Abia State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria,it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu,and Ebonyi,Imo State to the west,Cross River State to the east,Akwa Ibom State to the southeast,and Rivers State to the south. It takes its name from the acronym for four of the state's most populated regions:Aba,Bende,Isuikwuato,and Afikpo. The state capital is Umuahia while the largest city and commercial centre is Aba.
Enugu State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria,bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi,Ebonyi State to the east and southeast,Abia State to the south,and Anambra State to the west. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city,Enugu.
Orji Uzor Kalu is a Nigerian politician and businessperson who is a Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District,He also serves as the Chief Whip of the House of Senate,Federal Republic of Nigeria. He served as the Governor of Abia State,Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. Kalu is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria.
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,originally the Federal University of Agriculture,is a federal university in Umudike,Abia State,Nigeria was established as a specialized University by a Federal Government of Nigeria Decree No 48 of November 1992. It began formal activities in May 1993 with the appointment of the first Council and Vice-Chancellor Professor Placid C. Njoku on 27 May 1993,while other key officials of the University were appointed later.
Alayi Igboji-Akuru Community is a suburban town in the Bende local government area of Abia State,Nigeria. The Community consisted of four main clans of Akoliufu,Amankalu,Ugwueke and Ezeukwu. Alayi is one of the communities that make up Umunnato all in Bende LGC. It is about 100 kilometres (60 mi) from Aba,a commercial city of Eastern Nigeria,approximately 100 km (60 mi) from Owerri Airport,32 km (20 mi) from Umuahia,the capital city of Abia State,13 km (8 mi) from Uzuakoli,11 km (7 mi) to Abiriba and 24 km (15 mi) to Ohafia. Alayi is divided into two sections,Akoliufu and Amankalu.
The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a federal government university in Owerri West,the capital of Imo State,Nigeria. The university is bounded by the communities of Eziobodo,Umuchima,Ihiagwa and Obinze. It is the premier federal university of technology in the South-East and South-South parts of Nigeria.
Adolphus Nduneweh Wabara is a Nigerian politician and diplomat who served as the 10th Senate President of Nigeria from 2003 to 2005.
Nkechi Justina Nwaogu,is a Nigerian politician and banker,founder and CEO Libra Investment. She is the former Chairman Governing Council and Pro Chancellor University of Calabar. Nwaogu was the Member representing Osisioma Ngwa,Ugwunagbo and Obi Ngwa Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. In 2007 she was elected as the Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District. In 2011 she was re-elected for a second tenure in office.
Osisioma Ngwa is a Local Government Area of Abia state of Nigeria. Its headquarters are located in Osisioma town.
Nwadiala Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu was appointed Nigerian Federal Minister of Labour &Productivity on 6 April 2010,when acting president Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.
Ngwa people,an Igboid tribe in south eastern part of Nigeria. It's also the largest and most populous ethnic group in Abia state southeastern Nigeria. They occupy an area of about 1,328 square kilometres (513 sq mi),although some accounts read at least 2,300 km2. In 1979,their population was held at an estimate of approximately 1.8 million people,the current population is estimated to be 4 million+ Within the seventeen local government areas of Abia State,Nigeria. Ngwa people occupy nine Local Government Areas which include:Aba North,Aba South,Isiala Ngwa North,Isiala Ngwa South,Obi Ngwa,Osisioma,Ugwunagbo,Ukwa East,Ukwa West.
Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade,or Sijuade,was the fiftieth traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife from 1980 to his death in 2015,taking the regnal name Olubuse II. Ife is a traditional Yoruba state based in the town of Ife in Osun State,Nigeria. He was crowned on 6 December 1980 in a ceremony attended by the Emir of Kano,Oba of Benin,Amayanabo of Opobo and Olu of Warri,as well as by representatives of the Queen of England.
Chuku Wachuku,a royal prince of Ngwaland,is a United States educated Nigerian economist,politician,statesman,servant leader,business analyst,management expert and specialist on entrepreneurship development and SMEs:Small and Medium Enterprises. He is first Director-General of Ngwa origin at Federal Government of Nigeria major parastatal;NDE:National Directorate of Employment.
Dick W. Emuchaylisten,also referred to as "Sir D. W. Emuchay",was a British-Nigerian medical doctor and administrator. He served as the first chairman of the Public Service Commission of the East Central State. In 1981,Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe,Governor of Imo State,appointed Emuchay as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the newly created Imo State University,later Abia State University He served in that position until 1985. He is reputed to have set up the first privately run rural hospital,when in 1961 he set up a 180-bed cottage hospital in his home town of Azumini,in Ukwa East,Abia State.
Eberechi Oluchi Eze is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Nnaemeka Alfred AchebeCFR,mni is a traditional ruler and the 21st Obi of Onitsha,in Anambra State,South-Eastern Nigeria. He is chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University since 2015,and was earlier chancellor of Kogi State University. Achebe also serves as the chairman of the board of Directors of Unilever Nigeria,and the Chairman of International Breweries (ABInBev) Nigeria. Before emerging as the Obi of Onitsha,in 2002,he had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Dutch Shell Group serving as Director in various companies in the group.
Gerald Mbamalu. is the traditional ruler of Ojoto in Idemili-South Local Government Area of Anambra State,in Nigeria.
The 2023 Abia State gubernatorial election will take place on 11 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Abia State,concurrent with elections to the Abia State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. It will be held two weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Abia State,Nigeria.
Federal University of Agriculture,Zuru is a Nigerian tertiary institution in Zuru,Kebbi state ran fully by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
listen ) is a Nigerian monarch. He is the Eze Udo I of Mgboko Ngwa Amaise Kingdom in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. He served as Chairman of Abia State Traditional Rulers Council from 2013 to 2019 and Chairman South-East Council of Traditional Rulers from 2015 to 2020. He served as the chancellor Federal University of Technology,Minna from 2018 to 2021 and currently the chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture,Zuru. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 
