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 […]
The Abia state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Osuji, announced on Thursday that the state government would start community testing for coronavirus soon, to curb the spread of the disease. On April 20, Abia state recorded its index case of the disease with two elderly persons, who had no travel history. Osuji said the need […]
The Abia State Government has condemned in very strong terms the unwarranted shooting of some Abians by security operatives and the consequent loss of their lives. In a statement, Chief of Staff to the Abia State Governor, Dr A.C.B. Agbazuere, said that while Government appreciates the commitment and industry of heads of Security Agencies and […]
Abia state government on Friday announced indefinite extension of the ongoing lockdown in the state, which will commence from April 20, as part of its effort to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the commissioner for information, and made available to newsmen in Umuahia. […]
The Abia state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ene Okon on Friday confirmed that a tricycle operator was beaten to death by members of the Abia state COVID-19 task force, enforcing the lockdown directive in Aba. Okon, who disclosed this in Aba, said that he had directed the area commander in -charge of Aba to investigate […]
Mixed reactions have trailed the Abia state government’s directive on compulsory wearing of face masks by residents and visitors to the state to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday announced the compulsory wearing of face masks, among other precautionary measures against the spread of the virus in the state. While some […]
Abia State government has relaxed its lockdown for three days to enable residents to restock foodstuffs in their homes ahead of the Easter celebration. The state introduced the lockdown on April 1 as part of the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic into the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kalu Okiyi, announced […]
Some Aba residents on Tuesday flouted the stay-at-home executive order of the Abia state government, which is meant to check the possible spread of the coronavirus into the state. Recall that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, on March 24, endorsed a set of directives meant to check the spread of the pandemic in Abia y. The directives […]
Aba residents have started gradual lock down of the city following the state government’s plan for a lock down from Wednesday. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on March 24, endorsed a set of directives meant to check the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Abia state. The directives included buses taking fewer passengers and traders procuring hand […]
Patrick Okohue The Abia state chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA), has insisted that it would head to court should Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led government fail to replace the newly appointed Chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission(ABSIEC), Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa. The opposition party maintained that Agu Mkpa is a card carrying member of […]
The Abia state Police Command has flayed the rumour that it is plotting to scuttle the burial of the parents of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu’s mother, Sally and father, Eze Israel Kanu, the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu Ibeku, died in August and December 2019 respectively and […]
The police in Abia state on Thursday arrested two pensioners for allegedly organising a protest in Umuahia against the state government’s failure to pay their pension arrears. The arrested persons are Daniel Amugo and Chukwuemeka Augustus, who are the chairman and secretary of a group, called the Abia state Concerned Pensioners. Speaking with newsmen, the […]
The Commissioner for Education in Abia State, Dr. Kanelechi Nwangwa, says that plans are underway to introduce central promotion examination for schools in the state. Nwangwa said this on Monday in his office in Umuahia, while briefing newsmen on the plans and programmes of the ministry for 2020. He said that the ministry had put […]