Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has officially inaugurated a 30 MVA power substation built by Geometric Power Limited at Ogbor Hill, Aba, in Abia State. At the commissioning ceremony, Obasanjo praised the management of Geometric Power and Abia State…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Abia wing, has threatened to embark on a strike action on Thursday over alleged non-implementation of its demands by the state government. This is contained in a statement signed by the union’s Chairman, Mr…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Abia have pledged to deliver the state to President Bola Tinubu and wrestle power from the Gov. Alex Otti-led Labour Party (LP) government in 2027. The stakeholders made the pledge on Friday in…
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has granted refining licences to three companies for the establishment of new refineries in Abia, Delta, and Edo States. These upcoming refineries are projected to add a combined refining capacity of…
By Seun Ibiyemi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State, for the second time in two years. The agency said it uncovered and confiscated fake and…
No fewer than eight persons have died with two others injured in a road traffic crash that occurred along the Bende-Ohafia Road in Abia state. A statement by the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in the…
The Abia State Government has paid N500 million counterpart funds and approved a health insurance scheme that would enable civil servants in the state to enjoy quality medical services from service providers. The State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed…
The Ekenobizi community in Umopara, Umuahia South LGA of Abia State has been deserted by youths following the Wednesday attack on a checkpoint of Nigerian Army by unknown gunmen. The Newsmen learnt that there is fear of a reprisal attack…
Abia State government has said that it did not sack eight directors working in the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA). It explained that the directors proceeded on their retirement leave. The Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media…
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned the brutal murder of an elderly couple, Jacob and Comfort Udo, by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. In a statement on Thursday, the Minority Leader,…
