The Abia State government might not borrow as much as the N400 billion loan projected to fund the 2024 budget, following new strategies being put in place to engender exponential growth of the state’s internally generated revenue (IGR). Governor Alex Otti dropped the hint over the weekend as he charged heads of the various ministries,…
A Lagos-based non-governmental organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged President Bola Tinubu to emulate the good example of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State by immediately obeying the judgment ordering the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former governors, and to challenge the legality of states pension laws permitting those…
A peace panel report on the three-year-old war, emanating from the Bishop Emeritus of Abakiliki Diocese, Rt. Rev. Fr. Michael Nnachi Okoro, has been rejected by the people of Effium, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two communities of Ezza-Effium and Effium have been at war since January 21, 2021, which led…
A man did the unthinkable when he swallowed his phone to prevent his wife from going through it Trouble, however, started when the wife insisted on going through her husband’s text messages and then decided to drag her husband’s phone with him. Sensing danger over his wife’s insistent demand to go through his phone, he…
The Abia State Government has assured the residents of the government’s commitment towards reviving all abandoned farm settlements in the state for increased food production. Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, the state deputy governor, gave the assurance during an inspection tour of Ukwa Nkporo Palm oil Plantation on Saturday, where he decried the lack of attention by…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has flagged-off the 30Km Arochukwu-Ndi Okereke- Ozu Abam Road, with a pledge that no part of the state will be left behind in road infrastructural development. Otti, who stated this at Amuvi, Arochukwu, during the flag off ceremony, said that one of the most important commitments of his government…
The chief imam of Imo state, Sheikh Suleiman Njoku, has highlighted the challenges Muslims of Igbo extraction face in the southeast. The southeast is predominantly dominated by the Igbo tribe who primarily practice Christianity apart from the traditional religion. In an interview, Sheikh Njoku said a significant challenge faced as a Muslim in the southeast…
Governor Alex Otti has said his administration has set up mechanisms to revive inter-house sports and other sports competitions in the state to harness the potential of Abia youths. Governor Otti who stated this at Umuahia township stadium on Friday while declaring open the maiden edition of the Governor’s Secondary Schools Unity Games, directed all…
The police in Ebonyi State have said its operatives raided the camp of hoodlums terrorizing the state, killing three of them and arresting five others. A statement by the spokesperson of the command, Joshua Ukandu, said the raid was carried out in conjunction with other security agencies in a forest located at Omini community in…
Imo State House of Assembly has mandated tertiary institutions in the state to ensure that their graduating students are not subjected to undue and unwarranted delays in the processing and release of the statements of results, transcripts, and certificates. Moving the Motion, the Chief Sponsor and Member Representing Ezinihitte Mbaise State Constituency, Hon Dr. Henry…
