Tag: Abia State

Abia governor sacks commissioner, council boss

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Sunday sacked the Commissioner for Transport, Ekele Nwaohanmuo. The governor also…

PHOTO: Orji Kalu gets hero’s welcome in Abia after returning from jail

Weeks after he was released from prison, Nigerian Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu on Monday, July 27 received a…

Abia PDP Chairman, Onuigbo is Dead

Abia State chapter chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Johnson Onuigbo has passed away. Although details…

Police launch manhunt for criminal suspects who escaped from custody in Abia

A manhunt has been launched by the Abia state police command after nine out of the 29 criminal…

PHOTOS: Police officer open fire at Abia revenue officials, kills one

MILD tension in Abia community as a police officer reportedly shot and killed an Abia revenue taskforce official…

Senate President, Lawan reveals why Senate did not declare Orji Kalu’s seat vacant

Ahmad Lawan, Nigeria's Senate President has revealed why Orji Uzor Kalu's seat was not declared vacant while he…

Abia state governor, Ikpeazu recovers from Coronavirus 25 days after testing positive

25 days after Governor Okezie Ikpeazu tested positive for Coronavirus, the Executive Governor of Abia state has recovered…

Ikpeazu appoints 13 new permanent secretaries

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Friday sworn in 13 new permanent secretaries, with a call on…

Many escape death as three-storey building collapses in Umuahia

Many escaped death when a three-storey residential building collapsed in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. According to report,…

I’ll be back soon, Ikpeazu speaks from isolation centre

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Wednesday said he would be back soon from the isolation centre…

Police arrest 7 IPOB members in Abia

A combined team of security agencies have arrested seven members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after the…

BREAKING: Abia state governor tests positive for COVID-19

The Executive Governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu has tested positive for COVID-19. This was disclosed in a…