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Oct
01
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Pan Ohafia Stakeholders Resolve Next Elected Ohafia LGA Mayor Will Come From Ohafia Ofurishi, Issues Press Release

Pan Ohafia Stakeholders Resolve Next Elected Ohafia LGA Mayor Will Come From Ohafia Ofurishi, Issues Press Release

Abia North, Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics
PAN OHAFIA MEETING COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY PAN OHAFIA MEETING AT THE END OF HER MEETING WITH THE HIS EXCELLENCY ,ENGR.IKECHUKWU EMETU , FNSE, THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE HELD ON THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 2024 AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE UMUAHIA.ABIA STATE. Preamble: The Ohafia Improvement Union Incorporated, the umbrella body of all organizations in Ohafia, led members of Pan Ohafia group comprising executive members of Council of Ohafia Monarchs and Ohafia Traditional Rulers Council to meet with His Excellency ,Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, FNSE on Thursday 26 September 2024, at Government House ,Umuahia Abia State After frantic discussions on the current…
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Sep
30
2024
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Decisions Of The State Working Committee Of Young Progressive Party (YPP), ABIA State Chapter On The Forthcoming Local Government Elections In ABIA State.

Decisions Of The State Working Committee Of Young Progressive Party (YPP), ABIA State Chapter On The Forthcoming Local Government Elections In ABIA State.

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics
DECISIONS OF THE STATE WORKING COMMITTEE OF YOUNG PROGRESSIVES PARTY ( YPP) ABIA STATE CHAPTER ON THE FORTHCOMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN ABIA STATE. In deep realization of the importance of working together and consolidating ourselves towards ensuring victory at the polls in the forthcoming LG elections in the state, the apex leadership of the party in the state hereby resolve the following after a crucial meeting: 1.That Young Progressives Party in the state will participate fully in the forthcoming elections; 2.That The cost of obtaining nomination forms and their categories are as follows: (a) Chairmanship : (I) Male Aspirants—N100,000(Ii)…
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Sep
29
2024
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United Igbo Elders Council Worldwide (UNIEC): Press Release On Acquittal Of “Pro-Biafra Activists.”

United Igbo Elders Council Worldwide (UNIEC): Press Release On Acquittal Of “Pro-Biafra Activists.”

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash
UNITED IGBO ELDERS COUNCILWORLDWIDE (UNIEC). PRESS RELEASE: ACQUITTAL OF "PRO-BIAFRA ACTIVISTS." The United Igbo Elders Council Worldwide (UNIEC) is gladdened by the release of 36 or so Igbo youths in Ebonyi state unjustly labelled "terrorists" and incarcerated for since more than four years for "agitating for Biafra." It is estimated that possibly tens of thousands of Igbo and other Eastern youths were so deliberately profiled and murdered by the last administration in its unjust war against everybody in pursuit of their ethno-religious genocidal goals, with many now still languishing in various dungeons in Nigeria, awaiting their turns in alleged killings…
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Sep
29
2024
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Gov. Otti Very Intentional About Restoring Lost Glory Of Abia Schools

Gov. Otti Very Intentional About Restoring Lost Glory Of Abia Schools

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, News Flash
These two schools; Okaiuga Nkwoegwu Sec/Primary School, Nkwoegwu Umuahia North and Abayi Umuocham Model School, Umuocham, Aba, bear more eloquent testimony to the direction we are going in the education sector. The Alex Otti led-government is very intentional and methodological in tackling infrastructure deficit in our schools and raising the standard of education in Abia. Governor Otti's mandate to those in charge of all levels of our education sector is very simple; Restor the lost Glory of our schools by building standard and quality infrastructure, Create the enabling environment, Train and retrain our teachers, Review our curricular and get every…
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Sep
29
2024
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‘Don’t Put Fire In Oyo’ – Makinde Begs Wike

‘Don’t Put Fire In Oyo’ – Makinde Begs Wike

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics
‘Don’t Put Fire In Oyo’ – Makinde Begs Wike Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has asked Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), not to “put fire” in his state. In August, Wike warned governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against interfering in the affairs of the party in Rivers state. Wike and Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, have been at loggerheads over the control of the party’s political structure in the state. The rift between both chieftains of the PDP has created two factions in the Rivers house of assembly,…
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Sep
29
2024
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Ondo Students’ Leaders Embrace Peaceful Dialogue, Shun Planned October 1st Nationwide Protest

Ondo Students’ Leaders Embrace Peaceful Dialogue, Shun Planned October 1st Nationwide Protest

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash
Ondo Students’ Leaders To Shun Planned October 1st Nationwide Protest, Embrace Peaceful Dialogue Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, Senior Special Assistant on Student Affairs to Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, after extensive consultation and engagement with students’ union leaders and key stakeholders within the state, resolved that Ondo State students will not participate in the planned nationwide protest scheduled for October 1st, 2024. This decision comes after constructive dialogue, during which student leaders acknowledged the ongoing commitment of the Ondo State Government to prioritize student welfare and address their concerns. The SSA on Student Affairs reassured the…
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Sep
29
2024
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Hardship: Be Patient With Government – Kumuyi Tells Nigerian Youths

Hardship: Be Patient With Government – Kumuyi Tells Nigerian Youths

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Religion
Hardship: Be Patient With Government – Kumuyi Tells Nigerian Youths The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William F. Kumuyi, has called on Nigerians, particularly the youths to be patient with the government, stressing that soonest there will be a great change in the society. Pastor Kumuyi made the call yesterday, when he visited the palace of Eze Ekpeye Logbo of Ekpeye Land, His Majesty, Kelvin Ngozi Anugwo, ahead of the church’s mega crusade and free medical outreach in Ahoada town, Rivers State Speaking on the programme, the General Superintendent assured that the crusade will bring tremendous transformation…
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Sep
28
2024
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Governor Alex Otti’s Political Alchemy For Ohafia LGA In Context – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Governor Alex Otti’s Political Alchemy For Ohafia LGA In Context – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash
GOVERNOR ALEX OTTI'S POLITICAL ALCHEMY FOR OHAFIA LGA IN CONTEXT. As we finally dovetail into the selection and election spectacles of the third tier of government nationwide, Abia state has taken its own fair share of the intrigues and orography concerning who's best fitted to become the next executive chairpersons to take over from the mayoral governance entities, in other words known as our local governments. Of particular interest in this review within the context of analytical spectrometry is what may appear today as melodramatic political dynamics amid evolving alchemy of political mechanics in Ohafia mythical society. The big question…
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Sep
27
2024
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It’s ABIA O’clock: Why Not Alex? – By Ukoha Njoku Ukoha (CPS To Gov. Otti)

It’s ABIA O’clock: Why Not Alex? – By Ukoha Njoku Ukoha (CPS To Gov. Otti)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash
WHY NOT ALEX? Today is a happy day for me. Not just because it’s my birthday but because it’s another step of God’s goodness and preservation in our lives. The almighty has used the instrumentality of the revolutionary Alex Chioma Otti government to not only ease but studiously improve the living standards of Abians in particular and Nigerians in general. It is all this realization that has lifted my spirits and inspired me to do this piece. For those who follow my writings, sometime in early 2019 (prior to the then elections) I did a piece “WHY ALEX?” This treatise…
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Sep
27
2024
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Jonathan Tackles Sanusi As $49.8Billion Missing Allegations Gathers Momentum At Book Launch

Jonathan Tackles Sanusi As $49.8Billion Missing Allegations Gathers Momentum At Book Launch

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, News Flash
Jonathan Tackles Sanusi As $49.8 Billion Missing Allegation Rears Head At Book Launch Former President Goodluck Jonathan tackled ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Muhammad Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over claims that sum of $49.8 billion dollars got missing from the national coffers under his watch as president. Sanusi made the allegation when he served in the administration of Jonathan as the CBN governor. However, Sanusi who is now the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11 was suspended from office soon after he made the allegation. Jonathan suspended Sanusi on 20 February, 2014, few months to the end of his…
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