A middle-aged man identified as John was swept away by rain in Umuahia on Sunday evening. The incident happened at about 7:20 pm in the Uzuakoli Road area of Umuahia during torrential rain in the Abia State capital. The victim, who until his death was a commercial tricycle operator popularly …
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It was a sad day in Aba, Abia State, and Abia Christendom as a married church evangelist and mother of 5 was found dead in a hotel room, allegedly during a marathon sex session with her church Overseer in a Guest House in the Ovom area of Aba metropolis. According …
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A 28-year-old woman, Adaeze Lawrence, is currently in the custody of the Abia State Police Command for allegedly stealing her friend’s one month and two days old baby boy. Reports gathered that Lawrence gained the trust of the baby’s mother, Onyinyechi Owujie, and became her friend before she committed the …
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Road maintenance in Abia State capital, Umuahia metropolis will now be executed through direct labour by the ministry of works as against using contractors. The state commissioner for works, Don Oti, stated this during a meeting with engineers in the ministry yesterday, adding that the new policy is in line …
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Abia State Government said it has saved over N200 million on monthly wage bills following ongoing verification of civil servants and other public workers in the state. State Accountant General, Njum Onyemenam, said huge savings were made using a unified payment system. Onyemenam, who spoke yesterday after a meeting with …
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The newly inaugurated Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has directed the immediate suspension of all kinds of Transport Levy payable to Abia State government. He made this known via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday. In a series of tweets, the Governor wrote: “In line with my campaign promise …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Abia State has concluded plans to resume the indefinite strike it suspended in the state two months ago. The fresh strike according to the NLC, would commence midnight Monday, May 8, 2023. In a statement signed by the Secretary of NLC in Abia, …
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Gunmen have killed and beheaded an Assistant Superin- tendent of Police (ASP), serving under the Abia State Command. The ASP identified sim- ply as ‘Agbalagba’ was said to be attached to the Ndi- egoro Police Division in Aba South Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the …
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Mazi Emma Uche, a southeast chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday, declared withdrawal of his membership of the party for the Labour Party (LP) in Abia state. He defected to LP alongside his close political associates and teeming supporters across all local electoral wards in Arochukwu Local …
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UMUAHIA –A detachment of policemen have taken over the Abia State House of Assembly complex in Umuahia. This follows an alleged plot by some members of the House to impeach the Speaker, Engr. Chinedum Orji. Vanguard gathered that some members of the House have been meeting over the plot. Though …
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