A fierce gun battle has been reported between personnel of the Nigerian Army’s 14 Brigade, Ohafia, and unidentified gunmen in Mbata, Umuchima village, Isiala Ngwa North LGA, Abia state. EDITOR’S PICKS Japa: Russia Opens Doors to Migrants Amid Workforce Shortage Crisis Erupts at Celestial Church of Christ in Lagos Over N5m Donation EFCC Alleges Nigerian … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged state governors who pay pensions to former governors and their deputies to emulate Abia State Governor Alex Otti and put an end to the practice, which he described as “outrageous” and “a daylight robbery.” During a visit to Otti’s country home in Nvosi, Isiala … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Justice H.T.D Gwadah, has dismissed the People’s democratic Party (PDP) Abia chapter’s bid to nullify the election of Governor Alex Otti for lacking in merit. The case was thrown out at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on grounds that the contention over the governor’s qualification to contest … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State has said Aba will be independently powered through the Geometric Power Limited’s power plant in one or two months. Otti disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement through his official Twitter handle when the Chairman of Geometric Power Limited, Prof Bartholomew Nnaji, a … Read more