The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has approved the constitution of a Security Advisory Council and Security Trust Fund for the state. The approval was disclosed in a release issued on Friday by the governor’s chief press secretary, Kazie Uko. According to the release, former chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika (Rtd), […]
Entire ward executive members dump PDP in Abia
The entire executive committee members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Item ward C in Bende local government area of Abia State have resigned from the party. Their resignation was disclosed in a letter addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Bende Local Government Area and copied to the Abia chairman and the Acting […]
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No Policeman resigned in Abia over bad treatment – Command insists
Abia State Police Command has denied a report credited to a Police wireless signal dated April 26, 2024, where a Policeman, Ugochukwu Nwaso was reported to have tendered his resignation from the Police Force because of bad treatment by Police authorities. An online platform had claimed that Corporal Ugochukwu Nwaso went to the Police authorities, […]
Abia AGN knocks National President, Rollas over chapter crisis
Members of the Abia State chapter of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) have urged the national leadership of the body to allow peace to reign among actors. The AGN members, who made the demand in Umuahia on Wednesday after their monthly meeting, alleged that the National President of AGN, Emeka Rollas has been instigating crisis […]
Otti rejects NPC’s previous population figure on Abia
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has stressed the importance of population census for planning and development purposes. This is even as he has rejected the census figure allocated to the state by the National Population Commission (NPC) during the last census exercise. Governor Otti stated this when he met with the federal commissioner, National Population […]
Salary increment: We are waiting for Nigerian Govt – Abia
The Abia State Government has said that it is monitoring the conversation going on between the Federal Government and organized labour on proposed salary increase for workers. The government assured that it would make a proclamation at the appropriate time, in line with what it can afford. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey […]
Dislodged criminals relocating to rural communities – Abia govt alerts citizens
Abia State government says it has observed that some suspected criminals who were dislodged from their hideouts by the state’s joint security team, Operation Crush, are now relocating to some other parts of the state, especially the rural communities. The relocation, according to the state government, is to avoid possible detection by security agencies. The […]
Abia Govt knocks security personnel for aiding environmental sanitation defaulters
The Abia State Ministry of Environment has frowned at the behavior of some security personnel during its monthly environmental sanitation, advising them against engaging in lawbreaking activities. One such act includes carrying defaulters inside their vehicles during cleanup hours. The state’s Commissioner for Environment, Mr Philomen Ogbonna, gave the advice in Umuahia on Saturday, while […]
Abia panel recovers vehicle from former govt official
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Government Property and Funds says it has recovered a Toyota Hilux vehicle from the former Chairman of Abia State Oil Producing Communities Development Commission, ASOPADEC, Sam Nwogu. According to the panel, the former ASOPADEC chairman said that the vehicle was bequeathed to him by the Niger […]