Images of Ebiraland

The famous Ebira TV talk show, Ebira Opete from the stable of Ebira Opete Communications will begin airing from NTA Lokoja, Kogi state. The program, slated to begin Monday the 18th of August 2008 promises to take Ebiras by storm. Speaking with EbiraView in Ikeja Lagos, program anchor, Mrs. Memunat Ozianahutu Mukhtar said the decision to broadcast from Lokoja was in response to the pressures from their teeming viewers to bring the program closer to the people who form the primary focus of the show. According to her, the positive response from some well meaning Anebira to their appeal for securing airtime at the homefront contributed to the commencent of the show in Lokoja. She however appealed to Ebiras home and abroad to ensure the sustenance of the program in Lokoja while stressing the need to take the program to major TV stations across the country. Responding, his colleague, Musa Ozi Ohi described the step as 'too necessary at a time like this' stressing lamenting the lack o...

Championed by award winning Alhaji Abubakar Imam and formed in mid 2005 by a group of Kogi central senatorial district citizens resident in Abuja, Ebira Peace Project (EPP)'s concept emanated from the degeneration of the hitherto peaceful socio-political and economic activities of Ebira community to the total breakdown of law and order in the area. Based on the geographical, political and the economic importance of Ebiraland to Kogi state and Nigeria as a strategically located area linking the North and South of the country, the formation of EPP was desired to gaurantee the safety of the lives of Ebiras, Kogites and Nigerians respectively living in and crossing the area on daily basis. The sensitive nature of their concept and diffcult terrain choosen to operate therefore caused consultation, sensittization and mobilization to form the bedrock of their approach to the multifaceted problems of violence in Ebiraland. Their activities are holistically tailored at educating and re-orie...

As Kogi electorates head to the polling boots tomorrow, Saturday the 26th of July 2008 to vote their choice candidate for their respective Local Government Areas (LGAs), one is unsure of what to expect particularly from a state known for political violence. The state police command has assured a violence-free electioneering inspite of the tense political atmosphere across the state. Our investigation reveals that in the past few days, people have started leaving the state for fear of likely breakdown of law and order before, on and after the election day which many fear will be a 'hot day'. As usual, EbiraView will be updating you in realtime on progress reports while requesting our site visitors to share their findings as the election progresses. Comments and updates should be posted to our news site by visiting this link http://ebiraview.net/news/?p=48#respond Wishing the state a peaceful poll.

The mood was high on 5th July 2008 when family, friends and well wishers of Alhaji Abdulmalik Alabi (a.k.a Apolo, MD, Nyase Guest Inn, Inike, Okene) and Ibrahim Ovosi, danced, wined and dined at the wedding of their children; Ibrahim Ovosi Yakubu ( CEO, Ovonet Computers, Sokoto ), and Halimat Abdul Malik ( LLB. Barrister at Law ) held at the Ezu (new) Hotel, along Kabba Rd, Ogaminana Kogi state. Ebira eminent personalities including Alh Idris Attah (Lagos), Alh. Yunusa Attah (Okene), Haj. Hadiza Attah (Abuja), Alh Musa Ezu Attah (Ogaminana), Dr Abdullahi Ibrahim (Sokoto) Mr Femi Abdul (Abuja), Hajiya Ramatu Ibrahim (Abuja) , Haj. Ramatu Abubakar (Itakpe) among others graced the event. Ovonet Computers expresses a special 'Thank you' to all the attendees and its teeming clients across Nigeria. EbiraView wishes the couple a happy and prosperous married life.

(From right) Idris Abdul Rahman , Usman Aliyu , Maryam Oremeyi Yusuf , Muhammed Danuma and Kabir Ismail . The EbiraView Team EbiraView team on behalf of NAKOSS Comrades, Ebira Opete TV crew and entire Anebira, expresses its profound gratitude to ACRT; Lizzy, you are wonderful, your effort is simply 'Wao! Donna Cross, you reamin the 'Mom' and we will continue to be your 'sons and daughters'. Donna King, like you do say, 'Avo' for being here and for Terry, 'Nothing dey happen' you are 'Awesome' As for TINA, you are the 'Big Sister, the Matron'. Thanks so much for making us so proud. We shall continue to 'ask for more'. WE LOVE YOU ALL. Idris Abdul Rahman, Farouq Mazai, Abdul G, Yunusa, Ohunene Sule, Muhammed Ogirima, Mariam Yusuf (Oremeyi), Marhia, Danjuma Muhammed, Usman Aliyu, Kabir, Memunat Mukhtar and Musa of EbiraOpete TV communications are sending a spcial 'Thank You' to TINA OKWORI for accoding us this great opp...

It's humanitarian; it's selfless and grassroot oriented. Aids Crisis Response Team (ACRT) have done a wonderful job from counselling to testing and offering drugs to HIV positive people. Beside other great gestures by this wonderful team, they have plans to establish a permanent contact with the volunteering youths comprising of NAKOSS Comrades, EbiraView and Ebira Opete TV crew while tasking the team to do more in researh work across the community to identify the people who need help most. On Saturday, 12th July the team were in Obagende where about 60 students received the HIV test before heading to Ege community of Adavi LG. While in Ege, the community troop to welcome the team. Drugs were offered to people with various kind of ailments beside encouraging the villagers on being useful to themselves through farming and other trades. A woman received a cash gift from the team before heading to Idi-chatta area of Okene where they met a boy with a special deformity that triggers...

It was just few minutes before 4.00 am when I arrived Okene and as I disembarked at Ogaminana at such early hours of the morning, I wondered what was going on in the minds of my colleagues, Idris Abdul Rahman and Usman Aliyu who left Lagos in the early hours of Thursday, July in the company of the ACRT team members. As I made my way to the prestigious De Hilltop Guest house, Abdul Rahman and Terry Sebastian, a member of the team and a professional photographer from Canada had left for the cyber café. Around 9am, we left the Guest house for the mission; delivering talk on and offering treatment to HIV/AIDS patients. Our first call was at Kogi state School of Nursing, Obangede. The students were happy and received the team expectantly. Lizzy was wonderful. She delivered a lengthy talk on HIV; cause, modes of transmission, preventive methods and all that. She advised the students on the need to know their status as Nursing students who might be offering treatment to HIV patients in the fu...