Authorities of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri Imo State have dismissed news making the rounds that the state has recorded a case of Lassa fever following the recent outbreak Abia state. Imo state government through its Commissioner for Health, Dr. Vin Udokwu also declared the state safe and free of Lassa fever disease. Rumours […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the elections of Govs Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state, Gov Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state , Gov Ishaku Darius of Taraba state and Gov Sani Bello of Niger state. In separate judgment delivered on Wednesday the apex Court held that there was no merit in the appeals challenging their […]
Oil-bearing communities of Abia state have called for more collaboration among stakeholders for a more effective security around the nation’s oil pipelines to check vandalism and oil bunkering. The call was made by a cross-section of representatives of 20 oil-bearing and pipeline host communities in Ukwa West and Ukwa East Local Government Areas of the […]
25-year-old Kingsley Kings, a graduate of Linguistics, Abia State University, Uturu, on Sunday defeated 10 other contestants to emerge the overall best of the 2019 Vision Africa ICON Music Reality Show finals. The colourful event, which took place at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, had the theme, “Peace and security, panacea for sustainable development.” READ […]
Majority Leader of the Abia state House of Assembly, Mr. Solomon Akpulonu has described the non-implementation of its laws and resolutions by the executive as the major challenge confronting the seventh assembly. Akpulonu, who represents Obingwa East State Constituency, spoke in Umuahia on the sideline of the capacity building workshop for members and staff of […]
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has inaugurated the 3.4-kilometer Omoba-Umuene Road and erosion control projects in two communities of Isialangwa North Local Government Area. In a brief speech at the ceremony on Monday, Ikpeazu said that the road, which connects other remote communities, would help to boost the economy of the area. He expressed the […]
Patrick Okohue The Nigerian political environment has been awash since the weekend following the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by some aggrieved members of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany. Senator Ekweremadu who was attending as a speaker/special guest of honor […]
Isaac Oguntoye Prominent Nigerians in the political, social and business circle are all set to grace this years edition of Timeline Awareness Initiative Lecture and Awards Presentation slated for Lagos Sheraton Hotel in Ikeja. The event which comes up on Wednesday 3rd July is the third in series and will witness Former Governor of Abia […]
…Bemoans loss of $10bn Forex earnings from Oil Palm value chain Mathew Dadiya- Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, laid out another rescue plan for oil palm production, and ended the importation of the product into the country. This is even as the CBN Governor lamented the loss […]
A young man in his late 30s, popularly known as Nwammuo was found dead yesterday morning, at Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Ossah, Umuahia, Abia State. As early as 6:00am, passersby and road users in Abia state, gathered in front of ADP where “Nwammuo” was found in a gutter already dead, with bruises and blood in […]
As the 2019 governorship election draws near, 29 others from different parties are ready to contest with the incumbent governor, Okezie Ikpeazu over Government House, Umuahia. Though the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Abia says a total of 30 candidates are jostling for the governorship position in the state, only 29 candidates’ photocopied forms […]
There are indications early this week that the Code of Conduct Bureau, (CCB) is poised for a showdown with the Abia State government as it has written to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu over the inability of some Isiala Ngwa North political stakeholders to declare his assets. The stakeholders, CCB said are the House of Assembly candidate […]
Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, ordered a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, to return to the country within the next seven days to open his defence in an alleged N7.6 billion fraud trial. Kalu is standing trial alongside his former Commissioner for Finance, […]
In order to strengthen the capacities of President Generals of communities in Abia and the entire south east, a non-governmental organization, Hope Givers Initiative (HOG-I) says, it will scale up Women Aide Collective (WACOL) sensitisation project through Voice to the People (V2P). Speaking in Umuahia during sensitisation with President Generals from the over 770 communities […]
Elected councillors in Abia have pleaded with the state government on the need to provide them with the necessary tools and environment to work and discharge their duties effectively. This plea came last Friday during a one-day seminar organised by the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Local Government Affairs in collaboration with Famyk Resources and with […]
Hell was let lose, Wednesday as hoodlums took over the entire Abia state high court sitting at Okpuala Ngwa premises, blocked the two entries into the court and caused pandemonium. That court was the venue for a case between two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which has been engulfed in leadership tussle with […]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has described the late former Chief Justice Of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, as an impartial jurist of all times. Governor Ikpeazu, who spoke in a release he made through his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, said the late Justice Kutigi would be remembered for his “impartiality and fair […]
Following an invitation to some Staff of Abia State Ministry of Finance by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abia State Government says, the invitation to the State Commissioner for Finance, Obinna Oriaku was to shed light on some of the issues raised by the petitioner. The staff are: Mrs. Charity Ukonu of the […]
Abia state market women and pro groups numbering over 400 women, on Friday, trooped to the Abia state government house to show their support for Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s second term bid in 2019 gubernatorial elections. The women who came from the 17 local government areas of Abia state arrived government house around 12pm in the […]
The Senate has mandated its committees on Petroleum Downstream and Police Affairs to probe alleged role of security operatives in the pipeline explosion in Abia State, where 150 villagers were allegedly killed. This followed a motion by Sen. Theodore Orji (PDP-Abia) at plenary on Wednesday. Orji lamented that the carnage and avoidable loss of human […]