Tag: Abia State
Abia state launches healthcare prepaid cards for residents
Abia Government said it had developed healthcare prepaid cards to meet the health needs of citizens irrespective of status and…
Abia Govt. boosts tourism, arts, culture with ‘Creative Hub’ launch
Abia Government has established a creative hub to boost tourism, arts and culture sector in order to create a sustainable…
Abia Govt. seeks presidential approval for Industrial City Project
The Project Consultant, Enyimba Industrial City, Chief Darl Uzu, has said that arrangements are in top gear to get the…
Abia APC membership on the rise as Chairman extols Buhari
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, has said that President Muhammed Buhari was working…
Minister directs contractors to patronise local materials, indigenous artisans
The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Mustapha Shehuri has directed that only local materials be utilised…
Abia, FG to partner on rural electrification
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of has expressed the willingness of the state government to support the Federal Government to actualise its…
Abia State union in South Africa creating database of members
Mr Chima Umealo, the President of Abia Union in South Africa, says the group has commenced the collation of members’…
Abia crisis: FG directs nationwide deployment of policemen
The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday briefed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the outbreak of violence…
Newly appointed Abia police commissioner resumes duty
The newly-appointed Commissioner of Police for Abia, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, assumed duty on Thursday, with a call on residents to…
Abia clash: Northerners urged to avoid reprisal attacks
A group under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has called on Northerners to resist the temptation of…
Abia PDP express happiness over Buhari’s safe return
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia says the party is happy over the safe return of President Muhammadu Buhari…
State receives $60m for World Bank assisted project
Abia has received 60 million dollars (about N21 billion) for the execution of the World Bank-assisted Rural Access and Mobility…
CBN to partner State Govt. in boosting MSMEs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday in Umuahia that it would partner Abia Government to boost the…
Security agencies to intervene in Abia-Cross River boundary dispute
The House of Representatives has urged the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to urgently commence the demarcation of the boundary between…
Gov. advises parents to guard children against drug abuse
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has advised parents to guard against instances that could lure their children indulging drug abuse.
BoI, Ebony Govt. to sign MoU to empower SMEs
The Bank of Industry (BoI) and Ebonyi State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of N2 billion matching…
Eid-el-Fitri: Abia residents assured of adequate security
The Police Command in Abia on Friday assured people of the state that it had taken adequate measures to protect…
State police command initiates measures to end farmers/herdsmen clashes
The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Mr Leye Oyebade, said on Thursday that the command had developed a template to…
Doctors urge Ikpeazu to declare state of emergency
The South-East caucus of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called for a declaration of state of emergency…
9 paraded for child molestation, stealing in Abia
The police in Abia have arrested three suspects alleged to have sexually abused a 12-year-old girl, as well as six…
Police rescue abducted 15-month-old baby
Mr Leye Oyebade, the Commissioner of Police in Abia, on Wednesday, said that men of the command had rescued a…
16 kidnap suspects nabbed in Abia
The Abia State Police Command on Monday said it had arrested 16 suspected kidnappers and some suspected armed robbers alleged…
Man dies trying to fix faulty generator
Mr Ogbonnaya Nta, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Abia, has confirmed the death of Mr Chinweoda Ndubuisi, a…
Victory will spur us to serve better- Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, on Thursday, expressed joy over his victory at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, saying that…
BREAKING: Court upholds Ikpeazu as Abia governor
The Court of Apeal in Abuja on Thursday upheld the election of Dr Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia. Justice…
BREAKING: Abia Governorship: Court of Appeal reserves judgement
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday in Abuja reserved judgment in the Abia Governorship tussle. Justice Morounkeji Ogunwumiju-led four other…
Sheriff overrules suspension of party members in Abia
The Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday overturned the suspension of party members in Abia. This…
Lawyer urges court to stop Abia monthly allocation
An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Darlington Ozurumba, has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking to stop the…
Bank customers besiege ATMs as public holiday continues
Bank customers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have continued to besiege Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) in large numbers since Friday…
Abia governor in Law: Ogah or Ikpeazu?
By John Collins Nwobodo Dr Uche Sampson Ogah, a co-contestant with Dr Okezie Ikpeazu for the ticket of the Peoples…