Reality dawned on Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state, on Thursday that he was not going to sleep at his home after his conviction for money laundering by a federal high court in Lagos.After the judge pronounced the 12-year jail sentence and warders moved towards him with handcuffs, the senate chief whip had to resort to diplomacy“Where are you [...]
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From one market in Zamfara to another in Anambra, you would spot him with a computer tablet, pacing from one store to the other attending to petty traders who want to grow their businesses but do not have the fund. At 31, Uzoma Nwagba is driving “Africa’s largest social enterprise programme”. He is the chief operating officer (COO) of the Government [...]
The Abia state chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) says it has uncovered plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the February 16 election in the state.In a statement, Augustine Ehiemere, APGA state chairman, alleged that the police arrested one Gaius on Friday with result sheets showing the ruling PDP had won in the state.He said [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will reprint all the permanent voter cards (PVCs) burnt in its office in Qua’an Pan local government area of Plateau state.It also said it has reprinted all the ones burnt in its office in Isiala Ngwa south local government area in Abia state, and delivered them for collection.The two INEC offices were [...]
Donatus Nwankpa, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state, who was kidnapped on Monday, has been released. According to Punch, Nwankpa was released on Thursday in good health.Benedict Godson, publicity secretary of the APC in the state, said party members pleaded with the abductors to release their chairman as he was a good man.We thank God for his [...]
Hamisu Mijinyawa, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Demsa local government area of Adamawa state, has been kidnapped.Othman Abubakar, spokesman of the state police command, disclosed this to TheCable on Wednesday, saying efforts were in place to secure his release.Mark Dauda, an official of the APC in the state, said Mijinyawa was abducted on Wednesday few hours to [...]
The Abia state police command have seized a large number of military uniforms stashed in a warehouse in Aba, Abia state.Anthony Ogbizi, the state commissioner of police, disclosed this while speaking with reporters on Tuesday at the Umuahia central police station.He said the military uniforms were imported from China by one Uche Iruoha, who shipped them in a container to Apapa port, [...]
Alex Otti, the 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia, has declared his intention to run again in 2019.Otti on Friday said he is seeking election as governor to restore Abia to the path of growth and socio-economic development.“I have decided to contest again for the governor of the state because the Pharaohs of Abia [...]
Ndukwu Chizaram, a doctor at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Abia state, has reportedly died of Lassa fever.Innocent Orji, president of the association of resident doctors (ARD) in the state, said Chizaram took ill and was diagnosed with the disease after attending to an 11-month old baby who later died.The baby was, however, not confirmed to have been infected with [...]
The Abia state government says it will completely cease to depend on federal allocation from 2022 when the return on the government’s current investment in oil palm will be sufficient enough to finance the state. John Okiyi, Abia state commissioner for Information, said that the present administration had planted 7.7 million high-yielding tenera palm seedlings, which will start yielding within the [...]
The Abia state government has launched a free home health care service for aged residents from 70-years old and above.According to a documentary on The Osasu Show with Osasu Igbinedion, Ikezie Ikpeazu, the state governor, engaged the services of care givers to go to homes in communities and render free health services to the people.In cases where the health situation [...]
In what appeared like a Nollywood movie, Solomon Aniefiok, unit commander of Mopol 55 in Aba, Abia state, was kidnapped on January 14.Wielding AK47, the kidnap gang led by Ifeanyi Ekpelulor, a police recruit, attacked their victim by the roadside.They collected an undisclosed ransom before Aniefiok was freed.Irked by the development, Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), was said to [...]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has declared the suspension of Theresa Uzokwe, chief judge of Abia state, as unconstitutional.In a statement on Wednesday, the body said it had also queried and suspended Obisike Orji, the newly appointed acting chief judge of the state.The council said the decision was reached during its emergency meeting on Wednesday.Below is the statement signed by [...]
The Abia house of assembly on Friday suspended Theresa Uzokwe, the chief judge of the state, for alleged acts of tyranny and gross misconduct.The suspension followed a petition presented on the floor of the house on matter of urgent public importance by Mezie Nwubani, the member representing Ukwa West constituency.The petition was dated January 22 and captioned 'Justice Theresa Uzokwe’s [...]
The first kidney transplant in south-east has been carried out at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Abia state.The transplant was done on two patients in the hospital between Thursday and Saturday last week.The first transplant was performed on one Oji, a 37-year-old businessman from Abia state, while the second was carried out shortly afterwards on one Charles aged 68 [...]
Alex Otti, chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia state, says the party is ready to win all the local government areas in the state in 2019.Otti said this on Wednesday at a rally which the Abia chapter of the party organised to celebrate the successful re-election of Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra state.Obiano, the only APGA [...]
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