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December 4, 2015
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Police begin arrest of Biafra protesters

The protest march embarked upon by members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has gotten 4 of their members arrested. In the early hours of Friday, police officers attached to Ebonyi State police command arrested four members of the MASSOB group. The arrested members were part of a crowd of peaceful... Read More
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October 7, 2015
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Ebonyi state governor loses mother

Mother to the governor of Ebonyi State Governor, Deaconess Margaret Umahi, has passed away. Margaret Umahi reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness in an Enugu hospital. Although no official confirmation has been made from the family, a family source said the corpse had been deposited at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. Deaconess Umahi’s last appearance was... Read More
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July 10, 2015
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Boko Haram prisoners have been relocated from Anambra to Abuja – Gov Umahi

Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi, on Thursday, July 9, stated that the Boko Haram prisoners, recently relocated to Anambra, have been returned to Abuja. Umahi stated that this was why a planned protest by traders against the relocation of the insurgency suspects to Anambra State did not hold in Ebonyi state. During an inspection tour of... Read More
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June 4, 2015
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Today’s Daily Brief: Ambode tells motorists not to attack LASTMA officials, Union kicks against conversion of colleges of education to varsities, and more

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday praised Chad for joining the fight against Boko Haram, saying further cooperation was essential in the future. The 72-year-old met Chad’s President Idriss Deby in the capital, N’Djamena, after a visit Wednesday to Niger, which is also part of a four-nation coalition tackling the Islamist militants. Buhari, who took office... Read More
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March 30, 2015
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Opinion: The probability of Mr. Fani Kayode’s 23 states claim is very low

by Abdulmumin Ajia, Ola Adeola Both of the two major gladiators in this contest would most probably meet the constitutional threshold but the candidate with the majority vote between the two would end up being duly elected President. First off, why does Mr. Fani – kayode need to insult his opponents in order to get... Read More
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February 27, 2015
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Just In: Impeachment notice served on Ebonyi state governor

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Governor of Ebonyi state, Martins Elechi, has been served an impeachment notice by the state House of Assembly. Citing an act of gross misconduct, the lawmakers on Friday, February 27, raised a motion for Elechi to be impeached. The acting leader of the House, Hon. Francis Nwifnuru, had accused the Governor... Read More
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January 13, 2015
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“The attackers were dressed as policemen” – APC, APGA offices attacked in Ebonyi

by Azubuike Azikiwe The offices of the All Progressives Congress and the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Ebonyi state, have come under attack. There was a failed attempt to bomb the APC office in Abakaliki on Sunday night, with what is suspected to be improvised explosive devices, while the APGA office in the Ohaukwu Local... Read More
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December 13, 2014
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Man dies after accepting bet to drink 8 cans of energy drink

by Azubuike Azikiwe   Mr Elijah Nwankwo from Ebonyi is no more with us, as he has crossed on to the other side, after drinking 8 cans of Bullet Energy drink, necessitated by a bet with Chikwado Nchionu. Nwankwo, of Ikwo Local Government Area has been confirmed dead after allegedly gulping energy can drinks, following a... Read More
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November 25, 2014
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Man beheads 90-year-old father in Ebonyi

by Azubuike Azikiwe A middle-aged man, identified as John has been arrested for allegedly beheading his 90-year-old father. The incident occurred in Ettam Okpitumo community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. John reportedly killed his father, saying that he was responsible for his misfortune. While being interrogated, he told the police that he murdered his father,... Read More
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November 21, 2014
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President Jonathan has created nine new federal universities, but were they needed?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Jide finished secondary school in 2010 and spent the next three years at home. He wrote the university entrance exams each year and scored decently, but he got no offers from the universities he applied to. So he ended up hanging around at home for three years. Last year he learned about... Read More
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November 15, 2014
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Analysis: An Ijaw man has been in Aso Rock for four years, but what has changed in the Niger Delta?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This week, President Goodluck Jonathan declared his intention to contest for a second term, and he explained the things he’s achieved as the president so far. The president has done some good work in his tenure. For instance, he’s created nine new federal universities to deal with the expanding demand for university... Read More
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November 15, 2014
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How I was impregnated by my uncle after raping me for 4 years -16 year old househelp

by Temitope Onitiju   A 16-year-old secondary school student, Gloria, has accused an uncle whom she lived with for years, of constantly raping her and eventually getting her pregnant. Gloria, who now lives with her brother, recently gave birth to a baby on 30 September 2014. After Gloria’s brother, Obi, had tried in vain to... Read More
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October 30, 2014
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Jungle justice forces man to commit suicide – how much did he steal?

by Azubuike Azikiwe After being tortured by some villagers for stealing N1,000 from a shop, a 32-year-old man, Mr. Simon Mbam has committed suicide in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Last weekend, Simon and his friends were having drinks, when the owner of the shop revealed that N1,000 was missing. The alarm raised by the shop owner attracted... Read More
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October 26, 2014
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Why I murdered my husband in his sleep – Woman confesses (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Blessing Onyibe Nwogbagami, a 25-year-old woman living in Ebonyi has reportedly hacked her husband to death after a quarrel Nwogbagami, a mother of one, confessed to the crime saying her husband, Onwe Nwogbagami was fond of threatening her with a cutlass whenever they have a fight and she decided attack him before he kills... Read More
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October 14, 2014
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Today’s Daily Brief: Fintiri returns as Adamawa Speaker, Group offer to buy Buhari APC nomination form, Northern Elders oppose GEJ, and more

We deliver your news brief for Tuesday, October 14, 2014. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asserted that any Nigerian who decides to vote for PDP in the 2015 elections could be seen as one of those conniving with the party to sell the rights of Northern Nigerian people. To this end, the forum said... Read More
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September 24, 2014
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The beat was hot – Abakaliki man beaten to coma by co-tenants over loud music

by Azubuike Azikiwe   For all those who love to listen to music from their stereos with volume turned to the highest, you might have a rethink after reading the following. Some tenants with a low level of tolerance have beaten a co-tenant to stupor for playing music from his stereo at the highest volume. Last... Read More
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September 19, 2014
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“Her son raped my wife” || Man beheads 45-year-old woman in Ebonyi

by Azubuike Azikiwe Chinedu Nweke, a 32-year-old man has been arrested for beheading a woman, whose son raped his pregnant wife in Ebonyi. Nweke was paraded before journalists on Thursday, 18 September, at the police headquarters in the state, for murdering Philomena Nwega, the 45-year-old mother of his wife’s rapist. The suspect told journalists that he... Read More
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August 11, 2014
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Police arrests man who kills women and rapes their dead bodies in Ebonyi

by Azubuike Azikiwe The police have arrested a 20-year-old man, simply identified as Chukwuma, for killing women and having sex with their dead bodies in Ebonyi. He allegedly killed three women along farm pathways in the area and had sex with them. The suspect, who is a painter, confessed to the crime and said he did... Read More
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August 11, 2014
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BUSTED: ‘Kill & Bury’, 5 others paraded by the SSS for murder in Ebonyi

by Isi Esene Six suspects, Ebere Ukpai Nnachi (aka Kill and Bury), Odichimma Osuji, Chukwudi Nwamara, Amos Obasi, Peter Nwanna and Adamu Suleiman were paraded by State Security Service (SSS) operatives in Ebonyi during the weekend over the kidnap and brutal murder of Ihebunandu Okorie. Okorie was until his death the former Coordinator of Okposi Development... Read More
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July 31, 2014
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Attention, youth ‘corpers’: NYSC announces plans for 7 states under Boko Haram attack [DETAILS]

by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states. This was made known on Thursday, 31 July, in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Bose Aderibigbe. The corps members are... Read More
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July 24, 2014
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“It was ‘conji'” | This is what a man actually said after raping 2-year-old girl in Ebonyi (PICTURED)

by S’ola Filani   In awful news, a 30-year-old man Inya-Okoro from Afikpo North Local Government area of Ebonyi, has been arrested for raping the 2-year-old daughter of his neighbor, Favour. In an interview with Crime Watch, he admitted to the crime and blamed it on his sexual urges “What happened was that I went... Read More
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July 18, 2014
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BUSTED: Suspected kidnappers arrested by police in Ebonyi (PICTURED)

by Kolapo Olapoju Policemen of the Department of Criminal Investigation, Ogun State Police Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta, have arrested two suspected kidnappers in Ebonyi State. The suspects, Kingson Sunday and August Johnson reportedly abducted siblings, Tolulope Kosoko (9) and Omodolapo Kosoko (7), pupils of Imperial International School, Molipa, Ijebu Ode on July 8. One of the... Read More
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June 20, 2014
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BUSTED: 4 men arrested over rape of 82-year-old woman, others in Ebonyi (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun Four men have been arrested and paraded by the police in Ebonyi after they were accused of rape. The suspects were said to be under suspicion of committing assault, robbery and malicious damage amongst other offences. The development was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Chris Anyanwu who spoke out... Read More
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May 17, 2014
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Doctors contract deadly virus from pregnant woman in Ebonyi

by S’ola Filani A total of eight doctors, four nurses and five health workers have been infected with Lassa fever, contracted after participating in a surgical operation on a pregnant woman at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki (FETHA), Ebonyi state. The state Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), Dr. Chidi Esike told journalists on... Read More
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