Ebonyi

PDP cancels primaries in Ebonyi

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the cancellation of all party primaries in Ebonyi. This is contained in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba on Sunday in Abuja.…

Court sacks 16 Ebonyi lawmakers over defection

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the 16 lawmakers from Ebonyi to vacate their seats after their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, ordered the…

FG to assist 50 unemployed to own businesses in Ebonyi

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it will provide assistance for 50 unemployed graduates in Ebonyi to establish their own businesses. Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo, stated this during the official flag-off of FG’s Enterprise and Finance…

NGO trains 800 Ebonyi health workers

The Integrated Health Programme (IHP), an NGO, said it has trained over 800 health workers in Ebonyi to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) services in the state. The Director of the programme in the state, Dr. Gladys Olisaeke, disclosed this…

Two die in auto crash in Ebonyi

No fewer than two persons have died in a ghastly motor accident along Abakaliki Obubara road in Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi. Mr Anthony Okore, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ebonyi Command, said on Monday, that the…

Fire guts residential building, shops in Ebonyi

A fire outbreak which occurred on Monday around Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, destroyed property worth millions of naira. A residential building and more than seven shops were gutted in the incident. Confirming the fire outbreak, the Federal Fire Service, Ebonyi…