Abia Times News In Brief

Shoot out in Umuahia despite Ikpeazu’s announcement

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

There is an ongoing shoot-out in Umuahia despite the earlier announcement of an agreement to withdraw troops from the Abia state capital. Update: Helicopter gunships have been deployed over Umuahia. Update 2: A source on the ground at the Afara, Umuahia has confirmed that the shooting is

Nigeria Opinion

Igbos should have one rallying cry to Nigeria: Let us go!

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 Post a comment

Of all the problems supposedly employing the occupants of Aso Rock, the federal government has managed to turn the cause of Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra into a cause célèbre. Let us be clear about this – the government has bungled its response to the legitimate concerns of a significant swathe of […]

Features

“My fellow Igbos, please we don’t want war”

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

One Ada Nweke, assumedly a residence in the commercial city of Aba, Abia state, narrated the disturbing incidence which took place around the city at noon Wednesday, Sept. 13. In the narration, which got a lot of reactions, Nweke revealed how an ‘innocent’ shoe maker was almost killed because he’s a Hausa man. According to […]

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Ohanaeze blasts Python Dance II as a “deliberate escalation of tension”

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

The umbrella body of Ndigbo, the Ohanaeze has called on the federal government to direct the military to call off its military operations in the South-East styled Python Dance II, calling it an invasion of the region aimed at intimidating the people. Ohanaeze said in a tense seven point statement issued on Tuesday and signed […]

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Abia on the boil as Army, IPOB raise the temperature

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

Abia State shot into the centre of the country’s attention on Tuesday 11 September, as a host of security developments linked with the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group raised a new set of concerns over the military’s conduct and the Federal Government’s strategy towards dealing with an increasingly growing secessionist movement. A detachment of […]

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Ikpeazu declares curfew in Aba

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2017 0

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has declared a three-day curfew in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the State. Ikpeazu said the curfew was necessitated by the attack on the officers and men of the Nigerian Army by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Nnamdi Kanu. Faulting the attitude of […]

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Soldiers surround Nnamdi Kanu’s home, attack journalists in Umuahia

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2017 0

A detachment of soldiers from the Nigerian Army has surrounded the Afaraukwu country home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The soldiers arrived the community barely 48 hours after the clash between the Army and IPOB members on Sunday evening, which left three people injured. Today’s detachment arrived in ten […]

Opinion

Exploring Abia’s potentials as an oil palm economy

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2017 0

If the present efforts of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration are sustained, Abia’s economy in few years ahead would be substantially driven by oil palm.The state targets to develop 7.5million palm seedlings occupying 10,000 of oil palm plantation across the state. The project will come in phases. The first phase will produce 2 million seedlings. The […]

Education News

Abia to build two model schools in each senatorial zone

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2016 0

As part of its effort to improve the quality of education in the state, the Abia State Executive Council has approved the construction of two model schools in each of the three senatorial zones of the state. The commissioner for Information, Culture and Strategy, comrade Bonnie Iwuoha, disclosed this to newsmen as part of the […]

Federation Watch

NSF Invites 19 Players for Umuahia Meet

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has invited 19 players for the fifth Scrabble Meet scheduled for May 28-31, in Umuahia, Abia State. The players invited are Eta Karo, Wellington Jighere, AyorindeSaidu, Emmanuel Jose, Denis Ikekeregor, Prince Omosefe, OltundeOuwole, Rex Ogbakpa, Rasheed Balogun, OnotaOjiru, AzuOgbogu, Cyril Umbiye and NsikamEtim. Others invited are

Politics

Abia: Orji Inaugurates Committee To Appraise PDP’s Performance

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has inaugurated an 18-member Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) committee saddled with the responsibility of ascertaining the perceivable problems and constraints faced by the party during the 2015 elections. The committee was set up with a view to proffering solutions capable of leading to improved performance in future polls. The […]

Politics

Abia election tribunal warns against uncomplimentary remarks

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2015 0

The National Assembly and Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal Panel 1 for Abia State has commenced sitting with a warning to counsels to avoid uncomplimentary comments. Chairman of the three-member tribunal, Justice Mohammed B. Wakili, gave the warning in his inaugural speech at the maiden sitting of the tribunal held at state High Court, […]

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Abia: APGA Alleges Intimidation Of Members Ahead Of Governorship Rerun Elections

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

Less than two days to the conduct of the governorship rerun elections scheduled to hold in Abia, Imo and Taraba states, the leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia state has sounded an alarm over the alleged intimidation on its supporters in the forthcoming governorship rerun elections. The party also stated that […]

News

Declare Ikpazu as Gov.-Elect Of Abia, PDP Tells INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

  In a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its candidate, Victor Ikpazu, as winner of the April 11 Governorship election in Abia. Speaking to newsmen, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh, alleged that the military was cooperating with […]

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INEC Distributes Voting Materials, Card Readers in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2015 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Abia State, has said that only card readers would be used for accreditation during Saturday’s elections. Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Selina Oko, stated this in Umuahia while distributing election materials, adding that where a voter’s fingerprints could not be recognised by the machine, after the

News

Abia House Passes 12 Bills

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

Abia State House of Assembly has passed a total of 12 bills during the fourth and last session of its sitting. Two other major bills are currently undergoing considerations by members, in spite of the on-going hectic electioneering campaign. These facts were made known at a press briefing by the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of […]

Power & Energy

Jonathan Commissions Abia Power Plant

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2015 0

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commissioned the Phase I 504MW (Simple Cycle Gas) Alaoji Power Plant at Umuobasi-Ukwu, Abia State. Jonathan, who described power as key to national development, said his administration is committed to improving the nation’s power supply. According to him, the commissioning was dear to him because the project would have been […]

Politics

Candidate promises to empower shop owners

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ajeromi Federal constituency, Lagos State, Barrister Rita Orji has promised that if elected, she would empower shop owners in Ajeromi Local Government Area with interest -free loans to enable them expand their businesses. At an interactive forum with shop owners in Ajegunle, the PDP candidate said that multiple […]

News

Abia NUT lauds Gov Orji over TSS

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abia State, at the weekend, expressed their happiness with Governor Theodore Orji over his implementation of the agreement with them, concerning the enhanced Teachers’ Salary Scale, TSS. In his address, read by the union secretary, Comrade Blackman Ubani, the state Chairman of the NUT, Comrade Akparanta Chizobem, thanked […]

Politics

Candidate to beat in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

When other gubernatorial candidates in Abia State are finding it very hard to be accepted in the forthcoming election, the candidature of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Abia State governorship election, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu is enjoying massive endorsement. If Ikpeazu is to be a movie, he is a sizzling, heart-pounding urbane fantasy that […]