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, [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia state governor, says his administration will pay more emphasis on infrastructural development in Aba, commercial city of the state.In a documentary by The Osasu Show, hosted by Osasu Igbinedion, Ikpeazu said his government has come to realise that to drive growth and economic development in the state, factors that facilitate trade and commerce must be given priority.He [...]
Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia state governor, has called on the US government to put a “stamp of recognition” on goods produced in the state.Ikpeazu made the call when Stuart Symington, US ambassador to Nigeria, paid him a courtesy visit on Monday.He said the Aba industry currently has over 250,000 manufacturers engaged in the production of various wares which are of international [...]
Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia state, says there is no good example of what a public school should be in the state.In a documentary by The Osasu Show, hosted by Osasu Igbinedion, Ikpeazu said his government is doing everything possible to boost the education sector in the state.To achieve this goal, the state government reportedly brought in teachers from Australia [...]
The Abia state judicial service commission (JSC) has split into two, with one faction loyal to Theresa Uzokwe, chief judge of the state, and the other, Umeh Kalu, attorney-general and commissioner for justice.Last year, Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of the state, dissolved the commission after members of the state house of assembly accused JSC members of “incompetence”.Ikpeazu subsequently constituted a new commission [...]
Anthony Ogbizi, commissioner of police in Abia state, says lethal weapons, including petrol bombs and one double-barrel gun, were recovered during last Sunday’s raid on the residence of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).Ogbizi said this on Thursday during an interactive session with reporters in Umuahia, the state capital.He said the items were recovered during a joint [...]
Panic-stricken parents and guardians thronged primary and secondary schools in the south-east states on Wednesday to pick-up their wards following the rumour that the Nigerian army was injecting viruses into school children.The development was triggered by a false report published by an online medium.The report alleged that the Nigerian army was forcefully vaccinating pupils against the monkeypox disease through its [...]
Umeh Kalu, attorney-general of Abia state, has donated a hundred mattresses because of the increase prison inmates owing to the arrest of suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).Several persons were arrested during the Operation Python Dance II that was launched in the south-east by the Nigerian army.Kalu said he was aware that the prisons have been overstretched [...]
Ikechi Nwosu, archbishop of Aba province, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, says Biafra agitators are not enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.In his 57th independence anniversary broadcast, Buhari had described youth agitating for the sovereign state of Biafra as “hot heads”.“I am very disappointed that responsible leaders of these communities (in states the agitations are going on) do not warn [...]
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