Author: Candid Reporters

Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, Chief Liaison Officer, Abia State Liaison Office, Abuja, has congratulated Promise Uzoma Okoro, former Deputy Chairman of Bende LGA, on the birth and dedication of his son. During a visit to the Okoro family, Hon. Chinasa described the arrival of the child as a blessing that symbolizes hope, continuity, and joy amidst life’s challenges. He praised the family’s joy and thanked them for the opportunity to share in their happiness. Promise Uzoma Okoro expressed gratitude for the visit, calling it “a true act of brotherhood and unity, the real spirit of Bende.” Hon. Chinasa was accompanied…

Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, Chief Liaison Officer of Abia State, has commended Governor Alex Chioma Otti’s transformative leadership, saying it has triggered a mass defection of opposition party members to the Labour Party and the Abia Arise Movement. Hon Chinasa stated this while joining other party Chieftains from Bende to receive decampees from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Labour Party. It was a massive political shift as the entire Itumbauzo Ward of Bende Local Government Area witnessed a historic defection leading to the official collapse of the entire structure of the Peoples Democratic Party into the Labour…

The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has congratulated his brother Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, over his victory in the just concluded Governorship election in Anambra State. In a Statement, Governor Otti stated that the landslide victory secured by the Governor is a testament to the confidence the people of the state repose in him and urged him to see his victory as another great opportunity to consolidate on the progress he has made so far in his first tenure. The Abia Chief Executive emphasized that the best and…

The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has sent warm greetings to the pioneer Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, OFR, on the occasion of his 81st birthday. In a birthday message to mark Chief Ugochukwu’s birthday, Governor Otti thanked him for his services to the Nation in particular and society at large through many channels, and enjoined him to continue to share his wealth of knowledge with the younger generation as a way of further contributing to nation-building. Governor Otti expressed gratitude to God for making it possible for the…

Abia-born Industrialist, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, Felicitates with Chief Theodore Ahamefule Orji and Chief Onyema Ugochukwu on Their Birthday Celebrations. The Abia State–born industrialist, philanthropist, and former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has extended heartfelt felicitations to two illustrious sons of Abia State and elder statesmen Chief Theodore Ahamefule Orji (CON), former Governor of Abia State, and Chief Onyema Ugochukwu (OFR), former Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on the occasion of their birthday celebrations. In a congratulatory message released to the press in Umuahia, Dr. Ogah described both elder statesmen…

The former Minority leader Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has felicitated the former governor of Abia state, Senator Theodore Ahamefula Orji, on his 75th birthday anniversary. Chukwu in his birthday message to the former Governor, eulogised the contributions of Senator T.A Orji in the development of the state, describing him as a political colossus who after completing his 8 year tenure as governor, produced another governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu who succeeded him for another 8 years. He also noted that as a seasoned administrator, Senator Orji’s impeccable achievement in the political terrain of the state has also…

In a display of diplomatic goodwill and international fellowship, Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, Chief Liaison Officer of the Abia State Liaison Office in Abuja, today represented the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, at a grand reception held in celebration of the birthday of His Majesty King Charles III. The prestigious event took place at the residence of the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Montgomery CMG, located at 19 Torren Close, Off Mississippi Street, Maitama, Abuja. The reception brought together distinguished members of the diplomatic corps, senior government officials, traditional rulers, captains of industry, and key…

The Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) Abia State has conveyed her deepest condolences to Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (Don Lulu) over the passing of his beloved mother,Dame Peace Onyekwulechi Igbokwe who died on Saturday October 18,2025 at the age of 60. In a statement jointly signed by the Chairman Chief Promise Uzoma Okoro and the General Secretary Dr Steve Unegbu,the association described the exit of Dame Igbokwe as a huge loss not just to the deceased’s family and friends but to the Umuawa Alaocha community, Umuahia ,Abia State and Abians at large. OMPAN members sincerely identify with the Chief…

The livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises, Niger-Delta LIFE-ND project in Abia State has commenced the training of 3,000 agro beneficiaries in a fresh agro training program scheduled to run three years. The first batch of the training of beneficiaries kicked off with the working section and orientation training of 630 beneficiaries of the first batch which commenced on Tuesday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. CANDID REPORTERS learnt that the agro project is an additional financing of the agro training programme by IFAD which paved the way for the accommodation of fresh 3,000 beneficiaries scheduled for different batches of the training…

As the month of November begins, the Abia State Liaison Officer at the National Assembly, Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, has extended warm greetings to Ndi Bende in particular and Abians in general, while reaffirming commitment to purposeful leadership, people-centered service, and collective progress. In a new month message, Hon. Chinasa described the privilege of seeing a fresh month as an opportunity to deepen the partnership between leaders and the people through accountability, unity, and shared responsibility. He called on Abians to continue supporting the transformative leadership of Dr. Alex Otti, whose administration, he noted, is laying solid foundations for a…