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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State gubernatorial flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, Professor Greg Ibe, has promised to deliver “a new Abia”  if voted into power in 2023. Professor Ibe who made the promise Thursday while inaugurating his campaign offices in Aba and Umuahia after his return to the state, decried infrastructural deficit in the commercial city and other parts of the state. He promised to declare a state of emergency on infrastructure in Aba if elected Governor. Ibe said that “Aba is very critical to the survival of Abia State and the South-East economy” regretted that the “Enyimba City…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru, has been accused of sending thugs to destroy the billboards of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in his Izzi Local Government Area. The campaign posters destroyed, it was learnt, include those of the governorship candidate of the party, Ifeanyi Ọdịi, and that of the senatorial candidate for Ebonyi North, Senator Sam Egwu. Others are the campaign posters of the House of Representatives candidate for Izzi/Abakaliki constituency, Barnabas Ofoke, and that of the Izzi East state constituency candidate, Jerome Elom. The party made the accusation yesterday in a statement by the spokesperson of…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra Fashion Expo 2022 will celebrate the resilience of the Akwete women who have over the years ensured that the Akwete fabric found a space on the country’s fashion map. The Akwete fabric is a unique hand-woven textile produced in Akwete town in Abia State, which is usually done by the Akwete women. The cloth is made of cotton thread, while the decorative patterns and effects are added with a thread of heavier texture or contrasting colors. Recall that the governor of Anambra State, Governor Charles Soludo during his election campaigns, disclosed his intention to promote locally-made…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, said it has uncovered a secret suit filed to stop the use of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, in the 2023 general election.  The coalition also claimed to have uncovered massive fake registrations on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) register using foreign names at the just-concluded Continuous Voter Registration CVR, exercise. It further claimed to have uncovered plots to sack the Chairman of INEC Professor Mahmood Yakubu if he failed to suspend the use of BIVAS. CUPP Spokesman, Ikenga Ugochinyere, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday,…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Supreme Court has upheld the nomination of Ifeanyi Odii as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State for next year’s election. In a judgment on Wednesday, a five-member panel of the apex court, headed by Justice Amina Augie, unanimously upheld the appeal filed by Odii. The court set aside the July 19 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which ordered a retrial of the suit between Ifeanyi and Senator Joseph Obinna Ogba on the dispute over who was the actual candidate. The apex court restored the judgment of the Federal High Court delivered on…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has vowed not to allow Very Important Personalities (VIPs) and uniform men involved in route violation in Abia State to go unsanctioned. State Commander of FRSC in charge of Abia, Mr Paul Ugwu, who disclosed this in an interview with  our Correspondent, said that henceforth, any VIP or uniform person “driving against traffic in the state will be disciplined. “If we get any VIP driving against traffic, we won’t be confrontational but will simply pick the plate number and forward to our headquarters in Abuja which shall in turn, forward same to…

Michael Onwuka, Enugu Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has warned criminals and hoodlums to stay away from the state. Ugwuanyi, gave the warning on Wednesday in Enugu during the inauguration of a special task-force on road decongestion in Enugu East Local Government Area (LGA). The governor, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Security Matters, Mr Tochukwu Obiorah, said that the government would not tolerate any activity that would breach the existing peace in the state. He urged members of the task-force to also see their responsibility of ensuring free traffic flow as an opportunity to reduce crime…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The traditional ruler of Umudi in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Joel Udenkwo, who was kidnapped last Friday, has said that he escaped from the kidnapper’s den  Monday night after he untied his legs and hands. Udenkwo, who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, said that  he was dumped in a forest in Okwu, Ikeduru LGA. According to him, he was able to escape when one of the kidnappers went out to smoke and the other one was sleeping. He said: “I was kept in a forest in Okwu village, Ikeduru Local Government Area.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo youths have demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, over a statement credited to him that Peter Obi is planning to fake his own assassination. The youths who spoke under the auspices of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, said that the unguarded statement was a confirmation that APC was planning to eliminate the Labour Party presidential candidate. COSEYL in a statement by its President General, Goodluck Ibem, said that Keyamo and APC would be held responsible should any harm befall Obi. The…

Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Labour Party (LP) has said that the two separate attacks on its members in Enugu State are politically motivated. The party also exonerated members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the state from the acts. Recall that LP members in Awgu and Aninri Local Government Areas of the state were on August 21, and August 31, respectively, attacked by gunmen during their meetings. Ikengaonline reports that the attack left several of them injured while some property, including cars, chairs and canopies were destroyed by the hoodlums. The LP Chairman in Awgu LGA, Mr Ikechukwu Igweokolo, told Ikengaonline on Tuesday…