Phased demolition of Ekeoha market in Aba Abia State begins
The phased demolition of the Ekeoha market in Aba, popularly known as the Shopping centre has commenced, in preparation for…
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Abia LG election to be conducted without BVAS – ABSIEC
The Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, has said that the November 2 local government election in the state would…
NECO: Abia ranks first, Katsina last in 2024 SSCE
The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, internals with 828,284…
Abia: New Police boss resumes, vows to track criminals with intelligence, technology
The 34th Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Danladi Isa has assumed office in Umuahia, with a promise to apply…
NSCDC rescues two from Abia baby factory, arrests suspect
Two young women, Doris Nelson and Winner Ugochukwu, have been rescued from the baby factory residence of one Nnanna Michael…
Abia LGA chairman sets up committee to prevent clash between indigenes, herdsmen
The Chairman of Ukwa West LGA of Abia State, Azu Newman has set up a peace and reconciliation committee to…
Fake monarchs planning to attack Arochukwu with thugs, drug addicts – Abia govt
The Abia State government has alleged that some individuals masquerading as traditional rulers in Arochukwu, Arochukwu local government were planning…
Lagos, Abia, Akwa Ibom get new police commissioners
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has okayed the appointment of four commissioners of police for Lagos, Abia, Ebonyi, and Akwa…
Rep member urges restraint over planned APC takeover of Abia
The lawmaker representing the Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State under the Labour Party has advised Benjamin Kalu,…
Police confirm fatal road accident in Abia, begin investigation
Abia State Police Command has confirmed the fatal accident that happened near Umuika junction, along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway on…
Nurses hail Abia govt’s plan to increase retirement age
Some nurses working in Abia State government-owned hospitals and other health agencies have expressed their joy at the recent announcement…
11 passengers killed in Abia accident
Eleven passengers have died in an accident involving a commercial bus belonging to Abia Line Transport Company Ltd., with two…
Abia community honours ex-commissioner cleared of financial mismanagement
There was jubilation at Amaokwe Item, Bende LGA of Abia state on Saturday as the community members trouped out to…
We’re yet to receive any truckload of rice from Nigerian govt – Abia govt
The Abia State Government has said it has not received any 20 trucks of rice as palliative from the Federal…
Abia community demands details of funds accruing to Senator, Reps member
Nkwoachara Ward Development Union, Umuawa Alaocha Ohuhu, in Umuahia North LGA, Abia State, has asked the Clerk of the National…
House Committee clears former health commissioner of stealing Abia money
Abia State Governor has disclosed the findings of a committee set up by his administration to investigate the conduct of…
Six family members found dead in Abia
Six members of one family have been discovered dead in Obehie, Ukwa West LGA of Abia State. DAILY POST learnt…
Abia community nabs inter-state fraudsters
Two suspected fraudsters who specialised in duping their victims of huge sums of money have been nabbed in Okwu Olokoro,…
NAF airstrikes destroy 12 illegal refining sites in Abia, Rivers
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, on Sunday said its airstrikes destroyed 12 illegal refining sites in Abia and Rivers states.…
Abia PDP passes vote of confidence in state chairman
The State Working Committee, SWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State has passed a vote of confidence…
Decayed, dilapidated Abia govt house will be brought down by December – Gov Otti
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said his administration will bring down the dilapidated government house buildings in Umuahia before…
Abia: 43 years after, Akwete-Ndoki crowns new monarch
Forty-three years after the demise of Onyenweala VI, King (Eze) Truman Wabara Akpara, the people of Umuihueze Akwete autonomous community…
Abia community renews ban on open grazing of cattle
The ban placed on open grazing of cattle on farmlands in various villages of Ibeku ancient Kingdom, Umuahia North LGA…
Abia Govt confirms resignation of two commissioners
Abia State Government has confirmed reports that two commissioners in the cabinet of Governor Alex Otti have resigned. According to…
School Feeding Programme: Abia Govt alarms public on illegal collection of money by suspected criminals
The Abia State Government says its attention has been drawn to the activities of certain individuals who are illegally collecting…
APC vows to take over Anambra, Abia, Enugu
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has reiterated its resolve to take over Abia and Enugu states come the 2027…
Injustice caused internal crisis in Abia APC – Offor Okorie
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Offor Okorie, has insisted that the internal crisis…
NYSC clears air on reported killing of female Corps member by thunder strike in Abia
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has refuted reports that a female Corps member was killed by thunder strike in…
I did not receive any money for payment of wage award to Abia workers – Otti
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says his government has not received any money from the Federal Government to implement N35,000…
Labour to suspend proposed strike in Abia, as workers get N15,000 wage award
The proposed indefinite strike earlier planned to kick off on Monday by the organized labour in Abia State is to…
LG autonomy: Supreme Court’s judgment means no FAAC allocations to CTC chairmen in Rivers, Abia, others – Ozekhome
Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has said Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment on Local Government Council Autonomy means that…
Labour issues final ultimatum to Abia Govt, commences indefinite strike July 15
The organized labour in Abia State has served a final ultimatum to the state government over alleged non-payment of N30,000…
NNL club, Abia Comets sack 21 players
Nigeria National League (NNL) club, Abia Comets, has parted ways with 21 players. The Abia-based club disclosed this in a…
Abia: LG chairman intervenes as protesting truck drivers block major road
The local government Chairman of Obingwa LGA of Abia State, Eric Egwuibe, has paid the medical bills of a truck…
NPC denies issuing falsified birth certificates to Abia civil servants
The Abia State office of the National Population Commission, NPC, has said that it did not issue falsified birth certificates…
Abia Govt seeks Police, NSCDC’s support to control truck drivers’ menace in Osisioma
Abia State Commissioner for Transport, Sunny Onwuma, has solicited the support of the State Police Command and the Nigeria Security…
Deforestation: Illegal dealers invade Abia forest reserve, cut down trees
Abia State government has impounded logs of wood from dealers who illegally entered the forest reserve at Ukpo, Bende LGA…
Man disappears after answering phone call in Abia
A young man aged 34 years, Mr Onyekachi Kingsley Ugochukwu, has been declared missing by his family in Isiala Akpaa…
No TSA, no payment – Abia govt tells MDAs, institutions
Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs and government-owned institutions in Abia State are to present their Treasury Single Account (TSA) clearance…
FG’s multipurpose hospital commissioned in Abia
A multi-purpose hospital built by the Federal Government under the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, has been commissioned at Obeaja, Ugwunagbo…
Don’t panic over attacks on security agents – Otti urges Abia residents
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has reassured all law-abiding residents of of their safety, in face of recent attacks on…
Abia suspends all approvals granting entry into government forest reserves
The Abia State Ministry of Environment has directed all persons and companies involved in any form of activity relating to…
Congresses: Abia PDP chieftain, Atu warns against imposition
Ahead of State and National Congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a chieftain of the party, Lazarus Atu, has…
President Federation Cup: Abia Warriors in Lagos to beat El-Kanemi – Orji
Abia Warriors head coach, Bethel Orji has expressed his team’s desire to win the Federation Cup title. Orji and his…
Ikpeazu’s administration owed workers in tertiary institutions N16.5b — Abia govt
The Abia State government has said workers in state-owned tertiary institutions are owed N16.5 billion, saying that the amount was…
Accident claims seven lives in Abia
Seven passengers on Monday died in a fatal accident along Aba-Ikot Ekpene road in Abia State. The accident involved a…
Cholera Outbreak: Group tasks Abia Govt on proactive measures
A group, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, has called on the Abia State government to take proactive…
Suspended Abia health commissioner, Okoronkwo under probe – Gov Otti
Abia State governor, Alex Otti has disclosed that the suspended Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, is being proved over…
PDP slams Abia Speaker for stalling Uzodike’s inauguration despite court order
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State has expressed anger over the six-month delay in the inauguration of Hon…
Oil bunkering: Troops recover, destroy 14 boats in Abia
Troops of Operation UDOKA on Friday evening, destroyed 14 boats and several drums of crude oil recovered from oil bunkerers…