Amos Oge Kalu, Author at OHAFIATV

Jun

11

2023

Jerry Gana says, June 12 annulment was a tragic mistake

Opinion, Politics2023, Jerry Gana, June 12, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Prof. Jerry Gana, former Minister of Information and National Orientation, says the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election was a tragic mistake that was not supposed to have happened. Gana said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Nigeria’s democracy; the journey so far. He said that the former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, meant well by organizing the election but some powerful forces made him annul it to suit their selfish interests. “It was a tragic mistake, it should not have happened but since it happened may God help…

Jun

09

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

President Tinubu Signs Another Bill Into Law

Economy, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Economy, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act 2023 into law according to sources within the presidential villa. The new law replaces the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 and removes the monopoly in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity at the National level, to empower States, companies and individuals to generate, transmit and distribute electricity. The bill was initially passed by the National Assembly in July 2022. “This is the culmination of two years’ work, to update the electricity law and bring it in line with what the constitution actually provides,” a source quoted by Business Day said.…

Jun

09

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tinubu Signs Bill Raising Judges’ Retirement Age Into Law

NewsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, signed the bill on uniform retirement age for judicial officers into law, two weeks after his assumption of office. The President signed the bill into law at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, making it the first bill signed by the President. Naija News reports that the constitutional bill seeks to extend the retirement age of High Court Judges and others from 65 to 70 years, while the retirement age of Justices of the Appeal and Supreme Courts is already pegged at 70. The proposed alteration was entitled ‘Constitution of The Federal Republic of…

Jun

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Arewa Consultative Forum denies endorsing Orji Kalu for Senate Presidency

Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, Nigeria, Orji Uzor Kalu, Politics, Senate

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has denied endorsing former Abia governor, Sen.Orji Uzor Kalu as its preferred candidate for the Senate Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. Alhaji Musa Saidu, a member of the forum said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Saidu was reacting to a statement credited to Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the leader of the Arewa Youth Conservative Forum, AYCF, claiming that the ACF had endorsed Kalu for the position. “I want to say without fear of contradiction, that the ACF has no youth wing and there was no time that we sat to make Shettima…

Jun

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Man shoots girlfriend dead, and her daughter before killing self

Lifestyle, MetroAmerica, Crime, Lifestyle, RIP

By Biodun Busari A man shot dead his 35-year-old girlfriend, Nicole Hughes, and her 18-month-old daughter, Ariella Bell before he killed himself on the bank of the Merrimack River, New Hampshire, in the United States on Saturday. Police disclosed that the man, 42-year-old Jamie Bell was seen fleeing a Franklin home earlier on Saturday afternoon, according to CBS. New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Adam Woods revealed this during an evening news conference, adding that the neighbors said they heard gunshots. When police arrived at the home, they found Hughes, Ariella Bell, and the shooter, Jamie Bell, all shot to death,…