Tag: Umuahia
We can’t pay – Umuahia residents protest soaring electricity bills
Armed with placards with different inscriptions, such as “We cannot pay N50,000 bill”, “Return electricity bill back to status quo”,…
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 promises 80 megawatts of electricity for Umuahia
The Abia State Governor promised that the 80 megawatts of power for Umuahia will be achieved before the end of…
How police battled 4 gunmen, foiled bank robbery in Umuahia
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Eyewitnesses have narrated how a crack team of anti-robbery police squad from the Abia Command foiled attempt…
Panic as gunmen storm Umuahia
Unknown armed men on Friday stormed Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, shooting sporadically thereby causing panic amongst residents.
National Open Darts Championship opens in Umuahia
The week-long National Open Darts Championship kicked off on Thursday in Umuahia, the Abia capital, with 10 states participating. Declaring…
Ikpeazu inaugurates erosion remediation in Umuahia
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Tuesday inaugurated a gully erosion remediation in Umuagu-Ibeku and the 5.8km-Umuada-Isingwu/Amafor/Ossah-Ibeku Road. In his…
Police arrest 51 suspected IPOB members in Umuahia
The Police in Abia on Wednesday arrested 51 persons suspected to be members of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) but…
IPOB’s sit-at-home: Banks, markets defy order in Umuahia
Commercial banks, markets and business outlets in Umuahia, the Abia capital, opened for business on Friday, defying the sit-at-home order…
Power company begins load shedding in Umuahia
The Enugu Electricty Distribution Company (EEDC) has embarked on load shedding in Umuahia and its environs, the News Agency of…
Police recovers toddler who was sold for N350,000
The girl who was allegedly stolen in Enugu State, by her mother’s younger sister and her boyfriend, and sold to…
Artisans lament decline in enrolment for apprenticeship
Artisans in Umuahia have expressed concern with the drop in the population of youths eager to undergo apprenticeship in different…
Umuahia residents urge Abia govt to checkmate touts
Some residents of Umuahia, the Abia capital, have urged the state government to take urgent measures to checkmate the activities…
Clearing agent sent to prison over N10.4m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie Godfrey Ake who claimed to be a clearing agent at Apapa, Lagos, western Nigeria, has been arraigned before…
Petrol sells for N200 per litre in Umuahia
Some independent petroleum marketers in Umuahia are selling petrol for between N170 and N200 per litre even as the seeming…
Court issues Bench Warrant on Apugo over N36m fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Prince Benedict…
14 suspected oil thieves face trial
Fourteen suspected pipeline vandals arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abia Command, are currently facing prosecution,…
MASSOB members go into hiding
Cyriacus Izuekwe Following the crackdown on the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, by the Nigeria…
Fire razes down shops in Umuahia
An early morning fire on Friday destroyed five shops and goods worth millions of naira in Umuahia, the NAN reports.…
Herbal medicine to be introduced in Nigerian universities – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Friday said that Herbal Medicine would be introduced as a course of…
2Face, Olamide, Phyno, Others Storm Umuahia
Funsho Arogundade It will be an extra special Easter this weekend for music fans as 2Face, Olamide, Phyno, Kcee and…
19 pregnant girls freed in latest baby factory bust
Nigeria’s police said Friday they had raided a home in Umuahia, capital of Abia state where 19 pregnant women were…
Police Release Father Of Missing 30-Minute-old Baby
The Police in Umuahia, the Abia capital, said they have begun investigating the possible involvement of the father of a…
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…
Consumers Owe PHCN N900m In Umuahia
Mr. Jude Umeh, the Business Manager of PHCN in Umuahia, has said that electricity consumers in the area are owing…
Rising Cases Of Sexual Assaults Worries Female Lawyers
The Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Abia chapter, Mrs. Uzoamaka Uche-Ikonne, has raised an alarm over…
Driver Goes Naked To Evade Police Arrest
Residents of Umuahia on Monday witnessed a bizarre show when a commuter bus driver pulled off his clothes and jumped…
Fuel Scarcity Hits Umuahia, Calabar, Aba
Umuahia, the Abia capital and its environs have been hit by fuel scarcity. An investigation by a News Agency of…
Election Petition: Sen. Chukwumerije Knows Fate Tomorrow
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has fixed Thursday for ruling on the petition brought by Chief…
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…