The burial committee has announced the funeral rites for Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the former governor of old Abia State, who passed away on April 11, 2024, at the age of 73. The burial is scheduled to take place on November 8, 2024, in Uburu, Ohaozara LGA, Ebonyi State. The funeral rites will begin with a…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has asserted that Alex Otti will be the final governor of Abia State representing the Labour Party. Speaking candidly to a local radio station, Kalu—who represents Bende Federal Constituency declared, “I refuse to accept the title of Nigeria’s number six man while another…
A tragic incident has occurred in Obehie, Ukwa West LGA of Abia State, where six members of a family were discovered dead in their home. The victims, who were found by their neighbors on Wednesday at Isi Obehie, include three children, their mother, the mother’s sister, and her brother-in-law. The cause of death has not…
Many residents of Ovom street in Aba, Abia State, have either been evacuated by the Abia state government or fled the area themselves, as gully erosion worsened in the area. The deadly erosion, which started in small proportions some years ago, has now cut the road into two and resulted in the collapse of many…
Two suspected fraudsters who specialised in duping their victims of huge sums of money have been nabbed in Okwu Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA of Abia, while attempting to dupe another victim. The suspects, who claimed to be indigenes of Ntigha, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State, were apprehended by Okwu community youths in Olokoro…
As the war on illegal refining intensifies, the Nigerian Air Force on Sunday hinted that its Operation Delta Safe destroyed 12 illegal refining sites and two reservoirs in airstrikes in Abia and Rivers states. This was revealed by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja….
Governor Of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti has fulfilled the promise made to Civil Servants in the State with the payment of their July 2024 Salaries alongside the wage award he promised to pay them for three months. Several Civil Servants who reached out to me this evening confirmed that they got their July Salary…
The Abia State Government has banned street trading in Aba and other parts of the city. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Chairman of Abia State Harmonized Taskforce, Prince Uzor Nwachukwu. The Government also banned illegal motor parks, roadside mechanic workshops, conversion of streets and public roads for religious, social and…
The Abia State Government has emphasized readiness to transform the markets in the state to international standards. A release jointly made available to newsmen by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry. Ukaegbu stated that government is not going back on the planned remodeling of the Ekeoha international market Aba in line with the present administration’s…
Yusuf Sununu, minister of state for education, has flagged off the construction of seven state offices of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa, on Friday, the minister said the projects would bring a brighter future for Nigerian students. The new state offices are for Abia,…
