• * As Signature Bank Launches Two Branches In Aba And Umuahia

By Nnanna Kalu (Abia State Correspondent)

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, says Abia is open for business and that his government would do all that is possible to support legitimate investors with a view to boosting the economy of the state, creating wealth and taking the people out of poverty.

By Agency Reporter

THE Wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru has promised to reactivate the moribund Women Development Centre (WDC) in the state.

By Agency Reporter

The Director-General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr Charles Odii, says the agency has empowered 55 entrepreneurs in Akwa Ibom with starter packs to improve their businesses.

By Nnanna Kalu (Abia State Correspondent, in Umuahia)

A Catholic priest, Rev. Father (Dr.) Henry Maduka, says the Supreme Court verdict affirming the victory of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, saved Abia from falling into crisis.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

The Sokoto/Zamfara States Customs Area Comptroller, Musa Omale, has handed over 1,198 cartons of pharmaceutical products containing 3,027 unregistered drugs of various categories to the National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC).

By Nnanna Kalu (Abia State Correspondent, in Umuahia)

The Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas, (ANPA), is to hold free medical outreach in Abia State to complement the efforts of the state Government towards improving the healthcare sector of the state.

• * Set To Reconcile Partymen, Instill Unity

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

President of the Senate, Dr Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, said there was hope for the Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027, beyond its current profile.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Godswill Akpabio, president of the Nigeria's Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, January 19, paid a new year visit to his constituents at Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial District.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has launched a multi-million Naira scholarship to undergraduate students in Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district.

• * Victim Sues IGP, Demands N50 million Over Illegal Detention
• Says VP Kashim Shettima Should Intervene

By Our Reporter

The detention of a human rights activist, Comrade Bonny Okonkwo, who has been held by the Police in Anambra State for 16 days is now a subject of controversy at a Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra state capital.

• * Say She Would Have Arrived Ibadan Within 24 Hours With Aid Support For Them
• Affected Youths, Women Urge Tinubu To Recall Her As Minister

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter) and Dayo Ajayi (Oyo State Correspondent, in Ibadan)

Victims of the last Tuesday night's devastating explosion in Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo state, which led to significant destruction of properties and loss of lives, are lamenting the current suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, saying that she would have arrived Ibadan within 24 hours of the blast to console them with humanitarian aid support were she to be in office.

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

Recalling her performance in the short time before her suspension, the Middle Belt Coalition has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reinstate Dr. Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to her position