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Jun

06

2026

OBI AGUOCHA VS CHINEDUM ORJI: An Interrogation of the Facts behind the Cloned Writer code-named Mr. Tony Icheku:

Abia State, Column, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Abia State, Opinion, Politics

The struggle for the House of Representatives turf of Ikwuano and Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency between the incumbent, Honorable Obi Aguocha, and Mr Chinedum Orji, the former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, took to new optics with a pseudo media attack dog so called Tony Icheku being sponsored by Chinedum Orji to orchestrate a proxy media war. The former Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, apart from his atrocious alliance with the said Tony Icheku is also known to have deployed more hatchet writers and pseudo media attack dogs as a war chest to brazenly wrest…

Jun

04

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Otti: When Good Governance Makes A Leader ‘Cult Figure’

Abia State, Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Opinion, Politics

By Casmir Echebiri I have been to Aba two times this 2026. On both occasions I was told something that tickled me and also made me think. I visited the city to print some T-shirts on those occasions for one of my friends aspiring for a political office from the ruling APC. After the printer had finished printing on the first day, I donned one of shirts, trying to see if he did a good job. After wearing it and was critiquing it, with my brother who resides in Aba and who escorted me to the market and some other…

Jun

01

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Gov. Otti To Flag Off Umuahia Stadium City As Chukwueze Hails Abia’s Transformation

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, News, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Politics, Sports

Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has disclosed plans to flag off the construction of a new Umuahia Stadium before the end of 2026, describing the ambitious project as a full-fledged “stadium city” aimed at boosting sports, tourism, and investment opportunities in the state. Governor Otti made the disclosure while receiving an Abia-born international footballer and Super Eagles star, Samuel Chukwueze, who visited him at the Government House in Umuahia alongside friends to appreciate the Governor for identifying with him during the burial of his mother last weekend. Speaking during the visit, Governor Otti revealed that land for…

May

31

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abia Central NDC Members Raise Red Flag Over Alleged Plot To Substitute Emeka Nwankpa, Vow Fierce Resistance

Abia State, Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Opinion, Politics

Members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) across the six local government areas of Abia Central Senatorial District have raised a strong alarm over what they described as a clandestine plot to substitute Bishop Emeka Nwankpa, the duly elected winner of the party's senatorial primaries, with former Senator Nkechi Nwaogu. The aggrieved party faithful, drawn from every ward and local government area in the district, warned that any attempt to overturn the clear verdict of the members of NDC in the District would be met with stiff resistance. They insisted that Bishop Emeka Nwankpa secured an overwhelming and indisputable victory…

May

31

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

First Lady Priscilla Otti Empowers 35 Indigent Widows With Dignity Homes Across Abia

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Social Issues

In a remarkable demonstration of compassion and people-oriented service, the Wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has commissioned and handed over 35 “Dignity Homes” to indigent widows across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state, reaffirming the administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of vulnerable citizens. The initiative, which was carried out in celebration of Governor Alex Otti’s third anniversary in office, provided decent housing to 35 widows, many of whom had reportedly lived in extreme hardship and poor living conditions for years. The official commissioning and symbolic handover took place at Umuhute, Ahiake Ndume…