The Abia state Commissioner for information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu made this known in a statement on Monday.
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Following the return of Kalu from a wrong incarceration, the people of Abia North Senatorial District have been jubilating over what they tagged: “The good work continues,” adding that Kalu has never relented in representing his people well at all levels.
The celebrity photographer is set to celebrate his 30th birthday with his new photography studio valued at N30 million, situated in the heart of Ikeja, Lagos.
Chief Ekele Nwaohammuo, Commissioner for Transport, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Aba, said the ministry had already arrested two drivers and impounded two vehicles with passengers moving from Aba to Lagos.
He said apart from the Osisioma interchange project, the state was still planning out the construction of 37 road projects, which was being funded by the AFDB.
Okezie made this known while addressing newsmen on the recent development and the state government’s efforts at combating the pandemic in Aba.
Chinenye Iwuoha, a presenter with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, Abia State, who was abducted on Monday night has regained her freedom.
Speaking at a press briefing at the Government House, Umuahia, Ikpeazu said the decision on the patient was reached after satisfying the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s conditions for discharge.
The first female Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Jane Agbede, assumed office on Friday and issued a stern warning to criminal elements in the state to relocate elsewhere or face a tough time.
The Abia State Government on Friday said it had traced 209 contacts of the two index coronavirus cases in the state and placed them under surveillance in an isolation facility.
The Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State has thrown more light on the death of the hospital’s House Officer, Dr. Jude Okpareke, saying his death had no connection with COVID-19 pandemic.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minster of Information, Culture and Tourism, says the Nigerian Police is not responsible for the alleged killing of a petrol attendant in Abia State.
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has told Abians that the days ahead will be difficult as the state recorded two positive patients of the coronavirus.
Edward Kallon, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, United Nations System in Nigeria, has expressed condolences to President Muhammadu Buhari on the demise of his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari.
The Abia State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of an unnamed police operative for killing one Friday Arunsi, a middle-aged businessman, at his Ebem Ohafia community.
The Abia State Government on Friday announced the indefinite extension of the ongoing lockdown in the state, which will commence from April 20, as part of its effort to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in the state.
The two weeks lockdown introduced as part of government’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 into Abia State resumed on Sunday after it was relaxed from Friday to 2pm on Sunday.
The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has promised that his government will work with the police to ensure that justice is served in the case of late Chibuisi Okaneme.
Some Aba residents on Tuesday flouted the stay-at-home executive order of the Abia State Government, which is meant to check the possible spread of Coronavirus into the state.
The Abia State Government said it has started the production of certified quality standard protective medical kits and masks to cater for the needs of Nigerians and bridge the scarcity of imported ones.