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Police repel attack on station in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi, Tuesday, repelled another attack by gunmen on another police station in the state.
Police rescue abducted village head, three others in Ebonyi
Police in Ebonyi have rescued four victims of alleged kidnap in Oshiagu Amia-Ngbo, Ngbo Community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
Scores killed as ‘herdsmen’ invade Ebonyi communities
Scores of persons were on Monday night killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Egedegede, Obegu and Amuzu communities in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Police declare 18 suspects wanted in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command on Tuesday declared 18 suspects wanted for allegedly promoting intra-communal war.
Police detain woman over ‘plot to sell’ baby for N40,000 in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi state police Command, Tuesday detained a prostitute, Victoria Chukwube over an alleged plot to sell her baby boy for N40,000.
Sex worker detained for intent to sell own four-month-old baby
Police in Ebonyi on Tuesday detained a commercial sex worker on allegations she intended to sell her son for N40,000.
Police rescue kidnap victim in Ebonyi
The police in Ebonyi State on Thursday said they have rescued a kidnap victim, Umoke Solomon, who was abducted on January 30 in the state.
Ebonyi university students block highway over congested exam hall
Students of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) on Thursday barricaded the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway to protest the overcrowding they experienced while writing an examination on Wednesday.
Ten dead in Ebonyi auto crash, two others injured
A bus belonging to Abia Line Network lost control on the Ishiagu-Axis of the Okigwe-Afikpo highway, killing almost all the passengers on board, an eye witness told newsmen on Monday.
Gunmen kill police officer in Delta
“The sad incident happened two days ago,” the police spokesperson in Delta State, Onome Onovwakpoyeya said on Sunday evening, while confirming the killing to newsmen.
Hoodlums set ablaze police division, 4 patrol vehicles in Ebonyi
Hoodlums suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday attacked Onicha Divisional Headquarters in Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Ebonyi gets new police chief
A new Commissioner of Police (CP) for Ebonyi, Mr Aliyu Garba, assumed duty on Monday, an official has said.
Lecturer found dead with bullet wounds in Ebonyi
A lecturer with the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Mr Kyrian Nwoke, has been murdered by unknown assailants.
Police desert duty posts after three officers killed in Ebonyi
Apparently troubled by the recent attacks meted out on policemen on duty at various divisions in the State, Policemen seem to have deserted their duty posts and their popular checkpoints in Ebonyi State.
Hoodlums attack police station in Ebonyi, kill three police officers
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the attack on Onueke police station in Ezza South Local Government area of the state by hoodlums.
Ebonyi CP orders investigation into fire incident
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ebonyi, Mr. Philip Maku, has ordered a full investigation into the fire outbreak that left no fewer than five persons dead on New Year.
Renewed cult clash claims four lives in Ebonyi communities
Four persons have been reportedly shot dead in Oriuzo, and Onueke in Ezza North and Ezza South Local Government Areas of Ebonyi following a renewed clash between two rival cult groups.
Gunmen kill Ebonyi deputy speaker’s aide
Gunmen, on Wednesday night, killed Kingsley Obasi, Legislative Aide to Deputy Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Obasi Odefa.
Traders burn 10-year-old boy for ‘stealing’ food
A 10-year-old boy, Ifeanyi, was on Saturday thrown into a fire for allegedly stealing a small measure of uncooked rice in a market at Inikiri Benard village, Effium community, in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Tanker crushes five school pupils to death in Ebonyi
Five pupils of St Michael Nursery and Primary School Oshiri in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State were yesterday crushed to death by a speeding tanker.
#EndSARS: Hoodlums kill police inspector, cut off his manhood
Suspected hoodlums under the guise of EndSARS protesters in Ebonyi have murdered a Police Inspector, Mr Egu Omini, and cut off his manhood, police confirms.
Three more bodies recovered from Ebonyi river, accident death toll now 21
The Police Command in Ebonyi says three more corpses have been recovered from the Akaeze-Ukwu river, where a Mercedes 608-model bus plunged into the river on Sept. 18.
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EFCC boss engages Senate’s anti-corruption committee
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, Wednesday had his first interactive meeting with members of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, following his assumption of office.
Nigeria’s inflation rises to 18.17 percent
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CBN calls for improved corporate governance in BDCs
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Minister: Nigerian government has not given up on rescue of Chibok girls
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