Tension as Abia orders compulsory covid-19 test for residents

There is palpable tension in Abia State as the state government has ordered a compulsory test for her residents, having been worried by the continued rise in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Chris Ezem, the state government said it would continue […]

How EndSARS Taught Political Leaders Lessons – Abia Gov

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that the attacks on public assets and private businesses in Lagos State in the heat of the #EndSARS protest were orchestrated to hurt the whole country. The Governor, who condemned the arson, stressed that Lagos remains a home for all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, language, or religion. Ikpeazu […]

Abia: As Aba Burns, IPOB Fuels More Tension With Arrest Order On Ikpeazu

Most public functionaries in Abia State are currently on the run or in hiding following a daring order by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to get Governor Okezie Ikpeazu arrested. IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, ordered Abia youths to fish out for Governor Ikpeazu and get him arrested to face trial for […]

What I did while in Kuje prison – Orji Kalu

Former Governor of Abia State and Senate Majority Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed what he did while he was incarcerated in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Kalu said all the projects he had attracted from the federal government were executed without interruption while in prison. The Senator stated that the six months he […]

Abia runaway COVID-19 patient now in custody- Govt

Abia State Government says a COVID-19 patient, Emmanuel Ononiwu who ran away from a holding centre, is now in custody  Ononiwu, was earlier this week declared wanted by the State Government after he bolted from a holding facility in Aba, but is now in medical custody and currently at the isolation centre in Amachara, the […]

Vehicle stuffed with Indian hemp intercepted in Abia

A Sienna Bus loaded with bags of weed suspected to be cannabis Sativa has been intercepted in Ogbodiukwu community in Umuahia South council area of Abia state. The vehicle was impounded by the Abia State combined team of the COVID-19 TASK FORCE and youths of Ogbudiukwu. Also recovered from the vehicle was the cash sum […]

Abia isolates 200 persons who made contact with its two index cases

Abia State Government says it has traced 200 persons who made contact with the two index COVID-19 cases in the State. The contacts are presently in isolation, the State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu said in a statement. Okiyi said the tracing of the contacts covered three Local Government Areas in the state […]

Tribunal sacks Orji Kalu as Senator

The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abia State has nullified the election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The tribunal also ordered for a rerun election for the Abia North Senatorial District. Kalu was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 23 election. The former Abia […]

Abia and the Puerility of Falsehood as Weapon of Opposition Politics

When Adekunle Gold dropped his hit song “Ariwo Ko”, one would think he had Abia State’s politics in mind particularly its brand of opposition politics as played by Alex Otti, the failed APGA gubernatorial candidate at the 2019 general elections. In his song, “Ariwo Ko”, Adekunle Gold said inter alia: Oh music ooenu o se […]

Theodore Orji’s son becomes Speaker in Abia as undergraduate emerges Speaker in Plateau

Chinedum Orji, son of Theodore Orji, former governor of Abia state, has emerged speaker of the State House of Assembly. Orji, who was the majority leader emerged speaker on Monday after being nominated by Munachim Alozie of Ugwunagbo state constituency. The nomination was seconded by Ginger Onwusibe of Isialangwa north respectively constituency. The father of […]