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Aug
17
2026
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By Abia ThinkTank
We’re Consulting With Our Legal Team Over Adeleke’s Victory- Osun APC

We’re Consulting With Our Legal Team Over Adeleke’s Victory- Osun APC

News Flash, Politics
We’re Consulting With Our Legal Team Over Adeleke’s Victory – Osun APC The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun says it is reviewing the results of the 2026 governorship election across the state’s 332 wards. BACKGROUNDEarlier on Sunday, Ademola Adeleke was re-elected for a second term as governor of Osun. Adeleke, the candidate of Accord, was declared the winner of the election after an overnight results collation exercise in Osogbo, the state capital. Joshua Ogunwole, the state returning officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger in the tightly contested…
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Aug
17
2026
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Grassroots Consultation Continues As Uko Nkole Engages Bende Stakeholders, Women And Youths

Grassroots Consultation Continues As Uko Nkole Engages Bende Stakeholders, Women And Youths

Abia North, Politics
Grassroots Consultation Continues As Uko Nkole Engages Bende Stakeholders, Women And Youths The senatorial consultation tour of Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole, an Abia North Senatorial Zone hopeful, continued in Bende Local Government Area with a breakfast meeting where he met with grassroots women and youths @ the residence of Mr Emeka Philips In attendance Bar Jonas Udensi Bende South and North SHOA hopefuls respectively in Lodu Imenyi, Nkpa, Bende LGA. The consultations provided another opportunity for Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole to listen to the people, exchange ideas and discuss the future of Mr Mr Peter Obi Presidency and Abia North…
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Aug
17
2026
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Adeleke’s Osun, Otti’s Congratulatory Message And The 2027 Abia Question: When Development, Welfare And Electoral Legitimacy Meet – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Adeleke’s Osun, Otti’s Congratulatory Message And The 2027 Abia Question: When Development, Welfare And Electoral Legitimacy Meet – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
ADELEKE’S OSUN, OTTI’S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE AND THE 2027 ABIA QUESTION: WHEN DEVELOPMENT, WELFARE AND ELECTORAL LEGITIMACY MEET Osun as a Contemporary Governance Laboratory The re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osun State on 16 August 2026 offers more than a conventional electoral story. It provides a useful case study of how welfare intervention, infrastructure delivery, fiscal management and political communication can combine to shape voter judgment. Adeleke, contesting on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared winner by INEC after securing 19 of Osun’s 30 local government areas. His victory gave him a second term after a campaign conducted…
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Aug
16
2026
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The Dangerous Political Punches At ABSU – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

The Dangerous Political Punches At ABSU – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, Politics
THE DANGEROUS POLITICAL PUNCHES AT ABSU. The inauspicious suspension of Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics in the Abia State University, Uturu, is raising more eyebrows than was ever expected. What should have been handled quietly as internal domestic affairs of the University has been allowed to trend badly in a politically very hot season. This is not the best of times to clutch what might turn out to be hot potatoes. It is either that the authorities in ABSU are ignorantly toying with fire or may have ulterior sinister motivation reminiscent of the fifth columnists in an…
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Aug
16
2026
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Hausa/Fulani Community In Ebem Ohafia Commend Ikenna Ukwa’s Record Of Service And Accessibility, Pledge Their Massive Support Ahead Of 2027 General Elections

Hausa/Fulani Community In Ebem Ohafia Commend Ikenna Ukwa’s Record Of Service And Accessibility, Pledge Their Massive Support Ahead Of 2027 General Elections

Abia North, News Flash, Ohafia LGA, Politics
HON. IKENNA UKWA VISITS HAUSA/FULANI COMMUNITY IN EBEM OHAFIA Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa , the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, earlier today paid a visit to the Hausa/Fulani Community residing at Army Barracks, Ebem Ohafia. The visit was part of Chief IKENNA Ukwa’s ongoing engagement with all residents of the Federal Constituency, irrespective of tribe or background. Speaking during the interaction, Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa said the essence of the visit was to get first-hand information on how they are doing and to identify with them as key stakeholders in the community. "Arochukwu/Ohafia belongs to all…
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Aug
16
2026
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Academic Review Of The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning With The APC And The Biggest Political Con In Nigeria’s History – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Academic Review Of The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning With The APC And The Biggest Political Con In Nigeria’s History – By Pastor Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
ACADEMIC REVIEW OF THE BROOM THAT NEVER SWEPT: A RECKONING WITH THE APC AND THE BIGGEST POLITICAL CON IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY Author: Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma (AI-KO)Reviewed by: AProf Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke Introduction Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma’s The Broom That Never Swept: A Reckoning with the APC and the Biggest Political Con in Nigeria’s History is a provocative work of political commentary, historical interpretation and governance criticism that interrogates the trajectory of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) from its formation through its years in national power. Writing under the pen name AI-KO, Onuma presents himself as a Nigerian writer, analyst…
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Aug
15
2026
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Ikenna Ukwa Pays Courtesy Visit To Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah At His Onuaku Country Home, Uturu

Ikenna Ukwa Pays Courtesy Visit To Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah At His Onuaku Country Home, Uturu

Abia North, News Flash, Personality, Politics
IKENNA UKWA PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO CHIEF UCHECHUKWU SAMPSON OGAH Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa , the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency today paid a courtesy visit to the Former Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development and the Chairman, Masters Energy Group, Chief Uchechukwu sampson Ogah at his country home in Onuaku Uturu. In his introductory remarks, Chief Obasi Uba described Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa as a true son of the soil whose antecedents and achievements across Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, even while not holding an elected political office, speak volumes. “He is a man of capacity,…
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Aug
15
2026
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Ikenna Ukwa Honoured Amura Abam Women’s 2026 August Meeting

Ikenna Ukwa Honoured Amura Abam Women’s 2026 August Meeting

Arochukwu, News Flash, Politics
IKENNA UKWA HONOURED AMURU ABAM WOMEN'S 2026 AUGUST MEETING The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa yesterday honoured the invitation to the 2026 August Meeting celebration of Amuru Abam Women.Speaking at the occasion, Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa expressed gratitude for the massive and overwhelming welcome accorded him and his team by the women. He promised never to take their support for granted. “Our women are the pinnacle of our homes and the foundation of our society. I will ensure that women are better placed through empowerment programs, access to healthcare, education, and economic…
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Aug
15
2026
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Amaekpu Youths Pledge Total Support For Ikenna Ukwa Ahead Of 2027 National Assembly Election

Amaekpu Youths Pledge Total Support For Ikenna Ukwa Ahead Of 2027 National Assembly Election

Abia North, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics
AMAEKPU YOUTHS PLEDGE TOTAL SUPPORT FOR IKENNA UKWA AHEAD OF 2027 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION The Amaekpu Youths, under the leadership of Mr. Ulu Nkata, have spoken in one voice and pledged their unalloyed and unflinching support to their son and brother, Hon. Chief Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa , the APC Candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency. The youths made this declaration yesterday during an intensive interactive session with Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa at the Amaekpu Town Hall. The Youths promised to mobilize massively at the polling units to ensure his victory, so that he can continue his good works for the…
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Aug
15
2026
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Ikenna Ukwa Unveils Clan Coordinators Ahead Of 2027

Ikenna Ukwa Unveils Clan Coordinators Ahead Of 2027

Abia North, National Assembly, Politics
PRESS RELEASE: IKENNA UKWA UNVEILS CLAN COORDINATORS AHEAD OF 2027 In a strategic move to deepen grassroots mobilization, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa , the APC Candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, has announced the appointment of Clan Coordinators across the 8 major clans of the Federal Constituency. The appointed Clan Coordinators who are members of the General Campaign Council are: Hon. John Bassey—Ihechiowa Clan Coordinator Hon. Okoro Nwabueze—Arochukwu Clan Coordinator Hon. Ojiisi Iro Ogbaja—Nkporo Clan Coordinator Hon. Nicholas Igwe Kalu—Isu Clan Coordinator Chief Dr. Mbah Imoh—Ohafia Clan Coordinator Dr. Sam Uba Okorie—Abam Clan Coordinator High Chief Nwankwo Stephen Kalu—Ututu Clan Coordinator…
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