Court nullifies candidature of Labour Party’s Abia gov-elect, Alex Otti, others in Abia, Kano

Justice M.N Yunusa of a Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti alongside the candidatures of all those who contested the 2023 general elections under the Labour Party (LP) in Abia and Kano States Guardian reports that the Court gave the ruling in […]

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Gunmen behead Assistant Superintendent of Police in Abia

Gunmen have killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Ndiegoro, in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. The ASP identified simply as “Agbalagba”, said to be attached to the Ndiegoro Police Division, was gruesomely murdered with his head cut off along East Road at about 5:am on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. […]

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Gunmen ambush soldiers in Abia, burn their patrol van

Gunmen on Friday, April 8, ambushed some soldiers at Osisioma, Tonimas junction, Aba in Abia State, and set their patrol van on fire. The gunmen who were said to be in a large number laid ambush for the soldiers at Tonimas junction axis of Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had declared Friday, […]

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Sit-at-home directive complied with in Anambra and Abia states despite suspension by IPOB (Photos)

In spite of the suspension of the weekly Monday sit-at-home order declared by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, residents of Anambra and Abia states deserted their markets, offices and business areas on Monday, August 16. IPOB on Saturday announced the suspension of the sit-at-home order saying […]

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Gunmen attack another police station in Abia, 2 police officers feared dead

Unknown gunmen have killed two officers and burnt down the Apumiri Ubakala Police Station in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia in the early hours of Monday, May 17. The hoodlums stormed the police station today armed with dangerous weapons as they shot at the officers and then razed the police station. The police […]

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Gunmen set police station ablaze in Abia, release inmates (Photos)

Gunmen have reportedly attacked and razed down a police station in Uzoakoli, Bende local government area of Abia State, Nigeria, on Monday April 19. According to The Nation, the gunmen who stormed the police station in their numbers, overpowered the policemen on duty and released suspects in custody. It is however not clear if they […]

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