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BREAKING NEWS: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY GRANTS FULL AUTONOMY TO THE 774 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF NIGERIA AS INEC IS NOW TO CONDUCT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS… The National Assembly on Tuesday, granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s constitution. The section provides a consequential provision for the making …

By Steve Unegbu. The Acting Executive Chairman of Abia state universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB)  ,Elder Josiah Okechukwu Anonaba, has tasked the local government Education Secretaries to try and provide the immediate need of the Basic Education, which is the provision of a database for every local government basic Education Authority  . Addressing the different Local Government Education Authorities,(LGEAs)  during …

BREAKING: Abia State House of Assembly Passes the Abia State Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill Into Law. The Abia State House of Assembly has passed into Law H.A.B 3 : The Abia State Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill, 2019 The Law will Prohibit All Forms of Violence against Persons in Abia State and For other Related Matters Connected there …

By Steve Unegbu, The Abia state government has restated its commitment towards assisting and empowering Persons with Disabilities . This was made known by the Abia state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Mrs Ukachi  Amala, during the International Day celebration for the persons with Disabilities, held at Umuahia Township stadium. According to her, ” Government is interested in their disabilities, …

By Steve Unegbu       As part of the 16 -days of Activism Against Gender -Based -Violence, the wife of Abia state Governor and president of Vicar Hope Foundation (VHF)  has called for the speedy passage of the bill of All forms of violence Against persons into Law. According to her if the bill is passed into Law, it …

  The Abia state police command ,Umuahia has gun down the notorious criminal who has been terrorizing  the entire Umuahia and its environment. The criminal known as Sampson Iheukwueme Nwokocha, AkA gravel, was said to have various times evaded police. There were jubilations among the residents of Umuahia, especially those at Mgbaja Ossai  areas as they trooped out in great …

President Buhari declares Open Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference 2019 and commissions 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna State on 3rd Dec 2019 Army Conference 4: President Buhari with Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. TY Buratai as he receives a presentation shortly after declaring Open Chief of Army Staff’s Annual …

By Steve Unegbu The wife of the Governor of Abia state and president of Vicar Hope Foundation, Deacones Nkechi Ikpeazu ,has called for an end to all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls, describing it as a problem of endemic proportion. Addressing Newsmen, during a press conference held at Vicar Hope Foundation (VHF) headquarter ,Abia state Secretariat, Umuahia, …

THE NDDC MUST BECOME MORE PROACTIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THE NIGER DELTA IKPEAZU Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has pledged to collaborate with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in its renewed effort to address the issues confronting the people. He stated this when he received in audience the Acting Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the …

Abia Assembly Moves to Pass Law Prohibiting Violence against all Persons Those who suffer domestic violence and other forms of violence in Abia State can now heave a sigh of relief as the 7th Abia State House of Assembly has commenced the process of passing a Bill seeking to prohibit and criminalize every form of violence against all persons. The …