Abia State

Buhari gave the assurance when he received traditional rulers from Abia led by His Royal Majesty, Dr. Isaac Ikonne, Enyi 1 of Aba, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.

Commercial banks, markets and business outlets in Umuahia, the Abia capital, opened for business on Friday, defying the sit-at-home order by the Independent People of Biafra.

They gave the warning in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna in Umuahia on Thursday.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the gully erosion that cut off communities in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the state.

A former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has reacted to the rejection of an application made by the prosecuting counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos…

Chief Chidi Nwosu, the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party in Abia, has hailed Federal Government’s condition set for states to qualify for the second tranche of the Paris Club refund.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the show of force is an apparent response to the September 14 stay-at-home directive, issued by the Independent People of Biafra.

The Chairman, South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, gave the charge on Tuesday at the Government House, Abakaliki, when he received in audience a Board member representing South East in the NBC, Ugonna…

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project has advised the South-East states to minimise dependence on land as part of measures to check gully erosion in the zone.

Paul Ikonne, All Progressives Congress chieftain in Abia, has said that a consensus candidate will guarantee the party’s victory in the state in the 2019 general elections.

The trial of a former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzo Kalu, over an alleged N3.2 billion fraud was stalled again at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, due to Kalu’s absence in court because of medical tourism.

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has asked all contestants for the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to prepare for free, fair and credible processes as the party prepares to select its candidates for…

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Friday in Umuahia urged Nigerians to make informed decisions during the election season, to ensure that Nigeria is put in the right direction.

Former Abia governor, Dr Orji Kalu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for ignoring President Donald Trump of the United States of America, over his comment that he is a lifeless president.

Former Abia Deputy Governor, Chris Akomas, has decried the alleged abandonment of the Federal Government’s dry port (Inland Containers Depot) situated at Ntigha in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state.

Workers of Abia Broadcasting Corporation have shut down the station to protest against the state government’s failure to pay their outstanding April 2015 salary.

The Government of Abia State has presented the State’s second highest honour to the Chairman of two-time CAF Champions League winners, Enyimba Football Club of Aba, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu.

Kalu made the prediction on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Umuahia, the Abia Capital.

One of the surviving founding fathers of Abia State, and the Chairman of Abia State Advisory Council, Ezeogo Anagha Ezikpe, has advised politicians in the state to respect Abia Charter of Equity.

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has described late Premier of the Eastern Region, Dr. Michael Okpara, as one of those who inspired him to leadership.