LIFESTYLE
Abia governor’s wife empowers 54 young women beneficiaries with Skills, Cash, Tools
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Abia state governor's wife Priscilla Otti has empowered with Skills, Cash and Tools, the 54 first cohort of beneficiaries of her facilitated Safe Tent Care Initiative to enable them commence businesses or expand them.
They had been trained for three months to acquire skills in various aspects of Catering, including pastry-making,...
SPORTS
India, Brazil, Peru, Rwanda, register for First Abia Para Badminton International Badminton, All-Africa Para Badminton Championships 2025. – 224 players to compete , India, Nigeria lead...
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In 18 days time ( 30 September 2025), over 224 players from twenty ( 20 ) African and non African countries will be Umuahia, Abia State Capital to participate in two Badminton championships to be held at the International Conference Center ( ICC) Badminton ground.
The two championships are, the First Abia Para Badminton...
NEWS
Okpara Varsity ASUU refuses reacting to member’s resignation, who alleged the Body is now run as a Cult.
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Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU) at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, ( MOUAU ) Abia State, Professor Chike Ugwuene has parried journalists questions on the resignation from the Union by Dr Phillips Nto who hinged his resignation on that the Union is now being run as...
Eleven days after the six day 5th National Open Para Badminton Championship Competition ended on 18 July, 2025 at Umuahia, the Abia state capital, about 1,017 participants drawn from secondary schools across the 17 state Councils yesterday 29, July, began a four day ( 29 July to 1st August ) second edition of the...
GOVERNANCE
Abia Government now to procure 40 Electric Buses instead of 20 for state Mass Transit Programme
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Abia State Government (ABSG) has increased the number of electric buses it earlier slated to procure for the state mass transit programme from 20 to 40.
The decision was approved during Monday weekly state executive council meeting after which the state Information Commissioner, Prince Okey Kanu so informed journalists.
He said that, apart from the increase in the number...
Dr Ude Oko Chukwu, the immediate past Abia state deputy governor for 8 years under ex governor Okezie Ikpeazu Dr Ude Oko Chukwu ( both PDP members) on Tuesday met with serving Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party ( LP) at his Nvosi country home office, and thereafter hinted of his likelihood to...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Office of the State Chairman
Umuahia, Abia State
Nigeria
August 2, 2025
His Excellency,
Dr. Alex Otti,
Executive Governor,
Abia State Government House,
Umuahia, Abia State.
Your Excellency,
RE: A SHADOW GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF THE ABIA STATE 2025 Q2 FINANCIAL REPORT: NEED FOR GREATER FISCAL PRUDENCE, STRUCTURAL ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE
On behalf of the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), we respectfully write to express grave...
NEWS
Abia Collapsed Building: Lawyer Urges Investigators to Avoid Dwelling Only on Technical, Regulatory issues
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An Umuahia-based legal practitioner, Mr Goodman Iheikwunacho has urged the team of experts investigating the collapse of a three-storey building in Umuahia last Saturday to look beyond technical and regulatory issues.
The Abia state government had announced that while investigating the cause of the collapse, the remaining two buildings will be subjected to integrity test to determine their conditions...
A Nigerian , who is Africa's first/pioneer professor of Cryptocurrency Finance ( CCF) Dr James Chinedu Ihemeje has recommended its formal/official adoption and use in official transactions in Nigeria.
But he cautioned that it should exist under effective regulatory framework by the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) and the Security and...
Management of Abia State University Uturu ( ABSU ) and a group of its Lecturers are discordant over the Lecturers' claim of being owed their 12 months salary arrears.
A news report of 16 July, 2025, titled " Abia varsity lecturers lament 12 months unpaid salaries", stated that "about 200 lecturers engaged by the Abia...

