Unknown hoodlums on Thursday attacked and razed down the Ebonyi police divisional headquarters in Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums also burned down four patrol vehicles during the attack, a statement from the police spokesperson in Ebonyi State, Loveth Odah stated. Ms Odah, a deputy superintendent of Police, said the attack
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The Ebonyi government has announced a ban on night clubs and drinking joints among others to forestall the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The ban is contained in a statement signed by Mr Francis Nweze, Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity and made available to newsmen
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Unknown gunmen yesterday shot and killed a lecture with the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ịkwo (AE-FUNAI), Kyrian Nwoke along rice mill axis of old Ogoja road Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. It was gathered that the deceased, a middle aged man had gone to pick up some passengers with his car which he
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Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday, presented a N122.8bn 2021 budget for the 2021 fiscal year to the state Assembly. Tagged Budget of “Stabilisation and Consolidation in a Recession”, Umahi said a chunk of the revenue required to finance the budget was being expected from federal allocations, while other funds were expected from sales
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Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked four of his technical assistants for dereliction of duty. The sack is contained in a statement signed by Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. The affected officers, according to the statement, include Cletus
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Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State, on Tuesday, said contrary to Umahi’s claims, the PDP had not been unfair to the South-East. The governor alleged that his Ebonyi State counterpart, David Umahi, left the Peoples Democratic Party to pursue a presidential bid. This came after Umahi at a media briefing in Abakaliki on Tuesday said
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Some registrated 20,000 members of the Action Peoples Party, APP, State Working Committee, SWC, all Local Government and Ward executives of the party, have defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State. Addressing a press conference in Abakaliki, the immediate past Chairman of the APP, Engr Joshua Chinedum Elekwachi stated that his decision to
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has announced the dissolution of the party executive in Ebonyi State. Also dissolved is the South East Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party. A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan said the dissolution was part of decisions reached at a crucial
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The Ebonyi State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Obasi Odefa’s Legislative Aide, Kingsley Obasi, has been shot dead by Gunmen, on Wednesday night. The DAILY VENDOR News gathered that Obasi, was killed in Abakaliki while on his way to his house, around the Mile 50 area of the state capital. According to a report, the
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The Ebonyi state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) yesterday said that the state chapter of the party receives with excitement the eminent defection of the Governor of the state, Chief David Umahi to the party. The party during a stakeholders meeting of the party which held at Salt Spring Hotel in Abakaliki urged the
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The Ebonyi State Government has issued a ban on the use of high-speed motorcycles for both private and commercial purposes in Abakaliki and other urban centres in the state. Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji said the ban decision was taken to check the rate at which high-speed motorcycles are used to perpetrate
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Moved by the economic hardship occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulty of parents to meet the demands of post COVID 19, the Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi has reduced school fees paid by students of Ebonyi State University, EBSU. The governor noted that the burdens on parents especially in catering for the
Read more![[BREAKING] Police arrest 2 Soldiers, 5 others in connection with Ebonyi Bullion Van robbery 13](https://i0.wp.com/thedailyvendor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bullion.jpg?resize=500%2C262&ssl=1 "[BREAKING] Police arrest 2 Soldiers, 5 others in connection with Ebonyi Bullion Van robbery 13")
The Nigeria Police Force have arrested seven dare devil robbers terrorising the south east and south south regions of Nigeria. The seven robbers who confessed to being responsible for the Ebonyi Bank Bullion van robbery include a serving military sergeant and a dismissed corporal . According to information made available to The Daily Vendor News
Read more![[BREAKING] Ebonyi NUJ Chairman, Nwizi regains freedom 14](https://i0.wp.com/thedailyvendor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FB_IMG_1593858084503.jpg?resize=360%2C360&ssl=1 "[BREAKING] Ebonyi NUJ Chairman, Nwizi regains freedom 14")
Report reaching The DAILY VENDOR reveals that the arrested Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State chapter, Comrade Tony Nwizi, has been released. It is however still unclear why Comrade Nwizi was arrested. But there are indications he was arrested following directives issued by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. The Police
Read moreThe Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ebonyi State chapter, Comrade Tony Nwizi, has been reportedly arrested by the Police. Details of his arrest are still not clear at the time of filing this report. But there are indications he was allegedly arrested following directives issued by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
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