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Saint Nchekwube Anakor tells Ebonyi students. The Special Assistant to the Governor of Ebonyi State on Security and Utility Capital City Hon. Saint Nchekwube Anakor and his team has today visited Great Mind Academy School at Olisaemeka off Udensi street Abakaliki and the Glory Land International School Azugwu road Abakaliki for the ongoing sensitisation against Cultism,girl child rape, criminalism, thuggery, gambling, drug addiction, and building of people's security consciousness in the state. Hon Anakor in his speech advised the students to always listen to their, parents, teachers and read their bibles, books frequently, Saint Anakor said that High numbers of student who engage in evil acts in a school reduce the morality and standard of that school and Parents tend to withdraw their children from such schools and the change of institution might have negative effects on such students. Hon Anakor categorized the stages of Cultism from one stage to another which might ev...

--Calls for Opening of Seaport  By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy, Abakaliki The national president Ohaneze Youth Council, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka has blamed 75 percent cases of Marginalization raised by the people of south east region to have been ochestrated by political leaders of the Igbo nation. Speaking during the Ebonyi State local government convention and inauguration in Abakaliki, Comrade Igboayaka stated that Igbo Leaders' are behind the under development suffered by the people. Comrade Igboayaka pointed out that those representing the region at the national assembly and governors of Igbo extraction are responsible for the poor development in the area, stressing that presently the region needs a standard operational seaport to reduce drastically the high level of unemployment and youth restiveness ravaging the region, calling President Muhammadu Buhari to hearken to the people's voice as a way to boost economic development in the area. Accordin...

By Ogbaga Benard and Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy It was all about thanksgivings and praises at St. Mathew Catholic Church Ugwuachara Abakaliki surburb when members of the prestigious Royal Stars Club celebrates Holy mass to mark her 10th years anniversary of it's existence. The homilist, Rev. Fr. James Nwofoke, drawing his message from the book of Luke 17:11-19, the priest admonished worshippers to imbibe the spirit of thanksgiving and praises to what God has done and still doing in their individual lives since their birth. Reverend Father Nwofoke who is the spiritual Director of Royal Star Club charged members always put God first in all their affairs in order to attract God blessings, expressing satisfaction that in 10th years of the existence of the group they have produced many graduates and successful business men, wishing them more years ahead in the fear of God. However, Royal Star Club of Izzi, a Coorporate organization was established by 2009 set from St. Thomas Acquinas...

By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy The popular Enugu State based Ebonyi indigenous traditional musician and Master of the Ceremony, Comrade Sunday Nwine a.k.a MC Fines in this interview bare his mind on the challenges facing the growth of Entertainment Industry in the fastest developing state, Ebonyi and what should be done to favourably compete in the thriving industry, hear him. (Part 1). Can we meet you Sir? I am Comrade Sunday Nwine,  a.k.a MC fines , Member Actors Guide of Nigeria Enugu State Chapter and a native of Ochafu in Igbeagu Community, Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State, an Enugu State based entertainer with over ten years in the industry. Recently we learnt you launched your new traditional music album, how is the market in Ebonyi? Ebonyi State has alot of talented Artiste but marketing is one of the biggest challenges we are facing, if you go to Onitsha, Alaba, or pound Road Aba you will see that none of them is interested in marketing our dialectic movies and music becaus...

By Eziokwu Trust Nwankwo Inter Party Advisory Council Ebonyi State Chapter on Thursday 17th October, 2019 Suspends indefinitely its Vice Chairman, and self acclaimed acting State Chairman, Hon. Lazarus Nwachukwu on alleged gross misconduct and violation of the body code of conduct. In a communique made available to us and signed by over thirty leaders of political parties, the council during their meeting held at IPAC secratariat in Abakaliki resolved to indefinitely suspends the vice chairman following a motion raised by Hon. Nchita Samuel Akahite, Chairman of Action Democratic party (ADP) as was seconded by Barr. Oko-ewa Enyim, State Chairman Nigeria People Conscience (NPC) party. It reads "Following the outcome of the meeting of the Ebonyi State Chao, Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) the council came up with resolutions after considering the motion brought to the house by Hon. Nchita Samuel Akahite, Chairman of Action Democratic party (ADP) calling for t...

--Commuters Call For Road Signs at the Junction By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy, Abakaliki A yet to be indefied passenger of a motorcycle with number plate Ebonyi UGB 028VN belonging to one Mr. Monday Nwafor,a native of Okposi Umuoghara Community in Ezza south LGA has been confirmed dead when the motorcycle was crushed by Sports Utility Vehicle Jeep at G-Hostel Junction, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital. According to an eyes witness who gave his name as Mazi Okwudilichukwu Njoku,a driver, blamed frequent accident at the busy Junction on double road bumps sited along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway, which was the scene of the incident with no road sign indicating such, and that had caused many drivers to struggle with their steering when they suddenly approached the bumps and in the cause of trying to control the vehicle many sumersaulted or ends up colliding with another vehicle killing innocent people. He emphasized that the junction has become a serious t...

--Widows Call For Umahi Skill Acquisition Empowerment By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy, Abakaliki  Traditional Ruler Igbeagu Community Eze Ogbonnaya Ukwa addressing the people Igbeagu Stakeholders in prayer mood The indigents persons while listening to the stakeholders Former VC EBSU addressing the people Food items ready for distribution It was a joyful day for Igbeagu Internally Displaced Persons' who on Wednesday 9 October,2019 received relief materials worth a million of naira from Izzi Local Government Area Chairman,Hon. Paul Nwogha,at Ojiegbe Primary School Field. Igbeagu Community in Ebonyi State, an area recently bedeviled by crisis over boundary dispute with Ukelle of Yala LGA,Cross River State which had affected not less than sixteen villages with population of over one million and are now displaced from their various homes. Speaking the council area Chairman,Hon.Paul Nwogha who lamented that the community being agrarian area has not been farming ...

--Beats Wife to Comatose By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy, Abakaliki Mrs.Ogonna supported by her husband as she battled to enter vehicle The accuse mother in-law A woman who gave her name as Mrs. Elizabeth David, a native of Odariko Igbeagu in Izzi LGA, Ebonyi State early today was apprehended alongside four others suspected cultist by Iboko Division Police for allegedly conspired with the gang to beat Son's-Inlaw and his wife to comatose. Narrating the incident, Mrs. David told us that the trouble started when her daughter now pregnant, Mrs. Ogonna Mbam, who was sent to school ran to one Mr. Chibuzo Mbam and he got her pregnant. According to her, the family made several efforts to stop their daughter from marrying the boy which she accused of maltreating her daughter but she insisted that she better die instead of leaving her husband. However our reporter learnt that last week when Mrs.Ogonna's elder brother,Master Nnabuike David who is sponsoring her in school c...

By Our Correspondence Abakaliki-In tanderm with Ebonyi State government determination to end cultism and other social vices,students of St. Theresa Secondary School,Okpaugwu on Wednesday morning 9th October,2019 were advised to avoid all ungodly associations capable of ruining their lives and careers. This was made known by Hon Saint Nchekwube Anakor,Special Adviser to the governor on Internal Security and Utility during his visit to the school while disclosing that the campaign was geared at imparting good moral standard into the children. He added that the event was an offshoot of Governor Umahi's decision in making the entire state cultism free and as a result charged the students not to allow themselves to be influenced negatively as such action could not only jeopardize their careers but also subject their parents to humiliation. According to him"Don't allow people to choose you as their friend rather you are the ones to choose your friends and any environme...

PREPARING EBONYI STATE FOR TOMORROW’S ZERO OIL ECONOMY BEING A LECTURE PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY ENGR. CHIEF DAVID NWEZE UMAHI FNSE, FNATE EXECUTIVE, GOVERNOR OF EBONYI STATE AT THE OCCASION OF THE 59THFOUNDERS’ DAY CELEBRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA HOLDEN AT PRINCESS ALEXANDRIA AUDITORIUM AND UNITY HALL, NSUKKA CAMPUS DATED THIS 8TH OCTOBER, 2019. PROTOCOLS I am very honored to have been invited to give this year’s Founders’ Day Lecture at this prestigious university. Coming a week after Nigeria celebrated the 59th Anniversary of her independence; it is noteworthy that, although the University of Nigeria was established in 1955, it was formally launched on 7th October 1960, exactly a week after Nigeria’s independence from Britain. As the University of Ibadan was originally set up as a college of the University of London, the University of Nigeria Nsukka is the first-fully fledged indigenous university in Nigeria and the first fully autonomous one. This universi...