Mary Habila, the 26-year-old woman whose death at the Ebonyi State residence of Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, sparked controversy and demands for an independent forensic investigation, has been buried in Nok, Kaduna State. Habila was buried quietly on Friday, August 21, 2026, nearly two months after her death and amid an unresolved dispute…
News Osborn Nweze Umahi Quick Read Osborn Nweze Umahi, the 28-year-old son of Minister of Works David Umahi, has emerged chairman of Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Osborn Nweze Umahi, the 28-year-old son of Minister of Works David Umahi, has emerged chairman of Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Umahi, who contested…
The body of Mary Habila, the 26-year-old nurse who died under mysterious circumstances at the country home of Works Minister David Umahi in June, has been secretly flown to Abuja for a forensic autopsy, deepening public outrage over the handling of the case. Habila, a staff member of the David Umahi Federal University of Medical…
The body of Mary Habila, the young woman who died under controversial circumstances at the Uburu country home of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has been moved to the National Hospital, Abuja, amid growing controversy over the proposed forensic autopsy, SaharaReporters has learned. The development followed an exchange of correspondence between lawyers representing the…
The Uburu Traditional Rulers Council in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has announced a community-wide spiritual cleansing exercise, declaring a dawn-to-dusk curfew across the community, weeks after the controversial death of a young woman, Mary Habila, at the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi. The announcement, contained in a public…
Mary Habila, the young woman found dead at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works and former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, was a Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW) rather than a physiotherapist as previously reported, according to sources familiar with the matter. Multiple sources told SaharaReporters that Habila was employed as a Community Health…
The family of 26-year-old physiotherapist, Mary Habila, popularly known as Mara, has announced the burial arrangements for the young healthcare professional who was found dead under controversial circumstances at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, in Ebonyi State. The announcement comes as police investigations into the circumstances surrounding her death continue, while…
The father of Mary Habila, the 26-year-old woman who died at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding her death as the family prepares for her burial. SaharaReporters learnt that Baba Habila was at the morgue in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Wednesday morning to receive…
The woman found dead at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, who has been identified as Mary Habila, died naked at the Minister’s quarters, SaharaReporters has gathered. According to exclusive findings by SaharaReporters on Sunday, Habila, a Physiotherapist, was reportedly found naked when her body was removed from the minister’s residence. SaharaReporters…
A young woman identified as Mary Habbila has died under mysterious circumstances inside the country home of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, SaharaReporters can exclusively report. SaharaReporters’ investigation revealed that the incident has been shrouded in secrecy, with both the Ebonyi State Government and…
