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Feb

2026

US Africa Command Visits President Tinubu In Abuja

FGN, Foreign Affairs, International, Security

US Africa Command Visits President Tinubu In Abuja A high-level delegation from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday, in what appears to be a sign of strengthened bilateral ties on security and regional stability. The meeting featured key U.S. military and diplomatic figures, including Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Keith Heffern; AFRICOM Commander, General Dagvin Anderson; Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to AFRICOM, Ambassador Peter Vrooman; and Command Sergeant Major Garric M. Banfield, the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of AFRICOM. Special Assistant…

Feb

2026

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Why Reform First Looks Slow: Reading Abia Through The Lens Of Why Nations Fail – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

Why Reform First Looks Slow: Reading Abia Through the Lens of Why Nations Fail Institutions Before Optics, Systems Before Spectacle Serious governance is rarely loud at the beginning. It is structural before it is spectacular. That is one of the central lessons from Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson’s globally influential work, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Their thesis is simple but powerful: prosperity comes not from noise, personalities, or headline projects, but from institutions that work — institutions that pay workers, enforce rules, stabilize systems, and deliver services consistently. Read through that lens, the current…

Feb

2026

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Abia’s Finances On Trial: Evidence Vs Viral Arithmetic, An Investigative Rebuttal Built On Records, Not Rhetoric- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

Abia’s Finances on Trial: Evidence vs Viral ArithmeticAn Investigative Rebuttal Built on Records, Not Rhetoric By AProf. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Big numbers are easy to shout. Hard numbers are harder to classify.Over the past weeks, Abia State’s finances have been tried — not in court, not by auditors, not by fiscal institutions — but by livestream arithmetic. Hundreds of billions were cited, conclusions were declared, and verdicts were delivered in broadcast tempo. But public finance is not judged by tempo. It is judged by method. Let us proceed the proper way: admit evidence, test classification, verify sources, and separate tiers…

Feb

2026

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Nnamdi Kanu Orders Total Cancellation Of Monday Sit-At-Home In South-East – IPOB

Human Rights, News Flash, Politics, Security

Nnamdi Kanu Orders Total Cancellation Of Monday Sit-at-Home In South-East – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the permanent cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home directive across the South-East, effective Monday, February 9, 2026. The directive comes directly from IPOB leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who emphasized that the people should return to schools, workplaces, and markets without fear or intimidation. IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, stated that any attempt to enforce the sit-at-home from this point forward would be considered opposition to Kanu’s orders and the Biafran cause. “All markets, schools, offices, transport services, and economic activities must…

Feb

2026

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Amb. Osita Offor Tells Senator Orji Kalu To Withdraw Petition Against Ohafia Youths With Immediate Effect, Tender Unreserved Public Apology

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia North, Human Rights, Ohafia LGA, Politics

Amb. Osita Offor Tells Senator Orji Kalu to Withdraw Petition Against Ohafia Youths With Immediate Effect, Tender Unreserved Public Apology …Cautions the senator to inbibe in the spirit of dialogue instead of intimidation and political desperation. Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor, popularly known as “De Ultimate Commander” and the Ikenga Gburugburu of Ohafia Ancient Kingdom, has called on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to immediately withdraw his case against youths of Ohafia Local Government Area and tender an unreserved public apology to the Ohafia Clan. Dr. Offor was reacting to the recent political tension between the former Abia State governor and Ohafia…

Feb

2026

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Ukwa East Mayor Leads Labour Party Expansion As Former Majority Leader, Key Political Figures Defect To Support Governor Otti’s Re-election- By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

Ukwa East Mayor Leads Labour Party Expansion as Former Majority Leader, Key Political Figures Defect to Support Governor Otti’s Re-election The Executive Mayor of Ukwa East Local Government Area, Hon. Chibunna Akara, has continued to strengthen the Labour Party at the grassroots as Hon. Paul Taribo, former Member representing Ukwa East State Constituency and former Deputy Majority Leader of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly and Mrs. Theresa Ijeoma Oxford Nwabara, on Saturday, 7th February, 2026, officially defected to the Labour Party alongside other political figures and supporters. The defection ceremony took place in Ikwueke East Ward, where Hon.…

Feb

2026

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Bandits Kidnap Catholic Priest, 10 Others, Kill 3 In Fresh Kaduna Attack

News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Religion

Bandits Kidnap Catholic Priest, 10 Others, Kill Three In Fresh Kaduna Attack Again, terrorists in Kaduna State have abducted a Catholic priest and 10 other residents while killing three persons during an attack on Karku community in Kauru Local Government Area. The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan confirmed the abduction of Reverend Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, who was reportedly taken alongside the other victims in the early hours of Saturday. In a statement, the Diocesan Chancellor, Very Reverend Father Jacob Shanet, expressed deep sorrow over the incident and called for prayers for the victims. “Dear…

Feb

2026

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President Tinubu Present As Bello Matawalle’s 10 Children Wed In Abuja

Humanitarian, Marriage And Love, News Flash

Tinubu Present As Bello Matawalle’s 10 Children Wed In Abuja President Bola Tinubu and Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, were among the dignitaries who attended the wedding of the children of Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence. Matawalle celebrated the weddings of his ten children, five daughters and five sons, at the National Mosque, Abuja, on Friday. The minister gave away his daughters—Maryam, Safiyya, Farida, Nana Firdausi, and Aisha—while his sons—Ibrahim, Abdul Jalal, Surajo, Bello, and Fahad—also tied the knot. The Islamic ceremony was officiated by Imam Luqman Zakariyah, who…

Feb

2026

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Akpabio Admits, Defends Removal Of ‘Real-Time’ From Electoral Bill

National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Akpabio Admits, Defends Removal Of ‘Real-Time’ From Electoral Bill President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday admitted that the Senate deliberately deleted the provision for “real-time” transmission of election results from the Electoral Bill, 2026. Akpabio said the Senate took the decision because it believed that “technology must save and not endanger democracy.” He spoke in Abuja at the unveiling of a book titled “The Burden of Legislators in Nigeria”, authored by Senator Effiong Bob. The Senate President likened the issues raised in the book to the challenges faced by lawmakers in the course of their duties, including the…

Feb

2026

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North-South Alliance: Obi – Kwankwaso Ticket Proposed Ahead Of 2027

News Flash, Politics, Presidency

North–South Alliance: Obi–Kwankwaso Ticket Proposed Ahead Of 2027 Supporters of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing Peter Obi and Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general election. The proposal was announced on Friday in Kano by Abba Sadauki Gwale, who spoke on behalf of several Kwankwaso support groups. He said the idea reflects the desire of their supporters to back a political alliance that can address Nigeria’s growing insecurity and economic hardship. According to Gwale, the Obi–Kwankwaso ticket could run on any political platform, stressing that public…