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Otti Re-awards Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene Road Project for Completion

Governor Alex Otti re-awarded the Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene Road project to ensure completion of the abandoned 25-kilometre stretch. The initial contractor reportedly finished only 14 kilometres before the project stalled due…

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Four Dead, Five Injured in Truck Crash in Abia

Four men have lost their lives, and five others sustained serious injuries in a road accident near Enuda High School, Abiriba, in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The…

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Abia Police Neutralise Six Suspected Kidnappers In Akwa Ibom Raid

The Abia State Police Command has announced the killing of six suspected kidnappers during a raid on a hideout in Ikot Ukpon village, Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa…

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Arrested Abia vandal implicated in another robbery incident

New information has emerged regarding Chidiebere Ohama, the suspected vandal apprehended last week in Umuahia for allegedly stealing a ladder from the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Ohama was reportedly…

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Breaking: Another Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu has tested positive to the dreaded novel coronavirus, Daily Reportcan confirm. The governor's status was made public by the state's Commissioner for Information,…

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Abia: Man arrested For Faking Own Kidnap

The Abia State Police Command has apprehended a man, simply identified as John, from Amachara, Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, for faking his own kidnap and demanding three million…

Kalu deceiving presidency, APC with fake defections – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abia State chapter, has told former governor Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to “stop misleading the public with fake defections”. The PDP accused Kalu of massaging…

Keke Rider Disappears With Four School Children

Four school children of the same parents have been declared missing in Umuahia, Abia state after they were taken to an unknown destination by a Keke(tricycle) rider, contracted to take…

Abia Govt Begs Teachers To Call Off Strike

Abia state government has appealed to teachers in the state to resume work, by March 1, 2020, saying that it had paid one million Naira between December 2020 and January…

Man Gouges Out Wife’s Eyes in Abia, Landlady Hospitalised

    A shocking incident occurred in Umuahia, Abia State, on Sunday, as a man, Lawrence Uzor, allegedly gouged out his wife's eyes with a knife while she was asleep.…