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According to the Oxford Learners Dictionary, road construction is the process or method of building or making roads. It involves the design, building and maintenance of roads, highways, and other transportation infrastructure to Create safe and efficient routes. Indeed the milestones by the Dr Alex Otti Administration on road construction play a Crucial role, because it stimulates economic growth by improving...
. The first and only university so far located within Abia state Capital/Metropolis, named Lux Mundi University ( Light to the World ) has been granted approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence some degree programmes in its two new Faculties of Engineering and Computing sciences with effect from 2025/2026 academic...
The international organization, Both Ends Believing (BEB), with a presence in over 14 countries, in partnership with the Association of Orphanages and Homes Operators of Nigeria (ASOHON),has held a one-day Data Review and Debrief Meeting in Umuahia, Abia State, to analyze the state of child welfare in the South-East region using data from the Children First Software (CFS) platform. BEB...
Former two term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency, Abia state, Hon Sam Onuigbo has reminisced the travails of reconstruction of the 49 kilometres Umuahia- Ikot Ekpene federal road. The contract for its reconstruction was awarded by former president Muhammadu Buhari led federal government in 2019 but lingered without completion ...
Abia state traditional rulers under the aegis of the State Traditional Rulers Council ( Council ) have tasked the deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon Benjamin to Kanu shun making un-substantiable public statements. They set the task in a press statement which their Chairman, Eze Linus Nto read out to journalists in Umuahia,...
REPORT BY GORDI UDEAJAH Abia State Governor's wife, Priscilla Otti, has underscored the need for households to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices, urging women to utilize organic waste for composting, conserve water through efficient irrigation methods, and plant high-yield, pest-resistant crops suitable for home gardens. Mrs. Otti spoke at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Umuahia, during...
REPORT BY GORDI UDEAJAH Abia state governor Dr Alex Otti has declared that he would forgive the deputy speaker of the house representatives, Rt. Hon Benjamin Kalu for verbally belittling his administration's performance, and threatening to dethrone his administration democratically through the ballot in 2027. Hon Kalu publicly announced this at Aba on 3rd October, 2025 during the...
WRITTEN BY GORDI UDEAJAH A self proclaimed good governance sustenance advocate Group in Abia state called 'Abia For Sustenance Of Good Governance ( ASGG )' has cautioned and warned the Deputy Speaker ( DS ) of the house of representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu of the APC, against using his position, and through his unguarded false utterances...
WRITTEN BY GORDI UDEAJAH. House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu of the APC, representing Bende Constituency ( Abia State) has been challenged by his Labour Party rival in the 2023 poll Mr Iheanyi Chinasa to update his constituents on the execution status of the federal government projects in their Constituency. Chinasa who stated that...
WRITTEN BY GORDI UDEAJAH Abia Labour Party ( LP ) members Caucus in the House of Representatives have cautioned the Deputy Speaker of the house, Hon Benjamin Kalu, of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ), who represents Bende Constituency, tasked him to engage in sober self-reflection, and ruled that his hubris and inciteful...