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Youth sack Kalu’s meeting in Enugu

Posted by admin Abia, Enugu, Headlines, State News Monday, October 8th, 2012

Some youths on Saturday in Enugu, Enugu State sacked a political meeting that was to be addressed by the former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu. The PUNCH learnt that Kalu had planned to use the platform to address some Igbo youths and women leaders on his plans for 2015 general elections. Justifying the […]

Woman, man, bag 17 years for conspiracy, stealing N14.85m, attempted murder

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Monday, July 9th, 2012

AN Umuahia, Abia State Chief Magistrate’s Court presided over by Mr. John Ukairo on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Ijeoma Amarachi and 22-year-old Mr. Kalechi Okorie to seven years imprisonment with hard labour after finding them guilty of conspiracy and stealing of N14.85 million belonging to Bawas Oil Ltd. between January 1 and August 31, 2008. The sentences […]

Kidnapped Students Get Lawmakers’ N1m

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Sunday, July 1st, 2012

THE Abia State House of Assembly has presented a N1m cheque to parents of 15 students of Abayi International Secondary School, Aba, who were kidnapped and rescued in 2010. The House also gave approval to relationship between the state government and Fidelity Bank of Nigeria Plc; approved dissolution of the state’s Board of Physical Planning […]

Soldier shoots police corporal in Aba during argument

Posted by admin Abia, Armed Forces, State News Monday, May 14th, 2012

An army captain has allegedly shot and wounded a police corporal while another sustained bruises over an argument. The incident happened in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State. Daily Sun gathered that one Corporal Sunday Adamu of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Base 4, Mgboko, near Aba, who was in mufti had gone to a […]

Gov Orji’s convoy in auto crash

Posted by admin Abia, Governors, Headlines, State News Monday, April 30th, 2012

From GODDY OSUJI, Abakaliki Tuesday, April 30 , 2012 • Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji narrowly escaped death when his convoy was involved in a multiple accident along Ogoja-Abakaliki Expressway. Ebonyi State. The accident took place at Ezza Ophu Izzi Local Government of Ebonyi State. […]

APGA is bent on taking Abia, but that won’t happen –Prof Mpka, SSG

Posted by admin Abia, All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Party Politics, State News Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Wednesday April 25 , 2012 •Mkpa Photo: Sun News Publishing There are no airs of officialdom about him. As Secretary to the Government of Abia state Professor Mpka A. Mpka still lives at Abia state University Uturu where he had been an award winning Vice Chancellor. He is also working hard in his new position […]

Tribute as Aba receives Odumegwu-Ojukwu

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Anambra reps suspend sitting Enugu declares holiday THE torrent of tributes pouring in for the Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, continued yesterday in Aba, Abia State where the remains of the late Igbo leader laid in state at the Aba Sports Stadium. Meanwhile, the Enugu State government has declared tomorrow a public holiday […]

Abia Central: A’Court sacks Sen Nwaogu

Posted by admin Abia, Legislature, Senate, State News Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The tenure of Senator Nkechi Nwaogu representing Abia State Central Senatorial zone was yesterday brought to an abrupt end as the Court of Appeal nullified her election. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ejembi Eko, the appellate court held that Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, where Nwaogu hails from did not fall within Abia […]

Clash puts Umuahia residents in darkness

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

UMUAHIA, Residents of Umuahia and environs have been thrown into darkness since Dec. 1, following a clash between some uniformed men and PHCN workers. Investigations showed that the affected areas were: Ndume, Olokoro, Ibeku, Ossai, Amakama and Ubakala in Umuahia North and South local government areas. The blackout followed the Dec. 1 invasion of PHCN […]

Abia govt recalls sacked non-Igbo workers

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Following the public outcry and wide condemnation of his recent indigenization policy, which led to the sack of non-natives in the state civil service, the Abia State Government has recalled non-natives from outside the South-east geo-political zone, to return to their duty posts. It also asked those corps members, employed for their exceptional performance after their […]