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Nnamdi Kanu vs Nigerian govt: Situation report from Abia as court adjourns case

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2021 0

Socio-economic activities and vehicular movements went on unhindered in Umuahia, the Abia State capital and its environ, on Tuesday, without fear of molestation by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as court sat over Nnamdi Kanu’s alleged abduction by the Nigerian government.

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Ex-Abia Commissioner of Sports, Uche Mpamah is dead

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2021 0

A former Commissioner for Sports in Abia State, Uche Mpamah, has been confirmed dead. The late Mpamah died of undisclosed illness on Saturday. The deceased served as Commissioner under the administration of former Governor Theodore Orji now the Senator, representing Abia central senatorial district in the National Assembly. The late ex-Commissioner hailed from Obuohia

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PDP Governors Forum celebrates Abia, Adamawa, Delta, Edo, Enugu and Taraba states at 30

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2021 0

Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Governors Forum has congratulated governors of Abia, Adamawa, Delta, Edo, Enugu and Taraba states on the occasion of 30th creation anniversary of their states. The Chairman of the Forum, His Excellency, Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal CFR, on behalf of his colleagues in […]

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Hoodlums raze Bende police station in Abia, free detainees – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2021 0

Dare-devil gunmen, numbering at least 100, have attacked Bende Divisional Police Station in Abia, leaving two operatives with gunshot wounds. Eyewitness account said the hoodlums set the station on fire at about 11pm on Wednesday. “We heard a cacophony of gunshots around 10.45pm and when we rushed outside, we saw the station on fire. “At […]

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Police begin investigation into Ohafia INEC fire — Abia PPRO

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2021 0

The Abia Police Command says it has commenced full investigation into Sunday’s fire at the Ohafia office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Monday that available information showed that the attack was carried […]

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Abia govt threatens to shut down Ngwa Rd market, Aba

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2021 0

The Abia State Government has threatened to close the iconic Ngwa Road Market in Aba due to attacks on the contractor in charge of the road’s reconstruction. Chief John Okiyi Kalu, the Commissioner for Information, issued the threat in a press release and directed the leadership of Ngwa Road Market and the traditional ruler of […]

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Abia by-election: Orji Kalu hosts clergymen, seeks support for Mascot Kalu

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2021 0

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, said he is optimistic the All Progress Congress (APC) will clinch Saturday’s bye-election for Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency. Kalu said this on Thursday when he hosted some clergymen in the state to a breakfast meeting in his Camp Neya country home in Igbere, Bende Local […]

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Man exposes Chinese company in Abia that dehumanises Nigerian staffs

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2020 0

A Nigerian man in an expository tweet called out a Chinese-owned company in Abia State, Inner Galaxy Group, for dehumanising Nigerian staffs. READ ALSO: Chinese man dismembers wife body, flush remains down the toilet Daily Times reports that Inner Galaxy Group which deals in high-tech manufacturing and servicing was established in Nigeria in 2008. He […]

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EEDC nabs 2 suspected electricity installation vandals in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2020 0

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says it has nabbed two notorious electricity installation vandals in Osisioma community near Aba, Abia State along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, in a statement he made available via email on Tuesday that the duo had been handed over to the Osisioma Police […]

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Abia state PDP Chairman, Johnson Onuigbo is dead

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2020 0

Abia state People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Johnson Onuigbo is dead. According to the Sun, a source close to the family who wouldn’t want his name in print confirmed the death of the party chairman whose tenure could have expired on April but for the COVID-19 pandemic. READ ALSO: Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Thursday, Friday public […]

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Many Abia residents don’t believe COVID-19 is real – Health Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2020 0

Umuahia – Abia 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 in Umuahia on Friday. The commissioner regretted that the people rather believed that the state government was using it to collect money […]

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2 injured, many abducted in Ebonyi, Abia communal clash

Ihesiulo Grace 2 June 2020 0

Two persons were reportedly injured and many allegedly abducted in a renewed clash between Amata, Ishiagu community in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state and Lokpanta community in Abia state. The two communities have for years been locked in inter-communal conflict over ownership of a vast arable farmland near their borders. The warring communities […]

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Abia releases photos of COVID-19 patient declared wanted for absconding from isolation centre

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

Abia State Government has released photos of the man who absconded from a holding facility in the state after testing positive for COVID-19. Emmanuel Ononiwu escaped from a holding facility in Aba just before he was to be moved to an isolation centre. He switched off his phone afterwards and also his wife has remained […]

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COVID-19: Abia Govt. to relax lockdown directive May 11

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2020 0

Abia government on Friday announced the gradual relaxation of its lockdown directive, effective from May 11. The relaxation is billed to begin on May 11, Mr Chris Ezem, the Secretary to the State Government, said in a statement in Umuahia. Lockdown: Wike orders prosecution of over 200 persons arrested, impounded 20 vehicles to be auctioned […]

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COVID-19: Abia announces first recovery, discharge of one index case

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Friday announced the recovery and discharge of one of the two index cases in the state. Speaking at a press briefing at the Government House, Umuahia, Ikpeazu said that the decision on the patient was reached after the patient satisfied the Nigeria Center for Disease Control’s conditions for discharge. […]

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Gombe, Sokoto, Abia join states with COVID-19 as Nigeria’s total now 665

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 38 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing total number of confirmed cases to 665. The NCDC made this known on Monday night in the latest report posted on its verified twitter handle. According to it, three new states- Gombe, Sokoto […]

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COVID-19: Abia confirms 2 fresh cases

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

The Abia Government on Monday disclosed that the state has two confirmed index cases of COVID-19 after the test results of the patients returned positive. Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the state Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia. “We have received the report […]

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COVID-19: Abia finds missing suspected coronavirus case

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

Abia State government on Saturday said that the suspected coronavirus case which it declared wanted on April 17 has been found and placed in an isolation centre in the state. Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the Commissioner for Information made the disclosure in a statement he issued in Umuahia on Saturday. Okiyi-Kalu said that health officials at […]

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Covid-19: Abia declares fleeing patient wanted

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2020 0

Abia State Ministry of Health in partnership with the State Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 on Friday declared one Vincent Prosper wanted. In a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi-Kalu claimed that Prosper reportedly sneaked into Abia State from a-yet-to-be mentioned neighboring state. Lockdown: FCTA mobile court convicts 42,

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COVID-19: Disclose your isolation centres, NEMA tells Imo, Abia govts

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2020 0

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has advised the Imo and Abia Governments to publicise their isolation centres to the general public. According to NEMA, this is to assist emergency workers and others to be proactive in case of any emergency. The Head of Imo/Abia Operations Office of the agency, Mr. Evans Ugoh, gave the […]