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Seed multiplication lab: NRCRI commends Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2017 0

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at the weekend received commendation for funding the Autotrophic Hydroponic System (SAH) Seed Multiplication Laboratory for the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State, under the “Building Sustainable Integrated

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Abia pensioners remind Ikpeazu of debts, plead for payment

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2017 0

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Abia State Council, at the weekend, pleaded with the State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to seriously take note of debts owed them in order to accommodate them in the clearance of arrears of salaries and pensions he promised Abia workers. The Council made the plea in a session which […]

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Sack of 440 staff: Our story, by MOUAU

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, has lambasted the media over inaccurate reportage since the lapse of the temporary appointment of some of his staff. Addressing newsmen in his conference room on Monday, the university lamented that without fact-checking, the traditional media outlets as well as social media platforms have given credence to this

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OBJ Foundation, Starkey Hearing Foundation targets 1000 Abians for hearing aids

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

President Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation (OOF) and Starkey Hearing Foundation (SHF), recently targeted 1000 Abians and beyond for their free treatment and distribution of hearing aids to the impaired/handicapped in Abia State. This however was in alliance with the state government through its Ministry of Health. Speaking while flagging off the occasion, the state Governor,

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Make education affordable for youths, Community PG urges govt

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

To dissuade Nigerian youths from indulging in hard drugs, a call has been made to government at all levels in the country to make education affordable for the youths in the country. This came from the President General of Ahuwa Oboro autonomous community, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief James Uchegbuo, during the […]

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Landlord to evict Abia NUJ from temporary secretariat over rent

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

There are indications that the Abia State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) will soon be evicted from its temporary secretariat on No. 1 Aba Road, Umuahia, the state capital. This is due to the inability of the council to pay its rent on its temporary office at No. 1 Aba Road, Umuahia. […]

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Youths are important in Nigeria political renaissance – Abia Speaker

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

The worth of youths in any society cannot be over-emphasised, hence their importance in the political renaissance of Nigeria. The Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chikwendu Kalu, made the assertion in his office on Thursday when the League of PDP youth chairmen in Abia Central Senatorial zone paid him a courtesy call, […]

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Ikpeazu has all it takes to manage Abia, says former Aide

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

Being the governor of a state is hard, but Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has all it takes to manage the state. The immediate past Special Adviser to Governor Ikpeazu on Youth Affairs, Hon. Prince Maduka Uwadi, disclosed this newsmen after his investiture as the “Father of the Year” by the Methodist Church, Umuawa […]

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Foundation honours driver, 1000 others with daily ticket

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

A non-governmental organisation, Charles Nzechi Foundation, at the weekend, in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, honoured a tricycle (Keke) driver over his humility and diligence. The foundation also used the occasion to reward three other youths and a music disc jockey at an impromptu music competition the founder organised at a popular relaxation lounge in […]

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Agbama community, estate plead with Ikpeazu over roads

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

Agbama community and residents of Agbama Housing estate in Umuahia, Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State has drawn the attention of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to the poor network of roads in the community and erosion problem plaguing the area. Speaking at the Government House, Umuahia, recently, when they paid a courtesy call on […]

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Make health and safety training compulsory for schools, Alicho tells ABSG

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

Abia State Government has been called upon to make health and safety training compulsory for schools in the state in order to save lives. The Programme Director of Blue Bull Global Ltd, Engineer Emmanuel Kalu Alicho, gave this advice in Umuahia during a one day seminar on First aid and management training organised for private […]

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Teachers’ salary: Abia teachers protest against shifting salaries to LGAs

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

Teachers in Abia State last Wednesday protested against ongoing constitutional amendment aimed at granting autonomy to the local governments. Led by the state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Abia State wing, Comrade Chizobem Akparanta, the teachers carried placards as they marched along the streets in Umuahia, the state capital, singing solidarity songs

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Ikpeazu assures Army of support over operations in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State at the weekend assured the new commander, 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia, Brigadier Gen Abdulkalifa Ibrahim, of his administration’s support in the Army’s operations in the state. Governor Ikpeazu gave the assurance when he received the new commander at the Government House, Umuahia, promising to avail the […]

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Ex-Abia gov, Orji Kalu mentors students on education of the youth

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2017 0

The former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, at weekend, stringed the interest of Nigerian students to know what the purpose of education is in their life. Speaking as a Guest Lecturer at a one-day lecture colloquium captioned, “Education of the youth: yesterday, today and in the future” and organised by Abia State […]

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World Drug Abuse Day: Make education affordable for youths, Community PG urges govt

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2017 0

To dissuade Nigerian youths from indulging in hard drugs, a call has been made to government at all levels in the country to make education affordable for the youths in the country. This came from the President General of Ahuwa Oboro autonomous community, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief James Uchegbuo, during the […]

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S’East Council of Traditional rulers warns former chairman, Ilomuanya, affirms Dick

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2017 0

The South East Council of Traditional Rulers has warned the general public to desist from transacting any business with Eze Cletus Ilomuanya as the chairman of the council or addressing him as such as he ceased to be the chairman of the South East Traditional Rulers Council when his tenure expired. A statement by the […]

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Abia buries legal icon, Hon. Justice Justice Akuma

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2017 0

It was all emotions last weekend as the body of the legal icon, Hon. Justice Lawrence Mecha Akuma, was being commuted to mother earth in his Ohafia country home. His demise came as a shock not only to Abia State government, members of the bar and bench as well as his Ohafia community and people […]

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IPAC expresses disappointment over CVR exercise in S’East

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2017 0

The South East caucus of the Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) at the weekend expressed its disappointment over the way the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise is being implemented in the South East zone. The caucus also raised the alarm over the possible disenfranchisement of huge number of prospective young voters in the South East zone […]

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Security agencies sabotaging efforts to curb hard drugs in Abia, monarch alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2017 0

Some enforcement agencies have been alleged to be sabotaging the efforts to curb the circulation of hard drugs in Abia State. The Chairman of Umuahia South Council of Traditional Rulers and Towe 1 of Umutowe autonomous community Olokoro, HRM Eze Godfrey Onwuka, made this revelation in his palace of Justice, Olokoro, while interacting with newsmen […]

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Only prayer will lead Nigeria out of present economic woes – Pastor Muoka

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2017 0

Founder and General Overseer of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, Lazarus Muoka, says being closer to God is the only way of bringing the current economic recession in Nigeria and its attendant problems to an end. Speaking with newsmen after a two-day revival for the Umuahia, the Abia State capital recently, Pastor Mouka said […]