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Dec

2025

PDP Issues Expulsion Certificates To Wike, Fayose, Others

PDP Issues Expulsion Certificates To Wike, Fayose, Others The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has issued expulsion certificates to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and others expelled at the party’s last national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to a statement posted on PDP’s X handle after the ceremony, the certificates were issued at a meeting of the NWC on Tuesday in Abuja, where the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, formally transferred national leadership to Senator Kabiru Turaki. Recall that PDP had, at the November 16 convention, ratified Wike’s and others’ expulsion over…

Dec

2025

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ASUU Backs Down On Strike, Agrees To 40% Salary Increase

Education, News Flash

ASUU Backs Down On Strike, Agrees To 40% Salary Increase The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has softened its stance in the prolonged wage dispute with the Federal Government, agreeing to a 40 per cent salary increase, a development that may finally close months of drawn-out negotiations and avert fresh industrial action across public universities. ASUU had earlier rejected a 35 per cent pay rise, maintaining that the offer fell short of expectations. But at the final negotiation session with the government panel chaired by Yayale Ahmed in Abuja, union representatives were informed that 40 per cent was the…

Dec

2025

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Any Police Officer Escorting VIP Is On Illegal Duty, Will Be Arrested – Force Spokesman

Abuja, News Flash, Police Force, Security

Any Police Officer Escorting VIP Is On Illegal Duty, Will Be Arrested — Force Spokesman The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned that any police officer found providing escort or protection for Very Important Persons (VIPs) will be arrested, describing such assignments as “illegal duty” under the current directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, issued the warning on Tuesday while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Hundeyin stressed that the enforcement operation is fully underway, emphasising that all officers attached to VIP protection duties have been withdrawn.…

Dec

2025

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Abia In The Global Spotlight: Why A Sub-National State Is Suddenly Shaping Global Digital Conversations- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy

ABIA IN THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT: WHY A SUB-NATIONAL STATE IS SUDDENLY SHAPING GLOBAL DIGITAL CONVERSATIONS Abia State has emerged—almost unexpectedly—as one of the most discussed sub-national territories across global digital platforms. What began with the unveiling of a trillion-naira budget spiralled into a worldwide conversation involving governance, transparency, human rights, public accountability, and the future of sub-national development in Nigeria. From X (formerly Twitter) to TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, and diaspora-focused online magazines, Abia is suddenly a case study attracting equal measures of applause, confusion, admiration, and concern. This feature investigates why Abia State is trending globally, explores the tensions shaping…

Dec

2025

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Abia At A CrossRoads: A Factual, Historical, And Reasoned Defence Of Otti’s 2026 Budget And Governance Trajectory- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

ABIA AT A CROSSROADS: A FACTUAL, HISTORICAL, AND REASONED DEFENCE OF OTTI’S 2026 BUDGET AND GOVERNANCE TRAJECTORY INTRODUCTION: WHY CONTEXT MATTERS MORE THAN SENTIMENT Public discourse in Abia State has recently been dominated by claims that Governor Alex Otti’s 2026 budget is unrealistic, deceitful or deliberately inflated. Such criticisms, amplified by former finance officials and political actors, often ignore the historical, structural and fiscal realities that shaped Abia’s governance environment long before Otti entered office. In policy analysis, especially at state level, facts—not political interpretations—must anchor conversation. Budgets reflect the intersection of inherited liabilities, present economic conditions and forward-looking development…

Dec

2025

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Ndi Abia North: Are We At The Mercy Of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu? – By Comrade Ahamefula Kalu Aki

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia North, Politics

Ndi Abia North: Are We at the Mercy of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu? By Comrade Ahamefula Kalu Aki In the heart of Abia North, the political landscape has long been dominated by one family: the Kalus. As constituents, we must ask ourselves—are we truly at the mercy of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and his enduring influence? From the corridors of the House of Representatives to the governorship of Abia State and now the Senate, Kalu's career spans decades, intertwined with defections, electoral victories, and a web of family appointments that raise questions about power consolidation in our region. This article…

Nov

2025

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Jonathan Vs. Tinubu: A Machiavellian Examination Of Power In Their First Two Years As Commanders -In-Chief – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

JONATHAN VS. TINUBU: A MACHIAVELLIAN EXAMINATION OF POWER IN THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS AS COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF A Study in Fear, Love, Strategy, and the Ruthless Mathematics of Survival Introduction: Why Machiavelli Still Rules Politics Niccolò Machiavelli, in The Prince, outlined the harsh but timeless laws of power. A ruler, he argued, survives not by nobility or goodwill but by force, cunning, perception and the ability to eliminate threats before they mature. To understand the contrasting political destinies of President Goodluck Jonathan (2010–2012) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (2023–2025), one must interpret their first two years through Machiavelli’s framework. This is not…

Nov

2025

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History, Facts & Truth: A Response To “A Deliberate Waste Of Time – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

HISTORY, FACTS & TRUTH: A RESPONSE TO “A DELIBERATE WASTE OF TIME” AProf. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Your essay is emotional, poetic, and sincere—but it collapses under the weight of historical evidence, empirical data, and constitutional truth. Nigeria’s democratic evolution, including Abia State’s current governance dynamics, tells a far deeper story than the defeatist narrative you have built. Let us examine the issues—with history as guide and facts as compass. Good Governance Is Never a Waste—History Proves It You say “fighting for good governance in Abia is a waste of time.”That is not only false; it contradicts every democratic success story…

Nov

2025

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Again, Otti Moves For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Visits Him In Sokoto Prison

Abia State, Crime, News Flash, Security

Again, Otti Moves For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Visits Him In Sokoto Prison Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre on Sunday. Kanu was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho after he was found guilty on all seven counts of terrorism offences. The charges related to his secessionist agitations, acts of terrorism, membership of a proscribed group, killing of security operatives, destruction of public property, concealment, and the importation of an unregistered radio transmitter. The IPOB leader, who had been in…

Nov

2025

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Facts, History And The Politics Of Falsehood: A Response To The Alleged Demolition Narrative- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

FACTS, HISTORY AND THE POLITICS OF FALSEHOOD: A Response to the Alleged Demolition Narrative The shock is not that people are discussing the Abia Hotels situation; the real shock is the eagerness with which some attempt to drive a wedge between Governor Alex Otti and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as though there is some political profit in manufacturing hostility where none exists. The story published by The News Gazette Online on November 30, 2025 — “Abia State Government Demolishes Hotel Over Hosting of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda Event” — is already being circulated with the intention of framing the governor…