Abia State

Two babies, three others die in Abia crash

4 months ago956 min

The driver of an Abia Line Network Sienna vehicle, on Sunday, survived a fatal crash, but his passengers including two babies did not survive. The Abia Police Command and the state Command of Federal Road Safety Corps have since confirmed the incident. The incident happened near the Umuika Junction along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt expressway on Sunday at about 12:45 pm while the Sienna was going from Abakaliki in Ebonyi State to Aba in Abia State....

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10th Assembly: Group Declares Support for Kalu as Deputy Speaker

2 years ago854 min

The Committee of Youth Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS) has described the Member representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State as the best candidate for the position of Deputy Speaker. Mr Obinna Nwaka, Director General of CYMS, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Nwaka stated that it was necessary to drum up support for Kalu as members of the National Assembly’s lower chamber vie for leadership of the 10th Assembly. He described...

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Abia Assembly suspends Deputy Speaker, eight other people

2 years ago6172 min

Chief Ifeanyi Uchendu, Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, and eight other members have been suspended. Members were suspended during Tuesday’s plenary, which was presided over by the embattled Speaker, Chinedum Orji. It was previously reported that Orji was impeached by 18 of the House’s 24 members on Tuesday. The police took over the Assembly premises prior to the reported impeachment of Orji. It was soon announced that the Speaker had been...