Ebonyi in a sentence

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi on Friday, graced the burial of former Senator representing Ebonyi South District at the National Assembly, Sen. Anyim Ude.

The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi won the Saturday, February 25 parliamentary election, to represent Ebonyi South Senatorial zone in the Nigerian senate's next legislative tenure.

In Ebonyi State, troops conducting night patrols on 31 April 2024, encountered armed Effium militias along Urban Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

He said: “In exercise of his powers under Ebonyi State Coronavirus and other Dangerous (Infectious) Diseases and Related Matters Law, 2020 and Regulations thereof and all other enabling laws thereto, the Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency Engr.

David Umahi of Ebonyi on Monday, launched an educational foundation for the children of slain Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ebonyi council, Mr Samuel Nweke.

According to the former Ebonyi State Governor, the use of cement for road construction has been tested in some states and it is cost-effective than bitumen.

Addressing Ebonyi residents during the rally, the Governor’s wife emphasized that achieving desired results in the fight against GBV involves addressing first, the root causes and established norms which have continued to perpetuate the practice.

And if our documents and records are changed from Afikpo South to Edda LGA in that constitutional amendment, it means Edda is going to become a household name in Ebonyi, in the South-East geo-political zone and in Nigeria.

Chief Austin Umahi, the younger brother to former Gov. Dave Umahi, has indicated interest in contesting for Ebonyi South Senatorial seat re-run scheduled for February 2024.

Commending the government for their action Dr Vivian Chinelo Ibeziako, WHO State Coordinator Ebonyi State, said that the quick intervention yielded positive results in the state leading to a decline in cases now being reported.

Ebonyi state government has called on the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to look into the crisis in some parts of the state.

Explaining that the widows were drawn from Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, and Anambra states, he added that the funds were sourced from good spirited individuals and organisations.

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim has expressed delight on his support for the All Progressive Congress(APC) governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru.

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State says Nigerians kicking against the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket are only bent on deceiving the electorate.

Gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, January 1, 2023, killed the wife of Oyeku Chima, commander of the Ebube Agu security outfit in Afikpo South LGA of Ebonyi state.

He also said that with the Airport’s opening, Ebonyi State would become more well-known for investment and economic development.

He however said the age-long obnoxious practice had drastically reduced in different parts of Ebonyi State.

In Abia, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra PDP is long gone.

In a statement yesterday, an SDP flag bearer for Ebonyi State House of Assembly in the 2023 elections, Azubuike Lawal, stated that the call was necessitated due to alleged marginalization of Muslims in the region.

It was only erstwhile Governor Peter Obi that swept all the stakes in the states of the southeast (Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Imo and Ebonyi) leaving none for any other party with exceptional and eccentric huge margins in all the states.