Tag: Abia State

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 25, 2014

Pay me back my money – Billionaire, Orji Kalu wants @PDPNigeria to refund N5.5m Senatorial form fee

by Azubuike Azikiwe Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has asked the ruling party to return the N5.5m he ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 21, 2014

@Oddy4real: In Abia State, the beautiful ones are not yet born (#TAOrjiReport)

by Ayokunle Odekunle THE BEGINNING I got a call from a friend and someone I respect so much, Chinedu Ekekeee in ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 24, 2014

Diamond Bank MD, Alex Otti resigns to contest for Abia governorship

by Kolapo Olapoju The Group Managing Director/CEO of Diamond Bank Plc, Alex Otti, has resigned, to contest for the governorship ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 22, 2014

We hear that Orji Uzor Kalu has acquired private jet number 5…

by Chidi Okoye Former Governor of Abia State and Slok Group Chairman, Orji Uzor Kalu has reportedly purchased a brand ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 16, 2014

“They killed my daughter” || Landlord machetes two tenants in Aba

by Azubuike Azikiwe Police officers of the Ndiegoro Division, Aba, Abia state, have arrested Emmanuel Ndukwe, a landlord, for cutting ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 12, 2014

South-East PDP deny Orji Uzor Kalu

by Chris Ikechukwu The South-East zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted rumours about former governor of Abia ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 12, 2014

Theodore Orji’s son wants 5 billion from the Sun for libel

by Kolapo Olapoju The Sun Newspapers has been sued for N5bn by the first son of the Governor of Abia ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 20, 2014

Student crushed to death by bus driver in Abia [DETAILS]

by Azubuike Azikiwe An undergraduate student of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, was on Monday, 18 August, crushed to ...

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YEditorAugust 18, 2014

Guess who the latest bank MD to get into politics is

by Obinwanne Mordi The Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, has formally declared his intention to run for the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 15, 2014

This bus-conductor raped his neighbour’s 7-year-old daughter (PICTURED)

by Kolapo Olapoju   A bus conductor, John Akachi, confessed to an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court that he raped ...

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July 29, 2014

In a bid to test his weapon, policeman shoots self dead in Aba

by S’ola Filani After arresting a man for attempting to commit suicide, a police inspector attached to the Patrol and ...

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SolaJuly 27, 2014

Who will educate us? Who will give us light? How many more have to die from generator fumes?

by Mayowa Aboah   Fumes from a generator have reportedly killed a 6 year-old boy in Aba, Abia State. The ...

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writerJuly 23, 2014

Madonna University student allegedly murders his 87-year-old father (PICTURED)

by Kolapo Olapoju A 27-year-old undergraduate of Madonna University, Chijioke Ezebuiro, has been paraded by the Abia state police command ...

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July 15, 2014

Terrible: 19 pregnant girls rescued from Abia baby factory

by S’ola Filani The Abia State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has rescued 19 pregnant ...

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July 12, 2014

Zainab Suleiman Okino: Boko Haram and the sad realities of ethno-religious profiling

by Zainab Suleiman Okino Their chilling narration of drinking their urine out of thirst and not being allowed to say their ...

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July 9, 2014

Opinion: For the love of Lagos

by Njideka Akabogu Why then do people keep coming? Why did I come? Why couldn’t I have stayed back in ...

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June 25, 2014

Opinion: Dearth of primary education in Theodore Orji’s Abia

by Onyebuchi Ogbaegbe How can we be blaming Abubarkar Shekau (Leader of Boko Haram) for claiming that Western Education is ...

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May 12, 2014

Gov. Orji distributes 1,800 vehicles to unemployed people

by S’ola Filani Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia has donated 1,800 vehicles, including cars and buses, to youths in three ...

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February 7, 2014

Opinion: This is why Jonathan is the most criticized president

by Abba Mahmood Those criticising President Jonathan are not doing so because he is Ijaw or a southerner or a ...

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December 31, 2013

‘They even take the placenta away’: How doctors force girls to deliver babies for sale in Imo

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite intense efforts by security officers to quash them, baby factories have recently been the bane of ...

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December 20, 2013

‘I needed money to bury my father’- Man arrested for selling son in Abia

Kingsley Ubani, 26, from Eziama Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North local government area of Abia has admitted selling his three-year-old son ...

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December 15, 2013

Orji Uzor Kalu: Mandela treated me like a son till his death

by Orji Uzor Kalu I knew Mandela personally, and the relationship trickled down to his successors. The first day I ...

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November 8, 2013

Terrible: How woman kidnapped these TWIN BOYS belonging to her former tenants (PHOTO)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A woman in Abia State has been arrested by police officers attached to the Abayi Division of ...

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October 13, 2013

How female ‘patient’ kidnapped my little girl – Native doctor laments

by ‘Jola Sotubo A native doctor fell victim as a couple he took in to supposedly treat and help turned ...

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September 30, 2013

#StoriesWeHear: Woman in Abia escapes lynching after getting accused of turning into a cat

A businesswoman in Aba, Abia State, Mrs. Ngozi Okoye has her stars to thank for narrowly escaping being lynched over ...

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August 29, 2013

BUSTED: Police smash criminals’ hideout in Abia, arrest 20

by Adeola Balogun Police in Aba have achieved a major breakthrough in their attempts to quash crime in the state. ...

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August 27, 2013

Monster: Man arrested for raping 72-year-old woman to death in Abia

Ibom Village in Arochukwu, Abia State was the scene of a gruesome crime as a 32-year-old man raped a 72-year-old  ...

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August 18, 2013

Wickedness: How man was attacked with acid by hoodlums in Benue (Graphic image)

by ‘Jola Sotubo When Monday Obinna set out on Thursday the 15th of June, 2013, he had no idea of ...

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August 17, 2013

Opinion: Abia’s tortuous journey to 22

by Ndukwe Ugbuaja   The kidnapping menace that nearly crippled activities in the state is now a thing of the ...

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August 17, 2013

Holy war? Catholic priests bicker in Abia over allegations of corruption

Catholic priests in the Aba Diocese of the church are locked in a renewed battle that can be described as ...

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