Metro Archives - Page 3 of 288

Oct

22

2026

Governor Otti Flags Off Mass Malaria Prevention Campaign As Abia Targets Every Household With Over 3 Million Nets

Abia State, Health, Metro, News2027, Abia State, Health, Ikechukwu Emetu, Metro

…Door-to-door distribution to cover 17 LGAs as government intensifies malaria prevention efforts The Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to preventive healthcare and the protection of residents against malaria, as the state launched the 2026 Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) Campaign aimed at reducing malaria infections and deaths. Represented by his Deputy, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, FNSE, at the official flag-off ceremony held on Friday in Umuahia, Governor Otti emphasized the importance of sustained malaria prevention, community participation, and the effective distribution and consistent use of insecticide-treated nets across the state’s 17 Local Government…

Oct

22

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Emetu Assures Ohafia Women Of Action On Salary Arrears, Drug Abuse, Teacher Shortages, Road Projects

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, Ohafia, Politics2027, Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, Politics

Abia State Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, FNSE, has reaffirmed Governor Alex Chioma Otti’s commitment to addressing community concerns, clearing inherited obligations and sustaining infrastructure development, assuring the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Women’s Wing in Ohafia Local Government Area that the issues raised during their visit would receive appropriate attention. Emetu gave the assurance yesterday at his residence in Ohafia during a solidarity visit by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Women’s Wing, Ohafia LGA Chapter, led by Mrs. Ngozi Onyema Agbai. The delegation comprised women representing the three clans in Ohafia LGA. In separate speeches, the leaders of the three clans—Mrs. Patience…

Oct

19

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Dr Okey Udo Mourns Gregory University Founder, Professor Gregory Iyke Ibe, At 62

Abia State, Column, Lifestyle, Metro, News2027, Abia State, Lifestyle, Metro, Okey Udo, RIP

There are some phone calls you never want to receive. This was one of them. Professor Gregory Ikechukwu (Iyke) Ibe, OFR, Enyi Abia, is gone. The hills of Uturu are quiet tonight. The lecture halls he built stand in silence. And somewhere in Abia North, a mother whose child is in school because of him is weeping for a man she may never have met. I weep with her. I write this not as a politician, but as a son of Abia who has lost a father figure, a mentor in spirit and a living example of how one man…

Oct

18

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Chidi Igwe Ukah Joins NDC Leaders At Ohafia Day Celebration In Aba

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, Ohafia, Politics2027, Abia State, Metro, Opinion, Politics

Hon. Chidi Igwe Ukah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Ohafia South State Constituency in the 2027 Abia State House of Assembly election, attended the Ohafia Day celebration in Aba on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Ukah attended the event alongside Udo Ete Ifekwe, NDC Local Government Chairman; Nnanna Uduma Uguru, popularly known as Ogbuefi Okwara Igu; Okorie Okala Nwoke, Campaign General Secretary; Emeka Ikpemini; and Amaechi Udoka, NDC Public Relations Officer. The celebration brought together Ohafia indigenes in Aba, providing an occasion for members of the community to gather and celebrate their shared heritage. The presence of Ukah and…

Oct

17

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Helen Okoronkwo Shares First Electric Bus Experience, Hails Otti’s Transport Innovation

Abia State, Business, Economy, Metro, News, Social Issues2027, Abia State, Economy, Metro

Yesterday, the 16th of October, was my first time boarding the electric bus. I travelled to ABSU (Abia State University), and when I was done with what I went to do, I saw the electric bus parked at the school pavilion, waiting for people to board (Final destination was Bus Terminal, Umuahia) I decided to try it out since I already had my card, which is required to access the bus. I got to the door, handed my card to the man in charge, he scanned it, and I stepped in. Honestly, yesterday was my first time experiencing such a…