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Oct

14

2025

Gov. Otti Inaugurates Board Of Abia State Technological Skills Acqusition Centre.

Abia State, Business, Economy, Education, Metro, News, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has inaugurated the Board of Abia State Technological Skills Acquisition Centre with Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe as Chairman. Other members of the board include; Engr. Cletus Ogbonnaya Ekpo – Vice Chairman, Engr. Peter Ukonu – Director General, Mr. Gerald Ilukwe - Member, Mr. Chinenye Mba Uzoukwu - Member, Mr. Fidelis Nweze – Member, Dr. Christopher Kalu Okoro - Member, Mr. Chukwudi Ogbonna - Member and Dr. Mrs. Rita Ndidi Amuchienwa - Member. Inaugurating the board on Monday in the Executive Council Chamber at the end of the weekly State Executive Council meeting, Governor Alex Otti…

Oct

14

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

You Wasted NDLEA’s Efforts — Primate Ayodele Criticizes Tinubu Over Pardon of Drug Traffickers, Murderers

Current Events, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his recent decision to grant presidential pardons to convicted criminals, including those sentenced for drug trafficking, murder, and human trafficking. In a statement released on Tuesday and signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele described the President’s action as a “waste of the tireless efforts of the NDLEA and other security agencies” that have worked diligently to apprehend and prosecute these offenders. “Why must he pardon criminals, including cocaine traffickers? It undermines the efforts of these security operatives who have…

Oct

14

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Amb.Dr. Osita Offor, “De Ultimate Commander,” and UAAP Join Gov. Otti, CAN in Mourning Passing of Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Social IssuesAbia State, Alex Otti, Metro, Osita Offor, RIP, Ultimate Commander, Uma Ukpai

Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor, affectionately known as "De Ultimate Commander" and Ikenga Gburugburu of the Ohafia Ancient Kingdom, has joined the executive governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, to express profound sorrow over the passing of Reverend Dr. Uma Ukpai. As the President of the United Abia Artistes and Patriots (UAAP), Ambassador Offor, along with the entire UAAP community, mourns the loss of a spiritual icon fondly referred to as “God’s General.” Reverend Dr. Uma Ukpai, who passed away on October 6, 2025, at the age of 80, was a beacon of hope and faith…

Oct

13

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kalu Writes President Tinubu On Urgent Release Of Nnamdi Kanu, Vows To Organize Demonstrations In Diaspora

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, Metro, News, Politics, Social Issues, SponsoredAbia State, Emeka Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Opinion, Politics, Security

To:The President and Commander-in-Chief Federal Republic of Nigeria Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja Subject: An Urgent Plea for the Immediate Release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Your Excellency, I hope this message finds you well. I am Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, and I respectfully wish to bring to your attention the ongoing and indefinite detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). It is widely known that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has never been convicted of any violent crime or an act that involved taking human life. While his statements may sometimes be controversial, they have…

Oct

13

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Rep. Ibe Okwara Osonwa Mourns Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, Describing Him as a Father Figure and Pride of Ohafia

Abia State, Current Events, Lifestyle, Metro, News, OhafiaAbia State, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Metro, RIP, Uma Ukpai

“I Have Lost Someone Dear To Me” Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, the member representing the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of the world-renowned evangelist, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai. He described Dr. Ukpai as a father figure, mentor, and a shining pride of Ohafia land. In a statement personally signed by him, Osonwa stated that the death of Rev. Dr. Ukpai was not only a loss to the Christian community, Abia State, and Nigeria as a whole, but also a personal loss to him and his family. “I have lost someone…