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Jan

2026

As Ukwa La Ngwa Celebrates Governor Alex Chioma Otti Today – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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

As Ukwa La Ngwa Celebrates Governor Alex Chioma Otti Today By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD As Ukwa La Ngwa celebrates Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, today, the region comes together in a grand civic reception that reflects deep collective appreciation and renewed confidence in purposeful leadership. The occasion stands as a public affirmation of an administration whose policies and actions have restored trust in governance, strengthened unity, and repositioned Ukwa La Ngwa as a strategic pillar of Abia State’s ongoing transformation. For decades, Ukwa La Ngwa embodied a paradox of promise and neglect. Despite its rich cultural heritage, commercial vitality, and…

Jan

2026

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How Prof. Mkpa’s Testimony Validates Governor Otti’s Transformational Governance In Abia -By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

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How Prof. Mkpa’s Testimony Validates Governor Otti’s Transformational Governance in Abia By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Abia State has firmly entered a new era in which governance is measured not by promises, but by visible outcomes, institutional reforms, and the restoration of public trust. Under the visionary leadership of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, governance has become purposeful, people-centred, and results-driven. Across the State, the people are offering compelling testimonies that affirm a clear and irreversible departure from the failures of the past. From the expansive renewal and widening of roads in Umuahia metropolis to the liberalisation of public…

Jan

2026

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Noise Vs Reality: The AI-Generated Crisis And The Evidence That Refuses To Disappear- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

NOISE VS. REALITY: THE AI-GENERATED CRISIS AND THE EVIDENCE THAT REFUSES TO DISAPPEAR How Abia’s Governance Record Survived the Age of DeepfakesIn the digital age, governance now competes not only with politics, but with algorithms. In Abia State, this reality crystallised into what many now describe as the AI-generated crisis—a controversy sparked by viral videos alleging that Governor Alex C. Otti’s administration used artificial intelligence to fabricate images of development projects.The claim spread fast. The intention was obvious: erase reality with virality.But facts, once documented, are stubborn.Independent fact-checking organisation Dubawa addressed the controversy directly, clarifying that while one viral video…

Jan

2026

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Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor Celebrates Engr. Tein Jack-Rich CON “Ebubedike Ndigbo” On His Birthday

Birthday, Personality

Ambassador Dr Osita Offor Celebrates Engr. Tein Jack-Rich CON “Ebubedike Ndigbo” on His Birthday Ambassador Dr Osita Offor, popularly known as De Ultimate Commander (Ikenga Gburugburu), has joined millions of Nigerians and admirers across the globe to celebrate a truly exceptional personality, Engr. Tein T.S. Jack-Rich, CON, fondly revered as Ebubedike Ndigbo, on the occasion of his birthday. Describing him as a rare gem and a man of uncommon courage, Ambassador Offor noted that Engr. Jack-Rich’s life remains a compelling testimony of resilience, vision, and purposeful leadership. Born on January 28, Engr. Tein Jack-Rich’s journey continues to inspire millions. Orphaned…

Jan

2026

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Ikenna Ukwa Interacts With APC Members And Stakeholders In Ohafor Ward

Abia North, Abia State, Ohafia LGA, Politics

IKENNA UKWA INTERACTS WITH APC MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN OHAFOR WARD …Empowered Physically Challenged Boy, Emmanuel Kalu In continution of his ward tour in Ohafia LGA of Abia State, the Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa arrived Ohafor ward where the APC members and stakeholders converged at the residence of the former commissioner of Abia State and APC Chieftain from the ward, Hon Chidiebere Uwagwu in Asaga Ohafia to receive him and his team. The meeting, which was well attended by the members and stakeholders of the party from the communities that make…

Jan

2026

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Dr. Alex Otti: The Model Of A Lion Heart – By Chief MacDonald Enwere

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

DR ALEX OTTI: THE MODEL OF A LION HEART. Chief MacDonald Enwere The fragile desperation of some sponsored political drummer-boys in Abia State to invoke public opprobrium against the standing reputation and sweeping achievements of Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, is not only amusing but irritating. For some time, these hackers have continued in their pedestrian fiction, petty malignancy, and delusional fantasy only to smear the supersoonic achievements of Dr Alex Otti.Such a display of hollowness and sheer demonstration of irrationality and emptiness should not be cheered at all. There should be a red line against such pathological…

Jan

2026

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When Men Choose Blindness: A Short History Of Develomental Denial – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

WHEN MEN CHOOSE BLINDNESS: A SHORT HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT DENIAL From Ancient States to Osisioma NgwaHistory records a strange but recurring political disease: the refusal to see. Not because nothing exists, but because seeing would destroy a carefully built narrative. Across centuries and continents, political actors have chosen blindness to developmental efforts—sometimes out of rivalry, sometimes out of wounded pride, sometimes out of the simple fear that acknowledgment would elevate a rival.Abia State, today, is not exempt from this ancient habit. THE OLD STORY, RETOLDFrom Athens to Washington, from Singapore to Johannesburg, history shows that reform periods attract a peculiar…

Jan

2026

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Facts About Military Colonel Who Allegedly Plotted Coup To Overthrow President Tinubu’s Government

Armed Forces, Crime, Presidency

Facts About Military Colonel Who Allegedly Plotted Coup To Overthrow Tinubu’s Govt Mohammed Ma’aji, a Nigerian military colonel, has been reported to be the face behind the foiled coup aimed at toppling President Bola Tinubu’s government. AttNews reports that there was an attempted coup in the country in October 2025, creating tension across the country. Although authorities earlier denied the report, the Defence Headquarters admitted on Monday, January 26 that about sixteen military officers plotted to overthrow the current administration. Colonel M. A. Ma’aji was number one in the list of 16 indicted officers released on Monday by the panel…

Jan

2026

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President Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Amendment Of Court Of Appeal, High Court Acts

National Assembly, Judiciary, News Flash

Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Amendment Of Court Of Appeal, High Court Acts President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking the amendment of the Federal High Court Act to increase the statutory number of justices of the Federal High Court from 70 to 90. Tinubu has also written, requesting the amendment of the Court of Appeal Act to increase the number of Appeal Court judges from 70 to 110. In two letters to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and read on Tuesday, Tinubu said that Section 1 (2) of the Federal High Court Act Cap F-12 Laws…

Jan

2026

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Nobody Can Stop Tinubu From Winning 2027 Election- Atiku’s Son Declares

News Flash, Politics, Presidency

Nobody Can Stop Tinubu From Winning 2027 Election – Atiku’s Son Declares Abba Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, said President Bola Tinubu’s return to Aso Rock in 2027 is assured. Abba, who recently decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC), spoke after collecting his membership registration card at Gwadabawa Ward in Yola North LGA of Adamawa State on Monday. He maintained that no person or political party could stop the president’s second term bid. According to him, Tinubu has proved to Nigerians that he deserved a second term. “I want to make it very clear that nobody…