The government of Abia State has opened an investigation into the strange death of seven members of a family at Umueze community in Umuahia North Local Government Area. The victims are said to have died as a result of food poisoning after allegedly eating beef barbecue, also known as Suya, with some fruit juice. The Commissioner for…
Senator Smart Adeyemi’s description of Abia State Governor as a drunkard is still generating reactions from politicians in the state. This time, a federal lawmaker from Abia State, Uko Nkole, has demanded that Senator ADEYEMI retract his comments and apologize to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Nkole, who represents Arochukwu-Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said it…
Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU played host to his Abia State counterpart, OKEZIE IKPEAZU, and other Igbo leaders, who came to sympathise with his and the people of Lagos over the losses suffered after hoodlums hijacked the EndSARS protests to cause violence and destruction. In his remarks during the meeting, Governor IKPEAZU said the coordinated attacks on public assets…
The Abia State Government has stopped the planned extortion of fifteen thousand naira from each student of the Abia State University. This followed a directive by the Management of ABSU for students of the university to pay fifteen thousand naira for what it calls Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention Fee. The Management had further directed that students must show…
Ogun State, Governor DAPO ABIODUN has put Justice SOLOMON OLUGBEMI in charge of the Judicial Panel on SARS. Governor ABIODUN said he decided to set up the panel following resolutions reached at the meeting of the National Economic Council on Thursday last week. He said the Judicial Panel comes with a support fund, offices, forensic laboratory, and…
The Gombe State Government House in Damaturu has been shut down due to fear of Covid-19. Governor INUWA YAHAYA also ordered all his cabinet members and public officials to go for Covid-19 testing. This move comes after the death of the Director of Special Services, while the Political Officer of the Secretary to the State Government tested…