The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said on Monday in Abuja that it recently burst some producers of counterfeit wine, soft drinks and other consumables in Eziukwu Market in Aba, Abia state. The Director-General (D-G) of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has pledged to provide communities in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State with more impactful development projects. The representative of Abia State on the Board of the NDDC, Chief Eruba Dimgba, made the pledge...
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has flagged off the re-construction of the 18-kilometre Owaza-Uzuaku-144 Battalion-Afam Junction Road in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony in Owaza, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, assured the people of the Commission’s determination to bring...
The Northern Community in Umuchieze Cattle Market in Umunneochi Local government Area of Abia has appealed to Gov. Alex Otti to allow them to reside inside the market. The traders, who are predominantly dealers in cattle, made the appeal at a news briefing in the market on Wednesday....
The Seventh Day Adventist Church on Saturday sealed off its Abia North Conference at Umuoriehi, in Umuahia North Local Government Area, over leadership crisis rocking the headquarters. The church leaders sent the worshippers out of the church premises and locked the gate with a padlock immediately after Saturday’s service....
On-going demolition of illegal structures in Aba, Abia, is not a witch-hunt, but an exercise to correct planning errors, Mr Uche Ukeje, Special Adviser to Gov. Alex Otti on Aba Urban Rejuvenation has said.demolo Demolition teams of Town Planning Authorities in Aba City removed some structures...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Unknown gunmen have killed and beheaded a Labour Party (LP) chieftain from Abia State, Zachary Nmaduka popularly known as Power Zack. The Abia State Police Command’s spokesperson, ASP Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Aba....
A middle aged woman on Friday in Aba, Abia State beat up her husband for daring to question her relationship with a pastor living in their area. The mother of three, whose full identity was not known, lives along Ukonu Street, off Ajah-Ngwa Road, Aba South. She allegedly got...
The 82 Division, Nigerian Army, on Monday commenced an inter-brigade combat proficiency competition for officers, to test their team spirit and battle readiness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long event is being hosted by the Headquarters, 14 Brigade, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, Ohafia, Abia. Participants...
A suspected child trafficker, identified as Obinna Ibe, has been arrested by the police in Anambra State for kidnapping three young girls and transporting them to Ghana. The Abia State Police spokesperson, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Aba. The suspect,...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Troops of 14 Brigade, operating under 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, have rescued 13 abducted victims on the Ngodo-Isuochi Road in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
The Action Alliance (AA) in Abia has asked the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia to annul the election of the House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Mr Benjamin Kalu of APC. The party hinged its demand on the alleged exclusion of its name and logo from the...
The Abia Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested a notorious kidnap suspect, Kingsley Ogbonna, 35, and rescued his victim. The State Commandant, Mr Paul Igwebuike, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in his office in Umuahia on Tuesday. Igwebuike,...
A late Saturday night fire has gutted leather products, raw materials and machines estimated at over N3 billion in Aba, The fire affected over 30 shops at the Mansion Zone block of Powerline Leather Products Industrial Cluster. The Chairman of the affected block in the industrial cluster, Mr...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abia, has decried the high rate of drug abuse in the state. The Commander, NDLEA) in Abia, Mr Dogo Yusuf, said this on Wednesday while commemorating the 2023 International Day Against Substance Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Yusuf said this manifested...
An Aba South Senior Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday remanded 60-year-old Chukwuemeka Orji at the Correctional Centre over the alleged rape of a minor. Orji, a Pastor of the Assemblies of God Church, Ukonu Street, off Ngwa Road, Aba is facing a one-count charge of serially raping a 13-year-old girl...
The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr Balarabe Ilelah, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment toward sanitising the nation’s media industry. Ilelah made this known on Monday in Umuahia, while declaring open a two-day training programme for media practitioners. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme...
Medical doctors in Abia on Friday suspended their six months old industrial action to enable the present administration offset the backlog of unpaid salaries. Dr Isaiah Abali, the Chairman of the Abia Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), announced the suspension at a news briefing in Umuahia. In...
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that his administration will pursue policies and programmes that will create prosperity and security for the citizenry. Otti spoke at Sunday’s interdenominational open-air thanksgiving service held at the Trademore Event Center, Umuahia. The well-attended solemn event, with the theme, “The Lord has...
Labour Party (LP) in Abia raised an alarm on Thursday in Umuahia about rumoured employment and job recruitment into the state’s civil service. Its Publicity Secretary, Mr Jerry Njoku, warned members of the public not to fall victim to the antics of some political appointees of the outgoing administration...