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Kwara Community Cries Out over Wave of Kidnapping

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Oro Community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has urged the state government to beef up security in the area and its environs to checkmate the spate of kidnapping and banditry in the area. The call was contained in a statement released on Friday, by the National President of Oro Community Association, Prof Bababode James Bojuwoye, through the National Publicity Secretary, Adebayo Olodan. The statement reads in part, “We, the co…See the Story

Property · Umuahia

Midnight Fire Destroys Goods in Umuahia

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Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by fire in a double wholesale shop along Umuohu Okpula Ndume axis of Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road, Umuahia, Abia State on Friday. The inferno happened just six days after midnight fire destroyed property in another shop at Abriba street by Owerri road in the same city. Narrating her predicament to DAILY POST in tears, the victim of the latest fire incident, Mrs Abigail Uzodinma, said it was  strange as sh…See the Story

Umuahia · Umuahia

ADC Holds Coalition Meeting in Abia

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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, and its coalition partners convened a landmark political summit in Umuahia, Abia State, on Friday, describing it as a unified front ahead of the 2027 general elections. Don Norman Obinna, chairman of ADC in Abia State, announced during the meeting that the party has officially been adopted as the platform for the coalition’s political resurgence. According to him, this move is not about political realignment…See the Story

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Otti Commissions Retrofitted Primary Health Care Centers In Abia

The healthcare sector in Abia State received a major boost on Wednesday as Governor Alex Otti flagged off the official commissioning of newly retrofitted Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) under the ambitious Project Ekwueme, a health initiative targeting the revitalisation of 200 PHCs across all 184 wards in the state. The flag-off event, held at the Ibeku High School Field in Umuahia, marked a significant milestone in the state’s health reform …Umuahia · UmuahiaRead Article

2027: Former Minister Uche Ogah backs deputy Speaker Kalu to boost Tinubu’s reelection bid in Abia

In a major political alignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah, has declared support for the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, as part of efforts to galvanize support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection in Abia State and across the Southeast. Ogah, who is also Chairman of Master Energy Oil, made the pledge during a c…Bola Tinubu · UmuahiaRead Article

Roaming of cattle in Umuahia city worries Abia environmental...

The Deputy General Manager, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), Umuahia zone, Catechist Ambrose Jonah, says the State government is perturb... #news, #abia, #umuahia, #flyingezeUmuahia · UmuahiaRead Article

FMC Umuahia Achieves 13th Successful Kidney Transplant

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia has once again recorded a major medical feat with the successful completion of its 13th kidney transplant surgery onUmuahia · UmuahiaRead Article

He ran for his country, but it was his country that gunned him down....Not in war, not in terror but in envy... - PENPUSHING

The tragic story of Otenkwa Dele Ndubuisi Udoh.. a boy of two tribes, a dreamer of two worlds, and a victim of a jealous gun. He was born in Umuahia, Abia State, on May 24, 1957. A Yoruba-Igbo boy, two proud heritages burning in his veins, but one soul, fast, driven, gifted. From a young age, Otenkwa Dele Ndubuisi Udoh didn’t walk, he sprinted. His feet were blessed, and so was his future. In the 1970s, he crossed the ocean to chase a dream. Ame…Umuahia · UmuahiaRead Article

Despite Attending Otti’s Second Year Anniversary, I’m Still in PDP – Lawmaker

The member representing the Ukwa West State constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Godwin Adiele, has refuted claims made in a recent blog publication concerning his attendance at the 2nd anniversary celebration of Governor Alex Otti’s administration held at the Umuahia Township Stadium. Describing the report as misleading and deliberately distorted, Hon. Adiele clarified that the invitation to the event was extended to all membe…Umuahia · UmuahiaRead Article

Biafra: These senseless agitations will destroy South-East – APC chieftain Igbokwe

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, has again, rubbished the agitations for the actualization of Biafra as a sovereign state for Ndigbos.In a post on his official Facebook page, Igbokwe said the “senseless agitations will destroy” the geo-political zone.He wrote, “I wrote the Book, IGBO: 25 Years After Biafra in 1995 they did not listen. I wrote IGBO: 50 Years After Biafra in 2020 they did not listen.“I have written h…Facebook · UmuahiaRead Article

Court Slams Nigerian Police With ₦1 Million Damages Over Illegal Detention In Abia - TheNigeriaLawyer

he Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has ordered the Nigerian Police Force, Zone 9, to pay ₦1 million in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of two Nigerian citizens, Chiamaka Nsionu and Amarachi Chidi. Delivering judgment on March 27, 2025, Justice K.O. Ogundare held that the police violated the applicants’ fundamental rights as guaranteed under Section 35(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) when they were arrest…Umuahia · UmuahiaRead Article

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