The Abia Government says it will start the implementation of the new Minimum Wage in October. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Umuahia. “Baring any unforseen circumstances, Abia...
abia state
The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Mr Julius Abure, has rejected the meeting of the party convened by Abia governor, Dr Alex Otti in Umuahia saying it is unconstitutional. Mr Obiora Ifoh made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. According to Abure, Otti and...
The Old Bende Young Professionals have backed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu’s to reposition the APC in Abia. This, the group said, would ensure victory for the APC in the state in the 2027 general elections. President of the group, Mr Chima Ogbonnaya,...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said the party is being repositioned to take over power in Abia. The party’s National Youth Leader, Mr Chuks Nwoga, said this while speaking with newsmen, after the stakeholders’ meeting in Umuahia on Thursday. He...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Abia has confirmed 11 persons dead and eight others injured in a road traffic crash on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway. The FRSC made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, and made available to the...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahi – No fewer than 6 persons including an inspector have been killed by gunmen in Aba during a deadly attack on a police patrol team on Sunday. The Abia State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Umuahi....
The Joint Task Force, codenamed, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has destroyed several illegal refining sites located within Abia State. The Commander, Rear Adm. John Okeke, made the disclosure in a statement to newsmen in Yenagoa on Sunday. Okeke said that the task force also intercepted 14 boats loaded...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army troops have successfully dislodged and destroyed a terrorist camp belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The army, in a post on its official X-handle on Saturday, said the operation was conducted early in...
The 13 Brigade, Calabar, on Friday emerged winner in the 82 Division Inter-Brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-commissioned Officers Competition 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition was held at 14 Brigade, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, Ohafia, among five formations under 82 Division of...
Oil theft: Nigerian Army destroys 14 boats in Abia, arrests suspects The Nigerian Army on Friday, destroyed about 14 illegal oil bunkering vessels arrested with stolen crude oil in the oil-bearing Asa Community of Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Army operatives set the vessels...
A road attracted by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has reportedly been washed off by rain a few months after it was commissioned. The Eziukwu bridge and road were attracted and commissioned by the former Abia Governor, Senator Uzor Kalu on January 29, 2024. It is however in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A cartel controlled by a drug baron, 49-year old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year old elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, has been taken down by officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the arrest...
The Abia Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 alleged pipeline vandals in Obiakpo Obuzo Asa in Ukwa West Local Government Area. NSCDC’s Spokesperson, ASC II Doreen Udugwu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Umuahia and made available to newsmen on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army troops of Operation UDO KA have conducted another successful clearance/raid operations to the Indigenous People of Biafra and its affiliate Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) Camp in Igboro Forest in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State yesterday. The operation was in a bid...
The South East Governors’ Forum has condemned Thursday morning attack which left two Soldiers dead at a check point at Aba in Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the attack, which occurred at Obikabia junction in Aba, was reportedly carried out by suspected members of...
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, Most Rev. Michael Ukpong, has charged the Catholic media practitioners to help disseminate the Church doctrines among the youths. Ukpong gave the charge on Wednesday, when a group, known as the Catholic Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CAMPAN), paid him...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Mazi Osita Iheme MFR also known as Pawpaw, a peaceful, accomplished and globally celebrated Nigerian has been an advocate for unity, peace and stability in Nigeria over the years. He has been actively engaging with various platforms to promote unity and understanding among...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has vowed to investigate the alleged unprofessional conduct of some of its personnel in the tragic death of a hotel manager in Umuahia, Abia. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, gave the assurance in a statement on Sunday in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention held in Nnewi, Anambra. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Oyekanmi said the conduct...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended Gov. Alex Otti of Abia for assenting to the Abia State of Nigeria Governors and Deputy Governors Pension Repeal Law. Obasanjo made the commendation on Friday when he paid a visit to the governor in Nvosi Isiala Ngwa South Local Government...