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	Ebonyi State Encyclopedia Article @ HigherPower.org (Higher Power) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Onicha, populated primarily by Oyo.
		It is one of the six new states in Nigeria created in Sam Egwu; Ebonyi was created from the of old Abakaliki division of Niger and old Afikpo division of Area.
		Ebonyi is called "the salt of the nation" for its huge salt deposit at the Okposi and Jigawa.
	www.higherpower.org /encyclopedia/Ebonyi_State (401 words)

	Ebonyi State
		Recently, the state government in collaboration with UNICEF undertook to dig some 340 boreholes in the state, even as there are plans by the state government to construct two new water schemes to, as they say, better the lot of the people.
		Ebonyi indigenes see this as testimony to the fact that the state was created to make history and that the struggle for its creation was not in vain.
		Ebonyi indigenes do not lack anything people in other parts of the country have, be it social amenities or even such things as ambassadorial appointments, ministerial appointments and in all other appointments giving them a strong base to bargain in the struggle for development.
	www.igbonews.co.uk /html/ebonyi_state.html (3589 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Ebonyi State eager to join league of oil producing states
		02-01-01 Desirous of joining the prestigious league of oil producing states and to enjoy the juicy 13 % derivation, the Nigerian Ebonyi State government is pushing for the Federal Government and the NNPC verification of historical evidence of the presence of crude oil and bitumen deposits in the state.
		Specifically, the state said there is historical evidence of seismic and exploratory activities which have shown that crude oil was discovered in Afikpo South Local Government then under Ogoja province during the colonial rule in Nigeria.
		"Ebonyi State is very much eager to develop all the resources in its land and that is why we want the Federal Government to verify this claim, so that foreign investors can develop the resources," Otu stated.
	www.gasandoil.com /GOC/news/nta10404.htm (628 words)

	Welcome To Nigeria - Ebonyi State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ebonyi state was carved out of Abia and Enugu States on October 1, 1996 as one of the six newly created states by General Sani Abacha administration.
		The state which is situated in the South-eastern part of the country shares boundaries with Benue to the north, Enugu to the northwest, Abia to the south-east and Cross River to the east.
		Educationally, though young, the State boasts of a state University in Abakaliki, a Federal Polytechnic in Unwana, two Schools of Nursing at Afikpo, two Colleges of Agriculture at Ishiagu and Ikwo respectively and several Secondary and Primary Schools found all over the state.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_eboyi.aspx (360 words)

	Nigeria
		State broadcasters and journalists remained important tools for governors; these officials used the state-owned media to showcase the state's accomplishments and to promote their own political goals.
		The Ondo State ban on open-air religious events remained in effect during the year, and the Kaduna State government ban on processions, rallies, demonstrations, and meetings in public places was enforced on a case-by-case basis.
		State authorities claimed that students were permitted not to attend classes taught in a religion other than their own and that students may request a teacher of their own religion to provide alternative instruction.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41620.htm (15614 words)

	Welcome to ORJI KALU
		The atmosphere at the Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital venue of the geo-political zone's chapter of the public hearing of the National Assembly sub-committee on constitutional amendment was thick and the friction palpable.
		Secretary to Abia State government, Chibuzo Ogbuagu, said that the people of the state were in support of the existing constitution on tenure, stressing that an alteration on it would deal a dent on democracy.
		All the five states of the zone were, however, unequivocal in their demand that the South-East be given another state so that it would be at par with its counterparts.
	www.orjikalu.com /pressdetail.php?start=412 (928 words)

	NigeriaWEB (Government Agencies)
		Edo State lies roughly between longitude 06o 04'E and 06o 43'E and latitude 05o44' N and 07o34' N. It is bounded in the south by Delta State, in the west by Ondo State, in the north by Kogi State and in the east by Kogi and Anambra States.
		Oyo State covers an area of approximately 35,743 square kilometres and is bounded in the South by Ogun State, in the North by Kwara State, in the West by Republic of Benin and in the East by Ondo State.
		Ebonyi State was created on October 1, 1996 after 39 years of sustained agitation and struggle.
	odili.net /government.html (811 words)

	Nigeria: EBONYI STATE - Ebonyi State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is bounded to the north by Benue State, to the west by Enugu State, to the east by Cross River State and to the south by Abia State.
		km, the state lies approximately within longitude 7°30' and 8°30'E and latitude 5°40' and 6°45'N. Ebonyi State is popularly known as the 'Salt of the Nation,' apparently because of the large deposits of salt water in the state.
		Administrative Structure: At the helm of affairs politically in Ebonyi State, is the democratically elected Executive Governor of state.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/ebonyiadv.asp?blurb=244 (463 words)

	Imo State
		Equipment worth N10m was procured for the Technical Colleges in the state to ensure their accreditation by the relevant authorities and a site has been identified and surveyed in preparation for the establishment of the College of Engineering of Imo State University at Umunna, Okigwe.
		It was his considered opinion that the state government placed a lot of premium on road rehabilitation and reconstruction and called on the people to help government by clearing drainages in front of their houses to enable free flow of water in the gutters.
		Ibeh gave an assurance that the state government would not abandon any road project initiated by the administration and called for the cooperation of all to ensure the success of the state’s massive road rehabilitation and reconstruction programme.
	www.igbofocus.co.uk /html/imo_state.html (2375 words)

	NIGERIAN TRIBUNE - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One major problem confronting Ebonyi State government is the issue of roads construction in the urban center.
		He stated that his company’s ability to handle road contracts of such magnitude is not in doubt adding that in the past the company had handled some projects, which expatriate construction firms, could not undertake.
		He said he was not competent to talk about the competence of the contractors.The Chairman of the works committee of Ebonyi state House of Assembly, Peter Ede, an Engineer, said climatic changes could affect the duration of a road project adding that it was not professionally advisable to lay asphalt during the wet seasons.
	www.tribune.com.ng /22092006/features.html (1366 words)

	Vanguard - Politics : Ebonyi State: The selling points of Gov. Sam Egwu
		His quest to ensure that the state becomes self-sufficient in manpower led to the establishment of the Ebonyi State University with faculties in critical areas such as medicine, agriculture, computer sciences and the humanities.
		Ebonyi’s remarkable achievement in the field of health care delivery has drawn the commendation of several Nigerian leaders, among whom is General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s respected former Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
		While the state had accounted for 55 percent of all cases of guinea worm in Nigeria in the years past, only three cases were recorded by a team led by the former head of state, when it visited Ebonyi early this year.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/july06/14072006/p514072006.html (904 words)

	Vanguard -Viewpoint : 2007: Ebonyi primaries‘ll be conducted properly— OGBUEWU
		A leading aspirant for the Government House, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, come next year, he talks about his ambition, politics in Ebonyi and why he is the one to beat in the PDP governorship primaries in the state tomorrow.
		As the present governor is from Ebonyi North Senatorial Zone, it is only natural to expect that the next governor of the state should come from either the central or the south.
		In any case, once the states were divided into zones and recognised in the constitution as the basis of power relations, the Ebonyi Charter of Equity ceased to be relevant.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/viewpoints/vp708122006.html (909 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Ebonyi State Government initiates strong lobby
		He maintained that in spite of documented evidence which show the presence of crude oil in the state 29 years before oil was found in Oloibiri, Rivers State successive administrations have deliberately ignored such evidences and deprived the state from such revenues that would have accrued from that status.
		When reminded that the President had assented the NNDC bill and the law is almost being implemented which may foreclose the possible inclusion of Ebonyi State at this point, Otu remained optimistic that "anything is amenable in a democracy.
		According to the itinerary released by the state President Obasanjo is expected in the state via Enugu airport December 7.
	www.gasandoil.com /GOC/news/nta10289.htm (411 words)

	Ebonyi State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is one of the six new states in Nigeria created in 1996; Ebonyi was created from the of old Abakaliki division of Enugu State and old Afikpo division of Abia State.
		The state is led by Dr. Sam Egwu, who was elected State Governor in 1999.
		Ebonyi is called "the salt of the nation" for its huge salt deposit at the Okposi and Uburu Salt Lakes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ebonyi_State (172 words)

	Journalists Against AIDS Nigeria - Nigeria-AIDS.org
		South Eastern states has the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence among rural communities in Nigeria and this is attributed to the "seasonal migration" of people from the urban areas to rural communities during festival periods.
		He stated that there are concerted efforts to fight the disease in Ebonyi state and gave kudos to another NGO, Widowcare Foundation, which has been providing those living with the disease in the state with free antiretroviral drugs and medical service.
		Enyi recalled that Ebonyi had the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate until last year when it was over taken by Enugu state, stating that more caregivers are needed to attend to those who are suffering from the pandemic.
	www.nigeria-aids.org /news/content.cfm/130 (310 words)

	BNW Magazine: Biafra-Nigeria-World Magazine: John Iteshi Archives
		The unprecedented state of corruption and bad governance in Nigeria since 1999, at all levels (despite the global lies in media about reforms) and the shameful lack of serious criticisms among those who have voice, clearly says it all that our problem is not about whether it is military rule or democracy.
		However, the most humiliating insult to everybody in Ebonyi state has been the building of an ultra-modern private school for his wife obviously with public funds, while public schools are generally left in dilapidated conditions.
		Sam Egwu and the few big men from Ebonyi state might be able to afford treatment elsewhere from their ill-gotten wealth, but at the end of the day they will all be losers because a handful of opportunists alone will not enjoy life better in Ebonyi State if a deadly disease wipes out the poor.
	magazine.biafranigeriaworld.com /john_iteshi/index.php (4288 words)

	More petitions before Election Tribunals
		In Ebonyi State, the PDP has challenged the results of the House of Representatives election for Ezza-South/Ikwo Federal constituency, in which the ANPP candidate was declared winner.
		Meanwhile, in Kaduna State the Tribunal had adjourned its first two cases, which resumed on 14 and 15 May. The adjournment was sequel to an application by the counsel to Isaiah Ballat, Senator-elect in the dispute, who stated that his client was not properly served with the petition.
		In Rivers State, the ANPP Gubernatorial candidate, Sergeant Awuse and his House of Representatives counterpart, Pat Ajudua, have filed separate motions at the Election Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt, asking that they be allowed access to poling documents.
	www.nigeriafirst.org /printer_519.shtml (422 words)

	afrol News - New attacks on the press in Nigeria
		Also in the southern Nigerian state of Ebonyi, a journalist has been barred from entering the grounds of Government House because he had demonstrated sympathy for the opposition party.
		The controversial move in Bornu state came only one day after the MRA reported a parallel attack on the press in the southern Nigerian state of Ebonyi.
		Chris Nsi, Ebonyi State correspondent for the 'New Age' newspaper, was barred indefinitely from entering the grounds of Government House in Abakaliki, the seat of government in Ebonyi state, which is controlled by the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP).
	www.afrol.com /articles/14866 (724 words)

	Media Rights Agenda...Promoting and Protecting Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria
		Two journalists with the Ebonyi Times, Emmanuel Okike-Ogah and Ogbonaya Okorie, and a newspaper vendor, Kingsley Eze, were on Wednesday, March 1, 2000, arraigned at an Abakaliki Magistrate Court in Ebonyi State charged with sedition.
		This was also the position of the Enugu Appeal Court verdict in Arthur Nwankwo v The State which ruled that the law of sedition as contained in Section 50 and 51 of the Criminal Code is inconsistent with Section 36 of the 1979 Constitution and therefore void.
		Kwara State governor, Alhai Mohammed Lawal, has accused journalists of fueling disunity among Nigerians by their reports of the sharia Mayhem in Kaduna.He made the accusation while speaking to newsmen during his brief visit to his Ogun State counterpart, Chief Segun Osoba in Abeokuta.
	mediarightsagenda.org /attmar00.html (1736 words)

	allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Ogbuewu Insists Ebonyi Congress Was Rigged (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The panel's verdict with regard to Enugu and Ebonyi States has been especially critised by PDP state holders in those states.
		Two days before the exercise, the state governor Dr. Sam Egwu had given a hint of what was to come when he practically forced the state House Assembly to reverse itself on the local government edict it had passed since 2004 limiting the tenure of local councils from three to two years.
		It was these returnee chairmen, investigations reveal that hijacked the materials for the congresses and distributed to loyalists of the state governor.
	allafrica.com /stories/200611290178.html (610 words)

	Nigeria ---->>> Ebonyi state
		Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos.
		Ebonyi State was created out of former Abia and Enugu states on October 1st 1997 by the Federal Military Government.
		Mineral resources in the state include salt which is mined locally in the Uburu/Okposi salt lakes of Ohaozara.
	www.ngex.com /nigeria/places/states/ebonyi.htm (220 words)

	To all NEC of National Conscience Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The NEC of NCP condemned the illegal dissolution of the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) by the various State governments and their reconstitution based on membership and/or loyalty to the ruling parties in each of the States.
		In particular, Section 7 subsection (4) of the 1999 Constitution provides that the conditions for voting or being voted for at an election to a House of Assembly shall be operative and applicable in election at a local government council level.
		State branches were advised to also organize State Congresses before the 25th of September 2004.
	www.homestead.com /ncp/communique_1.html (893 words)

	Media Rights Agenda...Promoting and Protecting Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria
		Messrs Imo Eze and Oluwole Elenyinmi, two journalists working with ‘Ebonyi Voice’ newspapers in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria are languishing in prison custody, unable to meet the stringent condition set by an Abakiliki Magistrate Court trying them on three-count charge of sedition against the state government.
		The two journalists were charged to Abakiliki Magistrate Court by the Commissioner of Police in the state on three-count charge of sedition against the state government on April 16, 2006.
		Their Counsel is reportedly contemplating taking the matter to the State High Court which has the power to mitigate the stringent conditions.
	mediarightsagenda.org /attapril_06.html (369 words)

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