By Zagazola Makama A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, has sentenced a soldier, Private Adamu Mohammed, to death by hanging and another, Private Abubakar Yusuf, to 10 years imprisonment for murder and robbery respectively. The GCM, which was inaugurated on Feb. 18, 2025, by the General Officer […]
Stakeholders from Abia North Senatorial District have reaffirmed their support for President Bola Tinubu and Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, firmly rejecting any coalition allegedly being formed against the President ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking under the banner of the Abia North Peace Foundation, the leaders — comprising lawyers, doctors, traditional rulers, youth and […]
The Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Environment (SAFE) Lab, led by Dr. Jikai Zhao in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University, is seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join their team starting Spring 2026. Prospective candidates ready to fill the research assistant position at Kansas State University will be joining […]
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Abia Progressive Frontiers (APF), a prominent political group, has called on voters in the Ohafia and Arochukwu Local Government Areas to resist the temptation of voting based on religion or local government origins. Focusing on the House of Representatives race for the constituency, the group urged electorates to […]
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has said poverty is not a crime, rather a virtue of God. Akpabio made the statement during a live interview with Nigeria Television authority, NTA, last night when he was asked to made a remark on his trip to Rome, Italy to represent Nigeria at the burial of Pope Francis. Speaking […]
The Chairman Senate Committee on Southeast Development Commission SEDC, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu came out to clarify the statement he made last week concerning the performance of APC in Abia State, which was misunderstood largely on social media. Kalu while answering questions from journalists through a video chat he made public on his official Facebook […]
In 2022, the current Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Iormem Alia was suspended from his priestly duties by the Catholic Diocese of Gboko over his involvement in partisan politics. An X user @harreceipts posted the letter on his X handle, titled “Suspension of Revd. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia from Sacred Ministry”, signed by Bishop William […]
Abia State governor, Alex Otti has been mentioned amongst other high profile members of the Labour Party that may defects to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. In a story published by Vanguard, Friday, opposition Labour Party will soon experience a mass defection following crisis rocking the party. It was gathered that while some of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered an interim forfeiture of three property linked to an Abia House of Assembly Member and Aide to former Governor of Abia State, Mr Erondu Erondu, to the Federal Government over alleged money laundering to the tune of N28 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after […]
Nigeria lawmaker, Senator Okorie Ani, representing Ebonyi South Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, has been spotted sharing brand new cooking pots to his constituents. The senator was said to have empowered his people by giving them cooking pots as means of empowerment. The empowerment has caused lots of buzz on social media as netizens reacts with […]
