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NEWS
Minister sensitises Abia residents for FG’s intervention programmes
The Federal Government says it remains deeply committed to cushioning the effects of its recent policy changes through a series of strategic initiatives. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this on Tuesday in Umuahia while sensitising residents for the Federal Government’s intervention programs. The minister, represented by Mrs. Gloria Abiakam, Head, Federal Information Centre, Abia,…
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NEWS
Abia Govt. to punish public school lands’ encroachers
The Abia Government says it will henceforth initiate legal action against any individual or organisations found encroaching on lands belonging to state-owned schools. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Umuahia while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting. Kanu said that the committee set up by Gov. Alex Otti on…
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Defence
NAF set to establish permanent base in Abia
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has announced the plan by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to establish a permanent presence in Abia. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Gabkwet said that the CAS gave the hint when he visited Gov.…
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Agriculture
IFAD-LIFE-ND provides technical support to Abia farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development-sponsored Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises for Niger Delta(LIFE-ND) has provided technical support to farmers in Abia communities. The IFAD-LIFE-ND team, which was in the state as part of its rural institutional strengthening, visited and interacted with farmers in their local communities. Speaking to journalists shortly after the interaction, Dr Clement Uwem, the Rural Institution, Youth…
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Election
Governor Alex Otti Vows to Rebuild Abia State After Supreme Court Affirms Victory
ABIA STATE, January 13, 2024Â Governor Alex Otti has pledged to focus on the task of rebuilding Abia State following the Supreme Court’s affirmation of his victory in the 2023 general elections. Otti made this declaration during a Thanksgiving service held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA), Eastern Union Conference Headquarters, situated at Abayi Umueze in the Osisioma local government…
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economy
We’re building roads to enhance trade, commerce in Abia – Otti
Aba, Nov. 5 ,2023 (NAN) Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has expressed the state government determination to build roads that would enhance trade and commercial activities in the state. Otti said this on Sunday during the inauguration of the MCC/Old Express Road in Aba. The governor said his administration considered building good quality roads as not only critical to improving…
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Election
Governorship Election: Results collation to resume in Abia, Enugu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the suspended collation of results for the governorship election in Abia and Enugu States will continue today, Wednesday in both states. The commission in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja on Wednesday, said it has concluded the review of elections in both…
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education
Ohuabunwa rejects Abia North election result, petitions INEC
Sen. MAO Ohuabunwa, the PDP’s Senatorial Candidate in Abia North Senatorial District in Saturday’s National Assembly elections, has rejected the result of the poll. Ohuabunwa told newsmen in his Umuahia residence on Tuesday that INEC breached the Electoral Act by announcing the results after declaring the election inconclusive. He said that the commission had on Sunday rescheduled elections in about…
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Featured
INEC suspends rescheduled Presidential/NASS elections in Abia
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the rescheduled Presidential and NASS elections in seven local government areas in Abia. Mrs Rebecca Jim, the Head, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Abia, who disclosed this in a statement, said that a new date would be communicated in due time.  She said: “The proposed election in polling units where election could…
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Featured
Miss Africa-UN canvasses support for Ikpeazu’s Senatorial ambition
An American-Nigerian crowned Miss Africa United Nations, Jodie Frank, has endorsed Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia as the candidate for the Abia South Senatorial District during the Feb. 25 general elections. The Miss Africa-UN crowned Queen made this known in an interaction with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The reigning Africa UN Queen and her group, the Network of Enlightened…
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Election
BVAS: Abia LP senatorial candidate, Onyeizu, says no more vote manipulation
Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, the Labour Party Senatorial Candidate for Abia South, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise a free and credible 2023 elections. Onyeizu expressed his confidence on Monday in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Now, the people have the power of choice because of INEC’s…
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Abia govt desperate to deliver democracy dividends – Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has reiterated the commitment of the state government to deliver democracy dividends to the people of Abia for improved productivity. Ikpeazu made this known while swearing in the Commissioner for Works, Chief Cosmos Ndukwe, and the 17 Local Government Transition Committee chairmen and their deputies in Umuahia. The governor said: “We are desperate to deliver…
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DIG Ekpoudom declares support for Akpabio
 A retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Udom Ekpoudom, has declared his support for the senatorial ambition of Mr Godswill Akpabio, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North-West in the forthcoming general elections. Ekpoudom made the declaration on Monday at his residence in Uyo while briefing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with Akpabio.…
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Election
Gov. Ikpeazu endorses violence-free election campaign
The Governor of Abia, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu, has endorsed the call for violence-free campaign across the six geopolitical zones of the country by JACCOCharity International (JCI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Jodie Frank, the founder of the NGO said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. She said the group visited the Governor to seek his endorsement since the campaign…
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Featured
PDP EXCO clears Eric Opah for Abia rerun gubernatorial primaries.
Logistics expert and philanthropist Eric Opah on Thursday 2 February 2023 received the nod of the National Executive Committee of the People’s Democratic Party to contest the Abia State gubernatorial rerun on Saturday 4 February. The primaries are to replace the deceased flagbearer Prof Uchenna Eleazar Ikonne who died in January. Opah is running on a vision of renewal and…
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Featured
Orji Kalu mourns Prof. Ikonne
The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu has commiserated with the government and people of Abia State over the death of the former Vice Chancellor of Abia  State University (ABSU), Prof. Uchenna Ikonne. Kalu in a condolence message on Thursday, prayed for eternal rest for the late academician. The former governor of Abia described the deceased as an accomplished professional…
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I’ll partner private sector to harness Abia’s mineral deposits – Otti
The Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Abia, Dr Alex Otti, says he will partner the private sector to harness the mineral deposits in the state to grow the economy and create employment, if elected. Otti made the promise at a meeting with the members of the Council of Traditional Rulers in Bende North. The meeting took place at the…
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