Tag: Umuahia
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…