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Abia Govt To Retire Long-Serving Perm Secs, Directors

Abia Govt To Retire Long-Serving Perm Secs, Directors

The Abia State government on Thursday retired all Permanent Secretaries and Directors who have held their current positions for more than eight years. This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Head of…

Kalu Retains Senate Seat, Defeats PDP, LP At Tribunal

Kalu Retains Senate Seat, Defeats PDP, LP At Tribunal

The former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu’s election has been affirmed by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Umuahia. The petition filed by Mao Ohuabunwa…

Tribunal Sacks Three LP Reps Candidates In Abia, Orders Rerun

Tribunal Sacks Three LP Reps Candidates In Abia, Orders Rerun

On Monday, three House of Representatives members elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) have been sacked by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. A panel…

Tragedy In Anambra As Pastor Commits Suicide After Heartbreak

Tragedy In Anambra As Pastor Commits Suicide After Heartbreak

In Nnewi, Anambra State, a man identified as Pastor Prosper Obum Igboke of a Pentecostal Church reportedly committed suicide. Saturday Telegraph gathered, according to sources privy to the development that the pastor jumped down from…

Tribunal Gives Verdict On Suit Challenging Dep Speaker’s Election Victory

Tribunal Gives Verdict On Suit Challenging Dep Speaker’s Election Victory

The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State on Tuesday affirmed the election victory of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. In its decision, the tribunal’s…

Abia Govt To Settle All Unpaid Arrears By December

Abia Govt To Settle All Unpaid Arrears By December

The Commissioner for Finance of Abia State, Mr Mike Akpara, has reassured the state’s government personnel that all outstanding pension and salary arrears will be paid latest by December 31, 2023. Speaking in an interview…

53-Year-Old Woman Fatally Assaulted To Death

53-Year-Old Woman Fatally Assaulted To Death

A 53-year-old Amarachi Nwanozie has been found dead next to her farm in Ngwama village, Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State. Amarachi was found dead two days after her husband, Mr Nwanozie reported her…

Abia Doctors Suspend Six-Month-Old Strike

Abia Doctors Suspend Six-Month-Old Strike

The Abia State Medical Doctors on Friday suspended their six months old industrial action to enable the present administration led by Governor Otti to offset the backlog of unpaid salaries. The Chairman of the Abia…

Otti Reopens Abia Market, Appoints Sole Administrator

Otti Reopens Abia Market, Appoints Sole Administrator

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has reopened the Umuehilegbu Industrial Market in Osisioma Local Government Area of the state after it was closed down for some time due to leadership crises. Timothy Iheke Kalu…

Abia NLC Meets Otti, Promises To Call Of Strike

Abia NLC Meets Otti, Promises To Call Of Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abia State Chapter’s two-week-old strike to force the government to pay its members’ unpaid salaries and pensions will soon come to an end as the union promised to do so…