Afaraukwu youths protest alleged police killing of 23-year-old native
Scores of angry youths of Afaraukwu in Umuahia, the Abia capital, took to the streets of the city on Tuesday morning to protest the alleged killing of a 23-year-old native, ...
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IPOB: Aba residents comply, Umuahia residents ignore directive
Residents of Aba in Abia on Thursday complied with the sit-at-home directive, issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra group.
Abia to get over N2b from FG’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund
Dr. John Ahukanna, the Commissioner for Health in Abia, said on Monday that the state would get over N2 billion from the Federal Government’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund.
Shutdown order: Sex workers go into hiding in Umuahia
Commercial sex workers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have gone into hiding to evade police arrest, following state government’s order shutting down brothels in the city.
Kalu promises harmonious relationship with Orji in Senate
Senator-elect for Abia North and former state governor, Orji Kalu, said on Thursday that he had put his political enmity with his successor, Senator Theodore Orji, behind him and was ...
PDP clinches 19 of 24 Abia assembly seats
Joseph Iloh, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, made the result of the March 9 election available to newsmen in Umuahia.
Polls: 32 vie for Abia governorship
The Independent National Electoral Commission says 32 candidates from different political parties will be vying for the governorship of Abia State on Saturday.
Police speak on alleged arrest of suspect with election results in Abia
The police command in Abia has said that it is not aware of the alleged arrest of a man in unlawful possession of election materials, including written result sheets for ...
2019: Ikpeazu, five other governorship candidates sign peace accord in Abia
No fewer than eight governorship candidates in Abia, including Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, and two senatorial candidates on Monday signed a peace accord to ensure a violence-free general elections in the ...
INEC appeals to students against electoral violence
The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed to students in Abia to shun being used as thugs during the forthcoming general elections.
Atiku expresses commitment to job creation
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has promised to harness the great potential that abound in the small and medium enterprises in Nigeria ...
Atiku’s wife mobilises Abia women for PDP ahead of presidential poll
Jennifer Atiku, the wife of Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has urged Abia women to vote massively for her husband, describing him as “a detribalised ...
Gov. Ikpeazu swears in new Permanent Secretary
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has sworn-in Onyinyechi Nwachukwu as a Permanent Secretary in the state Civil Service.
Ikpeazu presents equipment to agency as Abia begins rural roads maintenance
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has presented six caterpillars to the Abia State Road Management Agency for the commencement of rural roads maintenance programme in the state.
Abia gets new Chief Judge
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Tuesday swore in Justice Onuoha Ogwe as the new Chief Judge of the state.
Police arrest 51 suspected IPOB members in Umuahia
The Police in Abia on Wednesday arrested 51 persons suspected to be members of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra but operating as members of “Judaism’’, in Umuahia.
Abia: Police arrest nine suspected IPOB/MASSOB members
The police command in Abia has arrested nine suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra and Biafra Independent Movement.
Expert urges improved drug control strategy in Nigeria
Dr Ugochukwu Onyeonoro, the Head of Community Health Department, Federal Medical Centr, Umuahi, has called on relevant agencies to evolve strategies at boosting drug control and address the misuse of ...
Ikpeazu seeks collaboration with police against street cultism
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has solicited for the support of the Nigerian Police Force in curbing street cultism in the state.
NMA condemns proliferation of trado-medical trade fairs in Abia
The Nigerian Medical Association, Abia chapter on Monday, expressed concern over the proliferation of trado-medical trade fairs in the state.
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