Tag: Abia State

Ex Abia State Commissioner Denies Claims of Financial Impropriety

6May

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Corruption, Justice, News, Nigeria

Ex Abia State Commissioner Denies Claims of Financial Impropriety

John Kalu, who previously served as the Commissioner for Information, Trade & Investment under the administration of former Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has provided additional insights into the contentious forensic audit report released by the government of Alex Otti. Kalu, shedding light on some of Ikpeazu’s accomplishments during his tenure, offered a detailed account of the conception and implementation of the airport project. These details were shared through a statement issued to the media on Sunday. Kalu addressed a publication by the "Whistler" Blog purportedly linked to Governor Alex Otti’s ally, Chief James Chijioke Ume (Koos) of Abam in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State. The publication continued the media onslaught against former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, echoing un...

My Focus is Accountability and Development in Abia State – Otti

6May

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Corruption, News, Nigeria

My Focus is Accountability and Development in Abia State – Otti

In a resolute declaration of his administration's priorities, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State laid out his agenda aimed at fostering accountability, recovering looted funds, and driving development initiatives across the state. Speaking during a solidarity visit in Nvosi, Governor Otti reiterated his unwavering commitment to steering Abia State towards prosperity while addressing pressing issues of governance and financial transparency. Governor Otti emphasized the paramount importance of accountability in governance, asserting that his administration's foremost objective is to reclaim misappropriated funds and ensure that public resources are judiciously utilized for the benefit of the people. Central to this agenda is the pursuit of accountability for the alleged misallocation of fu...

Attack On Abia Cattle Market: Ikpeazu, Northern Community Leaders Meet

23Feb

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News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Attack On Abia Cattle Market: Ikpeazu, Northern Community Leaders Meet

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has restated the avowed commitment of his administration towards prioritizing the security and welfare of all law-abiding residents in the state irrespective of where they come from, as he describes the ugly incident at the newly relocated Omuma Uzor Cattle Market/ Abattoir in Ukwa West as unfortunate and condemnable. Governor Ikpeazu who stated this at the Governor’s Lodge, Aba while receiving leaders of the Hausa Community in Aba together with Hausa Leaders from Gombe and Adamawa states, commiserated with them especially the families of those who died in the said incident. The Governor said that his administration takes issues of peace and harmony very seriously because there cannot be any form of sustainable development in an insecure environment. ...

Ikpeazu To Evacuate Stranded Abia students From UNIJOS

23Aug

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News, Nigeria, Security

Ikpeazu To Evacuate Stranded Abia students From UNIJOS

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has dispatched a team led by his Special Assistant on Students Affairs, Mr Chibuzo Ndom, to the University of Jos, Plateau State, to evacuate students of Abia origin who are currently stranded as a result of the recent violence and subsequent closure of the institution. See Also: Insecurity: UNIJOS Suspends Academic Activities, Shuts Hostels The contingent from Abia which includes security personnel are expected to ensure the safe return of the over 200 students of Abia origin back to the state capital, Umuahia, where the evacuees will be welcomed by the Governor. Source: Guardian News

Okezie Ikpeazu Condemns IPOB Sit At Home Order

10Aug

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Biafra, News

Okezie Ikpeazu Condemns IPOB Sit At Home Order

Abia state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has urged The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to tone down its agitations saying the lockdown enforced in most south Eastern states today, August 9 is detrimental to Igbo people. IPOB had announced a lockdown for every Monday of the week in protest of the continued detention of it’s leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Monday lockdown saw some states like Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra shutdown businesses totally, but Ikpeazu says the focus should be on ensuring Nnamdi Kanu gets a fair trial and not stopping Igbos from going to work. “I want to say that for the first time since this agitation started, the Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, which is the leading Pan-Igbo socio-Cultural group, has expressed serious interest in making sure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu gets fair ju...

Unrest As Traders Set Vigilante Office Ablaze in Umuahia

8Jun

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News, Nigeria, Violence

Unrest As Traders Set Vigilante Office Ablaze in Umuahia

Some angry traders at the popular Umuahia Timber Market, Abia State, yesterday set ablaze the office of the state Vigilante Service (AVGS) aka “Bakassi Boys” situated within the market. Our correspondent gathered that the traders burnt down the AVGS office after the Bakassi boys killed a trader early yesterday. The incident happened as the traders squabbled with the state Board of Internal Revenue Service (ABIRS) which sealed shops over nonpayment of N18,000 fee. Commandant of the AVGS, Mr. Idika denied that his men killed any trader, and bemoaned the burning of their office and an operational van of the security outfit. “We have gone round the entire hospitals in Umuahia including Federal Medical Center (FMC), but there was no case of gunshot injury patient or body from Timber...

29May

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News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Gunmen Raze Security Facility in Abia

Gunmen on Saturday evening attacked the facility of Abia State Police Criminal Investigation Department located at the Ugwunchara axis of Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Sources said that the gunmen arrived the SCID facility in a Toyota Sienna with some of the gunmen who were Stark naked and others dressed in black attire with red scarf carrying AK7. The sources said that the gunmen also came with the message that they will deal with anyone that disobeys the Monday May 30th sit-at-home order. The incident which was said to have occured about 5:30pm has forced many residents of both Umuagu in Umuahia North LGA and other parts of the state capital to desert the streets. While information about the attack is still sketchy, unconfirmed reports have it that the CID building was com...

BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Police Station in Abia

17May

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News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Police Station in Abia

Gunmen in the early hours of Monday razed Ubakala police station in Apumiri community, Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. Ubakala police station is located off the ever-busy Ubakala-Old Umuahia road. No life was lost in the attack, which lasted for about an hour. Vehicles within the premises were burnt while the the police building was set ablaze. More details later...

Gunmen attack another Police Station in Abia

13May

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News, Nigeria, Security, Violence, Youths

Gunmen attack another Police Station in Abia

The Bende Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State has reportedly been attacked by hoodlums. The attack, it was learned, took place on Wednesday night. The police station was also said to have been razed down by the hoodlums who also set some detainees free. Details later...

INEC declares PDP Candidate, Ebisike, Winner of Aba By-election

28Mar

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Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC declares PDP Candidate, Ebisike, Winner of Aba By-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Aba North/South Federal Constituency bye-election, Mr Chimobi Ebisike, the winner of the Saturday polls and returned him elected. He polled a total of 10,322 votes to defeat his closest challenger and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, chief Mascot Uzor Kalu who scored 3,674 votes. The All Progressives Grand Alliance and Action Alliance were the other political parties that fielded candidates in the election. The returning Officer Prof. Fedelis Okpata, said, ”The election was contested and the candidates received the following votes: AA candidate, 199 votes; Mascot Uzor Kalu, of the APC scored 3,674 votes; Akaraka Destiny of APGA polled 1,554 votes; Abraham Oko...