Tag: Umuahia
Otti unveils plan for 250-room five-star hotel in Umuahia
The governor listed key projects that were ongoing in Umuahia, including the proposed five-star hotel, the Umuahia Township Stadium and…
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…