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Sep
28
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
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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Sep
26
2024
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US Court Didn’t Authorize Seizure Of $21m Belonging To Nigerian Govt – AGF Clears Air

US Court Didn’t Authorize Seizure Of $21m Belonging To Nigerian Govt – AGF Clears Air

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash
US Court Didn’t Authorize Seizure Of $21m Belonging To Nigerian Govt — AGF Clears Air The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has clarified that, at no time did the US District Court authorize the seizure of funds belonging to the Nigerian government in the custody of JP Morgan. The AGF’s clarification was in response to publications by the Peoples Gazette on 21 August 2023, which stated: “UK Court authorizes SSS victim Williams Emovbira to seize $21 million from CBN account with JP Morgan in New York.” According to Fagbemi, in a…
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Sep
25
2024
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Abia: Consolidated Democracy Through Councils Election – By Dr. Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D(SSA To Gov. Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia: Consolidated Democracy Through Councils Election – By Dr. Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D(SSA To Gov. Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics
Abia: Consolidating Democracy Through Councils Election Dr. Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D The forthcoming 2024 Abia Councils election, scheduled for November 2nd, presents a unique opportunity for the people of Abia State to reclaim their rightful place in the democratic process, drive development at the grassroots, and ensure that democracy works for all. As Abians prepare to elect their chairmen and councillors to oversee the affairs of the 17 local government areas, which represent the third tier of government, it is essential to recognize the significance of this exercise. The local government election is a critical component of democratic governance, as it…
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Sep
25
2024
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Reinstated Edo Deputy Governor Seeks Imprisonment Of Alleged Contemnor For Failing To Comply With Court Order

Reinstated Edo Deputy Governor Seeks Imprisonment Of Alleged Contemnor For Failing To Comply With Court Order

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash, Politics
Reinstated Edo Deputy Governor Seeks Imprisonment Of Alleged Contemnor For Failing To Comply With Court Order A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled hearing for October 24 in a contempt proceeding initiated by the reinstated Edo Deputy Governor, Phillip Shuaibu against Marvellous Godwins Omobayo, claiming to be the Deputy Governor. Justice James Omotosho chose the date on Tuesday after Shuaibu’s lawyer, Reuben Eguaba drew his attention to a motion by his client seeking Omobayo’s committal to prison for allegedly failing to comply with a subsisting order of the court. Justice Omotosho directed that Omobayo be served with all the…
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Sep
25
2024
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Tinubu And The Pursuit Of Alternative Truths – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Tinubu And The Pursuit Of Alternative Truths – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, News Flash
TINUBU AND THE PURSUIT OF ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS. The hot pursuits of untruths, half truths, and what consistently is symptomatic of the alternative truths by the Tinubu government has become the norms of the presidency. Every truth is denied for want of perhaps alternative and non existent truths or just illusions. The nation is bedraggled with falsehoods and deceit with reckless abandon arising from the pursuits of banality and baseless illusions to ensure we continue to sink deeper and deeper. Who brought this calamity upon us? Edo election has come and gone but leaves the truth in no man's land with…
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Sep
25
2024
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Lifting Petrol From Dangote Refinery Will Moderate FX Pressure – CBN Governor

Lifting Petrol From Dangote Refinery Will Moderate FX Pressure – CBN Governor

CBN/Commercial Banking, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, News Flash
Lifting Petrol From Dangote Refinery ‘ll Moderate FX Pressure – CBN Governor, Cardoso The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, says lifting of petroleum products from the Dangote Refinery will moderate foreign exchange demand pressures. Cardoso who said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while presenting a communique from the apex bank’s 297th Monetary Policy Committee meeting, said that it would also moderate transportation cost, thereby easing food prices. “The committee expressed optimism that the lifting of refined petroleum products from Dangote refinery will moderate transportation costs and significantly support the easing of food price pressures in the…
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Sep
24
2024
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I’m Ready To Serve In Any Capacity For Better Nigeria – Olumide Akpata

I’m Ready To Serve In Any Capacity For Better Nigeria – Olumide Akpata

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I’m Ready To Serve In Any Capacity For Better Nigeria – Akpata The governorship of the Labour Party (LP) in last Saturday’s governorship election, Olumide Akpata on Monday thumbed down the exercise which he said was characterized by vote-buying allegedly by the two leading political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and insisted that he had a good show and was ready to contribute his quota in any capacity to make Nigeria and Edo State better places for their people. He said he belonged to a generation of Nigerians yearning for a genuine change…
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Sep
24
2024
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Building Capacity To Support Sustainable Development Activities – Outside The Box By Dr. Alex Otti OFR

Building Capacity To Support Sustainable Development Activities – Outside The Box By Dr. Alex Otti OFR

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash
Building Capacity to Support Sustainable Devt Activities OUTSIDE THE BOX BY ALEX OTTI Development is an ever-present idea that continues to evolve as human society reaches new possibilities and comes to a new sense of awareness of its strengths, opportunities and environmental advantages. The theory of development has preoccupied economists, policy makers and a wide range of other professionals for centuries. Improvement or lack thereof, in the living conditions of the various demographics and income groups, was the first layer of interest in the study of development. As society began to advance, scholars turned attention to other equally important frontiers…
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