Abia State Inside Aba

Ariaria Stakeholders Forum blasts Aba North Chairman, Iheke, over arrest, detention of Benedict Elias

The Ariaria Stakeholders Forum (ASF) has lambasted the Aba North Local Government Chairman, Mr Timothy Kalu Iheke over the arrest and detention of the Managing Director of Star Nkey Ventures Nig, Mr Benedict Elias, a Revenue Agent of Abia State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS). According to reports, Mr Elias was arrested by soldiers […]

Inside Aba

Possible Epidemic Outbreak: Aba Church Petitions Abia State Govt

The Jesus Holy Ministry, an Aba based church on Thursday March 20, 2025, petitioned the Abia State Government over a serious health threat posed to its over two thousand worshipers by the unregulated activities of a neighbouring poultry farm. The Christian Organization further accused the State Ministry of Environment and its officials of “going blind” […]

Abia State Inside Aba

No more approval for 3 Storey Building Without Elevator in Aba, Umuahia – Abia govt

Developers of buildings in Aba, Umuahia or any other parts of state will no longer get approval for construction of three storey buildings without elevators, Abia government has warned. Governor Alex Otti’s administration made the announcement while speaking during a training session for the personnel of the building control unit of the Greater Aba Development […]

Abia State

CSO, Media Practitioners advocates framework for Increased accountability, good Governance in Abia

A civil society organization,  The African Centre for Human Advancement and Resource Support (CHARS-Africa), with support from the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC), on 14th February held a roundtable discussion with the media Practitioners in Abia State. The roundtable discussion held in Aba at Chidi-Nwosu Freedom Hall, Suite 1, Odim plaza, Plot 192 Azikiwe […]

Opinion

Unlocking Abia’s Economic Potentials: The Importance of the Proposed Abia Airport – by Ikechukwu Ogbonna

By Ikechukwu Ogbonna On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Governor Alex Chioma Otti, alongside Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barr. Festus Keyamo, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Abia Airport, Nsulu, Abia State. Initially, the Federal Government had proposed and made provision for an airstrip in the 2024 budget, but later […]