Alex Otti
7 Apr
Luck ran out of one of the suspected masterminds of the kidnap of the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Abia State University, Professor Godwin Emezue, following his arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while about boarding a flight to Turkey.
6 Apr
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Friday said the State Government had paid all the pension arrears of retirees in the state. Otti, who disclosed this during the monthly media parley in Umuahia, said that all the pensions and arrears of about 12,500 retirees
5 Apr
Abia State government has said that it recorded 20 fire outbreaks in the past four months, resulting to loss of goods and property estimated at over N500 billion.
29 Mar
Abia State governor Alex Otti said he is confident that President Bola Tinubu will lead Nigeria out of the current economic challenges to prosperity. Otti said this in his congratulatory message to celebrate Tinubu's 72nd birthday on Friday. READ ALSO: Buhari commends Tinubu for excellent leadership on 72nd birthday "The resilience and commitment you have…
24 Mar
Abia State capital, Umuahia, came alive on Friday, when students from across Abia State gathered at the township stadium for a maiden school sports programme christened ‘Governor’s Secondary Schools Unity Games.’
23 Mar
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has decried payment of ‘outrageous’ pensions to former governors and deputies while retired workers are owed their monthly stipends as daylight robbery.
22 Mar
Abia State Governor Dr Alex Otti Thursday accented to the bill passed on Tuesday by the state House of Assembly stopping the payment of pensions to past governors of the state and their deputies. Chief Press Secretary to the governor Mr Kazie Uko disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He stated that the signed…
20 Mar
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said that the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of $125 million to finance some of the capital projects in the state.
12 Mar
The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere who recently received staff of office from Abia State Governor, His Excellency Dr Alex Otti
2 Mar
Today, the 1st March 2024, Ikwuorie Autonomous Community in Ohanku Ndoki Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State were all agog as one of their own, Apostle Dr Chibuzor Gift Chinyere received his staff of office
27 Feb
President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the Geometric Power Generating Company in Aba to boost power supply in the commercial nerve centre of Abia.
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