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Omoleye Omoruyi September 14, 2017

‘Army to withdraw troops from Abia’

The Nigerian army has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from Aba and Umuahia in Abia. The governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu, made the announcement of the withdrawal of troops during…

Editor April 4, 2017

BEYOND BIAFRA: From the heart of Aba, a food revolution is coming

by Victor Akhidenor Agbai Amarachi is on a mission. She is a student of the department of Food Science and Technology at Abia State Polytechnic, Aba and she wants to…

Editor April 4, 2017

BEYOND BIAFRA: Stories of innovation, grit and tenacity from the South-East

This month’s citizenship series on YNaija is focused on the South-East part of Nigeria. Keeping in line with our commitment to focus on the people that matter and their stories, our…

Sola March 23, 2015

How family of 6 survived ghastly car crash (PICTURED)

by Anike Jacobs A middle-aged trader, Kenneth Okorie, his pregnant wife, two children, a house help and a relation narrowly escaped being crushed to death in an auto crash after…

Kolapo Olapoju February 2, 2015

Pres. Jonathan is still Ndigbo’s best option, Gov. Orji says

by Janet Johnson Abia governor, Theodore Orji, says the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan and Namadi Sambo, remain the best option for Ndigbo in the…

Isime Esene November 22, 2014

Opinion: #Abia and the insanity of a critic

by Madubuko Hart I was astonished that some persons are still backward in the way they reason and act. Some of them, for the ill-gains they make from their paymasters,…

YEditor October 8, 2014

Fuel queues return to Port Harcourt as tanker drivers go on strike

by Tony Tamuno Tanker drivers have gone on strike in Rivers state causing a scarcity of petroleum products that has seen long queues return to petrol stations across Port Harcourt.…

Kolapo Olapoju September 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 state, Theodore Orji. The complainant, Chinedu Orji, who's an engineer,…

Kolapo Olapoju August 26, 2014

“We will sack PDP in Abia!” | “You are not a Messiah!” || Governors Okorocha and Orji throw verbal punches [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Abia State governor, Theodore Orji, has emphatically declared that major opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot win a single polling booth in his state in the…

Kolapo Olapoju August 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 death outside the university gate by a bus belonging to…

December 14, 2013

No political party can use us – ASUU

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Academic Staff Union of Universities [ASUU] has reiterated that it would resist every attempts made by any political party to use their name or situations to achieve…

August 20, 2013

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Nigerian tribalism – A personal love story

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani There really isn't much hope for my father's generation in terms of relinquishing tribal sentiments. Our only hope is our youth. When I was 17, a tall,…

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 a holy war, with a Rev. Fr. and his Bishop…

June 7, 2013

Opinion: Igbo funeral requirements and the outstanding 20 wraps of fufu

by Sam Hart In traditional Igbo funerals, the bereaved are saddled with monumental expenses and monetary demands in the name of tradition whenever they want to bury a loved one. As…

January 19, 2013

Orji Kalu may have been re-registered by fake officials – Abia PDP

by Akan Ido Emma Nwaka, the Abia State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party yesterday denied the stories going the rounds that the former governor of the state, Orji Uzor…

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