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2026
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Grassroots Consultation Continues As Uko Nkole Engages Bende Stakeholders, Women And Youths

Grassroots Consultation Continues As Uko Nkole Engages Bende Stakeholders, Women And Youths

Abia North, Politics
Grassroots Consultation Continues As Uko Nkole Engages Bende Stakeholders, Women And Youths The senatorial consultation tour of Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole, an Abia North Senatorial Zone hopeful, continued in Bende Local Government Area with a breakfast meeting where he met with grassroots women and youths @ the residence of Mr Emeka Philips In attendance Bar Jonas Udensi Bende South and North SHOA hopefuls respectively in Lodu Imenyi, Nkpa, Bende LGA. The consultations provided another opportunity for Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole to listen to the people, exchange ideas and discuss the future of Mr Mr Peter Obi Presidency and Abia North…
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Aug
17
2026
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Ikenna Ukwa Honoured The Maiden Ututu Women August Meeting; Donates Wrappers, Supports Project

Ikenna Ukwa Honoured The Maiden Ututu Women August Meeting; Donates Wrappers, Supports Project

Abia North, Arochukwu, News Flash
IKENNA UKWA HONOURED THE MAIDEN UTUTU WOMEN AUGUST MEETING …Donates Wrappers and Supports The Women's Project It was a moment of joy as Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, was warmly received at the maiden August Meeting of Inyom Ututu held at Ututu Secondary School. Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa who was represented by the Deputy Director General, Arochukwu of the Ikenna Ukwa Campaign Council, Mr. Chukwu Ndem, congratulated the women on their successful maiden gathering and commended them for their unity and strength. He assured them that their welfare will remain a…
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17
2026
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Adeleke’s Osun, Otti’s Congratulatory Message And The 2027 Abia Question: When Development, Welfare And Electoral Legitimacy Meet – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Adeleke’s Osun, Otti’s Congratulatory Message And The 2027 Abia Question: When Development, Welfare And Electoral Legitimacy Meet – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
ADELEKE’S OSUN, OTTI’S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE AND THE 2027 ABIA QUESTION: WHEN DEVELOPMENT, WELFARE AND ELECTORAL LEGITIMACY MEET Osun as a Contemporary Governance Laboratory The re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osun State on 16 August 2026 offers more than a conventional electoral story. It provides a useful case study of how welfare intervention, infrastructure delivery, fiscal management and political communication can combine to shape voter judgment. Adeleke, contesting on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared winner by INEC after securing 19 of Osun’s 30 local government areas. His victory gave him a second term after a campaign conducted…
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17
2026
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El-Rufai, KASU And The Sacking Of Lecturers: Why The Kaduna Record Does Not Prove Otti Ordered The ABSU Suspension – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

El-Rufai, KASU And The Sacking Of Lecturers: Why The Kaduna Record Does Not Prove Otti Ordered The ABSU Suspension – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education
EL-RUFAI, KASU AND THE SACKING OF LECTURERS: WHY THE KADUNA RECORD DOES NOT PROVE OTTI ORDERED THE ABSU SUSPENSION The Difference Between Evidence, Institutional Responsibility and Political Attribution The controversy surrounding the suspension of Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze by Abia State University has increasingly been dragged into a wider political argument about Governor Alex Otti. The argument being circulated in some quarters is straightforward: because Otti is Governor of Abia State and Visitor to ABSU, and because the university suspended a professor whose public comments were critical of the welfare conditions of lecturers, the suspension must therefore have been ordered by…
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17
2026
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ABSU, ASUU-ABSU And The Otti Question: Who Really Created The Crisis At Uturu? – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

ABSU, ASUU-ABSU And The Otti Question: Who Really Created The Crisis At Uturu? – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education
ABSU, ASUU-ABSU AND THE OTTI QUESTION: WHO REALLY CREATED THE CRISIS AT UTURU? An investigative examination of salary arrears, union claims, inherited liabilities, university finances and the suspension controversy now being placed at Governor Alex Otti’s doorstep There is a seductive simplicity to the story presently being told about Abia State University, Uturu. Lecturers are unhappy. ASUU-ABSU has declared an indefinite strike. A professor has been suspended after criticising the remuneration and welfare of academics. Alex Otti is Governor and Visitor to the university. Therefore, the argument goes, Alex Otti must be responsible for everything that is wrong at ABSU.…
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17
2026
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Terrorism, Warning Fatigue And The Security Lessons Of Lockerbie: A Deep Paragraphic Analysis- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Terrorism, Warning Fatigue And The Security Lessons Of Lockerbie: A Deep Paragraphic Analysis- By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Foreign Affairs, Security
TERRORISM, WARNING FATIGUE AND THE SECURITY LESSONS OF LOCKERBIE: A DEEP PARAGRAPHIC ANALYSIS The history of terrorism repeatedly shows that the decisive security failure is often not the total absence of warning, but the inability of institutions and societies to correctly interpret warning before catastrophe occurs. Lockerbie remains one of the clearest historical examples of how a terrorist act can expose weaknesses not only in physical security but also in intelligence coordination, international cooperation, political judgement and institutional preparedness. The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in December 1988 demonstrated that terrorist violence is rarely a spontaneous act.…
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Aug
16
2026
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The Dangerous Political Punches At ABSU – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

The Dangerous Political Punches At ABSU – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, Politics
THE DANGEROUS POLITICAL PUNCHES AT ABSU. The inauspicious suspension of Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics in the Abia State University, Uturu, is raising more eyebrows than was ever expected. What should have been handled quietly as internal domestic affairs of the University has been allowed to trend badly in a politically very hot season. This is not the best of times to clutch what might turn out to be hot potatoes. It is either that the authorities in ABSU are ignorantly toying with fire or may have ulterior sinister motivation reminiscent of the fifth columnists in an…
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16
2026
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Hausa/Fulani Community In Ebem Ohafia Commend Ikenna Ukwa’s Record Of Service And Accessibility, Pledge Their Massive Support Ahead Of 2027 General Elections

Hausa/Fulani Community In Ebem Ohafia Commend Ikenna Ukwa’s Record Of Service And Accessibility, Pledge Their Massive Support Ahead Of 2027 General Elections

Abia North, News Flash, Ohafia LGA, Politics
HON. IKENNA UKWA VISITS HAUSA/FULANI COMMUNITY IN EBEM OHAFIA Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa , the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, earlier today paid a visit to the Hausa/Fulani Community residing at Army Barracks, Ebem Ohafia. The visit was part of Chief IKENNA Ukwa’s ongoing engagement with all residents of the Federal Constituency, irrespective of tribe or background. Speaking during the interaction, Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa said the essence of the visit was to get first-hand information on how they are doing and to identify with them as key stakeholders in the community. "Arochukwu/Ohafia belongs to all…
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Aug
16
2026
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A Political Economy Review Of The Reckoning In God’s Own State: Why Alex Otti Deserves A Second Term And Why His Reformative Innovations Must Continue – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

A Political Economy Review Of The Reckoning In God’s Own State: Why Alex Otti Deserves A Second Term And Why His Reformative Innovations Must Continue – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
A POLITICAL ECONOMY REVIEW OF THE RECKONING IN GOD’S OWN STATE: WHY ALEX OTTI DESERVES A SECOND TERM AND WHY HIS REFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS MUST CONTINUE By AProf Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma, writing under the pen name AI-KO, has produced in The Reckoning in God’s Own State: Why Alex Otti Deserves a Second Term and Why His Reformative Innovations Must Continue an unusually expansive intervention in the political economy of subnational governance in Nigeria. The author identifies himself as a Nigerian writer, analyst and public intellectual whose writings traverse political history, governance and civic affairs. Although the work…
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16
2026
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Academic Review Of The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning With The APC And The Biggest Political Con In Nigeria’s History – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Academic Review Of The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning With The APC And The Biggest Political Con In Nigeria’s History – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
ACADEMIC REVIEW OF THE BROOM THAT NEVER SWEPT: A RECKONING WITH THE APC AND THE BIGGEST POLITICAL CON IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY Author: Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma (AI-KO)Reviewed by: AProf Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Introduction Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma’s The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning with the APC and the Biggest Political Con in Nigeria’s History is a provocative work of political commentary, historical interpretation and governance criticism that interrogates the trajectory of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) from its formation through its years in national power. Writing under the pen name AI-KO, Onuma presents himself as a Nigerian writer, analyst…
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