The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Party in Abia, Mrs Ifeoma Okoya-Thomas, says she has dumped the party for Labour Party. Okoya-Thomas disclosed this during an interactive session with journlalists in Umuahia on Wednesday. She said that she…
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 journalists in his Umuahia residence on Tuesday that INEC breached the Electoral Act by…
Four governorship candidates in Abia have blamed the socio-economic woes and gross underdevelopment of the state on bad governance. They spoke on Tuesday at a special town hall meeting organised by the Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas Foundation for political office…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has threatened to shut down the entire health sector of Abia over unpaid salary arrears. Dr Isaiah Abali, the Chairman of NMA, in Abia, made this known during a protest organised by the association at…
The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu has commiserated with football lovers over the death of a three-time world cup winner, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known mononymously by his nickname, Pele. Newsmen reports that Pele, who died at the age…
A Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia, Chief Daniel Eke, says he will challenge the Appeal Court judgment that validated the candidacy of Chief Ikechi Emenike. Eke made the disclosure in a reaction to Wednesday’s judgment…
Chief Godswill Nwanoruo, the Abia Commissioner for Transport, has inaugurated 111 ad hoc Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to boost government’s efforts in sanitising the transport sector. Nwanoruo, speaking during the event on Thursday in Umuahia, said that Abia government is…
The Abia Governorship Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Chief Enyinnaya Nwafor, has promised to stimulate infrastructure development in the state, if elected. Nwafor, who is the first son of a one-time Deputy Governor of the state, Dr Chima…
The South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo will face power outages following a system collapse announced by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC,…
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the immediate closure of 31 scraps and disused materials markets in Aba. The closure was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Chief Okiyi Kalu. Kalu…
