, Engr. Dr. David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has been bestowed with the prestigious Minister of the Year 2023 title by The Top10 Magazine. The selection, a result of a rigorous multi-stage…
LP Senatorial candidate arrested not kidnapped – Police
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the Labour Party senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South in the 2023 elections, Hon. Linus Abba Okorie, by operatives of the Command over drug related matters and other offences. In a…
Tension as Labour Party senatorial candidate abducted in Ebonyi
There is palpable tension and apprehension in Ebonyi State, following the abduction of the Labour Party Senatorial candidate for the southern district, Linus Okorie. The former House of Representatives member was on his way to his house in Abakaliki on…
Police recover 5-month-old baby sold by mother in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has recovered and reunited a five-month-old baby sold out by her biological mother out of frustration and hardship. The commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, disclosed this in a statement signed by the police public relation…
IPOB, ESN not responsible for killing of Muslim cleric in Ebonyi – Emma Powerful
Following speculations that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is responsible for the murder of an Islamic cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Iyiorji, in Ebonyi state, the group has denied involvement in the killing as it was not part of its mandate.…
Odii’s gov candidacy will bury PDP – Ebonyi APC
The All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi State Chapter, on Friday, mocked the Supreme Court declaration of Ifeanyi Odii as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 governorship election in the state. According to the ruling APC, the court…
