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2026

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When Facts Become Inconvenient: The Politics Of Manufacturing Scandals In Abia – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

When Facts Become Inconvenient: The Politics of Manufacturing Scandals in Abia By AProf Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke There is an emerging pattern in the political conversation around Abia State that deserves closer attention. Every major project is increasingly approached from the standpoint of suspicion, every institutional success is interpreted as evidence of hidden interest, and every professional relationship is stretched until it begins to resemble a conspiracy. This is not the same thing as accountability. Accountability begins with questions and proceeds to evidence. Propaganda begins with a conclusion and then searches desperately for fragments that can be arranged to support it.…

Aug

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2026

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Otti’s Masterstroke: From ABSUTH’s New Synergy To A Brighter Future For ABSU – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

Otti’s Masterstroke: From ABSUTH’s New Synergy to a Brighter Future for ABSU Why the Governor’s CONMESS Directive, Board–Management Cooperation and Welfare-First Approach Offer a New Template for Institutional Stability By AProf Chukwuemeka Ifegwu EkeEconomist, Public Policy Analyst and Associate Professor of Economics Governor Alex Otti’s meeting with the Board and Management of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital on August 20, 2026 may ultimately prove to be far more important than an ordinary presentation of a progress report. Beneath the statistics, requests and administrative exchanges was the emergence of something Abia’s public institutions have desperately needed for years: a functioning…

Aug

21

2026

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From Palaces To August Meetings, Uko Nkole Takes Abia North Consultation Tour Across Communities

Abia North, Politics

From Palaces To August Meetings, Uko Nkole Takes Abia North Consultation Tour Across Communities The ongoing consultation tour of Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole, an Abia North Senatorial Zone hopeful, has continued to gather momentum, with the former House of Representatives member engaging traditional rulers, women, youths, community leaders and political stakeholders across Bende and other communities. The consultations, which formed part of his preparations ahead of the 2027 senatorial election, took him to several communities and social gatherings, where he interacted directly with residents and stakeholders on their concerns, expectations and the future of Abia North. In Bende Local Government…

Aug

21

2026

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Otti And The Retooling Of Abia’s Security Architecture: Synergy, Professionalism And Cooperation Among Security Agencies Driving A Safer Abia – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Security

Otti and the Retooling of Abia’s Security Architecture Synergy, Professionalism and Cooperation Among Security Agencies Driving A Safer Abia By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD When Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, assumed office in May 2023, restoring security and public confidence was one of the major responsibilities confronting the new administration. As the Chief Security Officer of Abia State, Governor Otti has since adopted an approach that places institutional cooperation, operational independence, adequate support and accountability at the centre of the State’s security architecture. The results, as reflected in the testimonies of security commanders who recently served in the State, point to…

Aug

21

2026

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Review Of Ohanaeze @ 50: The Burden Of Memory, The Politics Of Relevance – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Arts And Culture, Columns/Opinions/Letters, South East

REVIEW OF OHANAEZE @ 50: THE BURDEN OF MEMORY, THE POLITICS OF RELEVANCE Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma’s Ohanaeze @ 50: The Burden of Memory, The Politics of Relevance is a thoughtful, courageous and deeply reflective examination of one of the most important socio-cultural institutions in contemporary Igbo history. The strength of the work lies not only in its historical breadth, but in the balance with which Kalu Onuma approaches Ohanaeze Ndigbo. He writes with the intimacy of one who understands the institution from within, yet he is sufficiently critical to ask difficult questions about its performance, internal governance and future…

Aug

20

2026

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Star Paper Mill: Facts Not Falsehood – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

The photograph does not disprove Governor Alex Otti’s Star Paper Mill intervention; it actually shows why the intervention became necessary. Star Paper Mill had already become moribund long before the present administration. What Otti’s government did was to acquire the distressed asset from AMCON as part of a planned industrial-revival programme. AMCON formally handed the mill over to Abia State Government in December 2025, and the state disclosed that it paid ₦2.5 billion for the acquisition. 0 So showing pictures of the old gate and abandoned premises shortly after takeover and shouting “agents of falsehood” misses the point completely. The…

Aug

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2026

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Leadership. Service. Commitment. A Steady Voice For Progress – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

Oracle’s latest intervention, circulated under the title “The Much Touted ‘24 Years of PDP’: Otti Was Part of 18 of Those 24 Years!”, contains legitimate questions about workers’ welfare and university remuneration. But several of its central conclusions collapse once history, public finance and measurable outputs are separated from political rhetoric. The first problem is historical. Alex Otti was a banker, not a member of the Abia State Executive Council, House of Assembly or PDP government. His documented career shows that he worked in Nigerian International Bank, Intercontinental Merchant Bank, Société Bancaire Nigeria, UBA and First Bank before becoming Group…

Aug

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2026

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NDC Unveils Etugo Ogah, Uko Nkole, Nworgu, Others As Candidates For 2027 Elections In Abia

Abia State, News Flash, Politics

NDC Unveils Etugo Ogah, Uko Nkole, Nworgu, Others As Candidates For 2027 Elections In Abia The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Abia State Chapter, has formally unveiled its candidates for the 2027 general elections, with Elder Ndubuisi Etugo Ogah emerging as the party’s governorship candidate alongside his running mate, Engr. Bright Alaribe. The unveiling ceremony, held on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at the Britarch Event Center, adjacent to the Abia State House of Assembly Complex, Umuahia, brought together party leaders, stakeholders, candidates, ward and local government executives, women and youth leaders, as well as supporters of the party. The event marked…

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2026

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The Limits Of Imported Political Machinery: A Counterfactual Political-Economy Postmortem Of The 2026 Osun Governorship Election And The Wike Hypothesis – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abuja

The Limits of Imported Political Machinery: A Counterfactual Political-Economy Postmortem of the 2026 Osun Governorship Election and the Wike Hypothesis Abstract The 2026 Osun State governorship election presents an unusually useful laboratory for examining the limits of political machinery in a competitive Nigerian democracy. Governor Ademola Adeleke, contesting on the relatively less-established Accord Party platform, defeated the All Progressives Congress candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, despite the APC's deployment of an exceptionally powerful national campaign structure. The APC campaign council was chaired by Governor Hope Uzodimma, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas among…

Aug

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2026

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Executive Power, Property Rights, And Due Process: A Legal Appraisal Of The FCT Minister’s Demolition Directives In The Wake Of The Abuja Floods – By Charles Ude(Legal Practitioner And Author)

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Judiciary

Executive Power, Property Rights, and Due Process: A Legal Appraisal of the FCT Minister's Demolition Directives in the Wake of the Abuja Floods By Charles Ude, Esq.Legal Practitioner and Author Introduction: The Floodwaters as a Catalyst for Legal Scrutiny The recent flooding that has ravaged parts of Abuja, particularly the high-brow Maitama District, has brought into sharp focus the perennial tension between executive action and the rule of law. Following his inspection of flood-affected areas on 17 August 2026, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ordered the immediate demolition of all structures found to be obstructing designated…