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Jun

2026

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

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…

Jun

2026

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Aba Has Been Ring-Fenced From Darkness: Otti’s Quit Industrial Revolution Has Started – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

ABA HAS BEEN RING-FENCED FROM DARKNESS: OTTI’S QUIET INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION HAS STARTED There is a new economic story rising from Abia State, and it is not the usual noise of politics. It is not about who shouted the loudest. It is not about who abused whom. It is not even about another ceremonial promise of “industrialization” that dies immediately after the microphone is dropped. This one is different. This one is about power. Not political power. Electric power. The real power that keeps machines running, tailors sewing, welders producing, shoemakers finishing orders, cold rooms preserving goods, hospitals working, small factories…

Jun

2026

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Otti: Building A New Abia And Repositioning The Labour Party – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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

OTTI: BUILDING A NEW ABIA AND REPOSITIONING THE LABOUR PARTY By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD The emergence of Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, as the Executive Governor of Abia State has not only altered the developmental trajectory of the State but has also significantly transformed the political fortunes of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia and across Nigeria. Through visionary leadership, prudent resource management, and an unwavering commitment to delivering democratic dividends, Governor Otti has built what is now popularly known as the "New Abia" a governance model that is rapidly becoming a benchmark for effective, accountable, and people-oriented leadership in…