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Court adjourns Ikpeazu’s alleged tax certificate forgery to April 28

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Saturday, April 2nd, 2016

Court adjourns Ikpeazu’s alleged tax certificate forgery to April 28 — 2nd April 2016 FROM CHUKS ONUOHA, UMUAHIA. JUSTICE Musa Sale Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Owerri, presiding over the suit filed by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant, Barr. Friday N. Nwosu, challenging the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State over tax […]

Enyimba to play ACL games in P/Harcourt

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, Rivers, Soccer, Sports, State News Friday, February 5th, 2016

Seven-time Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions Enyimba will play their home fixtures in the 2016 CAF Champions League at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. Renovation work continues at pace at the Enyimba Stadium in Aba but it seems increasingly unlikely that the refurbishment will be completed in time for the club’s opening […]

Igbos in Canada endorse Kalu for Abia North rerun

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Monday, January 25th, 2016

-Sun • Ex-gov inspires youths on job creation By Chris Iwarah A group of Igbo residents in Canada, Njiko Igbo Canada, has backed former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu for Abia North Senatorial District rerun poll. In a personal letter to the business mogul by the President, Mr. Clement Ezegbe Jnr., […]

Buhari will not allow Dalung to disgrace his government

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, January 22nd, 2016

-Vanguard Buhari won’t allow Dalung to disgrace his govt — Toro ON JANUARY 23, 20163:59 AMIN NEWS, SPORTSCOMMENTS •Sports Minister playing tribal politics with our football – Gara Gombe By John Egbokhan Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung has been been condemned for causing confusion and instigating actions that brought shame to Nigerian […]

Appeal Court nullifies Gov Ikpeazu’s election, declares Otti winner

Posted by admin Abia, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News Friday, January 1st, 2016

Owerri—The Governorship Election Appeal Tribunal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, has nullified the election Governor Okozie Ikpeazu of Abia State. The court also declared Dr. Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections. The five-member panel, headed by Justice Oyebisi Omoleye, annulled the election […]

Abia students drum support for Kalu

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Monday, December 14th, 2015

AHEAD of the Abia North senatorial re-run election, candidature of the former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), received a major boost following his adoption by the Confederation of Abia Students Worldwide (CASW), an umbrella body of students of Abia State origin. It will be recalled […]

11 perish in auto crash after traditional marriage in Abia

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

From Chucks Onuoha, Umuahia No fewer than 11 of the 35 persons, who were returning from a traditional marriage at Osah in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State on Sunday, perished when the mini bus in which they were travelling, was involved in a head-on collision with a truck carrying fertilizer. The accident […]

FIFA Presidency: Those backing me are great minds – Kalu (Want to embezzle there as well?)

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

0 By Our Reporter on August 11, 2015 COVER, Sports As the call from de cream de la cream in the football world for Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State, to join the race for the presidency of the Federation of International Football Associations, FIFA, intensifies, Kalu has said that in the […]

Mob attack DCO in Aba over killing of trader

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Monday, August 3rd, 2015

Abia State Commissioner of Police, Joshak Habila The Divisional Crime Officer of the Ariaria Police Division, Aba, Abia State, identified simply as Mohammed, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, narrowly escaped lynching by an irate mob, who were protesting against the killing of a trader. The incident which occurred on Friday reportedly caused disrupted business […]

Polls re-run: Police restrict vehicular movements in Abia, others

Posted by admin Abia, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News Friday, April 24th, 2015

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered a restriction of vehicular movements in Local Government Areas where re-run elections will be held in five states on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu in Abuja on Friday. According to the statement, […]