Politics

Oct
12
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Withdraw ‘Dancing Around Figures’ Comment Or Come To Engineering Debate – Umahi Challenges Makinde

Withdraw ‘Dancing Around Figures’ Comment Or Come To Engineering Debate – Umahi Challenges Makinde

Infrastructure, News Flash, Politics, Works
Withdraw ‘Dancing Around Figures’ Comment Or Come To Engineering Debate – Umahi Challenges Makinde The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has demanded that Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, withdraw his comment that he (Umahi) was “dancing around figures” when he appeared on Arise News Channel’s breakfast show or the governor should come forward for a debate on engineering practice, particularly road construction. Recall that the Minister had a face-off with Arise News anchor, Rufai Oseni, when he appeared on The Morning Show programme to provide clarity on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project. Rufai demanded to know the cost of…
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Oct
12
2025
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INEC Praises Ethiopian Officials For Learning About Nigeria’s Electoral Process

INEC Praises Ethiopian Officials For Learning About Nigeria’s Electoral Process

News Flash, Politics
INEC Praises Ethiopian Officials For Learning About Nigeria’s Electoral Process The Independent National Electoral Commission has commended the National Election Board of Ethiopia for choosing Nigeria as the destination for its electoral study tour. Acting INEC chair May Agbamuche-Mbu expressed her appreciation during a farewell dinner in Abuja, describing the week-long engagement as mutually beneficial. “We hope all you have learnt here will contribute positively to the advancement of democratic practices in your country,” she said. The NEBE delegation, accompanied by members of the Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organisations for Elections, spent a week engaging with INEC officials and…
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Oct
12
2025
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My Visit To The USA, Rome: Taking Nigeria’s Situation To God – Peter Obi

My Visit To The USA, Rome: Taking Nigeria’s Situation To God – Peter Obi

Economy, News Flash, Politics, Presidency
My Visit to the USA, Rome: Taking Nigeria's Situation to God. After my 2-day trip to the United States - where I addressed the Friendship Club on Saturday, 4 October, and spoke at the 1st Ubuntu African Youth Assembly in Washington on Sunday, 5 October - I departed that same night for Rome, arriving on 6th October to join my dearest wife, who was already in Rome waiting for me. This year marks a Jubilee Year, an event celebrated every twenty-five years, and my dearest wife and I chose to dedicate our prayers to Nigeria. With hearts full of gratitude,…
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Oct
11
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Amupitan Not Part Of Tinubu’s Election Legal Team – Ogala Refutes Viral Report

Amupitan Not Part Of Tinubu’s Election Legal Team – Ogala Refutes Viral Report

Judiciary, News Flash, Politics
Amupitan Not Part Of Tinubu’s Election Legal Team – Ogala Refutes Viral Report The Coordinator of the Tinubu presidential legal team, Babatunde Ogala, SAN, has debunked the claim that the newly appointed chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, was part of the legal team that defended President Bola Tinubu at the election tribunal. Ogala made this clarification in a statement on Friday, stating that Amupitan was not among the 123 lawyers assembled to represent Tinubu at the tribunal. He challenged those peddling the claim to produce evidence to indicate that Amupitan was among the Tinubu…
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Oct
09
2025
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2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares

2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Interviews, Politics, Presidency
2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu  –  Orji Kalu Declares Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, is confident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win re-election in 2027, insisting that no opposition figure, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, or Labour Party’s Peter Obi, can defeat him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu said Tinubu has performed creditably in steering Nigeria’s economy and governance, maintaining that his achievements and political strength would guarantee him victory in the next general elections. “None of these people parading can defeat President Tinubu,”…
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Oct
08
2025
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Ikenna Ukwa Donates Customized Exercise Books & Other Academic Materials To Secondary Schools In Eziafor And Ndi Ibe Ohafia

Ikenna Ukwa Donates Customized Exercise Books & Other Academic Materials To Secondary Schools In Eziafor And Ndi Ibe Ohafia

Abia North, Abia State, Ohafia LGA, Politics
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14MMKC2rkKZ IKENNA UKWA DONATES CUSTOMIZED EXERCISE BOOKS & OTHER ACADEMIC MATERIALS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EZIAFOR & NDI IBE OHAFIA … Pays School Fees To Select Senior Secondary Students The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa has continued the donation of customized exercise books and other academic materials to schools in Ohafia, as part of his contributions to the advancement of education in Ohafia and beyond. Mr Richard Ukwa, who led some members of the IKENNA UKWA MOBILIZATION GROUP, on behalf of Chief Ikenna Ukwa visited Eziafor Secondary School and Ndi Ibe Secondary…
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Oct
08
2025
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Otti’s Rising Abia And The Desperate Cries Of The Children Of Baal – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Otti’s Rising Abia And The Desperate Cries Of The Children Of Baal – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics
Otti’s Rising Abia and the Desperate Cries of the Children of Baal By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD In the Bible, the children of Baal were known for their stubbornness, deceit, and resistance to truth. They clung to false altars and fought bitterly against righteousness until divine judgment silenced them. That same spirit seems to have resurfaced in today’s Abia, embodied by those who spread lies, blackmail, and propaganda against Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR. Like their biblical counterparts, they rage not because of injustice, but because truth and light have displaced their long reign of darkness, deceit, and corruption. Their lamentations…
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Oct
07
2025
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Benjamin Kalu’s Obsession With Abia’s Allocation – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Benjamin Kalu’s Obsession With Abia’s Allocation – By Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
Benjamin Kalu’s Obsession with Abia’s Allocation By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and member representing Bende Federal Constituency, appears to have developed an unrelenting obsession with Abia State’s statutory allocations. His recent outburst, in which he falsely claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been “releasing N38 billion monthly to Abia State,” exposes a troubling mix of ignorance, political mischief, and deliberate distortion of facts. What makes Kalu’s fixation even more disappointing is that the figures he bandies about are not hidden; they are publicly available on the official website of the…
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Oct
06
2025
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2027: Only Jonathan’s Enemies Will Urge Him To Contest – Oshiomhole

2027: Only Jonathan’s Enemies Will Urge Him To Contest – Oshiomhole

News Flash, Politics, Presidency
2027: Only Jonathan’s Enemies Will Urge Him To Contest – Oshiomhole Senator for Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole said only those who do not wish former President Goodluck Jonathan well will encourage him to vie for the presidency in 2027. Oshiomhole stated this during an appearance on on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He said seeking re-election in 2027 could damage the ex-president’s legacy as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would easily defeat win. “How can Jonathan be a threat? We defeated him before when PDP was truly PDP. “If a man had PDP at its best, at its peak, and…
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Oct
06
2025
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2027: Dangote-Otti Presidential Ticket Will Rescue Nigeria – APC Chieftain

2027: Dangote-Otti Presidential Ticket Will Rescue Nigeria – APC Chieftain

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics, Presidency
2027: Dangote–Otti Presidential Ticket Will Rescue Nigeria – APC Chieftain A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Mallam Salihu Isa Nataro, has urged Nigerians to consider a potential presidential ticket pairing Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, with Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, as a pathway to restoring economic stability and driving industrial growth ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, Nataro said a Dangote–Otti ticket would provide the kind of economic leadership needed to tackle unemployment, reduce poverty, and promote nationwide industrialisation. According to him, both men…
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