The Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has signed the first Batch of Certificate of Occupancy (C of O). Announcing the development to newsmen in his office in Umuahia, the State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije, said that the positive action was in fulfillment of the Governor’s pledge that the signing of…
The National Population Commission (NPC) has restated that a total of 34 Clusters in Ebonyi State, will be visited by Data Collectors in the on-going Demographic Health Survey programme. The State Director of the Commission Barrister (Mrs) Julia Nneka Manyike, made the disclosure at the Commission State Office Abakaliki, on Thursday while briefing newsmen on…
Governor Peter Mbah Thursday, the New Enugu City Management Agency bill scaled through the second reading in the parliament. The bill, if passed, is designed to decongest the Enugu metropolis. Leading a debate on the bill, the member representing Ezeagu Constituency, Chima Obieze, said the idea of creating a new Enugu city was commendable because…
Amaja, a community in Enugu- Ezike situated in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, has placed a curse on adulterated palm wine dealers. The development followed unending complaints by members of the community about the activities of some palm wine dealers who were accused of engaging in adulteration of palm wine. This…
Governor Chukwuma Soludo Governor Chukwuma Soludo has sponsored the Anambra Startup Team, Foris Labs, to participate in the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in California, United States of America. Foris Labs, which is an Anambra-based startup, is a gamified virtual science lab startup simplifying complexities of science experiments, and the startup was selected among top startups to…
Eze Ohiri The Imo Commissioner of Police, Danjuma Aboki said security agencies have successfully rescued the kidnapped former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Samuel Ohiri. The abduction of the traditional ruler occurred approximately two weeks ago when gunmen invaded his palace, coinciding with the state’s celebration of a crime-free Christmas…
Abia CP in apology visit to ABN studios in Umuahia Abia State Police Commissioner, Mr Kenechukwu Onwuemelie has visited the headquarters of All Breaking News (ABN) on Azikiwe Road Umuahia, to conduct an assessment of the station. Recall that some Policemen on Tuesday, stormed the live studio of the station to effect the arrest of…
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of the Abia State University Uturu, have suspended their strike action seven days after they downed tools. The union suspended the industrial action after it held an emergency congress today at the university’s main campus in Uturu, where the academic staff resolved to return to class….
The agro seedlings handing over ceremony About 2,000 households in Anambra State have received agriculture inputs from the Federal Government through the National Emergency Management Agency. The NEMA team lead from Abuja, Olusegun Afolayan, said on Thursday that the input distribution was the final phase of the exercise which started in September last year. He…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has listed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former CBN governor Khaleefa Sanusi II and 17 other prominent people as members of his newly inaugurated Global Economy Council. The governor who announced on Thursday, January 18 2024 during the inauguration of the economic council stated that the team aimed at building Abia into…
