Ofeme Community Central School, Umunkpu Ofeme, Umuahia North LGA of Abia has been gutted by fire. The fire outbreak which occurred at the weekend destroyed two school blocks, chairs, tables, office stationeries and some other educational materials in the school. According to the Headmistress of the community school, Mrs Nkiru Izuagha, the fire was caused […]
Abia Warriors release three players ahead NPFL second stanza
Abia Warriors have parted ways with three players ahead of the second half of the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League season, DAILY POST reports The trio are Ozor Philip, Ibrahim Dehinde, and John Peter. Philip and Dehinde had a tough battle with injuries, which affected their performance for the club. Meanwhile, Peter was released following […]
Contamination has killed aquatic animals, destroyed our farms – Abia community cries out
The people of Aro Ajatakiri community in Ikwuano LGA of Abia State have bemoaned the destruction of fishes, other aquatic animals and farmlands owing to the recent contamination of their community stream. The Aro Ajatakiri stream, which serves different purposes for the rural dwellers, was last week polluted by materials from a yet-to-be identified source. […]
PWDs celebrate as first hearing-impaired monarch emerges in Abia
A hearing impaired person, Eze Anthony Ohaeri, has been crowned as the traditional ruler of Umuawa Alaocha II autonomous community, Ohuhu clan, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Eze Ohaeri, who is the first son of the former traditional ruler of the community, is a member of the Joint National Association of People […]
Abia govt bans ‘Take Away” foils
Abia State ministry of environment has banned the use of Styrofoam foils, popularly known as ‘Take Away’. The ministry in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Environment, Philemon Ogbonna on Saturday, said the use of the product as food containers has been banned in the state. He noted that Take Away had earlier been […]
Don’t be demoralized by Supreme Court loss, Abia PDP guber candidate tells party members
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Okey Ahiwe, has admonished members of the party in the state to remain strong despite the Supreme Court judgement, which dismissed his appeal against Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP. Ahiwe, who addressed PDP faithful in the state in Umuahia on […]
Abia warns public to avoid Aro Ajatakiri stream over contamination
The Abia State Government has advised the public not to make use of Aro Ajatakiri stream in Ajata na Igu community in the Ikwuano Local Government Area of the State henceforth, saying the water in the stream has been contaminated and unfit for human consumption. The Commissioner for Environment, Philemon Ogbonna, gave the advice in […]
Eze Aro: Abia Govt presents Staff of Office to Oji
The Abia State government has presented the Staff of Office to Eberechukwu Oji, confirming him as the Eze Aro IX of the Arochukwu Kingdom. The mantle of rulership was presented to him by Abia State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Uzor Nwachukwu, at the Abia State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, […]
Abia govt sacks Eze Kanu Okereke as monarch, recognises Eberechukwu Oji as EZE ARO
The Abia State government has released a WHITE PAPER on the report of the Board of Inquiry into allegations of misconduct levelled against HRH, Eze Kanu Nwa Kanu Okereke of Ibom Isii community in Arochukwu Kingdom, Arochukwu LGA of Abia State. The Board which was inaugurated on the 16th of November, 2023, submitted her report […]
Ariaria Market traders protest re-emergence of illegal revenue collectors
Traders of Ariaria Market Aba, Abia State, under the aegis of Ariaria Markets Traders Association, AMATA, have protested what they called the re-emergence of illegal revenue collectors. The traders, who besieged the premises of a local radio station based in Umungasi area of Aba on Thursday to register their protest, alleged that despite the approved […]