Governor Alex Otti of Abia state has concluded plans to increase the salaries of the State workforce. Otti disclosed this in Umuahia on Friday night during a media parley with journalists, stating that he is engaging with stakeholders to improve the minimum wage of the state workers and that very soon the package would be…
Police in the Indian city of Chennai have discovered the body of a 20-year-old nursing student who was reportedly killed by her boyfriend at a hotel who then shared a picture of the deceased on his WhatsApp on Saturday. Chennai is a city located in the southern part of India. The murder was discovered when…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu, has denied allegations that he received N2.5 billion from the PDP Governor’s Forum for his campaign. During a press conference at the state party’s Secretariat in Owerri, Anyanwu clarified that he didn’t receive the funds because he refused to resign his position as…
The Abia State Government has said the 197 schools recently shut down by the State Government have been given a window of opportunity to get their act together, adding that those that meet the guideline may be reopened. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, who disclosed this during a press conference, said the State Government…
The newly sworn in Transition Committee Chairman for Umunneochi Local Government Area has assured the people of the area that massive infrastructural development will take it’s turn,as security, education,health care, power supply among other areas, have been set as priorities to the new administration. Interacting with journalists shortly after his swearing in, the former Treasurer…
Ibom, a welfare union in Arochukwu of Abia State, has forwarded a petition to Abia State Government. They detailed how its traditional ruler, Kanu Okereke Nwa Kanu paid secret cultists to attack and kill their President General, Mazi Kingsley Kanu Okereke. The group in its petition, which accused Nwa Kanu of high-handedness, corruption, murders and…
Gregory University Uturu’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences would hold its maiden ceremony on Tuesday. A press release from the institution made available to Journalists by Mr Sleek Ogwo, stated that the historic event is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 5th December 2023 at Dr Michael Okpara auditorium in Umuahia. According to the…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that Abia State ranks highest on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) rating among the five South-eastern states. The NHRC Coordinator in Abia, Mrs Uche Nwokocha, disclosed this in an interview in Umuahia. Nwokocha expressed concern over the ugly development. She spoke in observance of this year’s 16 Days Activism…
The Governor of Abia State Dr Alex Otti has charged the Mayors of the 17 Local Government Areas of the state to make their LGAs conducive and safe for development as well as strengthening the security apparatus in their areas. Speaking at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia, Governor Otti who titled his speech, ’Expanding the…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the petition brought by Mr Peter Azubuike, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the March 18 House of Assembly election against Hon. Solomon Akpulonu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In its ruling on Thursday, the Appeal Court upheld the victory of Solomon Akpulonu…
