{"id":16620,"date":"2025-01-05T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=16620"},"modified":"2025-01-05T05:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T05:00:44","slug":"events-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/events-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Events of 2024."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 385<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div><p>1. January 7: Ochasi Jude Anyaibe dies on air while flying back to his base in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>2. Thursday January 25: Armed robbers snatch keke bus and motorcycle in Umuezeala Uba.<\/p>\n<p>3. February 13: Acharaji security outfit discovers a dead man\u2019s body dumped in a nearby bush along Orlu Owerri Express Road.<\/p>\n<p>4. April 5: Lady Louisa Ada Duru, the mother of Chief Ikenna Duru (Akunepume) buried in grand style in Umuele Amazano.<\/p>\n<p>5. April 5: Several Akalites and members of NUPI visit Nsukwe Ubakala in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State for the burial of the late Eze Anyanwoke, the father in-law of Dr Gertie Anyanwoke.<\/p>\n<p>6. May 17: Ejima Nwokwu shot dead in Ugbele during a failed kidnap attempt.<\/p>\n<p>7. Friday June 14: Mentally challenged boy receives healing in Afor Umuaka following prayers by a young man from Uba.<\/p>\n<p>8. June 14: NUPI empowers some young Akalites at Crusade Hall.<\/p>\n<p>9. Sunday July 24: 4 security men from Umuezikoha Uba shot dead by unidentified gunmen while on security patrol.<\/p>\n<p>10. Friday July 19: Soldiers invade Ezioha community for the first time in search of gunmen.<\/p>\n<p>11. July 25: Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu dies in a Lagos hospital.<\/p>\n<p>12. Saturday July 27: Ifeanyi Uba dies inside a hotel in London.<\/p>\n<p>13. Monday September 30: Chief Marcel Duru decorated as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN.<\/p>\n<p>14. September 5: 20 passangers of a commercial bus die in a ghastly motor accident.<\/p>\n<p>15. Sunday September 15: Terror attacks at Njaba Police Station in Umuaka leave 3 unidentified men dead.<\/p>\n<p>16. Friday 29 Sept. Students of St Saviour\u2019s Secondary School Amiyi Akah win Imo State debate context organized by Unique-85.<\/p>\n<p>17. Four security men from Umuezikoha Uba murdered by unidentified gunmen buried in their different family homes.<\/p>\n<p>18. December 21: HRM Eze Justin Ezeala of Obinwanne holds a massive empowerment program across Umuaka.<\/p>\n<p>19. December 27: Mrs Francis Nkechi Agbahiwe buried in her home town Ibele.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>385 Views1. 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