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Feb

2026

Diplomacy As Development: How International Partnerships Are Powering Abia’s Economic Reset – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

Diplomacy as Development: How International Partnerships Are Powering Abia’s Economic Reset By AProf. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke In an era where subnational governments compete not only domestically but globally, international partnerships are no longer ceremonial—they are strategic economic instruments. Abia State’s recent diplomatic engagements under Governor Alex C. Otti reflect a deliberate shift from isolation to integration, aligning local economic transformation with global capital, technology, and governance networks.Across Africa, states that attract foreign partnerships typically demonstrate three features: fiscal discipline, institutional reform, and policy clarity. These are the pillars emphasized by multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and IMF in…

Feb

2026

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Otti: Breaking The Jinx, Winning The People – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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

Otti: Breaking the Jinx, Winning the People By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD “The siege has collapsed, the jinx is forever broken.” With this declaration, Governor Alex Chioma Otti captured not just a moment but the spirit of a remarkable turnaround in Abia State. At a grand reception at Abam High School, Ozu Abam, he commissioned two landmark projects, the new Omenuko Bridge and the 30 kilometre Ozu Abam Arochukwu Road, projects long deemed impossible by successive administrations. What was once a landscape of neglect and despair has now been transformed into a beacon of hope, progress, and tangible results. For more…

Feb

2026

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El-Rufai Accuses Ribadu Of Ordering His Arrest, Claims NSA’s Phone Tapped

Crime, News Flash, Politics

El-Rufai Accuses Ribadu Of Ordering His Arrest, Claims NSA’s Phone Tapped The former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, ordered his arrest and is behind the alleged attempt to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday. Speaking on Friday in an interview with Arise Television, the former governor claimed that Mr Ribadu personally ordered his arrest. AttNews earlier reported that Mr El-Rufai was involved in a heated verbal exchange with security operatives at the Abuja airport, shortly after his arrival in the country. According to eyewitness accounts,…

Feb

2026

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Sunday Igboho Hails Nnamdi Kanu For Ending Sit-At-Home

Economy, News Flash, Security

Sunday Igboho Hails Nnamdi Kanu For Ending Sit-at-home Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has commended the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for cancelling the long-standing Monday sit-at-home across the South-East states. In a statement issued on Friday through his legal counsel, Pelumi Olanjengbesi, Igboho described the development as both thoughtful and timely, noting that it would significantly reinvigorate socio-economic activities in the region. He added that the decision would help create an enabling environment for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as entrepreneurs, to thrive. Kanu, who is currently serving…

Feb

2026

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Power Recognizes Reform: A 48 Laws Of Power Reading Of Tinubu-Otti Alignment- And Why Blackmail Politics Fails – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

Power Recognizes Reform: A 48 Laws of Power Reading of Tinubu–Otti Alignment — And Why Blackmail Politics Fails In Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power, one recurring principle appears across multiple laws: real power aligns with utility, performance, and reform capacity — not noise. Political history repeatedly shows that central leaders tend to work more smoothly with subnational actors who reinforce structural reform, fiscal discipline, and institutional modernization. Seen through that lens, the visible policy alignment between President Bola Tinubu’s federal reform agenda and Governor Alex Otti’s state-level reform posture is neither accidental nor sentimental — it is structurally…

Feb

2026

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Valentine’s Day: CBN Lists Money Bouquets As Offence

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash

Valentine’s Day: CBN Lists Money Bouquets As Offence As Valentine’s Day draws near, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) 2023 warning against money bouquets is making the rounds again. The apex bank had classified money bouquets, a popular gift among lovers, as a form of naira abuse. In a flier shared on its official Twitter handle in 2023, the CBN listed money bouquets alongside other prohibited practices, including spraying, selling, squeezing, and defacing naira notes. Citizens were urged to report incidents of naira abuse, with the CBN emphasising: “It is your civic duty to protect the naira. Report naira abuse…

Feb

2026

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From Tax Reform To Power Stability: Why Otti’s Fiscal And Energy Agenda Signals A Structural Shift In Abia’s Governance Model – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

From Tax Reform to Power Stability: Why Otti’s Fiscal and Energy Agenda Signals a Structural Shift in Abia’s Governance Model By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke In public sector reform history, the most consequential transformations rarely begin with ribbon cuttings. They begin with systems — how revenue is raised, how power is supplied, and how predictability is restored to economic life. That is the deeper significance of Governor Alex Otti’s visible alignment with national tax reforms and his administration’s push toward energy independence for Abia State. Taken together, these are not isolated policy positions. They represent a structural governance direction: stabilize…

Feb

2026

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Leadership News Legislator Of The Year 2025: Ikenna Ukwa Felicitates Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu

National Assembly, Personality

LEADERSHIP NEWS LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR 2025: IKENNA UKWA FELICITATES DEPUTY SPEAKER, BENJAMIN KALU The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa has joined Abians and Nigerians all over the world to celebrate an astute federal legislator, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member Representing Bende Federal Constituency, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu on his meritorious recognition and award as the LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR 2025, by the Leadership Newspaper. Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa , in his congratulatory message described the award as befitting, considering Hon Benjamin Kalu's principled leadership, legislative depth…

Feb

2026

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Argument, Not Abuse: A Philosopher’s Advice To Modern Content Warriors- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

ARGUMENT, NOT ABUSE: A PHILOSOPHER’S ADVICE TO MODERN CONTENT WARRIORS Public debate did not begin with social media. It began in the ancient marketplaces of Athens, where Socrates taught that truth is tested by questioning — not by shouting. He warned that when emotion replaces evidence, a society stops thinking and starts reacting. History is consistent on this point. From Socrates to Aristotle, from Cicero to Thomas Aquinas, from John Stuart Mill to Karl Popper, the same standard appears again and again: claims must be answered with counter-claims and counter-evidence — not insults. When a critic raises numbers, the civilised…

Feb

2026

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I’ll Work Against Obi In 2027 – Cubana Chief Priest

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I’ll Work Against Obi In 2027 – Cubana Chief Priest Socialite Cubana Chief Priest has declared his intention to work against Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. He made this known during an Instagram exchange with followers, confirming his stance after being asked directly. A user asked him directly, “So in simple terms, You are working against Obi in the upcoming presidential election. lol.” Chief Priest, who served as a special adviser to an APC governor, cited his past involvement with Obi’s campaign as a reason for his current opposition. Responding, Cubana Chief Priest confirmed his stance, writing, “yes…