No fewer than 10 persons were feared dead following an explosion that occured at an illegal oil refinery located at Uzuaku Community in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. While three persons reportedly died at the scene of the incident which reportedly occured on Friday evening, seven others later died in the hospital […]
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Residents of Umuahia, the Abia State capital, have been thrown into panic as unknown armed men stormed the area, shooting sporadically. According to reports traders and motorists in the area have taken to their heels with their wares to avoid being hit by bullets. As at the time of this report, it could not be […]
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John Okiyi, Commissioner for Information in Abia, has confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia. Okiyi, who made the disclosure in a statement in Umuahia on Monday, said that the government and the hospital management had swung into action to check the spread of the disease. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo, will on Tuesday visit Abia state to attend a rally of the All Progressives Congress. Security has been beefed up in Umuahia the Abia State capital, in preparation for the visit of President and the Vice-President. The rally will take place at the Umuahia Towship Stadium on School […]
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Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has asserted that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not in military custody. In an interview with PUNCH, Kalu said the IPOB leader fled to Malaysia from where he went to the UK. Kanu was based in London before the Department of […]
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Following repeated clashes between Nigerian Soldiers and Biafran agitators, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has declared a three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state. The governor said the state will continue to subscribe to the supremacy of the Nigerian Constitution and work with the federal government to forestall seccessionist threats. The governor also noted that the […]
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Some soldiers of the Nigerian army have reportedly surrounded the home of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Umuahia, Abia state, brutalising journalists in the precess. The presence of troops in Kanu’s hometown is the second of such in three days as they had earlier clashed with his supporters on […]
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The position of Okezie Ikpeazu as Abia state governor has been upheld by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. On June 27, Justice Okon Abang, of the federal high court, Abuja, ordered Ikpeazu’s removal on the allegation that he submitted false tax documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This followed a suit by Uche […]
Continue ReadingAdams Dabotorudima, speaker of the Rivers state house of assembly, has resigned. His resignation was announced hours after Kenneth Njoku quit his position as speaker of the Abia state house of assembly. Njoku, who was elected 24 hours before he left the plum job, was replaced by Chikwendu Kalu. In Rivers, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, representing Andoni […]
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The newly appointed speaker of the Abia state house of assembly, Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment less than 24 hours after he was elected.Njoku was elected around 4:10pm on Thursday following the impeachment of Martins Azubuike over alleged gross financial misconduct and autocratic leadership style. Njoku, who announced his resignation at the resumption of […]
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