Umuahia

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has solicited for the support of the Nigerian Police Force in curbing street cultism in the state.

The Nigerian Medical Association, Abia chapter on Monday, expressed concern over the proliferation of trado-medical trade fairs in the state.

The dealers of the materials locally called “okrika’’, are also recording high traffic of customers daily from neighbouring communities to the state capital.

The Abia command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has confirmed the death of 19 persons, following Friday’s pipeline explosion in two villages in Osisioma Local Government Area of the state.

The Abia State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for the 2019 elections, Dr. Alex Otti, has declared that he and the party are closer to taking over the State Government House in Umuahia than in 2015 when Dr.…

Dr. Alex Otti and Chief Chike Udensi, have emerged candidates of the governorship parallel primaries of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in Abia for the 2019 general elections.

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.

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.

Chief Johnson Onuigbo, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia, has said that PDP remained the party to beat in the state in 2019.

The Police Command in Abia has arrested 43 suspects for various criminal offences including kidnapping, armed robbery, murder and defilement, within 40 days.

The Abia Economic Enhancement Team says the state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two firms for the development of an industrial cluster tagged “Enyimba Economic City’’.

Former Vice President and frontline contender for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has restated his commitment to the promotion of restructuring and a just and equitable federal structure of…

Ogbizi also admonished them to shun acts of indiscipline and corrupt practices and to work with the fear of God.

The governor made this known during interactive session with students in the state at the Micheal Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia.

Steering Committee Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Chidi Nwosu, made the call in Umuahia while briefing newsmen on the party’s readiness “to take over Abia in 2019’’.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Bendel Insurance, with the result, is currently topping their group in the league with 14 points from seven matches.

Ogbizi said this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in Umuahia on why the accused persons were arrested and detained.

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, made the pledge in Umuahia on Monday at the inauguration of a completed Erosion and Flood Control project at Ukwudara-Amachara in Umuahia South Local…

Ogbizi gave this warning in Umuahia on Friday while briefing newsmen on the command’s readiness for the exercise.

Comfort Obi, the Commissioner leading the recruitment committee for Abia, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Umuahia.