Abia State News

Governor Ikpeazu who was accompanied by Abia leaders and elder Statesmen to receive the award among them are: Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, Speaker Chikwendu Kanu, Senator Theodore Orji, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, , Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, among others. PHOTOS:

Ikpeazu nominated as Authority newspaper’s Governor of the year 2017 The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has been nominated as the Authority newspaper’s Governor of the year 2017, following his outstanding accomplishments. According to a letter signed by Madu Onuorah, the Managing Direct…

Abia state government has launched the fifteen billion naira Abia State Security Launch and unveil security card in the State. Performing the ceremony at International Conference Centre, Umuahia, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu called for the support of all and sundry in sustaining security in Abia State.…

The Abia State School feeding programme today got a boost of 176 million Naira for the month of January 2018 for her over 1600 cooks engaged for the purpose of providing one decent square meal daily to pupils of public primary school. It will be recalled that the wife of the Governor of Abia State …

The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, on May 12, Defeated Masters Energy CEO, Mr Uche Ogah at the Supreme Court in Abuja.  It must be recalled that Ikpeazu defeated Ogah in the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, primaries ahead of the 2015 gubernatorial election in the state. Build Up T…

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri to dismiss the originating summons earlier filed by Sir Friday Nwosu for incompetence which also ousted the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the action. Nwosu, who contested the December 8, 2014 PDP prim…

Update from Appeal Court Abuja. Gov Ikpeazu of Abia State wins at the Appeal Court. Uche Ogah considers heading to Supreme Court. Detailed judgement coming later.

*PDP counsel: Tax papers not a necessary qualification to contest election *Ogah's counsel: May time never come in Nigeria when office holders - Presidents, governors, senators, etc - would not be required to pay tax! All the people present in court: Ameeeen! *PDP's Counsel admitted tha…

Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in an appeal by Ekezie Ikpeazu against the judgement of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which sacked him as governor of Abia. Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu had filed an appeal against the Judgment of Justice Okon Abang in the case filed by Uche Ogah at the Appeal Cou…

Contrary to the popular rumor being peddled that Alex Otti will take over the Governorship seat before 31st of this month, the truth is Otti will have to wait for the supreme Court judgement. Here is the details of why this is so Ugochukwu Emezuo explains I will remain on the side of truth till …

Ladies and gentlemen! Let me first of all correct the false news being spread by some persons that the Court of Appeal ordered the swearing in of Dr Alex Otti. There was no such Order as the learned Justices of the Appeal Court Knew the legal implications of making such Order vis-a-vis the expres…

I remain the governor of Abia State- Ikpeazu Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has assured Abians that he remains the governor of the state. This is contrary to the rumour making rounds that the Appeal court sitting in Owerri which upturned Ikpeazu’s victory had ordered his opponent, Dr. Alex Ot…

The Abia state election tribunal sitting in Umuahia have upheld the election of Abia state Governor Victor Okezie Ikpeazu   of the PDP as the duly elected governor of the state. The tribunal ruled that the petition filed by the APGA candidate in the april 11 election, Dr Alex Otti lacked merit. …

Abians In United State of America Sends Protest Letter To Nigerian Embassy NY And American Government We just received Information that Concerned Abians In the United State of America registered another protest letter on 29th October, 2015 to Nigerian Embassy NY and forwarded same to American…

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has submitted his list of commissioner-nominees to the Abia State House of Assembly. The list was submitted to the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike, on Wednesday. It was submitted by the Chief of Staff to Ikpeazu, Hon. Chijioke Nwakod…

The information reaching the Abia State Government has confirmed that the concerted efforts of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to improve the living condition and welfare of Abians by restoring public utilities is being thwarted and sabotaged by some unscrupulous elements who have bee…

The first 100 days in office of President Muhammadu Buhari and all Governors who were sworn into office on May 29, 2015 has since come and gone. A number of states held elaborate events and ceremonies to mark the event. A number of those events were beamed live on various National television statio…

GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State is yet to form his cabinet over 100 days after assuming office. And nobody, not even the few aides so far appointed are able to hazard a guess as to when the governor will form his cabinet. All of them seem to be in the dark and political watchers are murmuring…

REMEMBER Aba? Have you wondered about these things: why did the great Ikemba Nnewi, Sir Odumegwu Ojukwu give instructions that his corpse must be hosted in Aba? why did Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOP), make his declarati…

ABIA TRIBUNAL UPDATE THIS 28th DAY OF AUGUST, 2015. Otti and Ikpeazu were absent while APGA and PDP Representatives were present. AKEREDOLU SAN, OLANIPEKUN SAN, IKPEAZU SAN and MIKE ONYEKA lead the Lawyers for the Petitioners, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondents respectively. Business: Akeredolu SAN…