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  • Ex Abia Gov., Orji Kalu Reacts On Buhari's New Economic Team

    . Ex Abia Gov., Orji Kalu Reacts On Buhari's New Economic Team

     The Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to institute a new Economic Advisory Council (EAC).The former Abia State Governor applauded the President’s efforts in fixing the nation’s economy and expressed confidence in the new members of the council headed by Prof. Doyin Salami delivering
  • "IPOB Did Not Beat Me" - Abia Governor, Ikpeazu Says As He Holds Meeting With IPOB In USA

    . "IPOB Did Not Beat Me" - Abia Governor, Ikpeazu Says As He Holds Meeting With IPOB In USA

     Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia State was the Special guest of honour at the 28th Annual Convention of the Ngwa National Association of United States of America which held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Tribunal Nullifies The Election Of Orji Uzor Kalu As Senator In Abia North

    . Tribunal Nullifies The Election Of Orji Uzor Kalu As Senator In Abia North

     The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abia state has nullified the election of Orji Uzor Kalu as the Senator representing Abia North. .The tribunal has also ordered for a rerun election for the Abia North Senatorial District.Mao Ohuabunwa, Kalu’s PDP rival in the election, had challenged his victory at the tribun
  • Ex Gov Of Abia State, Orji Kalu Sells Entire Own Banks In 5 Countries Amidst Anti-Graft Trial

    . Ex Gov Of Abia State, Orji Kalu Sells Entire Own Banks In 5 Countries Amidst Anti-Graft Trial

     A former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has sold the entire issue shared capital of his banking group, First International Banking (FIB) Group Limited, The Gambia, PREMIUM TIMES can report today.The transaction, which has never been made public, was concluded between 2015 and 2016, documents seen by this newspaper have shown.The documents
  • Abia Polytechnic Sacks 258 Workers As Part Of Repositioning For Greater Operational Efficiency

    . Abia Polytechnic Sacks 258 Workers As Part Of Repositioning For Greater Operational Efficiency

     The Management of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, has commenced the implementation of the review report on verification of staff and their certificates, as approved by the State Executive Council in April 2019.The polytechnic also disclosed that it has sacked 258 of its workers, saying that it was parts of its determination to reposition the inst
  • Soldier Threatens To Kill Bet9ja Agent After Betting On Credit In Abia State

    . Soldier Threatens To Kill Bet9ja Agent After Betting On Credit In Abia State

     A soldier, Chidera Okoro, has absconded after allegedly tricking the owner of a betting shop, Agbai Matthew, into staking the sum of N146,000 on some games for him on credit in his shop at No. 51 Efians-Okereke Road, Aba, in the Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area of Abia State.Okoro who visited Matthew’s shop, promised to refund the money that
  • 40-year-old Man Arrested For Allegedly Defiling A 2-year-old Girl In Abia State

    . 40-year-old Man Arrested For Allegedly Defiling A 2-year-old Girl In Abia State

     A 40-year-old man has been arrested by men of the Abia state police command for allegedly raping a 2-year-old girl in Uturu, Abia state.Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who shared the story online, said the victim, Ihechi Ndubuisi's mother, sells Akara in front of an estate where the suspect worked as a security man. On August 22nd, he lured the
  • Bloodbath In Abia State As Police Officer And Kidnapper Die In Bloody Shootout

    . Bloodbath In Abia State As Police Officer And Kidnapper Die In Bloody Shootout

     A policeman has died tragically alongside a kidnapper during a shootout in Abia state. A Police officer attached to the Aba Area Command Anti-Robbery Squad, identified as Anyanime Udobat has reportedly died during a shootout with kidnappers in Abia State. The incident, our reporter gathered happened in a village at Aro Ngwa Community in Osisioma L
  • Ex Governor Of Abia, Orji Kalu Reveals He Governed Abia With His Own Money

    . Ex Governor Of Abia, Orji Kalu Reveals He Governed Abia With His Own Money

     According to TheCable, Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia, says the state never had the alleged N7.6bn he was accused of laundering when he was governor between  1999 and 2007.In his testimony at a federal high court in Lagos on Tuesday, the former governor said he governed the state with his own money in the first six months of his assumptio
  • 13-year-old Girl Born Out Of Incest Impregnated By Her Father, Ugochukwu Nwonwu In Abia

    . 13-year-old Girl Born Out Of Incest Impregnated By Her Father, Ugochukwu Nwonwu In Abia

     Ugochukwu Nwonwu, a native of Umuokwenuta Isingwu in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, is currently on the run after he was discovered to have raped and impregnated his 13-year-old daughter. .Ugochukwu who is said to be in his thirties, was recently discovered to have put his 13-year-old daughter in the family way. What is most sh
  • Abia Secondary School Teachers Were Last Paid Salaries October 2018 – NLC

    . Abia Secondary School Teachers Were Last Paid Salaries October 2018 – NLC

     The Abia State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Uchenna Obigwe, says the organised labour in the state had issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government ahead of an imminent strike over the unpaid arrears of workers’ salaries and allowances in the state.The ultimatum was contained in a statement jointly issued in Umuahia on Frid
  • Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu Announces Arrest Of Soldier Who Allegedly Killed A Motorcyclist

    . Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu Announces Arrest Of Soldier Who Allegedly Killed A Motorcyclist

     The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Thursday said that the armed security personnel, who allegedly shot and killed a commercial motorcyclist in a community near Aba, had been arrested.The deceased, Mr Chimaobi Uzoukwa, was reportedly killed for allegedly refusing to part with N100 bribe at Ohanze military checkpoint.It was alleged that
  • Nigerian Lawyer Fighs Off Kidnappers From Abducting His Sick Father In Abia

    . Nigerian Lawyer Fighs Off Kidnappers From Abducting His Sick Father In Abia

     A Nigerian lawyer has taken to Twitter to share a terrifying experience how he sustained injuries while allegedly preventing the abduction of his ailing father from their home in Aba, Abia state on Wednesday August 7th by dreaded kidnappers.The lawyer with the handle @ChrisEcia on Twitter, said the men who he believes are cultists, came with the s
  • Youths Protest After Soldier Killed a Tricycle Driver Over N100 Bribe in Abia (Video)

    . Youths Protest After Soldier Killed a Tricycle Driver Over N100 Bribe in Abia (Video)

     The youth of Umuokereke Ngwa community in Obingwa LGA of Abia state, are currently protesting the murder of a commercial tricycle rider by a soldier.According to reports, the deceased – who just welcomed a child with his wife – was gunned down because he refused to give the military officer a bribe of N100
  • 9 Year-Old Boy Rescued After He Was Chained By His Stepmother And Father In Abia

    . 9 Year-Old Boy Rescued After He Was Chained By His Stepmother And Father In Abia

     A 9-year-old boy, Gift, in Abia state has been rescued after his stepmother and father left him in chains for weeks.Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu who shared a video of the boy in chains, says the victim lost his mother at birth and has been living with his father and stepmother who subjects him to inhumane treatment.According to reports, the father
  • Rain Of Bullets As Herdsmen Shoot Ex Commissioner Of Information In Abia, Eze Chikamnayo

    . Rain Of Bullets As Herdsmen Shoot Ex Commissioner Of Information In Abia, Eze Chikamnayo

     Eze Chikamnayo, a former Commissioner of Abia state, has recounted his near-death experience with men he suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.In a post he shared on his Facebook wall, Chikamnayo said he was driving through the Isuochi-Enugu road when he was attacked.Posting photos of his bullet-ridden car, Eze wroteYesterday, around 5:30 Pm as I drove
  • TERROR! Soldiers On Mask Brutalise Men Wearing Dreadlocks,Tinted Hair In Abia

    . TERROR! Soldiers On Mask Brutalise Men Wearing Dreadlocks,Tinted Hair In Abia

     Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, was on Saturday thrown into panic as masked soldiers reportedly arrested, flogged and shaved off the hair of young men wearing dreadlocks and those with bushy and tinted hair, Punch Metro reports.It was gathered that the soldiers also took the young men to an unknown destination.Some residents, who witnessed
  • Abia Police Accused Of Releasing Man, Nnamdi Destiny Who Defiled His 1-Month-Old Daughter

    . Abia Police Accused Of Releasing Man, Nnamdi Destiny Who Defiled His 1-Month-Old Daughter

     The police in Abia state have been accused of releasing one Nnamdi Destiny who allegedly defiled his one month old daughter in Umuahia. Activist, Gwamnishu Harrison Emefiena, who made the accusation online, said the incident happened two weeks ago. He wrote Somewhere in Abia State, 1/3month baby was defiled by her father. The mother who saw bruise
  • Abia Poly Management Under Fire For Failing To Hold Convocation In 10 years

    . Abia Poly Management Under Fire For Failing To Hold Convocation In 10 years

     The President, Students Union Government of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Comrade George Nwankwo, has disclosed that the institution has not conducted convocation for the past ten years.Nwankwo revealed this while interacting with the Adhoc Committee set up by the leadership of the current 7th Abia House of Assembly to investigate nonpayment of sal
  • Abia Govt Restricts Sale Of Land To Prevent Ruga's Policy To Sneak In Through Backdoors

    . Abia Govt Restricts Sale Of Land To Prevent Ruga's Policy To Sneak In Through Backdoors

     Abia State government has begun closing land sale gaps that may let in the suspended rural grazing area (Ruga) policy through the backdoor.Specifically, the state government restricted the size of land that may be sold “over the counter” to five hectares.It said lots of land above five hectares must now be approved by relevant government agenc
  • Police Sergeant Attempts Committing Suicide In Abia State

    . Police Sergeant Attempts Committing Suicide In Abia State

     A Police Sergeant attached to the Akwaete Police Division,in Abia State, simply identified as Chukwudi, has reportedly attempted committing suicide.Information about the suicide were still sketchy at the time of this report, but some people in the area claimed that the police officer’s action was as a result of heartbreak he suffered when his gi
  • UPDATE! Abia Police Places N500k Bounty On Sergeant Collins Akpugo Who Killed a Young Man in Umuahia

    . UPDATE! Abia Police Places N500k Bounty On Sergeant Collins Akpugo Who Killed a Young Man in Umuahia

     The Abia State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a police officer, Sergeant Collins Apugo, who repotedly shot and killed a young man, Chibuike Onuoha in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state. The 24-year-old man was reportedly shot dead by Sergeant Apugo in the Okwulagha Afara community in Umuahia, the state capital on Monday ni
  • Divorced Mother Of Three Arrested After Staging Her Own Kidnap With Boyfriend In Abia State

    . Divorced Mother Of Three Arrested After Staging Her Own Kidnap With Boyfriend In Abia State

     A divorced mother of three has been arrested after she allegedly master I did her own kidnap through the aid of her boyfriend in Abriba-Ohafia, Abia State.Chizoba Ogbonna,36, and her 30-year-old boyfriend, Joseph Ezema and a mutual friend, Uche Anthony, all colluded to fake the kidnap.The three of them were all arrested following a report from one
  • Tribunal Rejects ADC, APP Petitions Against Governor Ikpeazu In Abia Election

    . Tribunal Rejects ADC, APP Petitions Against Governor Ikpeazu In Abia Election

     The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, on Thursday, dismissed the petition filed by the gubernatorial candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kelenna Obonna against the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.The three-man panel of the tribunal also struck
  • Two Anglican Priests Sacked By Church over Gay Activities In Abia State

    . Two Anglican Priests Sacked By Church over Gay Activities In Abia State

     Two priests have been sacked by the Arochukwu/Ohafia Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) in Abia State for allegedly indulging in homosexuality, DailyPost has reported. A letter entitled: “Notice of dismissal from ministry”, dated April 29, 2019, and signed by Bishop of the Diocese, Rt. Rev. Johnson Onuoha, circulated to all
  • Pretty Lady Weds Physically Challenged Man In A Wheelchair In Abia (Photos)

    .. Pretty Lady Weds Physically Challenged Man In A Wheelchair In Abia (Photos)

     Congratulations are in order for a lovely couple who got married yesterday in Abia state.The physically challenged man identified as Mr Ukpabi got wedded in a wheelchair to his beautiful bride yesterday in the presence of family, friends and colleagues in Abiriba area. According to reports, the couple had dated for a longtime before deciding to of
  • 30-Year-Old Man Defiles 12-Year-Old Girl Chased Away From Home By Aunt In Abia (Photo)

    .. 30-Year-Old Man Defiles 12-Year-Old Girl Chased Away From Home By Aunt In Abia (Photo)

     A 30-year-old man has been apprehended for allegedly “taking hostage” of a 12-year-old girl and defiling her in the process in Abia state.It was gathered that the little girl who hails from Apugo in Enugu State, has been living with her aunt who allegedly maltreats her constantly and flogs her with cutlass. According to reports, the little gir
  • PHOTOS: Young Man Proposes To His Longtime Girlfriend In Abia University

    . PHOTOS: Young Man Proposes To His Longtime Girlfriend In Abia University

     Photos have shown the moment a young man staged a surprise marriage proposal to his longtime girlfriend simply identified as Bridget in Abia State University (ABSU). The man knelt down as he proposed to his lady inside the school while making use of a guitar as other students looked on. He made sure he designed customized shirts spelling his girlf
  • Sex Workers Out Of Job As Governor Ikpeazu Shutdown Brothels In Abia State

    . Sex Workers Out Of Job As Governor Ikpeazu Shutdown Brothels In Abia State

     The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has shut down brothels housing over 2000 prostitutes in a bid to put an end to the insecurities confronting the state.The governor had earlier given the security agencies a marching order to fish out the perpetrators of insecurity around the state, threatening to shut down the brothels following reports
  • Abia State Governor, Ikpeazu Dances Vigorously As He Celebrates Re-Election With Rain Of Money

    . Abia State Governor, Ikpeazu Dances Vigorously As He Celebrates Re-Election With Rain Of Money

     Governor Dr Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State was re-elected for a 2nd term at the just concluded Governorship election over the weekend and the Governor celebrated this with his loyalists. In the video shared online, he was seen dancing vigorously, as his people sprayed him money! Video below…

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