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Dec

2025

Abia’s Health Sector Renaissance: How Governor Otti’s Reforms Earned National Recognition- By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D(SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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

Abia’s Health Sector Renaissance: How Governor Otti’s Reforms Earned National Recognition By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Abia State’s emergence as the best-performing state in the South East at the 2025 Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge, as well as its ranking among the six best-performing states nationwide, represents both a national endorsement and a compelling validation of the far-reaching reforms underway in the state’s health sector. Beyond the prestige of the award and the accompanying USD 500,000 zonal prize, the recognition underscores a deeper reality that Abia’s health system is undergoing a deliberate, people-centred transformation driven by the…

Dec

2025

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Otti’s Industrial Revival Strategy: Reawakening Abia’s Factories, Restoring Jobs, Rebuilding Confidence – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D(SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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

Otti’s Industrial Revival Strategy: Reawakening Abia’s Factories, Restoring Jobs, Rebuilding Confidence By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD The acquisition of Star Paper Mill Limited in Aba and Owerrinta, alongside Afro Beverages Limited, from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) represents far more than a routine transfer of assets. It is a clear and deliberate statement of intent by the Abia State Government under the leadership of Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, that industrialization remains the most sustainable pathway to job creation, economic growth, and shared prosperity. For decades, the silence of once-thriving factories such as Star Paper Mill symbolized the broader…

Dec

2025

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The Long Game Of Institutions: An Institutional Economic Strategy For Abia State – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

THE LONG GAME OF INSTITUTIONS: AN INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY FOR ABIA STATE Institutions as the Foundation of Economic Life K. William Kapp’s The Foundations of Institutional Economics begins from a fundamental rejection of the idea that economic outcomes are the natural result of market forces operating in isolation. For Kapp, the economy is not an autonomous system governed solely by prices and individual choice, but a social process embedded in legal, political, and cultural institutions. As he argues, “economic processes are always socially organized and institutionally conditioned” (Kapp, 2011, p. 6). Development, therefore, cannot be reduced to capital accumulation or…

Dec

2025

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From Elusive Growth To Deliberate Reform: Otti Through Easterly’s Lens – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Infrastructure

From Elusive Growth to Deliberate Reform: Otti Through Easterly’s Lens William Easterly’s central argument in The Elusive Quest for Growth is that underdevelopment persists not because leaders fail to dream, but because economies operate on the wrong incentives. Growth does not emerge from declarations, committees or applause; it emerges when the rules of a society reward productivity, innovation and accountability rather than rent-seeking. Viewed through this lens, Abia State under Governor Alex Otti represents a deliberate attempt to reverse decades of distorted incentives and institutional decay. What makes the Otti moment particularly significant is that he is not merely increasing…

Dec

2025

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The Rise Of Manufactured Narratives In Abia Politics: How Mischief-Makers Distort Facts About Gov. Otti & Actual Records – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

THE ANATOMY OF A TWISTED NARRATIVE: HOW MISCHIEF-MAKERS DISTORT FACTS ABOUT GOVERNOR OTTI — AND WHAT THE RECORD ACTUALLY SHOWS The Rise of Manufactured Narratives in Abia Politics Twisted narratives have become the preferred weapon of political mischief-makers, especially in periods where governance reforms threaten entrenched interests. What is unfolding in Abia State illustrates this perfectly. A series of sensational claims—ranging from the so-called “SSG resignation saga” to alleged airport land scandals and fictitious internal government collapses—have been designed to provoke suspicion, confusion, and doubt. Yet when these allegations are placed beside documented evidence, reputable newspaper reports, and independent transparency…

Dec

2025

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Diaspora Leaders Voice Of Reason: Alex Otti An Incredible Leader – By Christian Kalu Mba Agbai

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance, Infrastructure

Diaspora Leaders voice of reason - Alex Otti an incredible leaderBy Christian Kalu Mba Agbai Welcome to the first instalment of Diaspora leaders voice of reason. My name is Chris Kalu Mba Agbai and I am one of the prominent UK Nigerian Diaspora leaders, a senior teacher who has worked successfully as a vice chair of the prestigious Nigeria CANUK group and the Nigerian UK high commission. CANUK (Central association of Nigerians in the UK is an umbrella body charged with informing, caring and communicating with the numerous Nigerian associations in the UK.The key comment of this article is Governor…

Dec

2025

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Chief Dr. Sam Anya(Akaekpuchionwa) Officially Resigns From PDP, Joins APC, Poised To Grab Abia North Senatorial Ticket

Abia North, News Flash, Politics

Chief Dr. Sam Anya (Akaekpuchionwa), today tendered his formal resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect, at all levels of involvement and participation. He said, after deep reflection on the lingering internal crisis within the party and its current state, he has come to the painful but inevitable conclusion that he can no longer, in good conscience, continue to associate with or lend his support to the party’s activities, structure, or agenda. See attached resignation letter. During a telephone interview with our team, he said he is now prepared and well positioned to grab the Abia North…

Dec

2025

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We Are Happy Ikenna Ukwa Has Remembered Us By Facilitating Solar Street Lights In Nkporo….HRH Eze Agwu N. Kalu

Abia North, Abia State, Humanitarian, Infrastructure, Ohafia LGA, Politics

WE ARE HAPPY IKENNA UKWA HAS REMEMBERED US BY FACILITATING SOLAR STREET LIGHTS IN NKPORO…HRH Eze Agwu N. Kalu The Aloke 1 of Agbaja Nkporo Autonomous Community, HRH Eze Agwu Nwankwo Kalu has lauded the track records of development-driven initiatives and the giants efforts of the Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa in bringing social amenities and infrastructures in communities in Arochukwu and Ohafia LGAs, and particularly, for remembering Nkporo by facilitating the installation of solar powered street lights for the clan. The Royal Father made the commendation on Tuesday 9th December 202t…

Dec

2025

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Senate Approves Tinubu’s Request To Deploy Troops To Benin After Coup Attempt

National Assembly, News Flash, Security

Senate Approves Tinubu’s Request To Deploy Troops To Benin After Coup Attempt The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing a regional intervention aimed at restoring stability after an attempted coup in the neighbouring country. The decision followed deliberations in the Senate Committee of the Whole, during which lawmakers considered the President’s appeal in accordance with Section 5, Part II of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the approval during plenary, noting that the vote was overwhelming. Akpabio described the move as both strategic and…

Dec

2025

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EFCC Probes ’46 Bank Accounts’ Linked To Ex-AGF Malami

News Flash, Crime

EFCC Probes ‘46 Bank Accounts’ Linked To Ex-AGF Malami Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, spent Monday night at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as interrogations over an ongoing investigation intensified, TheCable has learnt. An associate of the former minister told TheCable that Malami was invited for questioning on Monday but arrived late in the evening, which resulted in him staying overnight to continue responding to investigators’ queries. The associate also disclosed that 46 bank accounts allegedly linked to Malami are currently under investigation, forming a major part of…