Ogbonnaya Ikokwu
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Why I sued Abia NDC over Senate ticket – Aspirant (opens the original)
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A senatorial aspirant of the Nigerian Democratic Congress for the Abia Central Senatorial District, Blessing Ugbo, has claimed she won the party’s primary election but was denied the ticket. She said the party must return the senatorial ticket to her, adding that the person given the ticket is a member of All Progressives Congress and did not participate in the party’s primary election. Ugbo who hails from Obakala clan in the Umuahia South Local Government Area, on Sunday told our correspondent
Abia ranks second in revised Phillips Consulting 2026 report (opens the original)
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Abia State has emerged as Nigeria’s second-highest-performing state in the revised 2026 State Performance Index Report by Phillips Consulting, recording the country’s biggest momentum gain across three editions of the assessment. A statement by the Commissioner for Information in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, on Monday disclosed that the revised report placed Abia second nationally with a composite score of 0.55, behind Jigawa State. He said Abia moved from 36th position in 2024 to 10th in 2025 a
Abia first lady provides cash support, health insurance for sickle cell, albinism communities (opens the original)
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The wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, has rolled out cash support and health insurance enrolment for persons living with sickle cell condition and albinism in the state. She said each beneficiary would receive N50,000 as immediate support. Mrs Otti spoke on Friday during the Care and Fair Outreach Day organised by her Safe Tent Care Initiative in Umuahia, with the theme of care, inclusion and dignity. The First Lady recalled that she had met representatives of the communities
Supporters back Abia gov (opens the original)
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The Convener of a new political support group, Alpha Abia RISE, Ugochukwu Okororafor, has urged members of the group to deepen, defend and institutionalise the governing philosophy of Governor Alex Otti. Speaking at the inaugural summit in Umuahia, Okororafor said the group was not built around Otti as a person, but around the principles of competent leadership, accountability, service, merit, prudent management of resources and dignity of labour that his administration represents. He said, “Thi
LP Reps candidate marks 46th birthday, donates ambulance to Abia LG (opens the original)
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The Labour Party candidate for Bende Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Chief Chimaobi Anyaso, has marked his 46th birthday with the donation of a brand new, fully equipped ambulance to support healthcare delivery in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. Speaking during the presentation on Tuesday, the philanthropist said the gesture was part of his annual birthday tradition of giving back to the community and supporting the state Governor, Alex Otti’s, investments in the he
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