Police nab Umuahia barber for allegedly using customers' hairs for ritual A barber in Umuahia, Abia State, has been arrested after being accused of using the hair of his customers for rituals. The man, identified only as Emeka, was nabbed after a clay pot stuffed with shaved human hair was allegedly found inside his on…
…from those painful episodes to foster unity and national development. Obasanjo spoke in Umuahia during the 60th memorial service held in honour of Nigeria’s first military Head of State, Gen. Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi, who was assassinated on July 29, 1966. The former President also renewed his call for th…
…for registering births and deaths nationwide.The announcement was made on Monday in Umuahia by the Federal Commissioner representing Abia State in the NPC, Rev. Emma Trumps Eke, during a briefing to mark the 2026 World Population Day and the nationwide rollout of the digital platform. Eke said the transition to a fully…
…a stroke due to his uncontrolled high blood pressure. Emeka is a 10-year-old student in Umuahia. Six months ago, he began experiencing what his teachers described as strange behaviour such as periods of staring blankly during class, occasional falls, and one frightening episode in which he briefly lost consciousness. H…
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA, Abia State government has assured motorists and residents of Owerri-Nta in Isiala Ngwa South council area that it is committed to ending the flooding problem along the road, following the ongoing road reconstruction project. In a statement, Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, d…
A one-storey building under construction has collapsed on Finbars Road, Umuahia, causing panic in the area. The building collapsed in the early hours of Friday following a torrential downpour, though no lives were lost. The incident occurred about two months after officials of the Umuahia Capital Development Authority…
…was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Family Court sitting at the High Court in Umuahia for def!ling a five-year-old girl. A 32-year-old offender received a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted of def!ling a 13-year-old girl. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday, July 14…
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA - A middle-aged man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to steal a vehicle parked outside the Assemblies of God Church on Item Street, Umuahia, Abia State. The incident occurred barely a month after a Toyota Sienna belonging to the wife of a traditional ruler, HRH Eze Izuwa, was stolen…
…today. My team could not clear all the refuse we were meant to clear. Residents in Umuahia especially respond better to enforcement than advice. We may have to stop advising them and start enforcing compliance," he added. Mr Ogbonna also called on local government chairmen to mobilise their people on clean-up days and…
No fewer than 80 motorcycles were on Monday impounded in Umuahia and Aba by various law enforcement agencies in the state. This followed the ban placed on commercial motorcycle operations in Umuahia, Aba, and Ohafia metropolises by the Abia State Government. The state government had on Saturday explained that the ban o…
…Government has banned commercial motorcycle operations in the metropolitan areas of Umuahia, Aba and Ohafia, citing security and public safety concerns. The ban, approved by Governor Alex Otti, will take effect from Monday, June 22, 2026, and is one of the most extensive transport regulations introduced by the administ…
…grandfathers for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia. This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the first suspect was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday, following credible intel…
…to young students and others in his patent medicine store located at 4 Club road, Umuahia, where 4.64 kilograms of opioids including tramadol and diazepam were recovered from him during a search of his premises.
…Obiora for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia state capital. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, in a statement on Sunday said Pa Obiora was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday 19th June 2026 following credible intelligence that he was selling i…
…alleged involvement in the sale of illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State. The arrests were part of a broader nationwide crackdown in which the agency also intercepted drug consignments, apprehended a wanted couple in Ekiti State, and arrested several suspects, including a 75-year-old…
…Consequently, Abia State government directed all commercial motorcycle operators in Umuahia, Aba and Ohafia directed to cease operations within the designated metropolitan areas on or be?fore Monday.? Security agencies an?d relevant enforcement authorities were mandated to ensure strict compliance with this directive.…
…Operations Officer, Maisandari Division, Yobe State Command; Area Crime Officer, Umuahia Area Command, Abia State; Staff Officer, IGP Secretariat, Force Headquarters; Second-in-Command, 50 Police Mobile Force Squadron, Kubwa; and Officer-in-Charge of the Force Headquarters Situation Room, where he supervised the coordi…
The Member representing Umuahia North constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Anderson Akaliro, has appealed to the Abia State government to establish a functional fire service outstation in his Ohuhu constituency. His appeal followed the recent fire outbreak that destroyed a petrol station at Nkwoegwu, Ohuhu…
…Officer at the Maisandari Division in Yobe State. He was also Area Crime Officer at the Umuahia Area Command in Abia State, Staff Officer at the IGP Secretariat, Second-in-Command of the 50 Police Mobile Force Squadron in Kubwa, and Officer-in-Charge of the Force Headquarters Situation Room. While overseeing the Situat…
…include Operations Officer at Maisandari Division in Yobe State, Area Crime Officer at Umuahia Area Command in Abia State, Staff Officer at the IGP Secretariat, Second-in-Command of the 50 Police Mobile Force Squadron in Kubwa, and Officer-in-Charge of the Force Headquarters Situation Room. At the Situation Room, he re…
…widow •I fought back determined not to die alone-Tricycle operator By Steve Oko UMUAHIA - In a rare display of bravery never witnessed before since terrorists have been attacking communities, abducting residents across the country, youths of Ohuhu community in Abia state mobilised and stormed the forest in pursuit of F…