Francis Nwifuru From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, on Monday proposed a ₦884 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The 2026 budget, tagged “Budget of Actualization and Hope,” is the highest since the state’s creation in 1996. Nearly 84 percent of the allocation is dedicated to infrastructure and economic…
From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki Group under the umbrella of Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru Youths Organization (FON) yesterday pledged to mobilize over 1million youths to vote for the re-election of the Ebonyi state governor in 2027. The group further vowed to continue supporting the administration of the governor, owing to his youth initiated programmes across the 13…
The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Nigerian renowned human-rights lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has sharply criticised the lawyers that lastly handled Nnamdi Kanu’s case, accusing them of reducing a sensitive, high-profile legal battle to social-media spectacle. In a statement issued on Saturday and titled “Nnamdi Kanu’s Avoidable Ordeal: How Amateur…
The Ebonyi State High Court has convicted four persons for vandalising property belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). The management of EEDC announced the convictions in a statement issued on Thursday by the Group Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Emeka Ezeh. According to the statement, one of the convicts, Chukwuma Onwe, was on…
While the halls of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) echoed with birthday songs and applause in honour of Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Carol Arinze-Umobi, a far grimmer reality was unfolding in the shadows. Here lie forgotten workers , some labouring for over six years without a single salary , who chose not to protest or demand…
