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Jul
04
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Atiku, Obi, Others Seeking To Replace Tinubu For Their Selfish Interest – Datti Baba-Ahmed

Atiku, Obi, Others Seeking To Replace Tinubu For Their Selfish Interest – Datti Baba-Ahmed

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
Atiku, Obi, Others Seeking To Replace Tinubu For Their Selfish Interest – Datti Baba-Ahmed Labour Party vice presidential candidate in 2023, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and others in the coalition to oust President Bola Tinubu out of office are after their selfish interests, warning it will be hard to defeat incumbent president with such approach. In an interview with Daily Trust published on Thursday, Mr Baba-Ahmed said he could not see anyone in the coalition willing to make the kind of sacrifice Mr Tinubu made before eventually emerging president in 2023. “I don’t yet see…
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Jul
04
2025
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I’m Ready To Serve As One-Term President If Given ADC Ticket – Amaechi Makes Same Promise As Obi

I’m Ready To Serve As One-Term President If Given ADC Ticket – Amaechi Makes Same Promise As Obi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, Presidency
I’m Ready To Serve As One-term President If Given ADC Ticket – Amaechi Makes Same Promise As Obi Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, says he is willing to be a one-term president in 2027 if he secures the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Amaechi spoke on Thursday during an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a Channels Television programme. The former governor of Rivers said he is prepared to step down after four years in office to allow for rotation and stability. “For now, the way Nigeria is, you must keep to that unwritten agreement that says south…
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Jul
03
2025
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The Algorithm Of Absurdity: A Satire Against The Ghosts In Abia’s Machine – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Algorithm Of Absurdity: A Satire Against The Ghosts In Abia’s Machine – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Infrastructure
The Algorithm of Absurdity: A Satire Against the Ghosts in Abia's Machine Behold, the Spent Engines of Yesterday! Those wheezing contraptions of corroded influence, those Phantom Operatives haunting the corridors of expired power! They emerge now, not with ideas, not with progress, but with the only currency left in their bankrupt treasury: The Audacious Lie. Their target? The inconvenient specter of accountability – Governor Otti – whom they accuse of… gasp… fabricating data! Oh, the Cosmic Irony! It stings like cheap pepper in the eyes of Minerva’s owl. These very architects of Calculated Obfuscation, these masters of the Selective Statistic,…
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Jul
02
2025
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The Changing Nature Of Middle-Class Jobs In ABIA State: Umuahia’s Glimpse And Otti’s Statewide Ambition – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Changing Nature Of Middle-Class Jobs In ABIA State: Umuahia’s Glimpse And Otti’s Statewide Ambition – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance
The Changing Nature of Middle-Class Jobs in Abia State: Umuahia’s Glimpse and Otti’s Statewide Ambition A stroll through Umuahia over two weeks reveals a quiet revolution in middle-class employment. Where traditional bank branches once stood, repurposed vocational centers now offer AI training, while tech hubs like Tetra Hub on Library Avenue buzz with young professionals developing apps for agriculture and logistics. This visible shift – from brick-and-mortar jobs to digital and entrepreneurial ventures – embodies the changing face of Abia’s middle class. Traditional sectors like banking and administration are contracting, replaced by ATMs and remote services, while education adapts through…
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Jul
02
2025
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Proposed Coalition Party ADA Will Fail Against APC In 2027 – Primate Ayodele

Proposed Coalition Party ADA Will Fail Against APC In 2027 – Primate Ayodele

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, Presidency, Religion
Proposed Coalition Party ADA Will Fail Against APC In 2027 – Primate Ayodele The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned opposition candidates not to rely on their proposed coalition platform, All Democratic Alliance (ADA), because it will fail. In a statement sent to PM News on Tuesday, Primate Ayodele opined that ADA would not give opposition politicians anything, but ADC still has the capacity to build something strong. He also warned opposition politicians against forming the coalition platform around the SDP because it would not make any tangible movement. He asked them to make use…
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Jun
29
2025
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The Sum Of All Fears: Water As Abia’s Existential Crucible – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Sum Of All Fears: Water As Abia’s Existential Crucible – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
The Sum of All Fears: Water as Abia’s Existential CrucibleIn Abia State, water scarcity is more than a policy concern—it is the slow-burning terror that permeates kitchens, clinics, and crop fields, crystallizing every primal human fear: the dread of thirst-ravaged children drinking poison disguised as water; the panic of farmers watching yam seedlings wither under a pitiless sun; the humiliation of entrepreneurs bartering dignity for buckets from profiteering vendors. Here, the absence of a public tap unravels society strand by strand—exposing families to cholera, crippling economies with "water debt," and eroding faith in governance itself. Governor Otti’s drills now pierce…
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Jun
26
2025
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The ABA Papers: Anatomy Of A Once Forgotten Economic Powerhouse – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The ABA Papers: Anatomy Of A Once Forgotten Economic Powerhouse – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance
The Aba Papers: Anatomy of a Once Forgotten Economic Powerhouse "The Aba Papers" is a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of this city's struggles from a human perspective, weaving together the threads of history, policy, and human experience to create a rich tapestry of insight and understanding. Through this collection of essays, we delve into the complexities of Aba's challenges, seeking not only to diagnose the problems but also to prescribe solutions that can help this city rise from the ashes and reclaim its former glory. The Crumbling Foundations of CommerceAba, Nigeria's self-proclaimed "Japan of Africa," presents one of Africa's most…
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Jun
25
2025
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Re: Moses Orji – The Miserable Messenger Of A Discredited Political Order – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Re: Moses Orji – The Miserable Messenger Of A Discredited Political Order – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics
RE: MOSES ORJI – THE MISERABLE MESSENGER OF A DISCREDITED POLITICAL ORDER By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD There comes a time when silence is no longer golden—especially when purveyors of falsehood begin to mistake maturity for weakness and sustained mischief for clever strategy. That time has come. And this response, though long overdue, is both necessary and deliberate. Moses Ayodele Orji, a notorious errand boy of the disgraced Abia PDP cartel, continues to ply his only known trade—blackmail and lies—in a desperate effort to tarnish the transformational leadership of Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR. His most recent rant, cloaked in pseudo-intellectual…
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Jun
24
2025
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“Project Ekwueme”: A Symbol Of Abia’s Healthcare Renaissance Under Governor Otti – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

“Project Ekwueme”: A Symbol Of Abia’s Healthcare Renaissance Under Governor Otti – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
"PROJECT EKWUEME”: A SYMBOL OF ABIA’S HEALTHCARE RENAISSANCE UNDER GOVERNOR OTTI By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD In what stands today as the most ambitious and people-focused healthcare reform in Abia State’s history, Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, last year unveiled a bold and transformative initiative aimed at rescuing and revitalizing the state’s long-neglected health sector. That initiative—once mocked by critics and misrepresented by political detractors—has now evolved into a rallying symbol of renewal and progress across communities in Abia. Famously known as “Project Ekwueme,” it has become not just a name but a declaration of intent: to restore dignity, access, and…
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Jun
23
2025
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Veil Of Secrecy, Edge Of Advantage: The Uncompromising Doctrine Of Decisive Power – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Veil Of Secrecy, Edge Of Advantage: The Uncompromising Doctrine Of Decisive Power – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Foreign Affairs, International, War
Veil of Secrecy, Edge of Advantage: The Uncompromising Doctrine of Decisive Power In the high-stakes calculus of modern warfare, where information travels at the speed of light and adversaries adapt with chilling agility, the traditional machinery of statecraft becomes a lethal vulnerability. President Trump’s doctrine—forged in the fires of asymmetric conflict and honed against Iran—rejected deliberation as delay and transparency as treason. The 2020 elimination of Qasem Soleimani was not merely a tactical strike; it was a manifesto written in fire, declaring that America’s survival demands operational secrecy as sacred as its ideals. Leaks from Capitol Hill and allied corridors…
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