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An APC Group in Abia state tagged 'Renewed Hope Partners' ( RHP ) rose from a meeting held at its Ikwuano LGA office intensifying efforts to stop the re- election of the Abia state governor Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party for a second term in 2027 if he recontests. Rather, it discussed strategies...
As the contest for the 2027 election sensitizes and gears up, the notable ubiquitous Cooperative Motor Unions with large membership population in Abia state, has declared that it would tantamount to waste of resources for any one to contest against or challenge the re-election of the Abia state governor Dr Alex Otti if he decides to contest...
There is indication that a new Abia State PDP Chapter is emerging, undergoing a deliberate strategic re-building process that is targeted at repositioning it along other South East states chapters , including equipping them with the required/appropriate logistics and digitizing the operations. The Vice Chairman , South East Zone of the party, ...
Kiara De-Luke Academy ( KDA ), a technical and vocational education training (TVET) Institute, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) for training in fashion design and garment making with Artisans' group identified as 'Self-Employed Artisans Development Association of Nigeria (SEADAN) of Aba, Abia State. This development is said to be...
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria ( MDCN ) has inducted the 83 third batch of medical doctors trained by the 13 years old Gregory University Uturu in Abia state bringing the total it has so far trained/ in three batches to 154. The 154 which comprised 97 females and 57 males, show that the...
Greater Women Initiative for Health and Right (GWIHR), a non governmental organization ( NGO), has decried the scenario where sex workers across Nigeria are systematically excluded from civic participation in public health programmes, among others. The NGO disclosed this while commemorating this year's International Sex Workers Day , themed " No Justice Without Us: The...
Deputy Speaker ( DS ) of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu said that over 260 new road projects worth N208 billion have been commenced by the federal government-led President Bola Tinubu with major works ongoing on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Highway, adding that the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund...

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Abia partners Access Bank to expand Tax Net, achieve N120 billion IGR target for 2025. From Gordi Udeajah - Umuahia Abia state government has announced its engagement of Access Bank partnership towards expanding its Tax net in its bid to actualize its targeted N120 billion internally generated revenue in 2025. This was announced to journalists yesterday by the state...
BY GORDI UDEAJAH Fall-outs from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd Foundation ( NNPC) sponsored and Abia State government-partnered week-long 1,000 Free Cataract Extracted Surgery Outreach ( Outreach) in Abia state has elicited the consequences of Cataract and the pro-active measures to prevent it and treat the victims. Cataract is said to be preventable and treated if diagnosed and...
BY GORDI UDEAJAH National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Abia State rose from their 2025 two-day Annual Review and Planning Workshop stressing the urgent need to sustain agricultural practices that focus on root and tuber crops, maintaining that doing so, will address the food security challenges in Nigeria. The...