Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has approved the appointment of Benson Okereke as the new Head of Service for the state. Henzodaily reports that the latest development was contained in a press statement issued on Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Kenneth Kalu. According to the statement, Alex Otti said Okereke … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market in Abia State, over fake and expired products worth N5 billion. The agency disclosed this in a statement on its X handle (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. NAFDAC said the shops were shut during a two-day operation … Read more
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Abia Airport project. In a speech at the event held at Ubaha-Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area, Keyamo said that the project was upgraded from an airstrip to an international cargo airport. He described the … Read more
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has disclosed that the new international airport to be cited in Abia State is part of President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to develop the South East. According to him, Tinubu said he does not want any part of Nigeria to be cheated. He noted that the new … Read more
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has stated that the God in heaven is his only ‘godfather’, insisting that he operates independently without a political influence and does not permit external influences to dictate his governance. Otti reaffirmed his commitment to an open-door policy while addressing the complications that arise from political sponsorship, noting … Read more
The Chairman of the Abia State chapter of the Labour Party (LP), Emmanuel Otti, has debunked the rumours that Governor Alex Otti worked against the party in the last council poll. Henzodaily recall that the ruling party in the state lost to candidates of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the local government election conducted … Read more
The Concerned Abia Pensioners, a pressure group, have appealed to the State Government to begin the payment of arrears of gratuity in instalments. The Chairman of the group, Mr John Kalu, made the appeal on Monday during a briefing in Umuahia. Kalu urged the government to reconsider its stance on the payment of gratuity as … Read more