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�I was threatened, pressurised to manipulate results� � Abia INEC Returning Officer

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer in the Abia State governorship election, Prof. Nnenna Oti, has revealed that she was offered financial incentives to manipulate the election results. Oti, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, made the revelation on Tuesday, while being welcomed by the management, staff and students of the university. Recall that before Alex Otti was declared the Governor-elect last Wednesday, collation of the results for Obingwa local government area were briefly suspended by INEC, arousing tension amongst the electorate…

Abia: INEC declares LP�s Alex Otti Gov-elect

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Aminu Imam

Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972. The LP candidate also won 10 of the 17 local government areas in the state, PDP got six while the YPP got one. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti declared Otti…

Abia community bans consumption of cow meat

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Imposes ?300k fine on defaulters� A community in Abia State have banned the consumption of cow meat in the State over the activities of killer-herdsmen. According to a video shared online, a town crier was seen somewhere in the State, announcing that their community has banned the consumption of cow meat. It also warned that anyone who flaunts the directive will be fined the sum of N300, 000. Meanwhile, the Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the Prohibition of Open Grazing and Regulation of Cattle Ranching Bill into law.…

Again, gunmen attack in Abia, raze down NDLEA office

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Aminu Imam

The attacks by unknown gunmen in Abia state seem to have no end in sight as the Amaekpu Ohafia local government area office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) was yesterday set ablaze. The State Commandant of the anti-drug agency, Akingbade Bamidele, who confirmed the attack, disclosed that no casualty was recorded. Recall that on Monday there was an attack on an INEC office in the Ohafia local government area of the state, which was burnt down leaving electoral materials and office equipment destroyed. Reacting to the attack…

Just In! INEC office set ablaze in Abia

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) says its office in Ohafia LGA of Abia State, has been set ablaze. The INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye, who made this known in a statement said the incident occurred on Sunday night. He, however, said there is no known cause of the fire incident yet adding that investigation into the incident is ongoing. This is coming a week after one of the Commission�s offices in Essien Udim LGA of Akwa Ibom State, was razed. The Commission, in a statement, confirmed that the office was…

Two of abducted Abia university students escape � Official

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

Two of the Abia State University students who were abducted on Wednesday evening have reportedly escaped from their abductors, the State’s Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, has said. According to earlier reports, the students were abducted inside a commercial vehicle along a highway in Okigwe, Imo State. �Two of the students � two girls � escaped. One escaped from inside the jungle where they took them to, while the other escaped at the point of interception, where they were taken. We have heard from the girl that escaped at the…

“Foreigners, not Fulani, invading Nigeria, responsible for killings” – Abia governor

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that people from outside the country, not Fulani herdsmen are responsible for killings in Nigeria. This was stated by the governor while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday during a television programme. Ikpeazu said instead of investing in arms and ammunition, the Federal Government should spend more money on intelligence. He said intelligence would enable the government know that Fulani herdsmen are not responsible for killings, but that the country is being infiltrated by people from other countries. The governor noted…