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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 […]

Three medical students at Abia State University, Uturu, die in ghastly accident

    By Steve Oko Two 500 level and one 400 level medical students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU), have died in auto crash less than one hour after attending the induction ceremony of their senior colleagues. The incident occured Thursday evening at the Nunya axis of the Enugu Port Harcourt Expressway as […]

Governor Alex Otti gifts Abia judges locally-made Innoson SUVs

Abia Judges SUVs By Kingsley Alumona Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, on Tuesday, handed Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to five High Court judges of the state. The beneficiaries of the INNOSON G6 SUVs were judges appointed about four years ago but were not provided with official vehicles to discharge their duties. Governor Otti, represented […]

Gov Alex Otti ‘cancels’ State, Local Govt of origin in Abia

  Alex Otti By Rachel Okporu Fadoju Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has declared that the state and local government of origin of its residents are irrelevant to the ‘New Abia’. Naija News reports that Otti made this known on Friday while decorating eight newly promoted officers of the Nigeria Police Force, serving in Abia […]