Tag: Abia State
Woman and baby escape from home destroyed by landslide
A nursing mom and her baby escaped unhurt Monday night when a landslide destroyed a building at Umuchime Amuzukwu-Ibeku in…
Add value to Abia vision, Ikpeazu charges new commissioners
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has sworn in twenty-three Commissioner-designates recently confirmed by the State House of Assembly.
Army detains suspected Abia killer soldier
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has detained one Lance Cpl. Ajayi Johnson, suspected to have killed a commercial…
Quackery in Abia: What govt should do – NMA Chairman
The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia chapter, Dr Carol Iwuoha, has called for Abia government’s support in…
Abia Governorship: Ikpeazu opens defence at tribunal
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Monday opened his defence at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, calling…
Abia govt. to reconcile feuding tricycle unions
Mrs Tina Ikwuegbu, the Information Officer in Abia Ministry of Transport, says the ministry has initiated measures to end the…
Ruga: Abia monarch lauds state government’s restriction on land sales
A prominent Abia monarch, Prof. Sunday Owualah, has expressed joy over the state government’s resolve to henceforth regulate the sale…
Criticize my boss, but be constructive, Ikpeazu’s CPS tells journalists
The newly appointed Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Onyebuchi Ememanka, has appealed to his…
Strike: Abia primary school teachers defy NUT resumption order
Teachers in public primary schools in Abia on Monday defied the order by the state chapter of the Nigeria Union…
Abia to utilise $200m World Bank facility to construct roads, drainage system
Chief Eziuche Ubani, the Commissioner for Works in Abia, has said that the $200m World Bank facility, being expected by…
Ikpeazu inaugurates committee on reform of Abia govt establishments
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Monday inaugurated a committee on reform of state government establishments which have not made…
Gov. Ikpeazu reiterates commitment to run inclusive government
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Wednesday reiterated his resolve to run an all inclusive government to ensure speedy and…
32 candidates vie for Abia governorship
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 32 candidates from different political parties will be vying for the governorship of…
FG, Dangote begin reconstruction of road, bridges in Abia State
The Federal Government and Dangote Industries Ltd., have commenced the reconstruction of a 16-kilometre concrete road and bridges in Ofeme…
16 killed in Abia pipeline explosion
The pipeline explosions in Abia State on Friday that caused the death of at least 16 people may have been…