The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old 300-level student of the Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, for unlawful possession of firearms. In a statement released on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, said the police recovered three locally made pistols and one English…
The Abia State Government has announced the passing away of Sunny Onwuma, a member of the Abia State Executive Council and Honourable Commissioner for Labour and Productivity. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, on Friday, stated that Onwuma passed in the early hours of Monday, March 3,…
The Abia State government has announced plans to make Igbo language a compulsory subject in its curriculum to safeguard it from extinction. Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emetu disclosed this while attending the final day of the Igbo-themed competition, Ekere Mgba Akpauche, organised by the Catholic Diocese of Aba. He said, “The new Abia is interested in…
A mobile court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has sentenced a 27-year-old man, Chukwunyere Okechukwu Akomas, to 14 years imprisonment for def!ling two minors. The two minors are 8-year-old and 11-year-old. Akomas was sentenced on Friday, January 10, 2025. The court found Akomas guilty on both counts and sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment on…
At least eight people lost their lives, and two others sustained injuries in a road accident involving a loaded trailer and a Sharon Volkswagen vehicle along the Bende-Ohafia Road in Abia State. The Abia Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday by the Sector…
Tragedy struck during the “Christ the King Sunday” procession at Christ the King Catholic (CKC) Church in Aba, Abia State, as two elderly women lost their lives and several others sustained injuries amidst an overflow of worshippers. The annual procession, celebrated in the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches, marks the messianic kingship and sovereign rule…
An attack on a federal lawmaker’s convoy in Abia state by unknown gunmen has left a policeman dead, while his colleague is said to be struggling for his life. According to media reports, the gunmen waylaid the convoy at Ubakala in Umuahia South council area, Abia State. The convoy is said to be owned by…
Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed two soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA along Umuahia – Owerri Road in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu of the Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA, confirmed the attack to Channels Television in a statement on Wednesday….
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Labour Party has lost all the local government seat in Abia state after the election held today. The Zenith Labour Party emerged victorious in 15 out of the 17 Local Government Areas in Abia State during the local government elections held on November 2, while the Young Peoples Party claimed…
The Alex Otti-led government has imposed tax on churches for their signposts in Abia State. According to SaharaReporters, the taxation has garnered attention in the state, with many religious leaders kicking against it. According to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Abia State Chapter, Abia is the only state in Nigeria demanding such a tax….