The politician is always having running battles with government officials over his critical comments on social media. The post Ex-PDP spokesperson remanded in prison for alleged defamation appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Ebonyi Govt set to demolish illegal structures, slums in Abakaliki
Ebonyi State government says it will begin the demolition of illegal structures in the capital city, Abakaliki. The Commissioner for Capital City Development, Mr Sunday Inyima, said this while briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, saying that the affected residential buildings and shops would include all those structures built without laid-down physical planning standards. Inyima, who fixed […]
PHOTOS: Abuja pastor used subscribers’ funds to acquire hotel, factory for himself – EFCC
EFCC arrested the Abuja-based pastor in 2023 for allegedly defrauding his church members and other Nigerians of over N1.3 billion under the pretext of registering them for a non-existent Ford Foundation grant. The post PHOTOS: Abuja pastor used subscribers’ funds to acquire hotel, factory for himself – EFCC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered […]
Fire guts Ebonyi nightclub, destroys property worth millions of naira
An early morning fire, on Wednesday, razed the popular Roky Fella Night Club, located at Udoji Street, Kpirikpiri, Abakaliki, destroying property valued at millions of naira. The Ebonyi Chief Fire Officer, Mr Raphael Ibiam, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said he received a distress call about the incident around 6.30 am. Ibiam said that […]
Police nab 17 suspects for kidnapping, murder, other crimes in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 17 suspects for various crimes in the state. The State Police Public Relations officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on recent breakthroughs recorded by the command. Ukandu said that the suspects were arrested in various locations in connection with crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery […]
APC optimistic of winning Ebonyi South senatorial by-election
The APC chair commended voters in the Ebonyi South zone for turning out en masse to exercise their franchise, describing the election as credible, free and transparent. The post APC optimistic of winning Ebonyi South senatorial by-election appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Ebonyi South senatorial by-election hugely flawed – APGA candidate
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the Ebonyi South senatorial district rerun election, Ifeanyi Eleje, has described the election as “hugely flawed.” Eleje, who made the allegation on Saturday at Afikpo while speaking to newsmen, further described the process as “marred by intimidation.” He said: “This is the first election I […]
NNPP accuses INEC of barring its agents from Ebonyi bye-election
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of restraining its polling agents from Ebonyi South by-election. A chieftain of the party, Nwaeze Onu, said this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday. “We do not have a single agent in all polling units across the senatorial district. “We […]
Unknown gunmen kill policeman in Ebonyi
Unknown gunmen have attacked a police patrol team in the crisis-prone Ngbo-Effium axis in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Reports indicated that the incident which occurred on Thursday led to the killing of a police officer, while another one was injured. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Joshua Ukandu confirmed this in […]
Police ban movement in Ebonyi South Saturday, over election rerun
The Police in Ebonyi State have ordered restriction of human and vehicular movement in the five Local Government Areas of Ebonyi South Senatorial District during Saturday’s Senatorial by-election. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu, made the announcement in an interactive session with newsmen in Abakaliki on Thursday. According to […]