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Abia, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief Don Ubani, has said the state is not bothered about the speculation that a female student of the Abia State University, Uturu, was gang-raped by five suspected cult members also believed to be students of the institution. The yet-to-be identified female was allegedly raped on August 16 and […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News, Women Politics
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Zainab Maina, has condemned the recent rape incident in Abia State University, as published on the front page of The Punch newspaper of September 20, 2011 Maina said the act was not only barbaric, callous, inhuman and highly unacceptable, but also a gross violation of the […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
A traditional ruler (name withheld) was among 20 persons arrested yesterday by the police in connection with the murder of a mobile policeman in Aba, Abia State. The policeman (name withheld), who was said to have only last week came back from inspectors course, on Sunday night received a phone call from someone reported to […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
A video clip depicting a wild sex scene is currently causing ripples at the Abia State University, Uturu. The video, Daily Sun learnt, is being circulated among the students. It could not be ascertained, however, if the incident took place within that institution, although the senders insisted the rapists and the victim were students of […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Effort to cover up the brutal beating sustained by Chinedu Orji, the son of Governor T.A. Orji of Abia state in the hands of men of the Nigerian Army in Umuahia, the state capital, have been blown open as the young Orji who was flown overseas for medical treatment returned to the state last week.Chinedu […]
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Abia, Governors, Headlines, State News
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Governor T.A. Orji’s application of administrative dexterity has undoubtedly yielded huge benefits in terms of development and institution of democratic dividends. Besides, in drawing comparisons, a serious consideration must be given to the abysmally low federal allocation which accrues to the state and the hydra-headed security bug, which adversely affected government’s genuine and well intended […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
Aba Towers welcomes you to Umuahia, the capital of Abia, which prides itself as God’s Own State. Standing in the middle of the Port Harcourt- Aba- Enugu expressway, the landmark, which was erected during the Dr Ogbonnaya Onu administration, is presently being given a facelift. The smooth but narrow Ossah-Mission- Hill road leading into the […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr Bala Hassan has said the shooting on Tuesday in the state government house, which left Corporal Clement Amaechi dead and Corporal Umoru Mohammed wounded has nothing to do with the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko-Haram. Both policemen were security details of state Governor, Chief Theodore Orji. The CP said he was […]
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Abia, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

As shoot-out involving security details of Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Ahamefule Orji, has led to the death of one mobile police officer. Another is reportedly on danger list. The incident, which happened in the early hours of yesterday at the police quarters of Government House, was said to have rattled government functionaries, who were […]
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Abia, Anambra, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
AN indigene of Anambra State, Theresa Uzomaka Uzokwe, has been sworn in as the acting Chief Judge (CJ) of Abia State. Uzokwe is the third person in Abia State to act as the CJ within the past six months. The other two that acted before Uzokwe were Ijeoma Offonry and Nnenna Chioma Oti. While swearing in Uzokwe in […]