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I’m using Orji Kalu’s Aba infrastructure template to develop Abia State – Gov Alex Otti

  Abia State Gov, Alex Otti The former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District in the Senate, has received laudable commendation from the incumbent Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti. During a courtesy visit, Governor Otti, on Sunday evening, June 8, 2025, acknowledged the enviable records set in […]

Aba couple whose wedding was cancelled by pastor, over bride’s refusal to spend the night at his house, moves to new church, weds

Aba couple whose wedding was cancelled by pastor, over bride’s refusal to spend the night at his house, moves to new church, weds By Daniel Chibuike Mr. Michael Obinna and his wife, Rebecca, whose wedding was abruptly cancelled by the Assemblies of God Church, Okpu 2 in Aba, recently, have tied the knots in another […]

Man steps out of car, hangs self in Umuahia, Abia State

By Daniel Chibuike A man identified as Chukwuka Nwosu, from Itaja Obuohia in Olokoro in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State was on Thursday, discovered dead, after allegedly committing suicid Chukwuka’s lifeless body was discovered dangling on a tree in front of a building along a road in University community, Umudike. The young man was […]

Group Slams Abia PDP over Wabara’s purported expulsion, says joke going too far

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has been flayed over its purported expulsion of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The former Senate President was on Tuesday expelled from the state PDP after being placed on suspension since February 11, 2025, even though the national […]

Gov Alex Otti presents 24 made-in-Abia vehicles to State House of Assembly members

Gov Alex Otti presents 24 made-in-Abia vehicles to State House of Assembly members By Daniel Chibuike Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, has presented 24 Roxettes Utility Pick-Up vans to the 24 members of the Abia State House of Assembly to aid their oversight functions. Governor Otti presented the vans’ keys to Speaker of the […]

Abia North 2027: “Sen. Kalu has done so well for us, we will mobilize solid support for him” – Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu

The Chairman Senate Committee on Privatization and Commercialization, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu amongst other strong commendation has received another strong avalanche of words of encomium from the former Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, ABHA and an influential APC stakeholder, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu. Hon. Uchendu thanked Kalu for attraction of Ndi […]

Why Northerners Don Want Regionalism: Southern states contribute N387.06bn to VAT pool — allocated N149.09bn in August 2024 {FULL BREAKDOWN OF ALL STATES)

By Adam Mosadioluwa The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed that Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue generated in the southern states of Nigeria significantly exceeded the allocation received by these states from the VAT pool in August 2024. According to recent data released by the FIRS, the nationwide VAT revenue for August stood at […]

Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland over terrorism activities

Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator and self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, has been arrested in Finland alongside four other individuals for alleged terror-related offenses. Local reports indicate that Ekpa was remanded in custody by the Päijät-Häme District Court on charges of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. […]

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Now that Abia State no longer smells

Now that Abia State no longer smells Gov Otti By Steve Oko Before now, one of the trademarks that indexed Abia was foul smell oozing out from dump sites at various locations in the state, especially in Aba. The garbage that littered the streets of Aba and Umuahia were a common nauseating sight. Virtually every […]