The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will conduct reruns and bye-elections across the country in February 2024 to fill existing vacancies in the state and federal legislatures. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Monday ahead of the elections. Re-run elections…
… Says Each Abian Indebted By N137, 209 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has kicked against Governor Alex Otti’s 2024 budget proposal. The party said it concluded that it is “unrealistic and a ploy to create enough grounds of excuses for his inability to deliver on his promises and much-touted magic wand…
Following the restoration of the accreditation of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), the state governor, Dr Alex Otti has vowed not to allow such to happen again. The governor spoke, yesterday, when the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, informed him of the restoration…
A former Governor of Abia, Sen. Orji Kalu, has extended felicitations to Former President Muhammadu Buhari on his 81st birthday anniversary. Kalu, in a statement issued in Abakaliki on Sunday, described the former president as a selfless and patriotic statesman with a passion for nation-building. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation, Kalu added that…
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State, has established a feed mill, as part of its drives for revenue generation. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, told The Guardian that the mill would successfully feed its animals, while the excess would be sold, adding that it is also working hard on…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has expressed his willingness to partner private educational institutions to foster education in the state and beyond. He made this known at the 8th convocation of Gregory University, Uturu (GUU). Dr. Otti said: “Let us collectively strive for a harmonious collaboration between the government, educational institutions and private sector. “This…
Senator Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo State, has urged youths in the state to shun methamphetamine, otherwise known as ‘mkpurummiri’ and other forms of illicit drugs. The governor gave the advice during an enlightenment on drugs organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with Ikukuoma Sports Development Foundation, at Ezinihitte Mbaise…
Tricycle rider, identified as Ali Bulama, who hails from Jumbam village, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, has been rewarded with N100,000 for returning the sum of N9,000,000 (nine million naira) to the owner. Ekweanaedo News reports that Bulama, in an interview with journalists, said the owner of the money, a resident of Maiduguri,…
Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie,Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has officially notified the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on the vacancies in the Assembly. The vacant as stated are, the seats of Rt Hon Martin Amaewhule and 24 others as a result of their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ekweanaedo News…
Fifa has announced the first 32-team Club World Cup from 2025 will be played in the United States from 15 June to 13 July. The tournament will feature clubs from each of the six confederations, with Europe entering 12 teams. Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City have qualified automatically as the most recent Champions League…
