Orji Uzor Kalu: Who Is This Man?
By Sunny Idika “The politics of revisionist history is not just about keeping us from understanding the past. It’s about ensuring we can not understand the present” – Dr Hajar Yazdiha For people who are not familiar with Abia North Senatorial Zone, the reelection of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the February, 2023 National Assembly election came as a huge surprise...
NIN Registration And Worth Of A Nigerian’s Life By Alex Enemanna
Draconian policies and obnoxious decisions this government has churned out since inception has probably forced some discerning minds to go back to their primary school lesson notes to take a second look at what their elementary understanding of government is; whether it is a mechanism to advance the corporate security and welfare of a people or an assemblage of...
NDDC: This is not all about Senator Akpabio
ETIM ETIM The forensic audit of the NDDC ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari last month has provoked interest groups to launch more attacks on Senator Godswill Akpabio, the agency's supervising minister. These attacks are vitriolic, trenchant and sometimes personal. Clearly, the potential of these examinations to unravel the rots and corruption that have buffeted the agency for years has caused panic...
Demanding Self-Determination Is Not Treason – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Wednesday told those who are claiming that self-determination amounts to treason, to go back to the Nigerian Constitution for better understanding. In a statement titled, ‘Demanding for self-determination is not treason and has never been. Self-Determination is legalized in Nigeria’, Nnamdi Kanu referred to his critics to Article...
Nigeria Needs To Scale Up COVID-19 Testing – ActionAid
ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, says the country needs to scale up its testing capacity for COVID-19. In a statement issued after its virtual meeting on Saturday, the organisation said Nigeria needs to intensify actions on clinical and preventive measures. Nigeria has so far tested a little above 60,000 people for the coronavirus, but this is still low when compared to...
[OPINION] Abia 2023: If Power Must Return To Abia North, Then Mascot Uzor Kalu Is The Last Hope
When the Abia state governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party (APP), Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, threw his heart into the ring for the governorship race, so many eyebrows were raised. So many grumbled and asked, "Why must it be the Uzor Kalu family?" But deep within me, I knew from the onset that he could be the only...
Beyond Politics…Ikpeazu Vindicated By NBS – John Okiyi Kalu
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), “in terms of the proportion of poverty and its intensity, the poorest states included Sokoto, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Kebbi, Gombe, and Yobe.“ The multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) survey report released yesterday measured deprivations related to education, health, living standard, work, and security showing Abia State among the top 5 best states in Nigeria. According...
Buhari Lacks The Powers To Restructure Nigeria – Yakasai
Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Monday said the President, Muhammadu Buhari, lacks the constitutional powers to restructure Nigeria. He advised proponents of restructuring to channel their energies towards ensuring their representatives in the State and National Assemblies perform their statutory functions by providing the necessary legislative structure required to restructure the country. Yakasai who spoke in a telephone interview with...
Police Officers Don’t Obey You – Ruggedman Reacts As IGP Bans SARS
Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman, has reacted to the ban of the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. ABN TV had earlier reported that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu, in a press release on Sunday banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) from patrols and stop-search duties with immediate effect following alleged killings and harassment of...
OPINION: Senate Presidency Is Not About OUK, It’s About Equality And Fairness – Prince Ike Okorafor
The South East electorate participated in the 2015 election for the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, who hails from the South-South region. Nonetheless, the All Progressives Congress prevailed, and Buhari's administration continued to marginalize the South East until the conclusion of his second term in 2023. In 2023, again, the south-east voted for the presidential candidate of the...
