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May

2023

Abia State Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Tuesday (Today) Over Unpaid Salaries

Abia workers begin indefinite strike Tuesday(Today) over unpaid salaries The Nigeria Labour Congress in Abia State has concluded plans to commence an indefinite strike today (Tuesday) over several months and years of pensions owed its members by the out-going state government led by Okezie Ikpeazu The state chairman of the NLC, Pascal Nweke, disclosed this to newsmen Monday, saying, “By midnight today, Abia workers will begin an indefinite strike over non-payment of salaries and pensions.” Nweke explained that Abia NLC had met with the state government and an agreement was reached and signed by both parties but “after that, nothing…

Apr

2023

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Alleged Missing N1.160Bn: Abia Youths Finger Abia State Government Officials, Invite EFCC, ICPC …

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Abia youths finger state government officials, invite EFCC, ICPC over alleged missing N1.160bn A group, Concerned Abia Youths (CAY), has raised the alarm and called for probe of Prince Christopher Enweremadu, the Abia State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, alongside the cashiers and permanent secretaries in three local government areas of Abia State over alleged diversion of N1.160 billion funds meant for the development of infrastructures in the LGAs. The group, In a statement signed by its president, Comrade Martins Ochioha, and made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Friday, said that the affected local governments are Umuahia…

Dec

2022

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Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu Wish Abians And People Of Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency A Merry Christmas And Prosperous New Year

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Seasons Greetings! It is that time of the year when we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we celebrate, my prayer is that this Christmas will be filled with happiness in all that we do, and that the joy of the season will continue with us even till the new year. Let us celebrate wisely and not forget the real reason for the season. Let us also not forget that the task of electing a good representative for the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency lies in our hands. I have presented myself for this course and with…

Dec

2022

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Catholic Knights Honour Abia Speaker And His Deputy Today

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Catholic Knights Honours Abia Speaker & His Deputy. The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji and his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu were today honoured by the Order of the Knights of St. Mulumba Nigeria (Mater Amabilis Sub Council Umuahia). The Award came during the 25th Year Anniversary and Thanksgiving Ceremony of the St. Mulumba Knights held at the Mater Dei Cathedral Umuahia. According to the Knights, the Award of Honour of honour to the Speaker and his Deputy is in recognition of their philanthropy and appreciation of their immense contributions to the growth…

Nov

2022

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Breaking News: Abia State Assembly Passes Bill Allowing Female Family Members To Inherit Father’s Property

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BREAKING: Abia Assembly passes Bill allowing female family members to inherit their father's Property. The Abia State House of Assembly led by Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji today Wednesday 16th November 2022 has passed a Bill allowing female family members to inherit their family property. The Bill Title H.A.B. 61: The Abia State Female Persons Right of Inheritance of Property Bill, 2022, passed into Law. A Bill for a Law to Provide for the Right of a Female Person to Own and Inherit Property, was sponsored by the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya…

May

2022

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ABIA THINK TANK NEWS COMES LIVE

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The Abia North Political Projects 2023 group in its quest to adequately project and prepare its Aspirants, Leaders and Advocacy to Abians and Nigerians has just launched Online daily news magazine ABIA THINK TANK NEWS. It is on the blog of http://abiathinktanknews.com According to the DG of the group Dr. Uduma Nnate, the online news magazine will complement the existing Radio Program ABIA THINK TANK in FlO 94.9 FM. He therefore urged our politicians to effectively patronise the blog for their maximum benefits. It would be recalled that the Abia North Political Projects group is the Political think tank of…

Apr

2022

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RDI Picks N10million APC Nomination /Expression of Interest Form

Abia North, Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, All Progressives Congress, Next Level, Ohafia, Politics, Rev. Dan Imo

…Ana Ekwu Ekwu, Ana Eme Eme The foremost contender for the representation of the good people of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Rt. Rev. Daniel Imo, (RDI) has today, Friday, April 29, 2022, at the APC Headquarters Abuja, picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms in his avowed commitment to represent the Constituency in the Green Chambers of the National Assembly. The process was completed after making all the necessary payments to the tune of #10,000,00 (TEN MILLION NAIRA), the official amount payable to the party. As we have always maintained, without being immodest, Rev. Daniel Imo is going into the…

Apr

2022

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We Will Synergize With You, Flo FM Radio Assures OMPAN

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The management of Flo FM Radio Umuahia, Abia state, has assured of their readiness to synergize with Abia Online Media Practitioners Association (OMPAN) in the area of media outreach and information dissemination. The Abia state Station Manager of Flo FM, Mr. Sampson Eze who disclosed this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to his office in Umuahia by the Exco members of OMPAN, said Flo FM is disposed to partner with Abia Online Media Practitioners Association as a critical stakeholder and big player in the media industry. According to him, "We are going to partner with you and we need…

Apr

2022

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ASUU Strike Is An Injury To Nigeria’s Young Population, Says Ibe Okwara Osonwa

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A frontline House of Representatives aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Ibe Okwara Osonwa has called for meaningful dialogue between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve the lingering crisis in the Nigerian University system. Osonwa stated this on Wednesday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, noting that the current strike by ASUU was affecting the youth population negatively. Osonwa, while describing himself as a youth said, "This will forestall Idle students from being easily recruited by terrorists, kidnappers, bandits, cultists and other criminal gangs." Osonwa also advised government to address the spate…

Apr

2022

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Umuahia Central Constituency: Afaraukwu Youths Insist power must cede to them in 2023

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In the build-up to the political contest for the Abia State House of Assembly representation for Umuahia Central State Constituency in 2023, the Youths of Afaraukwu Ibeku Community made up of 3 autonomous communities (Okwulaga, Enyiukwu & Isiama) have insisted that power must be ceded to Afaraukwu in tandem with the existing power-sharing arrangement in the constituency. This call was contained in a communique issued by youths of Afaraukwu Community and made available to OHAFIA TV News, after a well-constituted emergency meeting of the leadership of the respective autonomous communities over the weekend. Among other contentious issues, the youths maintained…