The Labour Party and its candidate, Darlington Nwokocha, had petitioned the Abuja-based Appeal Court to overturn its decision dismissing Nwokocha as the duly elected senator for Abia Central, but the court denied their request. In addition, the court mandated that Nwokocha and his legal team pay five million naira to PDP and Senator Austin Akobundu. … Read more
Abia State has been notified by the Ala Imenyi autonomous community of Lomara in the Umunnochi Local Government Area that they have found an object that may be a bomb. They made the announcement over the weekend during a meeting with Abia State Assemblyman Hon. Mathias Umeh, who represents the Umunnochi constituency. They claimed that … Read more
The Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Government Properties and Funds heard testimony from Ejem Kalu, Director of Computer Services in the Abia State Ministry of Budget and Planning, and Mr. Umah Ukaonu, Retired Director of Debt Management in the Abia State Ministry of Finance, in response to a petition filed … Read more
The Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, sitting in Lagos, has affirmed Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jr’s election to the Abia State House of Assembly as the member representing Obingwa West Constituency. The Appeal Court denied the petition brought before it by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mrs Victoria Onwubiko, challenging the lawmaker’s election as lacking merit. … Read more