A suspected homosexual, Egbu James Amauche, from Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State has been declared wanted. James was declared wanted after he escaped a mob attack. However, his gay partner, Agozie Okechukwu was not that lucky as he was beaten to death by an angry mob.
A middle-aged lady, Miss Ngozi Prosper has been banished by her people of Isuochi Ndiawa community in Abia State after she was caught red handed engaging in lesbianism. Ngozi was caught alongside her partner, Miss Chioma Miracle while they were deep in the illicit act. A native, who preferred anonymity, disclosed that “we have always […]
The Umuahia Timber Market on Ahiaeke Road in Abia State is currently in disarray. The issue began, according to our sources, when traders refused to pay an N18,000 annual fee set by the Abia State Internal Revenue Board. According to a local, the state tax board ordered merchants who refused to pay the fee to […]
By Success Nwogu A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has raised the alarm that the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, and his Abia State counterpart, Okezie Ikpeazu; a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and a former Senator representing Adamawa South Senatorial Constituency, Senator Grace Folashade Bent,
Unidentified gunmen have targeted yet another police station in Abia State, killing two officers who were on duty. The attackers stormed the Apumiri Ubakala Police Station in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State during the early hours on Monday, according to Daily Times. The assailants also set fire to the warehouse, destroying all […]
On Thursday, an object suspected of being an explosive was discovered at Afara Unity School in Abia State’s Umuahia North Local Government Area. Both students have been told to return home before the suspicious object has been certified as non-harmful. The police anti-bomb squad is currently stationed near the school. The state government of Abia […]
Abia Government has imposed an indefinite curfew on Umuahia and Aba metropolis, beginning from 10 pm to 6 am with effect from Monday, April 5. The announcement is contained in a statement issued in Umuahia on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Kalu. Kalu stated that “the directive was necessitated by the security […]
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has tasked security agencies to begin the implementation of the Anti-Open Grazing Law that has been in place since 2018. During the flagging-off of the Statewide sensitization workshop against illegal activities in Abia communities, Ikpeazu filed the charge at Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia. According to the Governor, the
Abia Government on Thursday announced that primary and secondary schools in the state are to resume on September 28 to complete the third term of the 2019/2020 academic session. READ ALSO: Abia govt. yet to pay staff salaries for over 20 months, ASUP petitions Daily Times Nigeria gathered the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has sent a petition to the National Human Right Commission over 20 months unpaid salaries by Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia. Mr Anderson Ezeibe, National President of ASUP, stated this in a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of the commission and made available to newsmen on Sunday […]
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state says plans are underway to reabsorb the sacked 5,853 teachers allegedly employed illegally into the state civil service. Ikpeazu made this known on Tuesday during a meeting with the sacked teachers from Abia Central Senatorial zone at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Umuahia. READ ALSO: Alarm over dozens of […]
Abia State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Osuji, says the major problem confronting the fight against COVID-19 in the state is people’s disbelief that the virus is real. Osuji made the observation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday. The commissioner regretted that the people rather believed that the state government […]
The Abia state government has directed members of the state executive council and the state Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 to undergo COVID-19 tests. Commissioner for Information, Mr. John Okiyi-Kalu, made the disclosure in a statement in Umuahia on Sunday. Okiyi-Kalu said that the directive followed the outcome of tests conducted on the close family members […]
A runaway coronavirus positive case in Aba, Abia state has surrendered himself and members of his family to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Aba, for management of his sickness. Commissioner for Information in the state, Okeiyi Kalu, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Aba on Saturday. The positive case was […]
On May 4, 2020, at about 7:00pm, unknown gunmen who operated in a motorcycle and Toyota Sienna space bus abducted a female on-air presenter, Chinenye Iwuoha, working with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Pacesetter FM, in Umuahia, Abia State capital. The locus in quo is a stone throw to Amakanma Housing Estate in […]
…Commends Supreme Court justices Former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has vowed to dedicate rest of his life to championing justice for Nigerians irrespective of status, tribe or creed. The senator said this on the occasion of the Supreme Court judgment quashing the judgment of a lower court entered against him on […]
Dr Orji Kalu’s kinsmen on Friday hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court, which nullified the conviction of the former governor of Abia, who was handed down 12-year jail term for corruption. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the judgment as apt and well served. READ ALSO: Breaking: Corruption […]
Traders in Aba, Abia state, who trooped out on Monday to begin trading were prevented from opening their shops in compliance with government’s orders. The traders were sent away by policemen, while some of them were arrested for opening their shops against government’s directives. It would be recalled that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had on May […]
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has declared a dusk to dawn curfew on the state as part of government efforts to check further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Ikpeazu said this on Saturday in Aba while addressing newsmen on the state government’s efforts toward handling recent developments in the state. He […]
…Cautions on extension of lockdown The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has applauded the police, particularly the Inspector General, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, for his prompt action in arresting the dangerous slide into major crisis in Abia State, over the reported cases of extra- judicial killings by men of the police force. The Senator in […]
