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Oct

2025

Abia North APC Progressive Forum Paid A Courtesy Visit To Chief Dr. Sam Anya(Akaekpuchionwa) As Strong Contender

ABIA NORTH APC PROGRESSIVE FORUM PAID A COURTESY VISIT TO CHIEF. DR. SAM ANYA (AKAEPKUCHIONWA) The Apc Progressive Forum paid a courtesy visit to Chief. Dr. Sam Anya (Akaekpuchionwa), over the weekend. The delegation urged the prominent Abia North leader to throw his weight into the ring for Abia North Senatorial District race, positioning him as a strong contender to bolster the party’s influence in the region. Chief. Dr. Sam Anya, a respected figure in Abia North known for his contribution to healthcare and local empowerment initiatives, has long been a subject of speculation regarding his 2027 senatorial ambition. During…

Oct

2025

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Governor Otti’s Triumph Over The Forces Of Resistance In Abia – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D(SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

Governor Otti’s Triumph Over the Forces of Resistance in Abia By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Every true reformer meets resistance. In Abia State, Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has faced it head-on and turned it into a driving force for transformation. From the moment he assumed office, Governor Otti declared that the old order of waste, deceit, and underdevelopment was over. His pledge was simple but firm: to rebuild Abia on integrity, discipline, and purposeful governance. Twenty nine months later, the results are clear. The same forces that once doubted him now watch in disbelief as he delivers one project after…

Oct

2025

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92-Years-Old Paul Biya Secures Eighth Term As Cameroon’s President

Foreign Affairs, Africa, Politics

92-Year-Old Paul Biya Secures Eighth Term As Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, has been declared the winner of Cameroon’s election, granting him an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The country’s constitutional council said Biya won 53.66% of the vote, while his former ally turned challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, got 35.19%. Biya, 92, took office in 1982 and has held a tight grip on power ever since, doing away with the presidential term limit in 2008 and winning re-election by comfortable margins. Cameroon has been on edge…

Oct

2025

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The Otti Years As An Opposition Figure: From Critique To Constructive Governance- By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

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

The Otti Years as an Opposition Figure: From Critique to Constructive Governance My people, nobody is saying opposition should be silenced — we’re only saying it should be informed.And if we’re talking about what true opposition looks like, Dr Alex Chioma Otti (OFR) wrote the manual. 2015–2017 – Opposition by Law, Not Noise:Otti challenged PDP dominance through the courts, not through chaos. The Supreme Court upheld Ikpeazu (Feb 3 2016) but later granted Otti leave to test the process again (Jan 2017). It was legal discipline, not street drama . Opposition by Ideas:Through his “Outside the Box” column in ThisDay,…

Oct

2025

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Economics Of Climate Change With A Digital Twist – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Environment, Good Governance

ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WITH A DIGITAL TWIST 🌍📱 After 3 intensive weeks of work with my research team at the Sustainable Development Centre, University of Abuja, we uncovered an exciting new dimension to climate economics. We built and analyzed a 20-year dataset (2005–2024) covering 30 developing economies — linking traditional climate policy instruments (like carbon taxes and renewable subsidies) with digital engagement indicators such as: Variable What It Measures Social Media Penetration (%) How connected citizens are onlineClimate Awareness Index How informed they are about climate policyDigital Policy Engagement Index How much they participate in online policy discussionsGreen Innovation…

Oct

2025

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Changing The Narrative From Partisanship To Performance II.

South East

Enugu, Nigeria - When Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah took the oath of office as the 5th democratically elected Governor of Enugu State, he promised to “disrupt the status quo.” Two and half years later, the evidence is visible in Schools, Hospitals, Roads, Pipes, Fiber-optic Cables, Security Cameras, Smart Cities, and Farmlands across the State. Of the plethora of very laudable projects of the Mbah administration, I have elected 30 standout Projects that define one of the most ambitious State-level development blueprints in contemporary Nigeria. This feature takes a deep dive into these 30 landmark projects reshaping Enugu. 260 SMART GREEN…

Oct

2025

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Truth Under Siege: A Rebuttal To Chief John Okiyi Kalu And Iyke Mba’s Misguided Assault On Governor Alex Otti- By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics

Truth Under Siege: A Rebuttal to Chief John Okiyi Kalu and Iyke Mba’s Misguided Assault on Governor Alex Otti When history is rewritten by those who once presided over decay, it becomes the sacred duty of truth to speak louder than propaganda. The recent publications by Chief John Okiyi Kalu and Mr Iyke Mba — both politically tainted veterans of Abia’s old order — are not critiques born of conscience; they are the last gasps of a vanishing political species, desperate to claw relevance in a state finally emerging from decades of misrule. The Myth of the “N500 Million Approval…

Oct

2025

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When Governance Must Meet Facts: Re-Examining The Allegations Against Abia Revenue System- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Economy, Good Governance

When Governance Must Meet Facts: Re-examining the Allegations Against Abia Revenue System In a recent opinion piece titled “ALEX OTTI ADMINISTRATION AND THE ROT IN ABIA REVENUE SYSTEM: WHEN GOVERNANCE BECOMES A TOOL FOR VENDETTA”, Writer Obinna Eze Oriaku accuses the Abia State Board of Internal Revenue of political victimisation and unprofessional conduct. Yet a careful review of the public record and recent reforms casts serious doubt on the assertions — and invites a more nuanced evaluation. Leadership Appointments and Reform Context The piece alleges hostility from the revenue board towards non-aligned taxpayers. Yet publicly available records show that in…

Oct

2025

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Court Grants Bail To Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Brother And Others

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Grants Bail To Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Brother A Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday, October 24, granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and Aloy Ejimakor, the counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The court Magistrate, Abubakar Umar Sai’I’d also granted bail to Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel and 10 other protesters who were arrested for participating in the Monday, October 20, #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. The conditions listed by the court for the release of the defendants include the sum of N500,000 each and a submission of their…

Oct

2025

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“Leadocracy” Meets “Beyond Reform”. How Governor Alex Otti Restored Dignity And Purpose To Abia’s Permanent Secretaries – By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

“Leadocracy” Meets “Beyond Reform”: How Governor Alex Otti Restored Dignity and Purpose to Abia’s Permanent Secretaries - By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke When Geoff Smart wrote Leadocracy: Hiring More Great Leaders into Government, he argued that the only way to save public institutions was to infuse them with private-sector discipline and moral clarity. When James D. Ward followed with Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations: Beyond Reform, he showed how reform becomes real only when leaders redesign the culture of governance itself. Both theories, though conceived in global academia, have found vivid expression in one corner of Nigeria: Abia…