NYSC redeploys corps members from Borno, Kano, Yobe, others

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The National Youth Service Corps on Thursday announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states.

The affected states are Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states.

A statement on Thursday in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Mrs. Bose Aderibigbe, said the decision followed the high rate of insecurity in some parts of the North.

The corps members are part of the  2014 Batch ‘B’ Orientation Course  scheduled to commence next week Tuesday August 5, 2014.

The NYSC said due to logistic reasons, the orientation course will be conducted in two streams for different states.

12-Year-Old Chisom Okechukwu Commits Suicide In Ebonyi

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A 12-year-old girl, Miss Chisom Okechukwu, has committed suicide, hanging herself at her family compound at Nnoche-Uduke Community in Okpoitumo in the Ikwo Local Government Part of Ebonyi.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Okechukwu, a principal five pupil at Nnoche-Uduke Primary School, was said to have left home on Saturday and wasn't seen until Sunday morning, hanging on a tree at the back of her compound.
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Nak-éd Student Found Dead in Ebonyi Hostel

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Lifeless body of female student of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Miss Miracle Eze was found nak-éd in her hostel room at the Ishieke campus of the institution.

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Full Story: Nak-éd Student Found Dead in Ebonyi Hostel

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The deceased, who was in her second year in the Department of Mass Communication, hailed from Nsukka in Enugu State. She was said to have died mysteriously in her room.

Her hostel mates found her lifeless body in her room at Henriv Hostel the next day when one of them noticed that she had not come out of her room later in the day. On inquiry after knocking on her door and there was no response, she found out that it was locked from inside.

According to the source, the situation attracted the attention of other students, and the police who later forced the door open and found her lifeless body on her béd.

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Students Riot in Ebonyi State University

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Angry students of Ebonyi State University this morning stormed the Canaan Lodge, Ishieke hostel of the Student Union Government president where they destroyed the SUG bus, looted a provisions store belonging to him and vandalized property.  The students said they were protesting the insensitivity of the SUG president especially his silence over the 100% increase in school fees. The angry students believed he had been settled to keep quiet so he became their main target.  The police were later called in and they shot tear gas to disperse the students. Sanity has since returned to the school

Benue/Ebonyi Communities’ Conflict: 15-year- old Boy Shot in the Head by Mercenaries

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The communal conflict between Ngwo people of Ebonyi State and the Agilas in Ado local government area of Benue state, yesterday, left a 15-year-old JSS student of Government Secondary School, GSS Agila, Edwin Aboh, battling for his life after he was shot in the head by unknown assailants.

Saturday we gathered from sources that Aboh was shot on his way to school by his attackers who were suspected to be mercenaries from Ngwo. Our source confirmed that the student who was badly wounded and said to be in critical condition is presently receiving treatment at the Igumale General Hospital, headquarters of Ado local government council.

Nursing Mother Stabs Husband To Death In Ebonyi, Blames It On The Devil

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A 24-year-old nursing mother, Mrs. Edith Okoji was at the weekend arrested by the Ebonyi State police command for allegedly stabbing her husband to death after a quarrel revolving around infidelity. The incident occurred last Sunday at No. 8 Eze Street, Abakaliki.