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Jun

2026

OF FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT: Being Text Of The 2026 Democracy Speech By Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR

OF FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT Being the Text of the 2026 Democracy Day Speech by Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, on Friday, June 12, 2026 The most appealing promise of democracy is the allowance for plurality of opinions, the freedom to interrogate ideas and the opportunity for periodic reflection. This day presents to us, members of the Nigerian community, a special invitation to evaluate our pace on the democratic track, interrogate assumption and estimate our measure of progress on 2 fronts, first, since the dawn of the Fourth Republic in May 1999 and more importantly, over the last 33 years following…

Jun

2026

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Don Norman: Let Opposition Remain Honorable And Arguments Face Facts – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

My brother Don-Norman, nobody needs to manufacture enmity where your own public exchanges already show the pattern. At least three examples are there in the open. You publicly wrote against “sycophants” defending the Alex Otti-led government, accusing them of deceiving people. That already shows that the quarrel did not start today. In another public exchange, you used the language of “E-rats” and warned people off your page. So when you now say Otti supporters made you their enemy, people will ask: who first turned political disagreement into name-calling? As Abia ADC chairman, you have also publicly vowed to challenge and…

Jun

2026

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Tinubu Honours June 12 Heroes, Announces National Awards For Journalists, Activists, Others

FGN, News Flash

Tinubu Honours June 12 Heroes, Announces National Awards For Journalists, Activists, Others President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced national honours for dozens of pro-democracy activists, journalists, politicians, lawyers, civil society advocates and military officers who played key roles in Nigeria’s struggle for democracy and the validation of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. The announcement formed part of the President’s Democracy Day address marking 27 years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria. Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast said the recipients suffered persecution, detention, exile, incarceration and other hardships during the struggle against military rule and in the campaign to actualise…

Jun

2026

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US Lawmaker Hails Tinubu, Reps Over State Police Bill Passage

National Assembly, News Flash

US Lawmaker Hails Tinubu, Reps Over State Police Bill Passage A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and members of the House of Representatives following the passage of the state police bill, describing the move as a major step towards tackling insecurity and the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The House of Representatives approved the bill during Thursday’s plenary, paving the way for states to establish and manage their own police forces alongside the Nigeria Police Force. A total of 289 lawmakers voted in support of the proposal, while one voted against it and…

Jun

2026

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Full Text: President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day Address

Abuja, FGN, News Flash

FULL TEXT: President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day Address Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the ballot, witnessed peaceful transitions of power, and resolved disagreements in courtrooms and legislative chambers—not through violence. We have experienced the longest stretch of civilian rule in our history. Our democracy is not perfect, but it is ours, and we must continue to defend and strengthen it. In the coming days, Ekiti and Osun States will hold elections. I urge INEC, security agencies, and all parties to…

Jun

2026

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We Will Make Arochukwu/Ohafia A Model Of Development And Good Representation – Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa On Democracy Day

Arochukwu, National Assembly, News Flash, Ohafia LGA

HAPPY DEMOCRACY DAY!!! As we mark this day, let us renew our pledge to build a constituency where no one is left behind. Together, we will make Arochukwu/Ohafia a model of development and good representation. Today, June 12, we celebrate the enduring power of the people to choose, to speak, and to shape their own future. Democracy is more than voting every four years. It is the daily commitment of leaders to serve with integrity, and the daily commitment of citizens to hold them accountable. As your son and as the APC flagbearer for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in 2027, I…

Jun

2026

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Arochukwu/Ohafia FederalConstituency: Ikenna Ukwa Progressive Group In Collaboration With Ikenna & Jenn Ukwa Foundation Kick-Starts Unity Football Competition

Arochukwu, Football, Ohafia LGA

FOOTBALL COMPETITION! FOOTBALL COMPETITION!! FOOTBALL COMPETITION!!! The Ikenna Ukwa Progressive Group in collaboration with Ikenna & Jenn Ukwa Foundation is organizing a football competition for Arochukwu and Ohafia LGAs. The Unity Football Competition, sponsored by Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa, the APC House of Representatives flagbearer, Arochukwu/Ohafia federal Constituency and his wife, Lolo Jennifer E. Ukwa which will feature TEAM AROCHUKWU & OHAFIA LGAs has been scheduled to hold as follows; DATE: Sunday 14th June 2026 VENUE: The Playground of Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu in Arochukwu LGA TIME: 3:00 pm prompt. Come, let's cheer our team to victory as huge and…

Jun

2026

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Made-In-Aba Does Not Need Empty Romance; It Needs Power, Standards, Capital Markets And Global Access – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

MADE-IN-ABA DOES NOT NEED EMPTY ROMANCE. IT NEEDS POWER, STANDARDS, CAPITAL, MARKETS AND GLOBAL ACCESS. Let us lecture this argument properly. Nobody who understands Aba will ever talk down on Made-in-Aba manufacturers.Aba is not ordinary.Aba is genius.Aba is enterprise.Aba is survival converted into production.Aba is the city where a young man can start with a bench, a needle, a cutting table, a hammer, a machine, a customer, and a dream — and still build a business.So let us be clear from the beginning: Made-in-Aba deserves global promotion.But promotion without industrial support is noise.Promotion without power is hypocrisy.Promotion without standards is…

Jun

2026

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Daylight Loyalists To Darkness – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

DAYLIGHT LOYALISTS TO DARKNESS I choose to call them daylight loyalists to darkness: people who see roads rising, salaries stabilizing, institutions recovering, Aba breathing again, and governance returning to evidence, yet still choose bitterness over truth. They are not critics; they are voluntary blind men in broad daylight, condemning light because it exposes their old darkness. They are moral absentees, truth dodgers, conscience deserters, professional despoilers of good, and political undertakers of hope. When performance stands before them and they still deny it, they are no longer analysts. They are curators of convenient blindness, frightened by facts and allergic to…

Jun

2026

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When Opposition Mistakes Anger For Analysis, It Commits Intellectual Suicide – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

WHEN OPPOSITION MISTAKES ANGER FOR ANALYSIS, IT COMMITS INTELLECTUAL SUICIDE The write-up by @ORACLE is long, loud and emotionally arranged, but when subjected to academic scrutiny, it collapses under the weight of its own contradictions. Let us begin scientifically.A serious analysis must separate anecdote from evidence, allegation from data, political bitterness from empirical fact, and personal discomfort from policy evaluation. The post failed all four tests.First, the claim that Governor Alex Otti “lied” about Aba power is based on a shallow misunderstanding of what a ring-fenced electricity system means. A ring-fenced power model does not mean that every bulb in…