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The Federal Government have approved the request for the construction of a new International Airport in Ebonyi State. This followed a request for the approval of the airport by the state government which would be cited at Onueke-Oriuzor.   Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, conveyed the approval in a letter to Governor David Umahi.  It was signed on his behalf by ...

Traditional rulers from communities in Ezza North and Ezza South local government areas of Ebonyi State, yesterday, said some youths who reportedly petitioned and protested the building of an international airport in Ezzaland, are not from Ezza clan. Some people were said to have protested the resolution of Governor David Umahi to construct an international airport in Oriuzor, Ezza North ...

Two Chinese workers kidnapped by suspected herdsmen at a construction site at Ivo River, at the boundary area between Ohaozara and Ivo Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State, have been rescued by the police. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Loveth Odah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police. She said that the victims were rescued ...

Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi says his administration has completed no fewer than 500km of roads across the 13 local governments in the state. Umahi also said that his administration had reconstructed over 100km of federal roads within the 13 local governments. The governor made the disclosure on Thursday during Ebonyi Special Day at the on-going 29th Enugu International Trade ...

Ebonyi State Government has revealed that it will establish a technology village in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state. New Telegraph reports that Governor David Umahi announced this during the Umunaga-Ikenegwu Union Day held at his compound in Uburu. Umahi, who thanked the people for their strong support to his administration, said that the technology village would provide ...

New Telegraph reports that Ebonyi state government has shut down illegal mining in Amaeka Ezza south local government area, Enyigba in Abakaliki local government and Ikwo local government areas of the state. According to New Telegraph, the Commissioner for Solid Mineral Development, Chief Sabinus Nwankwegu disclosed this during a meeting with informal miners in the affected illegal mining sites. “We ...