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Mar

2025

Eid-el-Fitr: Northern CAN Felicitates With Muslims, Condemns Edo Killing

Eid-el-Fitr: Northern CAN Felicitates With Muslims, Condemns Edo Killing The Christian Association of Nigeria, 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, has congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr. In a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna by the Chairman, Rev. John Hayab, and the Secretary-General, Bishop Mohammed Naga, Northern CAN highlighted the spiritual significance of Ramadan. “The spiritual activities are significant and rewarding to every faithful, especially those who embrace the teachings as instructed in the Holy Books,” the statement read. The group also expressed grief over the killing of 16 travelers…

Mar

2025

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Learning Without Character Is Equal To Zero – Paul Ibe(Atiku Media Office) Replies Wike

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Personality, Politics

PRESS RELEASE:Learning Without Character Is Equal To Zero The attention of Atiku Media Office has been drawn to yet another emotional outburst disguised as a press statement from the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, issued by his aide, Lere Olayinka. While we understand that bitterness often finds expression in misplaced aggression, we must remind Mr. Wike and his team that a bitter heart isn’t capable of charity, nor does it inspire unity, healing, or truth. Once again, facts have been twisted in a desperate attempt to rewrite history. Mr. Wike, through his spokesperson,…

Mar

2025

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Atiku Abubakar Is Liar – Lere Olayinka(SSA Public Communications, To FCT Minister)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Personality, Politics

Atiku Abubakar Is A Liar - Lere Olayinka Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike's Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka has insisted that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, lied by claiming that he picked the former Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election based on report of the committee set up by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to select its Vice Presidential candidate. Olayinka, who reiterated that the FCT Minister was never keen about being Atiku's running mate because of the enormous baggages he is…

Mar

2025

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GODA Strengthens Ties With Nkporo Community, Begins Engagement For Sustainable Development

Abia North, Abia State, Empowerment, Good Governance, News Flash

GODA STRENGTHENS TIES WITH NKPORO COMMUNITY, BEGINS ENGAGEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Greater Ohafia Development Authority (GODA), led by its Director General, Engr. Obinna Odum, alongside top management officials, engaged with the Nkporo community in Ohafia Local Government Area yesterday to foster collaboration for sustainable development. The strategic meeting, held at the palace of His Royal Highness Eze Eqwugwo of Amudu Autonomous Community, Etitiama Nkporo, focused on strengthening partnerships between community stakeholders and GODA to enhance government presence and drive developmental initiatives in the area. Speaking during the engagement, Engr. Obinna Odum introduced GODA as an authority established by law…

Mar

2025

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Legal Analysis Of Governor Otti’s Activities: A Week Of Fiduciary Vigilance And Public Trust – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

Legal Analysis of Governor Otti’s Activities: A Week of Fiduciary Vigilance and Public Trust Governor Alex Otti’s recent undertakings exemplify the legal doctrine of parens patriae—the state’s duty to act as a protector of its citizens’ welfare. His unscheduled visit to Abia State University (ABSU) constituted an exercise of due diligence under administrative law, exposing systemic neglect and triggering mandamus directives to compel infrastructural remediation. By ordering the demolition of unsafe structures and mandating habitable hostels within three months, Otti invoked quasi-judicial authority, prioritizing student safety under the public trust doctrine. Similarly, his approval of decade-withheld staff promotions at Dr.…

Mar

2025

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Gov. Otti Calls For Promotion Of Justice, Reaffirms His Commitment To Upholding Righteousness

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Religion

GOV. OTTI CALLS FOR PROMOTION OF JUSTICE, REAFFIRMS HIS COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING RIGHTEOUSNESS. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has called for collective responsibility in promoting justice and upholding righteousness in Abia State. Governor Otti made the call on Saturday, during the grand finale of Alaigbo Sunrise Prayer Crusade, organised by the East Mandate Global held at Aba South Local Government Area headquarters. He stressed on the need for all to be their brothers' keeper, emphasising that righteousness exalts a nation. "For us, we have a responsibility and that responsibility is to be our brothers' keeper. We should say something…

Mar

2025

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The Vultures In Suits: A Symphony Of Shamelessness – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

The Vultures in Suits: A Symphony of Shamelessness Behold the political carrion-eaters—those grifters who clambered into office on slogans slicker than oil, only to spend their tenure as contract beggars, palms outstretched, tongues dripping with lies. They are hyenas in tailored suits, their “service” a pantomime of greed. For years, they gorged on state resources, auctioning projects to the highest bidter, signing phantom deals in backrooms reeking of whiskey and moral decay. They ignored their mandates, abandoned constituents to dust and darkness, and treated governance like a personal ATM—withdrawing prestige, depositing nothing. And now? When their snouts are yanked from…

Mar

2025

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Enugu Air Will Boost Connectivity, Economy, Job Opportunities – Airport Manager

Business, Interviews, News Flash, South East, Transportation

Enugu Air will boost connectivity, economy, job opportunities – Airport Manager One of the aircraft of the newly established Enugu Air shortly after landing at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State The Regional Manager, South East Airports and Manager of Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), FederalAirportsAuthorityofNigeria (FAAN), Hilary Umunna has said the newly established Enugu Air is expected to significantly boost passengers traffic, increase revenue generation for both the Federal and State and create job opportunities within the aviation ecosystem. The first batch of the airline’s fleet was received at the airport on Friday, March 28, 2025 “The new…

Mar

2025

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Abia: A Feast For Carrion – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

Abia: A Feast for Carrion Beneath a sun bloated and jaundiced, Abia’s carcass lay rotting—a grotesque banquet for the damned. Flies blackened the air, their drone a ceaseless hymn to decay, as they crawled over the state’s necrotic flesh. Roads split like rancid fruit, oozing sewage into stagnant pools where mosquitoes bred like whispers of plague. Schools, their roofs peeled back like skullcaps, hosted colonies of bats and fungi. In the markets, the stench of death clung to wilted produce and rusted stalls, while vultures circled above Umuahia’s government house, their shadows stitching a shroud over the land. Here, corruption…

Mar

2025

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The Futility Of Equating Momentum With Foundation-Laying – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Empowerment, Good Governance

The Futility of Equating Momentum with Foundation-LayingThe comparison between Enugu and Abia States—both governed by the PDP for 24 years—reveals a glaring hypocrisy rooted in willful ignorance of context. Enugu’s trajectory under successive administrations resembles a relay race where each leader built on the momentum of their predecessor, culminating in Governor Peter Mbah’s current phase of acceleration. Projects like the 300-bed Enugu International Hospital and the launch of Enugu Air are not isolated triumphs but the culmination of institutional stability and incremental progress. Mbah, like Isaac Newton standing on the shoulders of giants, benefits from a governance structure already elevated…