Tag: Aba
Teacher found dead in tricycle
A 51-year-old private school teacher, Mrs. Emmanuel Love Onuora, was found dead inside a tricycle (Keke Napep) in Aba, Abia…
NAFDAC evacuates 140 tonnes of expired drugs in Aba
He noted that recent discoveries of expired products being re-labelled and sent to markets has renewed the urgent call for…
NAFDAC takes over Ariaria market for ‘shop to shop search’ after mind-boggling discoveries
What we have seen here is mind-boggling," Omoyeni Babatunde, the NAFDAC Deputy Director in charge of Enforcement and Federal Task…
Child traffickers busted in Abia, minor rescued
Udugwu said investigations revealed that Donatus was introduced to Royal by one Danji, who resided in Aba, now at large.
Fuel stations shut down in Aba over high prices
Sunday Punch reveals that some filling stations in the Abia State commercial city that sell petrol to the people at…
Abia Govt. restricts operational hour of tricycles, motorcycles
In their separate speeches, Mr Victor Azubuike, the Chairman of Abia State Tricycle Operators Union(ASTOU), Aba Zone, the Chairman of…
Otti: We’re getting very credible information on killers of soldiers in Aba
Otti disclosed this on Thursday when he paid a morale boosting visit to the officers and men of the 144…
Abia govt places N25m bounty on killers of five soldiers
The Abia State Government, in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Culture Okey Kanu also condoled with…
Police bust baby factory in Aba, rescue 16 pregnant women, 8 children
The Police spokesperson said the location of the baby factory in Aba is still being kept under wraps so as…
Angry Umahi vows to prosecute street traders in Aba
The minister had earlier inspected the NNPC Filling Station, near Umuahia and Abia Tower section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.
Police confirm attack on commissioner’s convoy in Aba
By Ijendu Iheaka Abia Police Command has confirmed the assassination of two of its members by unknown gunmen on Tuesday…
How 2 cart pushers died in fight over N200 in Aba
As the fight raged, people intervened, but the men refused to heed the pleas of the owner of the goods…
Police nab killers of two brothers in Aba
The Abia Police Command said it has arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged murder of two brothers, Bright…
Abia: Orji Kalu scores successors very low, wants Aba declared a disaster area
Sen. Orji Kalu calls for declaration of Aba, the economic hub of Abia State, a disaster area so that the…
Abia Gov announces arrest of killer soldier
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Thursday said that the armed security personnel, who allegedly shot and killed…
Lamentation in Aba as flood destroys over N15m goods
A heavy downpour on Wednesday night in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, has left many homes, shops and markets…
Mob burns suspected robber to death in Aba
An angry mob lynched and burnt to death a suspected armed robber who was among a gang of seven that…
Imported military uniforms impounded in Aba
Abia Police Command has impounded a large quantity of military uniforms, allegedly imported from China and stocked at a warehouse…
Enyimba FC’s return to Aba no longer feasible – Commissioner
The Commissioner for Information in Abia, Chief John Okiyi, has said that the government’s plan for Enyimba International FC to…
20 entrepreneurs trained in digital marketing, agro technologies
The Concerned Youth Empowerment Association of Nigeria (CYEAN) says it has trained 20 young entrepreneurs on digital marketing and latest…
500 mobile policemen deployed to Aba to restore peace
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris, has deployed over 500 Police Mobile Force men to Aba to restore peace…
Nigerian army withdraws soldiers from Aba, Umuahia
The Nigerian army has agreed to withdraw soldiers from Aba and Umuahia in Abia state following clashes with members of…
IPOB, Soldiers clash: Ikpeazu declares three-day curfew in Aba
Following clash by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Nigerian army, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has declared three…
Dogara Bags `Ome Udo’ Title In Aba
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara on Saturday bagged the title Ome Udo 1 (Peace Maker) of Aba…
NAFDAC officials assaulted in Aba
Dealers in fake alcoholic drinks at Eziukwu market in Aba on Wednesday assaulted staff of National Agency for Food and…
Keke riders protest extortion in Aba
Tricycle riders in Aba, Abia on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest against the extortion of their members by the police…
Vandals have removed lots of pipeline between Aba and Enugu – NNPC
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday stated that vandals have removed most of the pipelines between Aba…
Wike to security agencies: Arrest Pro-Biafra protesters
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated that his administration’s ban on public procession of any…
Skye Bank’s millionaire reward scheme produces more winners
There was an air of excitement at the Ariaria Market in Aba, Abia State, as more winners emerged on Thursday,…
Biafra protest in Aba gets really bloody
A 20-year-old apprentice, Chidozie Okafor, was shot dead on St. Micheal’s Road, Aba, Abia, on Monday as military men moved…