A serious war is ongoing among the members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) in Abia State. New Telegraph learnt that the face-off which began at Ugwunagbo Local Government Area is currently spreading like wildfire as it has led to the death of […]
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has reacted to an open letter from his former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Chief Umeh Kalu, where he was advised to wake up to the challenges of leadership. Kalu, in the letter, disclosed that he had been under intense pressure to draw the attention of the governor to “the real […]
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed his excitement about the 2021 Best Governor Award given to him by New Telegraph, saying he will dedicate it to the hardworking people of his state. The governor, who stated this when the Managing Director and Editor-in- Chief of Daily Telegraph Publishing Company, Mr. Ayo Aminu, presented the […]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, in this interview with our team of editors unveils a chain initiatives conceived by his administration with the goal of linking infrastructural development to human capital growth in order to leave positive impacts on the socioeconomic landscape of the state. ONWUKA NZESHI reports On Telegraph Award I’m very happy […]
Road infrastructure is unarguably the greatest challenge Abia State has, yet critical to the social and economic development of any state. It is the fulcrum upon which other indices of development revolve. Until recently, when the state government singled out Aba, the commercial hub of the state for the ongoing renewal, the entire state had […]
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, has the potential to compete favourably with China and other world manufacturing centres, especially in shoe and leather products. This was as the governor urged Nigerians to take pride in patronising made in Nigeria products as a way of […]
Barely four days after the creation of the South-Easy security outfit, Ebube Agu, the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said some of the grievances raised by the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) are somehow valid. Recall that the increasing insecurity in the South-East region prompted the governors to establish Ebube Agu, on April […]
Traders at Ngwa Road Market (Ahia-Ohuru) and the Eziukwu Road Market (Cemetery Market) in Aba, said that the ongoing road infrastructural renewal would give them hope that the future is bright for their businesses. Speaking to our reporter who monitored the ongoing construction on major roads linking to the two markets, the traders said that […]
Nigeria representatives in the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League, Plateau United of Jos, are set to become the early birds in the forthcoming Governor Victor Ikpeazu Preseason Tournament holding at the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba from Sunday November 15 as they arrives the Commercial city on Friday. The contingent which would comprise of over 40 members […]
The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND), has submitted a 30-year draft plan for the state’s long term development plan for Abia State to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Receiving the draft plan in Umuahia, Ikpeazu pledged his commitment to the implementation of parts of the draft plan during his tenure, stressing that his […]