The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has said that he will only support an aspirant that will work to develop the state, when elected. Kalu said this on Tuesday, when a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress visited him in his Camp...
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Abia’s political woes will continue unless the people take bold steps to free the state from politicians without character. The declaration was made on Monday in Aba, Abia, by the state’s chapter chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kingsley Ononogbu. “Abia’s case will continue to grow bad...
Popular Nollywood actress, Chioma Toplis, has been remanded at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Afara over defamation charge. Actress Toplis was dragged before Magistrate Court in Umuahia, Abia for allegedly using her Facebook page to post “a malicious publication” against the Chairman of Abia State Traditional Prime Ministers Council, High Chief...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – At least eight persons have been killed by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Confirming the incident in a statement on Wednesday, The Commissioner for Information, Chief Eze Chikamnayo, said on Feb....
The Chancellor, Gregory University (GUU), Uturu, Abia, Prof. Greg Ibe, said his scholarship scheme has selected 350 indigent students from three senatorial districts of the state to boost their education. Ibe, represented by the Director-General, Gregory Iyke Foundation, Chief Emeka Okafor, said this during the launch of his Education...
It was excitements galore, as residents of Umuahia, Abia capital, on Sunday, witnessed first rain in 2022, which lasted about one hour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first rain for the day, which was a light shower, started at about 8:45 a.m. and ended at about...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia says the party has the human and material resources to wrestle power away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. The Chairman of the state Caretaker Committee, Chief Donatus Nwankpa, said this at a news briefing in Umuahia on Thursday. Nwankpa,...