The Nigeria Army has described as blackmail, allegations by Emeka Okoroafor, a lawmaker in Abia State that its officers were aiding and abetting criminality in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the State. According to the army, the lawmaker alleged that when security agents arrested suspected kidnappers of Abia state university lecturers, a certain call came…
The Nigerian Army on Monday denied that soldiers have been embarking on a revenge mission against innocent people in Ohafia local government of Abia state following alleged killing of a soldier. Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, Director, Army Public Relations who made this known in a statement in Abuja stated that no soldier was killed. The…
The soothing news reaching us shows that Abia State has agreed to host the 2016 edition of the glamorous Best of Nollywood (BON) awards. BON Awards has remained Nigeria’s preeminent home-grown reward system for the movie industry. The ceremony, according to information reaching us, will take place on December 10. While accepting the hosting rights…
A court of appeal has ordered the swearing-in of the immediate past Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, as governor of Abia State. This followed a ruling on Thursday, December 31, 2015, in favour of the former banker turned politician. Otti contested the governorship election in Abia State in April 2015, but his opponent,…
Former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has debunked a report by The Sun that he was booed at an event in the state over the weekend. Orji, who is now a Senator representing Abia Central, said in a statement issued by his media aide on Monday in Abuja, Eddie Onuzuruike, that nothing of such…