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22 Sep 2023
The Police Command in Abia has confirmed the murder of Mr Chigozie Chigbu, 65, by Unknown assailants in his compound on Thursday.
14 Sep 2023
A chieftain of the Labour Party in Abia State, Maduka Zachary, has been beheaded in his home. According to reports, Zachary was slaughtered by the assailants who took away his head on Tuesday night in his Uturu hometown, Abia State. Zachary was the campaign director for the party in Uturu, Abia State and also the…
10 Sep 2023
When Governor Alex Otti took the oath of office in Abia State on May 29, he pledged to conquer the challenges of decades of poor quality governance, decades of stunted growth and development, decades of deprivation, injustice and loss of self-dignity, decades of hopelessness, anguish and pain of the people.
6 Sep 2023
The Abia Government has dismissed a report on the sack of 10,000 civil servants. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Umuahia on Wednesday. “The report on the sack of Abia workers by Gov. Alex Otti is fake and unfounded,” he said. He said that…
29 Aug 2023
Abia State government has commenced demolition of unapproved and illegally erected structures, to ensure compliance to cities’ master plan and town planning laws.
25 Aug 2023
The report of the Arms and Personnel Audit Committee, set up by the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, indicated that the state lost about N194 million yearly to fake and ghost security personnel in the state. The committee stated this while submitting its report to the governor after it audited operations of two state security…
23 Aug 2023
As Abia State turns 32 years on Sunday, August 27, 2023, a week-long activities to mark the event commenced with a press briefing addressed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG),  Prof. Kenneth Kalu, yesterday.
16 Aug 2023
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Properties and Funds belonging to Abia State government, yesterday, held its inaugural sitting, urging members of the public to forward their petitions and memoranda to assist the panel execute its assignment. 
14 Aug 2023
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, known as "okada," in Umuahia and Aba metropolises. Governor Otti’s spokesperson, Kazie Uko, disclosed this in a statement. Uko said the prohibition against the operation of commercial motorcyclists in the state comes into effect immediately, but he did not provide any justification for…
9 Aug 2023
Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, yesterday, inaugurated a security outfit tagged: “Operation Crush” (OC) to address increasing cases of kidnappings, armed robberies and other crimes in the state. The governor also distributed 20 patrol vans fitted with communication gadgets for security agencies in the state. Speaking during the event at Okpara Square Events Centre…
30 Jul 2023
The expectations of Abia State residents and indigenes are high following the emergence of Dr. Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) as governor. This is because his victory ended the dominant rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
25 Jul 2023
Troops of 14 Brigade, operating under 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, have rescued 13 abducted victims on the Ngodo-Isuochi Road in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Nwachukwu stated that the troops responded to a distress…

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