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Ebonyi South Senatorial primary controversy: Women groups condemn expulsion of Mrs Agom-Eze from APC

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No fewer than 278 women groups, under the auspices of Feminist Womanifesto Group, have condemned the expulsion of Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the party over alleged rebellious behaviour. Co-convener of the group, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, in a statement made available on Sunday in Abuja, also demanded the reversal of Agom-Eze’s suspension by the Ebonyi chapter of the party. It would be recalled that Agom-Eze vied for the Ebonyi South Senatorial District APC primary. But the Chairman, Ebonyi Chapter of the APC, Mr…

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Ebonyi Assembly speaker, lawmakers challenege court’s jurisdiction on defection

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The Speaker of the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru and 16 other lawmakers have challenged the hearing of their defection suit before the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja.Justice Inyang Ekwo had fixed March 8, 2022 for judgment in a suit, praying the court to sack Gov. David Umahi and lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.Nwifuru and his colleagues, in Novenber 2020, defected from the PDP, alongside the governor, for APC.Reacting, the PDP filed a suit before Justice…

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Ebonyi Five Engineers Abduction: CD/HURIDE Call For Inquiry

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*NUF Mobilises for Massive Protest *Calls on international community to intervene By Alphonsus Nweze The Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE) and Campaign for Democracy (CD), South East, have demanded for immediate setting up of Commission of Inquiry by the Ebonyi State Government to unravel the whereabouts of five NELAN Consultants. The five engineers were abducted on November 3, 2021, while on official duty at Ring Road phase two project in Effium, Ezza in Ebonyi State. The engineers abducted are Nelson Onyemeh, Ernest Edeani, Ikechukwu Ejiofor, Samuel…

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Two Policemen killed by Effium Youth, others injured. Five Kidnapped Engineers feared Killed

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The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), has condemned in strong terms the indifferent disposition of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State over the killing of two Policemen and injuring of five others who were on special national security assignment in Effium, Ebonyi State. Five Engineers working at Ridge Road project at Effium, Ezza in Ebonyi State were on November 3, 2021 abducted and suspected to have been murdered. Following the incident, the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police drafted his men led by Bruno Chukwu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and…

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