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PDP’s Selective Outrage Cannot Erase Its Record Of Political Intolerance In Abia – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

PDP’s Selective Outrage Cannot Erase Its Record Of Political Intolerance In Abia – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

PDP’S SELECTIVE OUTRAGE CANNOT ERASE ITS RECORD OF POLITICAL INTOLERANCE IN ABIA The press release issued by the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party over the campaign advertising permit fees announced by the Abia State Structures for Signage and Advertising Agency is long on inflammatory language but remarkably short on historical honesty, sound legal interpretation and institutional memory. The PDP describes the policy as “extortion,” “oppression,” “political exclusion” and an attack on democracy. Yet this is the same political establishment under whose government Dr Alex Otti’s campaign reportedly paid the prescribed ₦10 million signage fee, complied with the relevant advertising requirements…
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The Naked Propaganda Of A Failed Political Establishment- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Naked Propaganda Of A Failed Political Establishment- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

THE NAKED PROPAGANDA OF A FAILED POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT The latest attack on Governor Alex Otti is a desperate mixture of distorted figures, false comparisons, political bitterness and deliberate misuse of public-policy terminology. Its author wants Abians to forget the deplorable condition in which the state was handed over in May 2023 and accept the astonishing claim that the same administration rebuilding roads, schools, hospitals and public institutions has brought nothing but misery. Unfortunately for the propagandists, political insults cannot erase visible evidence. The description of Governor Otti as a “naked man promising clothes” is particularly ridiculous. A naked man cannot…
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CELEBRATING ABIA’S RISE FROM GRASS TO GRACE – By Eagle Okoro

CELEBRATING ABIA’S RISE FROM GRASS TO GRACE – By Eagle Okoro

Celebrating Abia's rise from grass to grace By Eagle Okoro During the campaign for the 2023 Governorship Election in the state, one major characteristic about the candidate of Labour Party, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, that his apostles proudly bragged about is his integrity and capacity to deliver on the message of his campaign mantra that "a New Abia is possible". Indeed, no sooner was he inaugurated Abia's fourth executive Governor than he commenced work in such a pragmatic and transformative manner that has today reshaped the landscape of the state. And, although the opposition considered his first major public assignment…
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Otti: How Sustained Regional Security Guarantees Development In The South East; As Umuahia Security Summit Reinforces The Link Between Peace, Prosperity And Democratic Stability – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Otti: How Sustained Regional Security Guarantees Development In The South East; As Umuahia Security Summit Reinforces The Link Between Peace, Prosperity And Democratic Stability – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Otti: How Sustained Regional Security Guarantees Development in the South East As Umuahia Security Summit Reinforces the Link Between Peace, Prosperity and Democratic Stability By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Security and development are inseparable. No society can attract investment, create jobs, expand commerce or guarantee democratic freedoms where fear and criminality prevail. It was this enduring reality that shaped Governor Alex Chioma Otti's address at the South East Regional Security Summit held in Umuahia on Thursday, July 30, 2026. More than a gathering of political leaders and security stakeholders, the summit projected a shared vision of a South East anchored on…
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OPOBO-AZUMINI ROAD: Criticism Is Legitimate, But The Facts Must Not Be Distorted – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

OPOBO-AZUMINI ROAD: Criticism Is Legitimate, But The Facts Must Not Be Distorted – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

OPOBO–AZUMINI ROAD: CRITICISM IS LEGITIMATE, BUT THE FACTS MUST NOT BE DISTORTED A circulating video shows a severely flooded section of the Opobo–Azumini Road around Ovom Mechanic Village in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. The condition shown is troubling, and the hardship faced by motorists, traders, mechanics, residents and other road users must not be dismissed. However, the attempt to use one flooded section of a road to declare that the Abia State Government has “failed on all fronts” is exaggerated, politically convenient and unsupported by the full facts. The truth must be stated clearly. THE ROAD IS…
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‘My Head Was Stitched 11 Times’: Governor’s Aide Demand Justice, Says Scores Of Attackers Brutalized Him At APC Meeting

‘My Head Was Stitched 11 Times’: Governor’s Aide Demand Justice, Says Scores Of Attackers Brutalized Him At APC Meeting

‘My Head Was Stitched 11 Times’: Governor’s Aide Demands Justice, Says Scores Of Att@ckers Brut@lised Him At APC Meeting Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Protocol, Mr. Simon Mudi, popularly known as Temple, has broken his silence over the violent attack that left him hospitalised during a Delta Central All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting, alleging that more than 70 men were mobilised to attack him. Speaking exclusively with SaharaReporters, Temple claimed the assault at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Conference Centre in the Uvwie Local Government Area was not an isolated incident but the culmination of an…
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Sixty Years On, Otti Rekindles Ironsi’s Vision Of National Unity – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Sixty Years On, Otti Rekindles Ironsi’s Vision Of National Unity – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Sixty Years On, Otti Rekindles Ironsi's Vision of National Unity As the Governor's Tribute to Late General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi Resonates with Nigeria's Enduring Quest for Peace, Unity and Nation Building By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD History occasionally presents moments that transcend remembrance and become defining reflections on a nation's future. The 60th Memorial Anniversary of Nigeria's first Military Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi, held in Umuahia, Abia State, on Wednesday, 29th July, 2026, was one such moment. The memorial brought together political, military, traditional and religious leaders, alongside statesmen, diplomats and distinguished Nigerians from across…
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Governor Otti And The Politics Of Manufactured Corruption – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Governor Otti And The Politics Of Manufactured Corruption – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

GOVERNOR OTTI AND THE POLITICS OF MANUFACTURED CORRUPTION Putting the Abia School Expenditure Controversy in Proper Perspective By Pastor AProf. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Public accountability is indispensable in a democracy. Every government must explain how public resources are budgeted, released and applied. However, accountability must not be reduced to sensational allegations, distorted figures or conclusions that are unsupported by documentary evidence. The allegation that Governor Alex Otti withdrew ₦54 billion to construct 51 Smart Schools—three in each of Abia State’s 17 local government areas—is not established by the evidence presented. The fundamental error in the accusation is the deliberate conflation…
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Otti Approves Payment Of First Phase Of Actress Ngozi Nwosu’s Medical Bills

Otti Approves Payment Of First Phase Of Actress Ngozi Nwosu’s Medical Bills

Otti Approves Payment Of First Phase Of Actress Ngozi Nwosu’s Medical Bills Abia State Governor Alex Otti has approved the payment of the first phase of medical expenses for veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu following her public appeal for financial assistance to undergo multiple surgeries. The 62-year-old actress, an indigene of Abia State, recently disclosed that she requires three surgeries and needs about ₦30 million to cover the cost of her treatment. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Tourism and Entertainment, Martins Okey Justice, announced the intervention in a post on X, expressing appreciation to Otti for responding to the…
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INEC Dismisses Reports Of Revised 2027 Campaign Timetable

INEC Dismisses Reports Of Revised 2027 Campaign Timetable

INEC Dismisses Reports Of Revised 2027 Campaign Timetable The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming it had revised the campaign timetable for the 2027 general elections. A graphic circulating online had claimed that the commission released the official campaign timetable for the 2027 general election in line with the Electoral Act. The graphic claimed that campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections would end on January 15, 2027, instead of January 14 as contained in the commission’s official timetable. It also claimed that campaigns for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections…
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