Abia State

Governor Alex Otti has directed that all accounts of the Abia State Government be immediately frozen as well as those of its agencies domiciled in every bank and financial institution across the state and country. All banks are…

....tackle ghost worker syndrome Governor Alex Otti of Abia says he is prepared to tackle the N200 billion internal and external debts left behind by the Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration. “Somewhere in my mind, I…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday inaugurated its 2023 first-quarter Health Initiative For Rural Dwellers (HIRD) in Abia. The State Coordinator, NYSC, Mrs Ufuoma Dick-Iruenabere, while speaking at the…

The Abia State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. This was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on Wednesday. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my…

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has threatened to shut down the entire health sector of Abia over unpaid salary arrears. NMA chair in Abia, Isaiah Abali, disclosed this during a protest organised by the association at the…

Three civil society organisations have dragged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to court over its failure to furnish them with its 2020 budget breakdown in line with the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.…

Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has expressed his excitement over the prevailing atmosphere of peace and security in Abia State this 2022 Christmas. In his message to Abians on the occasion of this year’s Christmas celebration,…

A tanker bearing 33,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) caught fire at Chab filling station opposite Star Paper Mill, Umuatako, Aba, in Abia, on Thursday, destroying property worth over N130 million. A worker with Chab, who pleaded…

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has signed the Females Persons Inheritance of Property Bill into law to boost female inheritance rights in Abia. While signing the bill at the Government House, Umuahia, Mr Ikpeazu said that the Abia government…

A team of suspected Army personnel, on Saturday, stormed the Sanitation Court sitting in Umuahia, freeing a female offender and more than 50 others. The report has it that a young lady whose identity could not be immediately ascertained…