Ebonyi State Archives

Police To Sanction Officer Brandishing Gun In Tricycle

GISTSMATE 011 month ago03 mins

The Ebonyi Police Command has initiated disciplinary action against its personnel caught in a viral video brandishing a rifle while operating a commercial tricycle business in the state. SP Joshua Ukandu, the state police public relations officer (PPRO), told journalists in Abakaliki on Monday that the officer, identified as Insp. Obeji Ikechukwu is undergoing investigation….

FLASH: 10 Killed, Others Injured As Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community

GISTSMATE 012 months ago02 mins

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed that 10 people were killed in an attack on Amegu Nkalaha Community in Ishielu Local Government Area by unidentified gunmen. Police spokesperson Joshua Ukandu told Vanguard that security operatives recovered 10 bodies after the attack, adding that the assailants also burned houses selectively in the community. “Several houses…

Prospective Corps Member D¡es, Others Injured As Bus Conveying Them To Orientation Camp Crashes

GISTSMATE 012 months ago07 mins

At least one person, a prospective member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was killed in an accident in Ebonyi on Wednesday. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that 11 other prospective corps members alongside other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. All the passengers were in a 14-seater bus belonging to the Enugu…

Man Accused Of Witchcraft Burnt To Dêath In Ebonyi; Police Arrest 17 Suspects

GISTSMATE 013 months ago04 mins

The police in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-east, have arrested 17 suspects who allegedly burnt a man to death over alleged witchcraft. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the Force Headquarters, Abuja, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the incident happened on 3 January in Enohia Itim village, Afikpo North Local Government Area of…

Chima Eseni Allegedly Beats Wife To Dêath With Iron Rod

GISTSMATE 013 months ago03 mins

A 54-year-old man, Eseni Chima was, on Tuesday, docked before an Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court for allegedly beating his wife, Ugochukwu Chima, to death with iron rod. The prosecutor, Emmanuel Monday told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on Sept. 4, at 60 Ogbaga Road, Kpirikpiri in Abakaliki Local Government in Ebonyi. Monday…

Nwifuru: Ebonyi Gov’s Father Who Married 30 Wives, Has 108 Children, Becomes King

GISTSMATE 014 months ago07 mins

The father of Ebonyi State governor, Chief Ezekiel Nwifuru Nwankpu, who has 30 wives, has been coronated the traditional of ruler Oferekpe Agbaja Autonomous Community in Izzi Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that Ezeogo Nwifuru Nwankpu married 30 wives before those who could not bear children left the marriage. There…

BREAKING: “I’ll Replace You Within 72 Hours” – Governor Threatens Workers Over NLC’s Strike

GISTSMATE 014 months ago24 mins

Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has vowed to withhold the salaries of striking workers and replace any worker who fails to report to their office within 72 hours. This comes amidst the strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The governor made the disclosure in a live broadcast from his office at the Government…

JUST-IN: Governor Suspends Two Commissioners

GISTSMATE 014 months ago4 months ago03 mins

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma and his Housing and Urban Development counterpart, Francis Ori. Our correspondent gathered they were suspended on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, the state capital. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation,…

Man D¡es After Setting Self, Family Home Ablaze During Argument With Wife

GISTSMATE 015 months ago13 mins

In a tragic turn of events, a man in Ebonyi State, identified as Mr Onyiuke Nwedeogu, allegedly set himself and his family home ablaze following an argument with his wife early Sunday morning. The incident took place at Ndiechi Igbeagu in Izzi Local Government Area, where Nwedeogu’s wife, Mrs. Felicia Nwedeogu, and their three daughters…

Gunmen Attack Army Checkpoint In Ebonyi

GISTSMATE 018 months ago02 mins

Suspected Gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint on Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-edda highway in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi. DSP Joshua Ukandu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Ukandu said the attack occurred in the…

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Ebonyi State

Police To Sanction Officer Brandishing Gun In Tricycle

FLASH: 10 Killed, Others Injured As Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community

Prospective Corps Member D¡es, Others Injured As Bus Conveying Them To Orientation Camp Crashes

Man Accused Of Witchcraft Burnt To Dêath In Ebonyi; Police Arrest 17 Suspects

Chima Eseni Allegedly Beats Wife To Dêath With Iron Rod

Nwifuru: Ebonyi Gov’s Father Who Married 30 Wives, Has 108 Children, Becomes King

BREAKING: “I’ll Replace You Within 72 Hours” – Governor Threatens Workers Over NLC’s Strike

JUST-IN: Governor Suspends Two Commissioners

Man D¡es After Setting Self, Family Home Ablaze During Argument With Wife

Gunmen Attack Army Checkpoint In Ebonyi