Daniel Chibuike 
Some banks and petrol stations in Umuahia, Abia State, escaped the wrath of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday for their initial refusal to comply with the two-day nationwide warning strike by organised labour. While a few of the banks in the town offered skeletal services by dispensing cash in bank halls and using … Read more
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has ordered the immediate suspension of Onyebuchi Steven, a driver working in the Government House Umuahia, who was involved in an accident with a commercial motorcycle rider in Ohafia, on Sunday, pending an investigation. A statement from the state’s government house, as made available to DAILY POST by the … Read more
Abia State government has sealed some property at Azikiwe road, Aba, erected on the lands of Azikiwe Road Primary School in the commercial city. The sealing exercise was carried out by personnel of Aba South Town Planning Authority on Wednesday, with a warning that anyone who unseals the property risks jail or fine. The statement … Read more
Abia State government has cautioned security agencies in the State against extorting innocent citizens and other residents while enforcing the ban on commercial motorcycle operations in Umuahia and Aba metropolis. It clarified that it only re-enforced the ban on Okada movements in the Umuahia and Aba metropolis as earlier announced by the previous administration in … Read more
Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Innocent Chukwuma, has faulted the media attacks on Abia State Governor Alex Ott for his recent purchase of 20 Toyota-branded vans for security agencies in Abia State. Chukwuma who stated this on Friday at Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA during his visit to Abia State governor, Alex Otti, described … Read more
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has ordered that vehicles parking by the roadside or on the median of Nkwoegwu Down to Ubakala Junction move to Ohiya Motor Park in Umuahia. Makeshift shops, shanties, and other illegal shops and structures along the affected areas have also been directed to quit before the deadline. The governor’s directive … Read more
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla has commended Governor Alex Otti for the successful launching of Abia State coordinated security watch, Code-named ‘Operation Flush.’ The Naval Chief gave the commendation at Isiala Ngwa South LGA, when he paid a working visit to Governor Otti on Wednesday. Vice Admiral Ogalla, who thanked … Read more
Two witnesses have told the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Umuahia that Governor Alex Otti did not resign his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, before contesting the governorship on the platform of Labour Party Friday Ugorji, who testified as PW2 in the governorship election petition filled by Chief Ikechi Emenike of the APC … Read more
The Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, and former Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Onyebuchi Ememanka, have engaged each other in a war of words over the poor conditions of Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, Abia State. While Ekeoma had, in his recent online article, shown some … Read more
Abia State Commissioner for Education, Professor Uche Eme Uche has held a special meeting in Umuahia with critical stakeholders aimed at strengthening education in the state. During the meeting which was attended by leaders of the Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigerian, All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools and National Association … Read more