The appeal contesting the announcement of Mr. Alex Otti as the victor of the State’s governorship election on March 18, 2023, has been settled by the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, in Abia State. Mr. Samuel Oduntan, a statistician and digital examiner, appeared as a subpoenaed witness for the PDP during the prolonged hearing on … Read more
The unfreezing of Abia State accounts in about 27 banks on Thursday by an Abuja High Court has been received with joy by civil servants and contractors in the State. The court presided over by Justice Bello Kawu had, on March 28, granted an ex parte order freezing the accounts after an applicant, Uche Eni, … Read more
Activities in Abia State judiciary have been grounded by a fourteen days strike action declared by members of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Abia State chapter. The strike which commenced on Tuesday, has been enforced by Abia State chapter of JUSUN, despite alleged failed plot by a faction of the union to frustrate it. … Read more
The four Super Falcons players from Abia State were received by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State in his rural residence in the state’s Isiala Ngwa South LGA. The four Falcons were greeted by Otti, his wife Pricilla, and a few of his aides. The Governor and his wife praised the female athletes for their … Read more
The Abia State government says the ongoing strike by civil servants in the state has paralyzed government activities across the ministries, parastatals, cabinet office and office of the Accountant General, which is responsible for the payment of salaries. The state government blamed the delay in payment of civil servants in the state on a court … Read more
Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Professor Uche Ikonne will be buried on April 28, 2023. A statement by the burial committee of the former candidate said a commendation service and singsong will be held in his honour by his church on April 24. The committee stated that there … Read more
The first quarter 2023 meeting by the South East Zonal State Directors of Security has been held in Umuahia, Abia State capital with a call for the sustenance of peace and security in Abia State and the entire South East. The meeting which took place at Abia State Command Headquarters in Umuahia, was approved by … Read more
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to use the security template of the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, upon assumption of office. Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said Tinubu needs Ikpeazu’s security blueprints to save Nigeria from total collapse. Isiguzoro made the remark while describing Ikpeazu as the only magician who can capsize … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s signing into law of a new minimum wage of N30,000 on April 17, 2020, was a watershed moment in the country’s workers’ welfare history. Senator Ita Enang, the President’s Senior Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters at the time, told journalists, “The bill makes it mandatory for employers of labour in both … Read more
Prof. Uche Ikonne, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Abia State, has passed away. His son, Dr. Uche Ikonne, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday. “I grieve to inform the passing of my loving father, Prof. Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who passed away at the National Hospital Abuja today, January 25, at … Read more