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  • At the time, the governor of Abia rejected reports of the rape, saying they were a "satanic falsehood" and a "tissue of lies".

    Nigerians are still the most optimistic people in the world. How? | Bim Adewunmi 2011

  • Then there was the story that shocked an entire nation – the gang rape of a young woman at Abia State University by five young men, who filmed their actions and distributed the recording until it found its way on to the internet.

    Nigerians are still the most optimistic people in the world. How? | Bim Adewunmi 2011

  • One of them is Abia, where the governor, once a member of the opposition, has now joined the PDP.

    Nigeria Closes All Land Borders Ahead of Tuesday’s Gubernatorial Elections 2011

  • A former governorship aspirant in Abia State under the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Captain Jerry Ogbonna (rtd), however, advised that there must be a break from the old names that have been recycled for Nigerians for the race to Aso Rock.

    The Rising Stakes Of Aso Rock Succession 2009

  • The tribunal, in the Abia state capital Umuahia, ruled that Orji, from the opposition People's Progressive Alliance, had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he is not a member of a notorious secret cult.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • A Nigerian tribunal Monday voided the election of another state governor, Theodore Orji of the eastern Abia state, voted into office in

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

    Nativity of St. John the Baptist Divers 2008

  • To help Nigerians be part of the event, over 10 viewing centres would be set up in Lagos while other states like Aba in Abia, Onitsha in Anambra, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano will have viewing centres also set up to enable live viewing.

    ���Samsung To Fly 300 Fans To Ghana 2007

  • The former governors include Orji Uzor Kalu of southern Abia state,

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • Saturday 10th February, and I went along to this media event where London-based Naija journos got to put questions to Governor Orji Kalu of Abia State who fancies a shot at the Nigerian presidency in the April poll on the PPA ticket.

    Political Circus 2007

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