After weeks of speculations and war of words between the Media Aides of the incumbent Gov. Alex Otti, and his predecessor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that the state is heavily in debt and that his administration inherited a huge debt profile from the previous...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing the administration of the former governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu. Naija News reports that the probe...
The Abia State Government, under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti, has finally released the forensic audit report of Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration. The Commissioner of Information,...
Following the alarm raised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Abia State led by Okoro Ogbonnaya, the state government has said it is not embarking on...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 14th May 2024 President Bola Tinubu has issued a...
Invaders from Cross River State have killed a woman identified as Mrs Blessing Kalu Elem in the Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia...
A woman, Mrs Blessing Kalu Elem has been killed in Isu community, Arochukwu LGA of Abia State by invaders allegedly from Ukwa community, Cross River State....
The latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) raises concerns after revealing that the average cost of refilling a 12.5-kilogram Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum...
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has alleged that the immediate past administration of Okezie Ikpeazu, transferred the N10 billion airport funds into 32 different individual...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has called for the establishment of widespread agricultural ventures across the country. Naija News reports that the governor articulated this vision...
The immediate past governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has advised his successor, Dr Alex Otti, to focus on governance. Ikpeazu, who spoke against the...
The Abia State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) has said that it has suspended the compulsory weekly ticket payments arrangements, which were to be introduced for operators...
Tricycle operators, also known as Keke NAPEP, on Monday, in Abia State, took over some strategic locations of Umuahia to protest the N2,000 weekly ticketing system...
Former Commissioner for Information; Trade & Investment under former Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has made further clarifications on the controversial forensic audit report recently released...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has declared that it is the turn of the masses to enjoy the dividends of democracy. Naija News reports that Otti...
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, on Wednesday, signed the ‘Dig Once’ policy, setting forth clear guidelines for the installation of underground broadband technology infrastructure within...
The Abia State Government has said that it is monitoring the conversation going on between the Federal Government and organized labour on proposed salary increase for...
Professor Godwin Emezue, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of Abia State University, Uturu, has thanked God for saving him from kidnappers. Emezue, who gave thanks...
A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Abia State, Cosmos Ndukwe, has announced his resignation from the opposition party. Naija News reports...
A former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has visited Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. Otti is the only governor elected under the platform of...
Abia State government says it has observed that some suspected criminals who were dislodged from their hideouts by the state’s joint security team, Operation Crush, are...
Aaron Uzodike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who was declared the winner of March 18, 2023, House of Assembly election by the Court...
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, signed off tens of millions of Abia State funds to travel to Washington DC, USA, ostensibly to malign his...
A businessman has died after being shot in Aba allegedly by a trigger-happy policeman. Emmanuel Michael Okocha, from Abiriba Community in Ohafia local government area...
Conservator-general (CG) of the National Park Service, Ibrahim Goni, has said the absence of a national park in the South East zone is worrisome considering the...
Abia State government has announced modalities for distributing the federal government’s food palliatives allocated to the state to ease the economic hardship on civil servants in...
Abia State government has announced that it’s workers on Grade Level 01 to 07 will receive 12,971 bags of 25kg rice from the 24,000 already delivered...
Managing director of Inner Galaxy Steel Company Ltd, Owaza, Lin Shanbiao has said the company is facing labour shortage, encouraging Abia State youths to apply for...
The minister of Works, Engr David Umahi has described the death of the former minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, as a great loss...
The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) reigning champions, Enyimba of Aba are constructing an ultramodern gym house at their home stadium in Abia state. Enyimba is...
Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Amobi Ogah, has cautioned the Muslim...
The Labour Party (LP) says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) lacks the power to sack its leadership. In a communique issued at the end of...
The national leadership of Labour Party (LP), on Tuesday, said it had proof that National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, had entered...
Abia State government has initiated moves against brain drain by the medical doctors and other health workers by clearing arrears of salaries owed them by the...
The Labour Party has insisted that the Nigeria Labour Congress Political Commission does not have the jurisdiction to sack the National Chairman, Julius Abure-led National Working...
No fewer than 60 Nigerian medical practitioners plying their trade in the United States of America have teamed up with 100 their local counterparts to offer...
Members of the Concerned Abia Pensioners on Sunday held a thanksgiving service in church to celebrate payment of the backlog of their pensions owed by the...
Congratulations pour in as Modupe Oreoluwa Sanwo-Olu, the daughter of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, officially ties the knot. The Governor’s daughter exchanged vows with her...
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, gave out his daughter, Modupeoreoluwa, in marriage to her heartrob, Oladele. The wedding ceremony took place a week after...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State gave out his daughter, Modupe Oreoluwa, in marriage, on Saturday. She daughter tied the knot with her partner, Oladele, in...
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu celebrated the union of his daughter, Modupeoreoluwa, with her lover, Oladele, during their wedding ceremony on Saturday. Naija News understands that...
The Abia Commissioner of Police, CP Kenechukwu Onwumelie has confirmed the arrest of two suspects over the kidnapping of an Abia State University Uturu, ABSU don,...
Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, has charged members of the state boundary committee to be professional in bringing lasting solutions to the internal and...
Industrialists, under the auspices of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), have urged the federal government and States government to make public the amount...
A pioneer member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caucus, Chief Sam Nkire, has advised all governors to borrow a leaf from the Governor...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has threatened to dump the party ahead of the 2027 election season. ...
The State Controller and Chief Fire Officer of Abia State Fire Service, Arua Nnanna has expressed concern over incessant fire outbreaks in the State, saying that...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Saturday, 30th March 2024. The representative of Bayelsa West...
There appears to be no end in sight to the internal crisis bedeviling the Labour Party (LP) which had a good outing with its presidential candidate,...
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has openly expressed his confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s capacity to address and ultimately resolve Nigeria’s lingering economic...
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has said it is not competing with states in the oil-bearing region of the country in service delivery and infrastructure...
Many pensioners in Abia State have confirmed the report that their accumulated pensions owed by previous administrations in the State have been paid. The pension payments,...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has met with the party’s 2024 gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, Olumide...
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has dismissed claims of a takeover of the party affairs by the Board of Trustees (BoT). Recall that the...
The Labour Party, LP, on Wednesday denied the existence of any Board of Trustees, BoT, headed by Comrade SOZ Ejiofor. The LP, in a statement by...
The Labour Party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) has dismissed the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Julius Abure and assumed control of the party until an all-inclusive...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was conspicuously absent at the party’s national convention held on Wednesday in Anambra State. Apart...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Labour Party (LP), on Wednesday, stepped in to steer the affairs of the party, following the expiration of the tenure...
Former Presidential Aide, Mr. Laolu Akande, is asking the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, Abia State Governor, Mr. Alex Otti and the Nigeria Labour...
The Labour Party’s highest decision-making body, the National Convention, has declared that it has designated its 2027 candidacy for the party’s leader, Peter Obi. In the...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Christian Okeri, has described the 24 years reign of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia...
Some Trade Union veterans have accused the National Chairman of Labour Party, Mr. Julius Abure, of involvement in acts that dented the image of the party,...
Former Governorship candidate of the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Mr Val Ozigbo has rated the performance of Governor Chukwuma Soludo as being...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to enforce a judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos which declared payment...
The Trade Union Veterans (TUV), comprising key figures in the labour movement and founding members of the Labour Party, have called for the immediate resignation of...
Former governorship candidate of the the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Val Ozigbo has said he will contest the 2025 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Ozigbo,...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo recently shared that he stays in great shape by playing squash three times a week. Obasanjo made this...
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that his impressive fitness is attributed to playing squash thrice weekly. Naija News reports that Obasanjo made this known...
A video of former President Olusegun Obasanjo exercising on a treadmill despite his advanced age has sparked reactions on social media. Naija News reports 87-year-old Obasanjo,...
Three Abia State University Uturu Medicine and Surgery students reportedly died in a ghastly accident at the Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Umuahia Expressway. Naija News learnt...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said he has not reneged on his promise to increase workers’ salaries. Naija News reports that Otti disclosed this on...
Former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said he has not been receiving pension from the state government since he left office. Ikpeazu, who was...
The Abia State House of Assembly has revoked the law empowering former governors and their deputies to collect pensions. Citing the high cost of governance and...
Former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said he has not been receiving pension from the state government since he left office. Ikpeazu, who was...
The Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly and Chairman House Committee on Media and Information, Augustine Okezie Meregini, has lauded his colleagues for...
The Abia State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a bill to stop payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. The...
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has delisted a number of secondary schools in Abia State from participating in the regional body’s exams over involvement in...
A crisis of confidence has broken out between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the leadership of the Labour Party. The NLC in a widely publicized...
The leadership of the Labour Party has asked the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajero to resign his position in order...
The Abia State Government has opted for out-of-court settlement with the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike over the university’s unremitted pay as you earn (PAYE)...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Labour Party (LP), on Saturday, locked horns over the forthcoming national convention of the party being planned by the...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening, observed Iftar (breaking of Ramadan fast) with governors from across the country. Besides the governors, other senior government officials, who...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday had Iftar, the Ramadan fast-breaking evening meal, with some governors from across the country. Many of the governors from different parts...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday held a Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) with some state governors. Naija News gathered that the Iftar was held at...
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has received bags of grains allocated to the state by the federal government of Nigeria as palliatives. He promised...
The court case filed by the Abia State government two years ago against the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, (MOUAU) for non remittance of Pay...
The Director General, Abia State Orientation Agency, Pastor Dike Nwankwo has decried the increase in cult activities in the state’s higher institutions. He made the condemnation...
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has demanded a thorough investigation into the recent student unrest at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. Naija...
The 2023 Young Progressives Party House of Assembly candidate for Ohafia south constituency in Abia State, Arua Goodluck Egwu, has defected to the ruling Labour Party...
The Benue State Government has disclosed intentions to build a power plant that will generate electricity, thereby promoting socio-economic development throughout the communities in the state....
The identity of the final-year student shot dead during a cult clash at Abia State University (ABSU) has been revealed. The victim has been identified simply...
A 400-level History and International Relations student of Abia State University died during a cult clash over the weekend. Naija News learnt that the Abia State...
Oyo State government has officially prohibited the use of styrofoam for food services, storage and other related purposes. Naija News reports that the announcement is coming...
The people of Eziama Nneato Community in Umunnochi Local Government Area of Abia State have thrown their weight behind the decision of the Abia State Government...
Politicians, captains of industry and businessmen, on Sunday, attended an outing service for the former Chief Executive Officer of Acess Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba,...
Governors of the 36 States of the Federation have separately commenced measures to tackle the current food crisis and economic hardships being faced by Nigerians. A...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State has dismissed speculations that the former Speakers of the State House of Assembly who visited Governor Alex Otti...
The remains of the chief executive officer of Access Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizzy, were on Saturday laid to rest in...