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Nov

2025

OHAFIA HALL OF FAME: Prof. Eni Njoku, Prof. Kalu Ezera, Prof. Eme Awa, Prof. U. U. Uche And 13 Others For Posthumous Recognitions/Awards

OHAFIA HALL OF FAME: Prof. Eni Njoku, Prof. Kalu Ezera, Prof. Eme Awa, Prof. U.U. Uche and 13 Others To Receive Posthumous Recognitions/Awards. After the Screening and consideration of 100 most influential/Impactful Ohafians In Nigeria and diaspora by the Hon. Chief Mba Ukaha led Screening/Planning Committee. The Committee further went ahead to identify Ohafia great heros whose impact contributed immensely in the development of Ohafia, Abia State, Nigeria and Africa at large. These were known names in the development of Nigeria and Africa. They were world class giants in Education, Science and technology, Law, Medicine, Political Science, Leadership, Finance, etc.…

Nov

2025

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The Enyimba Economic Distric & The Rise Of Abia’s SME Powerhouse: A Historical And Data-Driven Argument- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

THE ENYIMBA ECONOMIC DISTRICT & THE RISE OF ABIA’S SME POWERHOUSE: A HISTORICAL AND DATA-DRIVEN ARGUMENT The story of Abia’s economic revival cannot be told without acknowledging the deep historical roots of enterprise in Aba. From the 1970s textile clusters to the legendary “Aba Made” boom of the 1980s and early 2000s, Abia has always been Nigeria’s grassroots innovation capital. Yet, despite its enormous informal productivity, successive administrations allowed the economic engine to decay—flooded roads, epileptic power, zero standards support, and no export architecture. By 2019, UNIDO and the National Bureau of Statistics classified the Aba industrial cluster as one…

Nov

2025

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Tension As Gunshot Rocks PDP Headquarters

Abuja, News Flash, Politics

Tension As Gunshot Rocks PDP Headquarters There is currently tension at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over attempts to hold parallel meetings. The National Working Committee (NWC) elected in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, and the faction backed by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, had fixed meetings for today. Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the pro-Wike faction, had arrived the Wadata Plaza with some of their Members.Shortly after, members of the Taminu Turaki faction also arrived the headquarters but were prevented from going in. However, two governors forced their way in, but…

Nov

2025

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Unical’s Cyril Ndifon Jailed Five Years For Sexual Harassment

Crime, Education, Judiciary, News Flash

UNICAL’s Cyril Ndifon Jailed Five Years For S3xual Harassment Cyril Ndifon, suspended law faculty dean at University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine. James Omotosho, the presiding judge in the case, handed down the sentence at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday. In 2023, Ndifon was removed as a UNICAL dean over alleged abuse of office and sexual harassment, with female students as victims. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had charged Ndifon alongside his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu. Counts one and two, of four, accused…

Nov

2025

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The Julius Berger Effect In Abia: Why Quality Infrastructure Is The New Political Currency – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

The Julius Berger Effect in Abia: Why Quality Infrastructure Is the New Political Currency In a nation where road construction has historically served as a coded language for rent-seeking, inflated contracts, and premature collapse, Abia State’s insistence on Julius Berger is not merely an engineering decision—it is a philosophical reset. It signals a government that understands that reputation, not rhetoric, now builds economies. For the first time in decades, Abians are witnessing infrastructure designed to last, not to fail; infrastructure awarded on competence, not political patronage; infrastructure built to German standards, not patched with cosmetic asphalt that dissolves after the…

Nov

2025

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Rt. Hon Gabriel Saleh Hosts Ikenna Ukwa, Commends His Stewardship And Unification Of Aro/Ohafia APC

Abia State, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

IKENNA UKWA PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO RT HON GABRIEL SALEH The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa today paid a courtesy visit to his friend and brother, RT Hon Gabriel Saleh in his office at the National Assembly complex, Abuja to strengthen inter-chamber ties and reinforce their friendship. RT Hon Gabriel Saleh, who is also the Chairman, House Committee on Culture commended Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa's stewardship and efforts in strengthening and unifying the APC in Arochukwu & Ohafia LGAs, and his philathropic gestures to his people, describing him as a loyal, reliable and…

Nov

2025

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Abia’s Q3 2025 Financial Report: Facts, Context And The Politics Of Manufactured Doubt – A Response To Obinna Oriaku – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

Abia’s Q3 2025 Financial Report: Facts, Context and the Politics of Manufactured Doubt — A Response to Obinna Oriaku Public commentary on Abia State’s finances is healthy for democracy, but it becomes dangerous when it is anchored on selective interpretation, exaggerated arithmetic, and an unfortunate attempt to weaponize public misunderstanding. Obinna Oriaku’s critique of Abia’s Q3 2025 Financial Report is a vivid example of how numbers can be stretched to create suspicion where none exists, and how nostalgia for opacity can be disguised as patriotism. His concerns sound weighty until they are placed beside verifiable data, constitutional accounting rules and…

Nov

2025

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Lieutenant Yerima Escapes Assasination Attempt In Abuja

Crime, Abuja, News Flash

Lieutenant Yerima escapes assassination attempt in Abuja Lieutenant Yerima escapes assassination attempt in AbujaBy Kingsley Omonobi A young Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yerima, who recently had a confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday evening. Military sources told Vanguard that Yerima was trailed by unidentified men dressed in black and riding in two unmarked Hilux vans with no number plates. The vehicles allegedly followed him from the NIPCO Filling Station off Kubwa Expressway to Gado Nasco Way. According to the source, the officer noticed the surveillance and executed…

Nov

2025

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Let Love Lead Us To Victory; Ikenna Ukwa Charges APC Ward And LGA Party Excos

Abia State, Abia North, Politics

FORGIVE EACH OTHER, LET'S UNITE AND ALLOW LOVE TO LEAD US, IKENNA UKWA CHARGES APC WARD AND LGA PARTY EXCOS The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa has charged the ward and Ohafia LGA party Executives to forgive each other, and allow love and peace to exist among them, as it's the panacea that will unite the party and position it for victory come 2027 general elections. Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa gave the charge when he hosted all the ward and Ohafia LGA chairmen and secretaries in his country home , Amaekpu Ohafia…

Nov

2025

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Abia State APC Chairman,Ononogbu Convenes APC State Stakeholders Meeting

Abia State, News Flash, Politics

ABIA STATE APC CHAIRMAN, ONONOGBU CONVENES APC STATE STAKEHOLDERS MEETING The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa today Saturday 15th November 2025 joined APC stakeholders and political gladiators in Abia State to the APC stakeholders meeting convened by the State party chairman, Chief Dr Kingsley Ononogbu at the party Secretariat, Umuahia, Abia State. Chief (Dr) Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa charged the State party executives and the stakeholders to remain united in love and peace, which is crucial for the progress of the party and position it for victory in all elective political positions come…