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First Lady empowers 500 Abia women with grants
Senator Oluremi Tinubu empowers 500 Abia women with N50,000 grants to recapitalise small businesses, fostering growth, empowerment, and community impact. The wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has provided a financial lifeline to 500 women entrepreneurs in Abia State through the disbursement of N50,000 recapitalisation grants each. The initiative, according to her, is intended […]
Otti seeks tougher drug laws, backs NDLEA in Abia
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has called for a national review of existing drug laws to make punishments for drug abuse and trafficking more stringent, stressing that a more rigid legal framework is necessary to effectively combat drug-related crimes in Nigeria. The Governor made the appeal in Umuahia on Wednesday when he received the […]
Otti Launches Security Trust Fund, Vows Zero Tolerance for Insecurity
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has reiterated his administration’s unwavering commitment to securing every part of the state and ensuring no territory is left vulnerable to criminal elements. Speaking during the official launch of the Abia State Security Trust Fund at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia, the state capital, the governor […]
Cattle Rustlers Caught Red-Handed in Abia Village
A swift security operation by Operation Crush, a special anti-crime task force in Abia State, has led to the arrest of three suspected cattle rustlers in the Onhiya community of Umuahia South Local Government Area. The suspects—Saidu Ali, Yakubu Mohammed, and Adamu Isa—were intercepted on Sunday, June 29, 2025, while allegedly attempting to steal six […]
Abia to Recruit 4,000 More Teachers as Otti Boosts Education
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has announced plans to recruit an additional 4,000 teachers as part of his administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the state’s education system. This new phase of recruitment will bring the total number of newly employed teachers in the state’s primary and secondary schools to 9,394. The governor made this […]
Abia APC Slams Otti’s ‘One-Man’ Government, Lack of Transparency
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticized Governor Alex Otti’s administration, accusing it of functioning as a one-man government lacking transparency, accountability, and institutional checks. This condemnation was delivered on Sunday during the launch of the Renewed Hope Partners, a grassroots mobilization group formed to back President Bola Tinubu’s […]
Five Young Men Drown in Canoe Accident
A tragic incident struck Abia State on Wednesday, May 29, 2025, when five young men lost their lives after the canoe they were traveling in capsized while crossing the Aza River. The devastating event occurred as the victims journeyed from Epomiri Village in Ovom Ama Asaa, located in Obingwa Local Government Area (LGA), to Umunkanma […]
JAMB begins Rescheduled UTME for Candidates Affected by Technical Glitches
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) today, following disruptions experienced by some candidates during the initial exercise. The rescheduling comes in response to a combination of technical malfunctions and human errors that impacted the smooth conduct of the original examination. According to The Nation, JAMB […]
Gunmen Kill Two Foreigners, One Police Officer
The manager, Mr. Quan, his colleague Mr. Cai, and Inspector Audu Saidu, one of the escort officers, were killed. The attack that took place on Friday evening, April 5, in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia, resulted in the deaths of two Foreigners, Chinese nationals and a police officer. The gunmen ambushed their convoy and […]