Why COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria May Be Worse Than Italy
Billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, predicted doom for Africa when he told the American Society for the Advancement of Science in Seattle, USA, that Africa was in danger of up to 10 million deaths, should the continent be hit by a coronavirus. This was due, he added, to the continent’s familiar challenges of poor health systems. Luckily for Africa, the number...
Without Igbo Unity, There Can’t Be Igbo Presidency – Reno Omokri
How did the Southwest get the Presidency in 1999? It was because they were united as a people after the death of Chief MKO Abiola, in saying that if justice was not done to them, they would leave Nigeria. There were absolutely no dissenting voices. And the most liberal and nationalistic Yoruba man, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, was quoted as saying...
Sharpeville Massacre And The Quest For Human Liberation By Ifeanyi Okali
My heart goes the entire Black race, particularly South Africans as she marks the 60th anniversary of the mindless massacre of over 60 people in Sharpeville today. Though a very sad reminder of how the black's life has been a pawn in the chessboard of the white, it is a very remarkable signal of how dogged and resilient the...
Professor Gregory Ibe Is The Man We Need
Soon the search for who will take over from where Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu stopped will start. No doubts, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has shown capacity and leadership where it matters most for Abia and Abians. No one Governor can solve all the problems of a state in one or two terms but continuity in the tangent of the incumbent is...
Abia-North: Senator Orji Kalu’s Giant Strides, Umunneochi In Focus, By Barr Victor Etie
Senator Orji Uzor kalu, the senator representing the good people of Abia North Senatorial Zone and the chief whip of the senate, is not one that plays to the gallery his antecedents and actions especially in infrastructure, capital and human developm...
Isuikwuato/Umunneochi: Chief Amobi’s lGlorious Day Of Declaration
25th March 2022, will remain indelible in the hearts of the good people of Isuikwuato/Umuneochi as eminent personalities, dignitaries, political heavy weights and thousands of loyalists converged at t...
Why Orji Uzor Kalu Deserves Another Term In The Senate, As Prominent Abians Pledge For Support, By Hon Fred Eke Idika
The Distinguished Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, is a notable Nigeria's Most Outstanding Political Administrator cum Scientist who deserves a third term in the Senate, going by his immeasurable Legislative achievements at the Hallowed Chambers. Giving him another term can be beneficial for several reasons: *Experience and Institutional Knowledge* are key factors, as a politician who has served multiple terms will...
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak Resigns After Defeat
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak has announced his resignation as the leader of the Conservative Party. He also met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Friday morning to submit his resignation as British Prime Minister. King Charles has accepted Sunak’s resignation while Starmer has been officially appointed as the Prime Minister of United Kingdom. Sunak’s resignation follows...
The Orji Kalu Mark On Ohafia LGA, By Barr. Emeka Kalu
Like him or hate him, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK), is a political Iroko in Nigeria. When he was governor of Abia State, salaries were paid as and when due throughout his tenure that spanned 1999 to 2007. Gratuities were paid to retired staff throughout this period under consideration. Teachers and other civil servants were able to build houses,...
Abia Assembly: Hon. Erondu Jnr, On A Right Start
Though it’s too early to start appraising the newly inaugurated members of the 8th Abia State House of Assembly, there is need to give kudos to the Member Representing the good people of Obingwa West State Constituency, Hon. Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr, for his good start at the plenary of the House recently. While his fellow first-timers in the House...
