OUK@64 The President, Nigeria May Not Have
The name, His Excellency Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) means different things to different people depending on how you perceive the persona of this successful businessman, politician, former governor, and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Many perceive him as a tactical, bold, and courageous politician who bares his mind without inhibitions irrespective of whether he is right or...
Buhari Is Not Stingy, He Gave Me An Envelope Filled With Foreign Currency – Adesina
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman, says President Muhammadu Buhari gifted him an envelope filled with foreign currency when he was billed to attend a course in China. In a tribute to the president on his 78th birthday, Adesina said he would not get bored talking about the kind of person that Buhari is since many people have chosen to believe...
RE: APC Parallel Congress In Abia State And The Choice Before The Party At The National Headquarter, By Ikechukwu Uzuegbu ESQ
I have decided to respond to your write-up with the above quoted caption for the reason that your facts are not correct and your submissions devoid/beret of the relevant provisions of the Constitution of All Progressives Congress (APC), the Electoral Act, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), any other statutory enactment and or decided cases...
[OPINION] SME Governor Of The Year Award: A Trajectory Of Recognitions, By Chinenye Nwaogu
On the 19th of November 2021, a National Newspaper House the New Telegraph crowned Governor Okezie Ikpeazu as the SME Governor of the Year in a well attended event of carefully selected award winners. For anyone who doesn't have the background, it could be any kind of awards. Prior to his election as Governor of Abia State, Dr Ikpeazu during...
What My Father Told Me About The Biafran War – Osita Chidoka
As the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB celebrates and honours its fallen heroes and heroines, many Nigerians of Igbo extraction, Saturday took to the micro-blogging sites, (twitter and Facebook) to pen down stories that touch the heart. The 48-year-old, former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, was not left out, as he enlightened Nigerians with his father’s words of wisdom. Read...
Okada Restriction In Lagos: Sanwo-olu is on the side of the law & has done well
One of the trending subject across Nigeria's social media arena is the decision by Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, the executive Governor of Lagos state, to enforce restrictions of commercial motorcycle (popularly called Okada) and tricycle operators (popularly called Keke) on 6 local government areas and 9 local council development areas, namely; Apapa LGA, Apapa Iganmu LCDA, Lagos Mainland LGA ,...
[OPINION] The PDP Zoning Philosophy: The North Still Has The Right Of First Refusal, By Senator Emmanuel Onwe
By way of a preamble, let me quickly preempt and lay to rest the prevailing mood in the country: the paramount question for Nigerians at the moment is to restructure our dysfunctional political system; the 1999 Constitution is both the progenitor of a dictatorship and thus a fraud. All Nigerian patriots accept these fundamental flaws in our system, as...
A Poem Entitled “CORRUPTION”
By Wisdom Nwedene Corruption is we the masses who worship And praise the elites who embezzle and loot Our money, resources and wealth. Corruption is we the poor masses who vote the Corrupt elements in power and stone our fellow poor masses who steal food to eat and survive Corruption is we the poor masses again who see our corrupt politicians and...
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,...
Of Kalu’s Advice To Kanu [Must Read]
By Minabere Ibelema The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, recently visited leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the headquarters of the Department of State Services in Abuja and had a brotherly chat with him. His advice brings to mind a similar one given at the onset of Nigeria’s first military coup in January 1966. The coup...