Tag: Abia State
2 Men Fight Over Woman, 5 Children
Two men, Anyaso Udeh from Abia State, southeast Nigeria, and another man identified simple as Gabriel from Delta State, southsouth…
Abia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
By T. A. Orji Having attained the adolescent age of 22, the history making founding fathers of Abia State, will…
8 PDP members die in auto-crash
Eight members of Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in eastern Nigerian state of Abia were confirmed dead on Wednesday…
Insider Abuse In Nigerian Banks
The country’s banking industry is crawling with criminally-minded people who, through a variety of tricks, continue to milk depositors. Now…
Court Orders Burial Of Industrialist A Year After
Chief Dike Ifegwu, a Nigerian industrialist who died over a year ago, can now rest in peace. A Nigerian high…
Aba Hosts Timaya, Wande Coal, Others
Top acts including Timaya, Wande Coal, Kcee, Naeto C and other supporting stars have confirmed plans to invade Aba, Abia…
Abia Govt Must Tackle Child Trafficking
News coming out of Abia State these days calls for concern and urgent intervention. The unpleasant news about child trafficking…
Police: Kidnapped woman a Nigerian not American
Alhaji Usman Abubakar, the Commissioner of Police in the eastern Nigerian state of Abia, has refuted reports that an American…
University annuls degree awarded ex-governor Kalu
The Senate of Nigeria’s Abia State University, Uturu, has revoked the degree in Government and Public Administration that it claimed…
Nigerian Woman Nabbed Over Sale Of Day Old Baby
A 25-year old Ijeoma (other names withheld) has been arrested by the police in connection with the theft and sale…
Aba’s power plant to be switched on March
A private power generation and distribution plant in Nigeria will commence operation by March 2013, the Managing Director of the…
Abia state sets 8 convicts free in Christmas spirit
Governor Theodore Orji of Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia has pardoned eight prisoners in commemoration of the Christmas celebration. Orji’s…
Dark & Lovely New Variants Berth In Aba
Having successfully hosted over 4,000 hair professionals in Lagos last month, the train of Dark and Lovely Anti-Breakage range, has…
Abia To Host Zonal Elimination Ahead Eko 2012
Reports say Abia will on Friday, 21 September host the zonal elimination stage of the 2012 National Sports Festival to…
Akinyemi: Abuja money makes Nigerian governors lazy
A former Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has advised state governors to deeply harness available state resources…
Aba council workers remain on strike
The workers of Aba North and Aba South Local Government Areas of Abia state, eastern Nigeria, have remained at home…
Abia gives police 30 patrol vans
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state, eastern Nigeria, on Monday donated 30 patrol vans to the State Police Command as…
Abia to arrest child hawkers, prosecute parents
The Abia State Government said children found hawking during school hours will be arrested and their parents prosecuted in line with…
2 Enweremadu princes detained by Nigeria soldiers
The Enweremadu royal family of Ngwaukwu, Isialangwa, Abia state, eastern Nigeria, has appealed to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.…
Theodore Orji floors opponent at Supreme Court
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Abia state Governor, Chief Theodore Orji on Friday floored a fellow party chieftain who had…
Wonder Bank operator docked
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Eronini Iwunze before Justice G.U Umar of the Federal High…
Abia to return 31 schools to missions
The Abia Government in South east Nigeria is to return 31 primary and secondary schools established by missionaries to their…
Don’t talk with Boko Haram, leader urges govt
A Leader of Hausa Community in Abia, Alhaji Mohammed Umaru has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to jettison plans to dialogue…
No Venue Yet For AGN Election
Barely five days to the commencement of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) election, no venue has been announced yet.…
Aba Agog For Ojukwu, Abia Declares Holiday
Following the arrival of the remains of the Ikemba of Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in Abuja and Owerri yesterday,…
4 Cops Quizzed Over DPO’s Death
Seven persons, including four policemen are under interrogation over the killing of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Uratta Police…
Abia Farmers Prepare To Take Agric Loans
Farmers in Abia State under the auspices of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, have begun desperate efforts to…
Abia Is Run On ICAN Principles — Gov Orji
The Executive Governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji has disclosed that financial probity and accountability are the watchwords of…
N15b Fraud: Nigerian Wanted By FBI
A 32-year old man from Abia State, South-East Nigeria, has been declared wanted in the United States, after FBI investigators…
How ASUU Strike Paralysed Academic Activities In 2010
The year 2010 was a blessing to some people while to others, particularly students, it was a setback for their…