2018

After the colourful events that marked the celebration of the 2018 Sickle Cell Day held in Aba on Tuesday 19 June 2018, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu headed to the economic capital of Nigeria, Lagos, to honour an invitation as the Chief Guest…

The Governing Council of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has dismissed Prof Richard Akindele for sexually harassing Ms Monica Osagie, a student of the university. The Council announced his dismissal at its meeting yesterday…

...SAYS HE WILL BE IN OFFICE FOR ONLY ONE TERM IF ELECTED By: Onyebuchi Ememanka Immediate past Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike has formally declared his intention to run for the office of Governor in…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill into law. The short ceremony took place in the President’s office. According to the President, he signed the Budget reluctantly because he had no choice. The Senate…

#LookAbia A couple of months ago, the media was flooded with horrible headlines like, "LIBYA RETURNEES TELL TALES OF HELL", "WE DRANK URINE, FUEL TO SURVIVE ", "RETURNEES: WE SAW HELL IN LIBYA", " DRESSED LIKE A MADMAN TO EVADE ARREST" -…

Senegal’s forward, M’baye Niang has provided the reason his they were able to defeat Poland in their World opener on Tuesday. Niangi said the win was as a result of the collective effort of his team after they upset the odds to earn a 2-1…

The Federal Government has announced plan to disburse $322million fund repatriated from the accounts of former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha in Switzerland to Nigerians. National Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership…

International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, on Tuesday, released the names of 150 Biafra agitators allegedly killed and those injured by the Nigerian Army. This was contained in a statement signed by the…

AHEAD of the 2019 general elections a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mrs Ijeoma Faridah Wada, yesterday, urged electorates in Abia State to collect their Permanent Voter Card, PVC, and re-elect Governor Okezie…

PHOTOS SPEAK VOLUME While the turn up of unprecedented mammoth crowd, unanimous display of love and support for Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu exhibited last week by Abia Traders during their 'One-Million-Man March' still echos freshly in…