Month: March 2024

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said that the overriding goal of his administration was to turn every community in the state into a safe and secured investment destination with suitable supporting infrastructure. Otti stated this in Nunya, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the state while flagging off the construction of 11.5Km Nunya-Eluama-Isuikwuato Road….

Soldiers have raided a notorious Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State. The raid, conducted by the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA, uncovered shocking discoveries, including corpses buried in shallow graves. The operation, which began on March 28, 2024, targeted the Monday Oluchi Ogu Camp, also known as B44 Camp, situated at the border…

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has stated his readiness to champion the turnaround of economic activities in the South East following his appointment by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the coordinator of economic activities in the zone. The governor made this known in Abuja as one of the six governors inaugurated in Abuja…

The World Igbo Congress, WIC, and American Veterans of Igbo Descent, have opposed plans to establish a cattle ranch in Enugu State. WIC urged the Enugu State government to exercise caution, noting that cattle ranching, which is a private business, does not align with Igbo ethos. The groups warned that establishing a cattle ranch in…

The Special Intelligence Squad (SIS) of the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi has raided an illegal refinery site in Abia State. NSCDC in a tweet on its X official said they raided the illegal bunkering site located at Ubeaku Waterside in Ukwa East Local Government…

The State Controller and Chief Fire Officer of Abia State Fire Service, Arua Nnanna has expressed concern over incessant fire outbreaks in the State, saying that several properties were destroyed by the outbreaks. Nnanna made the observations in Umuahia while reacting to the recent fire incident at Amuzukwu primary school in Umuahia, Nigeria Institute of…

Governor Alex Otti has directed that civil servants and pensioners in Abia State must receive their salaries before political office holders are paid. This is even as he has lamented that pensioners were owed for so long by previous administrations in the state, before the backlog of the unpaid pensions were cleared by his administration….

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP in the 2023 General elections, Peter Obi has explained why he was not present at the party’s National Convention held in Anambra State on Wednesday, March 14, 2024. Obi who made the revelation on his X handle, (formally known as Twitter) hosted by Parallel Facts on Friday,…

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, says no sacrifice is too big to improve the lives of the people, insisting that even in the quest to build an economically vibrant state, the welfare of the citizens is topmost. The Governor, in his Easter message to the people of Abia, released Sunday morning, said if Jesus…