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By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy, Abakaliki Aged women numbering over fifty today protested half-naked in front of Ebonyi State government, over an alleged confiscation of their mineral deposits. The protesters stormed the front of the Government House at the early hours of Wednesday to register their grievances to the governor, Chief David Umahi. They were carrying placards with the inscriptions: “Gov. Umahi please save us because you are our last hope, we don’t need JEP-JAF(John Nwenyi) in Ndiezoke Igbegu village, John Nwenyi (JEP-JAF) our dear village is not a war zone. “Stop bringing Army and Police to our village, Stop instigating crisis in Ndiezoke Igbegu village,” etc. Meanwhile, the helpless villagers were accusing one John Nwenyi, who is the former monarch of the village but was dethroned by the former governor of Ebonyi state. Nwenyi is currently serving as a member of the state elders council. One of the stakeholders from the area , Dr. Christi...

....Orders CPs in affected States to Beef-up Security By our correspondence In view of the forthcoming Re-run Elections in 28 Federal and State Constituencies - covering One (1) Senatorial District, Twelve (12) House of Representatives  and Fifteen (15) State Assemblies - on Saturday, 25th January, 2020.  The Inspector-Gener al of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni in release made available to newsmen said he had ordered a comprehensive security arrangement for all INEC offices and facilities in the affected eleven (11) States across the country. Consequently, Commissioners of Police in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Ogun and Sokoto States, where the elections will be conducted, have been directed to put in place adequate security arrangements towards ensuring hitch-free elections and a level playing ground for all the candidates and parties in the elections.  Similarly, personnel deployed have been strictly ...

By Nwafor Onyinyechi, Abakaliki The founder Power House interdenominational Assembly Ambassador Ephraim Ononye  has warned Christians to stop giving Pastors Money for prayers and miracles. He said  it is only church goers that give money to pastors for prayers and miracles as no geniue Man of God would ask you to pay. Ononye who also the Founder of Ephraim Ononye Ministries Worldwide, Abakaliki gave the advice in Abakaliki  at a Programme organized by the Ministry for couples who are believing God for fruit of the womb targed "Set Apart".   The programme which  coincided with his 45th birthday celebration had over 200 couples  that came from Abuja, Lagos, Imo, Oyo, Anambra, Port Harcourt, Cameroon   Abakaliki to seek the face of God for fruit of the womb.  He regretted the way pastors take advantage of people's problems to make money which he said is becoming alarming . In his word, "The way we take advantage of people's problem...

By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy So you have a business idea? Here are quick steps to help you make it a reality. 1. Research Having a business idea is great, but you need to do some research to see if it fits in the real world. To validate your dream, you need to answer a few questions for starters; will your business solve a problem, fulfill a need or offer something the market wants? Research can employ simple techniques such as using focus groups, trial and error, or just basic studying and engaging other business owners in the field you want to venture into. You will also need to find out what permits and licenses you are required to have for the business. For More of This and Other Stories, search for www.edeyhotnews.blogspot.com For the business to thrive however, this step needs to be followed all through. Once the business is set up, you need to keep researching to know what the latest trends are and how to incorporate them, study the competition … evolve. 2. Make a busi...

By Our Correspondence Social Media especially the Facebook has today awashed over the news on air that one Mr. Eze Collins O.a Facebook influencer has been sacked as Technical Assistant (TA) to Ebonyi State Governor on Media whereas he never held any political position. According to the report, it stated that Hon.Monday Eze,Senior Technical Assistant,STA to the state Governor and Mr. Collins Eze O, a faceless social media influencer was said to be a Technical Assistant to the Governor, even when the duo was among popular followers of the current administration that did not make the political position. However, the State Secretary to the Governor has today indefinitely suspended them over a report said to be made online by Hon.Eze as regards to Senator Sam Egwu's conspicuous body language to retain his position as a third times Senator Representing Ebonyi North at the National Assembly which the Senior Technical Assistant was said to had remind Dr. Egwu of his past statement o...

By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy, Abakaliki The mother of suspected Lassa fever victim, late Ephraim Ogaranya, a native of Nwankeleke in Igbeagu Autonomous community,Izzi LGA, Ebonyi State, Mrs. Ogaranya Christiana on Tuesday, January 8,2019, said, she suspected that it was some pieces of smoked fish in the Cage which part of it was allegedly eaten by rat that resulted to the death of her son. According to the aged mother, she hinted that the ugly incident started when one of her sons developed severe fever and was rushed to the nearby hospital at St. Vincent Hospital, Ndubia.  She said, while one of the sons was still in the hospital another case involving the second son who later died surfaced and was rushed to the same hospital but do to complication nature of her late son's health, was rushed to Virology centre Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki AE-FETHA where he gave up to ghost. The bereaved mother said on discovering of the deadly sickness, the ...

--Widows Also --Debunks Bogus Allocation Claims   By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy The Executive Chairman Izzi LGA Hon. Paul James Nwogha on Thursday 26 December,2019 celebrated Christmas with the people, and empowered all the victims of 2019 general election in the area as part of the commemoration of Jesus Christ birth. Hon. Nwogha who converged the people in his country home, Ezzaofu Inyimagu Community,Izzi LGA said the empowerment of all the election victims became imperative as to encourage party faithfuls that they stood by them at all times and would stop at nothing to give them a place in the government they fought to bring to power. It is recall that during the past general election that many homes and property worth millions of naira was set ablaze in some parts of Izzi local government Area of the state on alleged political party indifference. The Executive Chairman described the gesture as a way to strengthen the People Democratic Party in the a...

By Nwogha Ndubuisi Andy   A fiery social media Activist,Onyibe Jeremiah, on weekend decried high level of Marginalization of Izzi people, the most populous clan in Ebonyi State. According to him, the people who is known for their hospitality has suffered humiliation due to political marginalization in the state. In a letter made available on his timeline it reads in full,"*THE AGONY OF IZHI PEOPLE IN EBONYI STATE* 1. Izhi people are the largest clan in Ebonyi state with more than 35pervent Voting strength of Ebonyi state and about 40 percentage of total  land mass of Ebonyi state yet they are the most victimized, ignored and deprived people in the state. 2. After Ebonyi state was crated from old Enugu state by Late General Sani Abacha we happily gave out our land for the capital city of the state with the intent that the husband man is always the first partaker of the fruits but it was later denied from us and we didn’t complain. 3. Preceding the creation of th...

By our Correspondence  After three years of their recruitment into the N-Power Scheme, the federal government is set to exit 200,000 of the beneficiaries from the programme. Their disengagement will take place between January and February this year, LEADERSHIP has learnt. Some officials of the National Social Investment Office (NSIO) and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, operators of the scheme confirmed the development in Abuja, yesterday. They said that the 200,000 persons to go were among 500,000 young Nigerians recruited by the federal government for the N-Power programme in 2016. It was gathered that they were being dropped from the scheme because there was no budgetary provision for them in the 2020 national budget. The youth empowerment programme was created by the federal government with a focus on large-scale skill development for employment and social development. The beneficiaries were recruited in two ba...