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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, impounds 38 motorcycles […]
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 […]
The Abia government, on Saturday, orders the closure of all land borders, as part of its efforts to prevent the outbreak of Coronavirus in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the state Commissioner for Information, and made available to newsmen in Umuahia. Okiyi-Kalu said that the directive had […]
The Abia State Government on Wednesday March 25, placed a ban on burials and weddings, other ceremonies involving more than 30 persons, in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. In a statement released by the state’s Commissioner for Information Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, it was further revealead that all religious gatherings with more than […]
Umuahia – Mr Dan Okoli, the Commissioner for Homeland Security in Abia, says that herders in the state will henceforth be profiled as part of the measures to prevent future conflicts with farmers. Okoli made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Umuahia, saying that the essence […]
The Commissioner for Education, Abia, Dr Kanelechi Nwangwa, says the state government will not go back on its decision to shutdown substandard private schools. Nwangwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Wednesday that the government was committed to ensuring quality education. READ ALSO: Breaking: Court finally affirms Ikpeazu as Abia Gov […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu, to 12 years’ imprisonment for N7.2 billion fraud and money laundering. Justice Mohammed Idris who delivered the sentence had earlier declared him guilty of the charge in the case that had been on for 12 years. Mr Orji Uzor […]
Nigeria’s ranking on Ease of Doing Business (EODB) has received a boost as the World Bank on Thursday announced that five states in the country- Lagos, Kaduna, Abia, Enugu, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – are making stride to improve the ease of doing business for domestic small and medium enterprises (SMES). The […]
The Department of State Security Service (DSS) has granted an administrative bail to a federal lawmaker, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia) after five days in DSS custody. The Special Adviser to Abaribe on Media, Mr Uche Awom, stated this in a statement made available in Abuja on Tuesday. He said Abaribe, the Chairman of the […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia). The development came just as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the arrest of Abaribe, saying that there was no justification for the arrest of its senator. Though no reason was given for Abaribe’s arrest but the development might not be […]
The All Progressive Congress (APC), in Abia, has inaugurated its state working committee with the maxim “No victor, no vanquish”, but with a determination to sack the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Abia. Addressing party faithful after the swearing in, Donatus Nwankpa said there is no victor, no vanquish, no quarrel but “agitation for power”. […]
The Biafra Zionists Federation, (BZF) Wednesday, asked the seven Igbo speaking states of Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Rivers and Delta to ignore the sit-at-home call by the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB),on May 30. It could be re-called that the pro-Biafra groups […]
The Federal government on Monday, said the transmission capacities of Umuahia and Aba transmission sub-stations have been upgraded to boost power supply in Abia and environs. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, said this at the inauguration of the 40MVA 132/33KVA mobile power transformer at Umuahia transmission sub-station. Fashola said […]
The Abia South Senatorial zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has risen from their meeting at Obingwa with the endorsement of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu as their candidate in the 2019 governorship election and forbidden any of their sons and daughters from running as Deputy to candidates of other political parties. The endorsement followed a […]
…6 LGA chairmen to buy 2019 nomination form for his 2nd term Out of joy, Abia Central Senatorial electorates Saturday, passed a vote of confidence on the senator representing the district, Sen. Theodore Ahamefule Orji as he gave over 1000 bags of rice to them as well as large measures of cash for the Christmas. […]
.Enugu, Ebonyi governors also on the cards .’Abia Gov comfortable in PDP, no plans to defect’ As the 2019 general election beckons, politicians across political parties and tribal divides have started clandestine moves to seek new allies that may result in what political analysts call a new political order. The shocking and deft move, The […]
In a bid to capture 30,000 rural market women and youths that will benefit from the initial N3 billion loan to develop MSME in the state as negotiated by the State Government with Bank of Industry, the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, on Monday, urged rural women to mobilise members from all markets in […]