A STATE BROADCAST BY THE GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE, DR. OKEZIE VICTOR IKPEAZU ON THE CORONA VIRUS ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 MY GOOD PEOPLE OF ABIA STATE I consider it a duty to bring you this broadcast to update you on steps we have taken…

Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 3 in the FCT and 1 in Lagos As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths As at 08:00 pm 31st…

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, will broadcast to the people of the State tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 at 7am prompt. A release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka enjoined all…

Whereas Abia is yet to record any confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic, the central question captured in the contextual frame of the above headlines has remained a key subject in numerous social media threads including the highly rated…

1. All commercial vehicles including tricycles (Keke) are banned from moving within our state except those carrying food items. 2. Lockdown starts 12.01am on Wednesday, 1st April, 2020, and will last for an initial one week (7 days) before…

A survival of coronavirus who has been in isolation at Yaba isolation centre Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi has taken to social media to express her experience. She was discharged today. These were some of her tweets. Today, I am PROUD to…

Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 13 in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Kaduna and 1 in Oyo State As at 09:00 pm 30th March there are 131 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 2 deaths. As at 09:00 pm 30th…

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has approved the lockdown of the state from Wednesday April 1, 2020, for 1 week in the first instance. This was as the Abia State Inter-Ministerial Committee on Coronavirus met and reviewed…

Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari finally breaks silence Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has finally broken his silence on health status, six days after testing positive for the coronavirus. In a statement…

PRESS RELEASE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: POLICE ALERT NIGERIANS ON EMERGING CRIME TRENDS • Reel-out security tips The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has enjoined members of the public to remain vigilant and take…