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Don Lulu Bags Ahmadu Bello Platinum Leadership Award (Photos)
In recognition of his peace initiatives in Nigeria, Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, has conferred on Abia born philanthropist, Lucky Igbokwe, popularly known as Don Lulu with the Ahmadu Bello Platinum Leadership award. The award comes weeks after he was presented with award of excellence on Peace Matters by the Peace Legend. At a brief ceremony which took place at The...
Sheikh Gumi Reportedly Invited By DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly invited controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed Gumi for questioning over his recent comments during an Arise TV interview claiming that Nigerian soldiers aid bandits’ activities, ABN TV learnt. Our correspondent gathered that the controversial Islamic cleric was summoned to the DSS office in Kaduna State, according to the Hausa Service of the...
Abia State Records Another Case Of Monkey-Pox
Another case of the dreaded Monkey-pox disease has been recorded in Abia State, thus, bringing to four, the total number of cases so far recorded in the state according to a Ministry source. Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Osuji, who confirmed this i...
Drama As Abia LG Election Petition Chairman Resigns, Alleges Threat To Life (Photos, Video)
There was a mild drama in court on Thursday as chairman of Abia State local government electoral tribunal for December 18th, 2020, Magistrate Nnaemeka Orji resigned, ABN TV reports. He cited serious threat to his life and that of his family members from unknown persons as his reason for resignation. At the sitting which took place in Umuahia, the magistrate...
Ike Ekweremadu, Wife Remanded In Prison Till August
The trial of Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, has been adjourned till August 4, 2022. The couple were arraigned at Westminster Magistrate’s Court over alleged organ harvesting on Thursday. Gavin Irwin was the counsel who represented Ekweremad...
New Political Party Emerges In Abia, Vow To Take Over State Government House 2023 (VIDEO)
A new political movement, Action Peoples Party, APP has been floated in Abia and the leadership says it is committed to bringing change in the governance of the state, ABN TV reports. APP says it is worried that things are not working the way they ou...
Cancel Planned Crusade In South-East, IPOB Tells Pastor Kumuyi
The Indigenous People of Biafra has advised the General Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, to cancel the planned crusade in Abia State because of security concerns in the South-East. In a statement on Thursday, the group...
Abia Speaker, Chinedum Orji Receives Sun Newspaper Public Service Award [PHOTOS]
Speaker of Abia State, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has been honoured with The Sun Public Service Award 2020, by The Sun Publishing Ltd, publishers of The Daily Sun, Saturday Sun, Sunday Sun, Sporting Sun, www.sunnewsonline.com and www.sportingsun.com. The Speaker who received the Award personally in a well attended and colourful event held at the Expo Centre of the prestigious...
Abia Federal High Court Fire Caused By Illegal Transload Of Product From Diesel Tankers Parked As Exhibit — Report
The last may not have been heard about the Tuesday fire which engulfed the neighborhood of Federal High Court Umuahia in Abia State which also consumed no fewer than four diesel tankers. When ABN TV visited the venue of the fire incident on Tuesday, men of the Abia state Fire Service were on ground to put the inferno under control. Enquiry...
2023: God Will Judge Between Nigerian Christians, Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket – Ex-SGF, Lawal
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Babachir Lawal has declared that God of justice and equity, through the Nigerian voters, will decide the victor between Christians an...