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…Moves to digitalise Abia economy Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has said that meeting the infrastructural deficit of Abia State is his major preoccupation at the moment. He also vowed to make education, health agriculture, security and others focus of his second year in office. The Governor who stated this during a media parley Friday night, hinted of his plans to digitalise the economy of the state. Otti said that the project would be heralded by the broadband technology which would provide access to Internet in the state. He announced that in the days ahead, he would be appointing…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Fourteen boats and several drums of crude oil recovered from oil bunkerers at Isimini Waterside, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, were Friday night destroyed by the Nigerian Army. The destruction of the boats was supervised by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu, Major Gen. H. T Dada, who personally led the operation. Briefing newsmen before setting ablaze the confiscated equipment, the GOC who was flanked by the Brigade Commander, 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Brig. Gen. Olusola Diya, gave quit notice to oil bunkerers and economic saboteurs in Abia and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has received former Governor of the state, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, with a promise to work with every Abian irrespective of one’s political affiliation. The Labour Party Governor who received, Kalu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that what mattered was the progress of Abia State, and not party loyalty. Gov. Otti reaffirmed his philosophy that once elections and litigations are over, partisan politics takes a back seat while governance takes front stage. According to him, he is the Governor of Abia State and not the Governor of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from the purported killing and kidnap of Taraba indigenes, warning that IPOB should not be linked to any kidnapping or terrorism business. The group made this known in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, on Friday. The IPOB statement followed the alleged killing and abduction of fishermen from Ibbi Local Government Council of Taraba State. Reports had it that some of them are still nowhere to be found after their abduction in Osama village in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. However,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Board of Trustees (BoT), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has sternly warned against any attempt to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. Former Senate President and BoT Chairman of the PDP, Senator Adolphus Wabara, who gave the warning in an interview, said that the party would not accept any such act. Senator Wabara said that the political developments in Rivers did not in any way require state of emergency as a solution. He condemned in very strong terms, the police occupation of the headquarters of the 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State. Wabara who…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the dust is beginning to settle over the rescued three siblings abducted in Abia State on May 10, another Abia woman, has raised alarm over her missing five-year old son. Mrs Ifeoma Chibuzor Onyike, who hails from Isiala Etitiulo, in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Friday said her missing son, Davematice Chibuzo Onyike, got missing on April 28, 2024. She said her son a Primary three pupil of Intellectual Giant Christian Academy Umuahia, was with his siblings before he suddenly disappeared. On how it happened, Mrs Onyike who said her husband lives in Abuja,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has vowed to step on toes as the Visitation Panel to the Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, Thursday turned in its report. Otti who received the report of the panel, said he would not hesitate to wield the big stick where necessary in his bid to restore the university to its glory days. He vowed that the era of Management of the institution getting involved in consultancy work or contracts was over. “We shall not be afraid to step on toes because we were elected to make things right, especially in very strategic institutions…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has said that his manifesto during the 2023 election was empirically based, saying that data play significant role in decision-making in his administration. Mbah said this during a two-day workshop on the Monetary and Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rate Survey at the Sub-National Level in Enugu State. He noted that his government had always determined to achieve a zero head count in the poverty index in the state. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, Mbah said: “This is one year and a few weeks into this administration, I…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Respite is under way for motorists and commuters in Abia State, as the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA, has commenced repairs of federal roads in Abia State. The palliative work according to the Federal Road Maintenance Engineer (FRME), in charge of Abia State, Festus Okafor, is in keeping with the mandate of the agency. Engr. Okafor who conducted newsmen round some of the affected roads, said the action was aimed at making federal roads in the state accessible. He also said that the intervention was in compliance with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, to make life…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A student of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike (AE-FUNAI), Magnus Okeke, has been abducted and allegedly killed by some members of the host community. According to sources, the student was involved in a minor motorcycle accident on his way to his hostel from school. He was seen engaged in some discussion with some youths and victims of the accident after which he was seen leaving with them to an unknown destination. A student of the school, told Our Reporter that the university community became worried after he was not seen again. “He only dodged an oncoming bike and…