Tag: Abia State

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Ayomitide AdeyinkaOctober 2, 2023

FG Removed VAT from Diesel in For Six Months; Tinubu promises a monthly wage fee of ₦35,000 to Nigeria | 5 Things That Should Matter

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. ...

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YNaijaAugust 12, 2023

Abia State Govt Supports 106-Year-Old Akara Seller’s Resilience with Monthly Stipend

In a touching move, the Abia State government is providing assistance to Ma Chidinma Eluwa, a spirited 106-year-old who sells ...

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YNaijaMay 30, 2023

Davido Reveals He Performed for Free at Alex Otti’s Inauguration Party in Abia State

Afrobeats sensation Davido has disclosed that he performed at the inauguration party of Alex Otti, the newly elected governor of ...

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YNaijaApril 24, 2023

ALEX OTTI AND THE BURDEN OF EXPECTATIONS

The hall exploded in celebration at the announcement of the results by Professor Nnenna Otti, and the excitement spilled out ...

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YNaijaMarch 31, 2023

Guber Polls: APC claims absence of voter intimidation or violence in Lagos; Tinubu files petition with NBC, calls for Channels TV to face sanctions | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Guber Polls: APC ...

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YNaijaMarch 30, 2023

DSS Confirms Plot for Interim Government in Nigeria; I Won’t Run From EFCC After Handover – Wike | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: DSS Confirms Plot ...

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YNaijaMarch 22, 2023

INEC declares Labour Party’s Alex Otti winner of Abia governorship election

Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. He trounced his ...

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YNaijaMarch 17, 2023

Anyone that attempts to disrupt the elections should be prepared to die – Police

Election day for governors and state assemblies is this Saturday, and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has issued a warning ...

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YNaijaFebruary 22, 2023

Five more states join suit challenging naira redesign policy of CBN

The lawsuit against CBN’s redesign of the naira has expanded to include five additional states. These are the states of Kano, ...

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YNaijaJanuary 25, 2023

Abia PDP Gubernatorial Candidate Ikonne Is Dead

Prof. Uchenna Ikonne, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Abia State, has passed away. His son, Dr. ...

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YNaijaSeptember 20, 2022

Bandits abduct over 45 persons in Kaduna church, demand N200m ransom; FG will review minimum wage, says Ngige | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Bandits abduct over 45 persons in Kaduna church, demand N200m ransom FG will review minimum wage, says Ngige Police parade ...

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Joshua OnonoseAugust 25, 2022

9 cases of monkeypox confirmed in Abia

Nine cases of monkeypox infection have been reported in Abia State, in southeast Nigeria. Peace Nwogwugwu, an epidemiologist for the ...

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Joshua OnonoseAugust 5, 2022

New record set as Goodness wins gold for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games; 3 new cases of monkeypox reported in Abia state | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

New record set as Goodness wins gold for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games Atiku and Wike in closed-door meeting, promise to ...

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YNaija TodayJuly 8, 2022

Bandits are abducting our people like chickens – Abia communities; Governor Soludo reveals the reason for the demolition of Odumeje’s church | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Bandits are abducting our people like chickens – Abia communities Kuje attack: Our security system has failed – Senate NISS ...

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Michael IsaacAugust 17, 2020

Corruption is ravaging Abia with polytechnic lecturers owed for 20 months

Corruption is a global issue, but it varies from country to country, as well as state to state. But in ...

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Michael IsaacJuly 8, 2020

God’s Own State, Abia is trending for housing a ‘Church of Satan’ and more

South-Eastern State, Abia, is on the lips of many following a report of an arrested man who happened to be ...

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tosin adesinaJanuary 31, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] For a body whose entire job is executing the law, the Nigerian Judicial Council is very bad at their job

The Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC) is the elite body of senior judges and legal practitioners in the country. The body ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 19, 2017

Fisayo Soyombo: A million pythons cannot dance away the Biafra question

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo   Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. — Albert Einstein ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 19, 2017

Police arraigns 7 IPOB members

Seven suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were remanded in Aba prison for alleged murder and arson ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 16, 2017

Dealing with IPOB: Ban the game or steal the audience?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Besides restoring the economy from recession, the biggest challenge of the Nigerian Government, under Muhammadu Buhari ...

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EzinneSeptember 16, 2017

The Thread: The FG has only one interest and it is not the protection of Nigerian lives

The Nigerian Military moved into Abia state unprovoked, and many cheered. It went ahead to declare IPOB a terrorist organisation, ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 15, 2017

The Thread: Kayode Ogundamisi was once an Nnamdi Kanu | TwitterNG shows receipts

Kayode Ogundamisi is one of TwitterNG’s overlords. According to his Twitter bio, he is Canary! The Producer|Host of PolitrickswithKO; a ...

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EzinneSeptember 15, 2017

The Thread: “Buhari can be tried and jailed” | Ayo Sogunro educates Nigerians on government misbehaviour

The right of the army to use force on civilians has been hotly debated on TwitterNG in this Operation Python ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 15, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: The homicidal rhythm of Buhari’s Python Dance

by Femi Fani-Kayode     On the 15th September 2016, one year ago today, I wrote the following. “You bathed ...

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EzinneSeptember 15, 2017

The Thread: This is what the Nigerian Army is doing to Igbos in the East

In case you are not aware, the Nigerian Army did not go to Abia state to play. They mean business ...

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EzinneSeptember 15, 2017

The Thread: “They are making a killing to ‘secure the State’. Who suffers?” | Sam Hart accuses the FG of economic sabotage in Abia state

It’s still bloody on Political TwitterNG, we can hardly keep up. In summary, Oby Ezekwesili has come under the FG’s ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiSeptember 14, 2017

Abia Police reassures resident of adequate security

The new Commissioner of Police in Abia, Anthony Ogbizi, has reassured residents of adequate security. Mr Ogbizi said this in ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 28, 2017

Abia is still crawling like a baby at 26 – NLC Chairman

The chairman of the Abia state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Uchenna Obigwe says after 26 years of ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 25, 2017

Opinion: The Not Too Young To Run Bill is a positive call to arms

by Chinyere Akataobi    During the last Local Government Elections in Abia, I and my cousin were chased with sticks ...

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RoqeebahFebruary 2, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 2nd of February

Read the full stories and analyses here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.

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