Umuahia

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.

Idris also launched the first phase of the empowerment programme initiated by the Abia chapter of POWA at a ceremony held at the Central Police Station, Umuahia.

The Port Harcourt club lost the reverse fixture 2-1 in Umuahia a week ago with the Warriors exacting lethal punishment following two defensive mistakes made either side of the break.

Obi spoke on Saturday at the centenary celebration of Christ the King Parish, Aba, Abia State and the 57th annual Diocesan Synod of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Umuahia, also in Abia State.

Speaking at the inauguration of the 40MVA 132/33KVA mobile power transformer at Umuahia transmission sub-station on Monday, Fashola said the move was part of the Federal Government’s commitment to boosting the socio-economic growth of the…

The party said this promising and patriotic medical practitioner had to pay the supreme price over avoidable exposure to Lassa fever because of the low premium the APC administration places on the lives of Nigerians and the health sector in…

Okiyi, who made the disclosure in a statement in Umuahia on Monday, said that the government and the hospital management had swung into action to check the spread of the disease.