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Enugu by-election: APC conducts primary, vows to resist electoral manipulation
Ahead of the October 31 by-election for Isi-Uzo State Constituency, the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has vowed to resist all forms of electoral manipulation.
Imo North bye-election: Drama as APC committee breaks into factions
The seven-man panel mandated by the interim national leadership of the All Progressives Congress to conduct primary to produce the party candidate ahead of next month bye-election for Imo North senatorial district has broken into factions.
PDP sweeps Ebonyi council polls
The Chairman of Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, Jossy Eze, made the declaration in Abakaliki, saying that the Commission welcomed and adopted the results of the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections as announced by the various LGs returning officers.
Ebonyi holds council polls amidst opposition boycott
The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) on Saturday conducted local government poll to elect 13 chairmen and 171 councillors across the state.
Abia governor gives reason for treating coronavirus in Abuja
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has given reasons he was treated in Abuja while battling coronavirus.
Police arrest soldiers, 5 others over bullion van robbery
A crack team of Police detectives have arrested seven armed robbers including a serving and dismissed soldiers for alleged robbery of a bullion van in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State.
ISOPADEC: Forensic audit uncovers N12.3 billion unaccounted funds
A forensic audit report on the financial records of Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ISOPADEC, yesterday, disclosed that N12.3 billion spent by the commission cannot be accounted for between 2007 to 2020.
Abia governor inaugurates board of shoe factory, to begin production soon
Governor Ikpeazu, while Inaugurating the committee in Umuahia, said shoe factory was established to put Abia in the mainstream of a competitive global shoe market and to consolidate the position of Aba in particular and Abia State in general as a global hub for shoe manufacturing and other leather products.
Enugu demolishes sinking three-storey building
The Enugu State Government has demolished a sinking three-storey building within the Maryland Layout axis of Enugu South Local Government Area, Enugu metropolis.
NCDC: We’ve set up five new coronavirus testing centres
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said it has set up five new COVID-19 testing laboratories in the country.
Abia coronavirus patient who ran away, surrenders self, family to hospital
A runaway positive COVID-19 patient in Aba, Abia, has surrendered himself and members of his family to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Aba, for management of his sickness.
Enugu records new case of coronavirus, two discharged, seven active
Enugu has recorded another confirmed positive case of COVID-19, making it the 9th patient recorded in the State.
Supreme Court voids Senator Orji Kalu’s conviction, jail term
The Supreme Court, on Friday, quashed the judgement that convicted and sentenced the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu, to 12 years imprisonment.
Nine-year-old boy tests positive for coronavirus in Enugu
The Enugu State Government has announced another confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total to nine.
Enugu records another coronavirus case, moves to plug porous borders
Enugu State government yesterday announced the discovery of a new COVID-19 case in the state, bringing the total recorded cases in the state to 9 with 7 active cases.
Ebonyi confirms two new cases of coronavirus
Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus disease in the State.
Suspected coronavirus patient nabbed in Abia, moved to isolation centre
A suspected COVID-19 patient who had reportedly sneaked into the state from a neighbouring state has been found and taken to an isolation centre in Amachara hospital, Umuahia.
Ebonyi approves N1 billion coronavirus relief packages
The Ebonyi State Executive Council has approved the sum of 1 billion naira for the procurement of relief materials and palliative packages to be distributed across the state to help residents ease the hardship of the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.
Enugu closes borders, markets
Following the two confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Enugu State, the government has ordered the closure of all land borders and inter-state transportation until further notice.
Abia: We are battle ready for coronavirus
Abia State Government says it is assured above many states of the federation in its readiness to contain the dreaded Coronavirus scourge should it manifest in the state.
Imo: What Emeka Ihedioha ought to have done
The recent reaction of the sacked governor of Imo state, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, to the Supreme Court confirmation of Senator Hope Uzodimma as the duly elected governor of Imo state, was at best a self-deluding inglorious voyage totally blind to the truth, and at worst a hate speech.
All passengers perish in Enugu accident
All passengers in a Commuter bus going to Enugu from Kaduna were on Monday feared dead following a collision with a tipper lorry at Opi-Nsukka, Enugu State.
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President Buhar: We won’t rest until peace is fully restored in Borno
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