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Nov

2025

Mascot, Governance Is Serious Business; Not A Playground For Convenient Amnesia- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

Mascot, Governance Is Serious Business — Not a Playground for Convenient Amnesia Mascot Uzor Kalu’s latest outburst (“fantasy spending”, “fictional figures”, “economic roadmap without foundation”) is less an economic argument and more a revealing confession of how little he understands about modern public finance, state revenue modelling, medium-term expenditure frameworks, and the fiscal reforms currently reshaping Abia under Governor Alex Otti OFR. Let us take Mascot line by line, fact by fact, and teach him—politely but decisively—that governance is not guesswork, not noise-making, and certainly not nostalgia for the years when his family treated Abia’s treasury like personal estate. “Abia…

Nov

2025

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How Governor Otti Is Rebuilding Confidence In Made In Aba Products – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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

How Governor Otti is Rebuilding Confidence in "Made in Aba" Products By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD The launch of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Competitiveness and Industrial Productivity Program on Thursday, 27 October 2025, stands as a clear demonstration of how Governor Alex Otti is restoring pride and credibility to Made in Aba products. By introducing a structured system that prioritises standards, certification and global competitiveness, the governor is directly confronting years of erosion in consumer trust. He is reaffirming, through deliberate action, that Abia’s artisans and manufacturers possess the skill and ingenuity to meet the highest levels of…

Nov

2025

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Pastor Ashimolowo Calls For Training Of NYSC Members To Assist In Security Operations

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Security, Youths

Pastor Ashimolowo Calls For Training Of NYSC Members To Assist In Security Operations Lead pastor of Kingsways International Christian Centre (KICC), Matthew Ashimolowo, on Thursday urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in tackling the country’s security challenges. He praised the president’s commitment to improving security but emphasized that citizen support is crucial for success. Ashimolowo made the comments during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. The clergyman stressed that Nigerians must back government efforts to combat banditry, terrorism, and other criminal activities. He said the nation needs a turnaround and called on every citizen to help raise security…

Nov

2025

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Legalize Every Responsible Nigerian To Carry Arms – Senator Fadahunsi Tells Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash, Security, True Life Confession

Legalize Every Responsible Nigerian To Carry Arms – Senator Fadahunsi Tells Tinubu Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi has warned that the presidency must be told the full truth about nigeria’s worsening insecurity “so that we are not consumed.” Speaking during a senate plenary, he described the country as one heavily armed yet overrun by “useless boys” terrorising citizens without resistance. He said the situation has pushed nigeria close to “a military-style environment,” noting that the nation is “almost at war.” Adenigba urged the commander-in-chief to “re-examine the architecture around him” and take decisive action before the crisis deepens further. The senator…

Nov

2025

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White House On Lockdown As 2 National Guard Members Shot

Foreign Affairs, News Flash

White House On Lockdown As 2 National Guard Members Shot The White House has been temporarily shut down after two members of the National Guard were shot in Washington on Wednesday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X, without providing further details. Police in Washington confirmed a shooting occurred just one block from the White House, intensifying security concerns in the US capital city. The incident reportedly took place near the Farragut Metro station and coincided with President Donald Trump’s controversial troop deployment order to Washington. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown following…

Nov

2025

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Plateau: ‘My People Killed 46 Christians Despite My Pleas’ – Fulani Leader

Crime, News Flash, Religion

Plateau: ‘My People Killed 46 Christians Despite My Pleas’ – Fulani Leader A Fulani leader who has lived in the Hurti community of Manguna District in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State for 32 years, has confirmed that the attackers who recently invaded the community and killed 46 people were members of his tribe who spoke the Fulani language while carrying out the deadly attack. A video shared by journalist Masara Kim Usman on Tuesday, revealed that the respected Fulani elder has been living with the people of the Hurti community and was regarded as one of them, even…

Nov

2025

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Tinubu Appoints Non-Career Ambassadors For US, UK, France

FGN, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

Tinubu Appoints Non-Career Ambassadors For US, UK, France President Bola Tinubu has nominated non-career ambassadors for the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The three nominees are Ayodele Oke, Colonel Lateef Are (retd.), and Amin Dalhatu. A post by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on X revealed that the postings would be finalised following Senate screening. According to the statement, Dalhatu previously served as Nigeria’s ambassador to South Korea under the Late President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Oke, an alumnus of Emory University in Atlanta, is a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA)…

Nov

2025

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Will Life Be Easier For The Poor In Abia In 2026? – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

WILL LIFE BE EASIER FOR THE POOR IN ABIA IN 2026? Using the 2026 Budget + Street Realities The 2026 Abia Budget is ₦1.016 trillion. Out of this, ₦811.8bn (about 80%) is for capital projects. Only ₦204.4bn (20%) is for recurrent spending. These numbers tell us clearly that the government is chasing long-term reforms, not short-term welfare. On the street today, the poor face the same pressures everywhere in Nigeria: transport is high, food is expensive, and small businesses are weak. Even when roads are being fixed, construction causes temporary suffering before relief comes. But the capital-heavy structure of the…

Nov

2025

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When Facts Are Public And Free, Ignorance Becomes A Choice – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

WHEN FACTS ARE PUBLIC AND FREE, IGNORANCE BECOMES A CHOICE A Rebuttal to Oracle’s Misleading Take on Abia’s 2025–2026 Budgets It would be a great disservice to Abia State if Obinna Oriaku keeps quiet. Let him ventilate — because the loudest voices in the room are often the least informed, and silence allows falsehood to ferment into public opinion. When critics choose conjecture over documentation, it is our civic duty to respond firmly, clearly and factually. This rejoinder is not written to praise the government. It is written to defend truth. The Writer Built His Attack on a Budget That…

Nov

2025

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Abia And The Budget Of Accelerated Development And New Possibilities- By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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

Abia and the Budget of Accelerated Development and New Possibilities By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD The presentation of Abia’s 2026 Appropriation Bill on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, by Governor Alex Otti stands as one of the most defining policy statements of his administration. With a landmark sum of N1.016 trillion, the Budget of Acceleration and New Possibilities signals a bold and deliberate effort to reposition Abia on the path of rapid development, structural transformation and sustained prosperity. It is a budget crafted not for routine governance but for rebuilding, expansion and future shaping. A central feature of the budget is its…