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May

22

2025

Governor Alex Otti To Rolls Out 20 Electric Buses For Transportation in Abia State

Abia State, Economy, Metro, News, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Politics

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says his administration has procured 20 electric buses which will be rolled out in the next 2 months. Governor Otti disclosed this while addressing Aba community who organized a thanksgiving carnival tagged 'Promise Kept Carnival' at Umuagbai Secondary School premises, Port Harcourt road, Aba in celebration of the Governor for reconstructing and completing Port Harcourt Road, abandoned for over 3 decades. He said that the bus terminals are being built for the transport system in the State while the 20 electric buses for the transportation would be for the first instance. "In the next…

May

22

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

$29 Million Wasted on Incomplete Road Project – Abia Governor Otti Criticises Predecessor

Abia State, Metro, News, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Okezie Ikpeazu, Politics

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has condemned the previous administration led by Okezie Ikpeazu, claiming they paid N9.8 billion to a contractor for the reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road in Aba without the project being completed. Speaking at a Thanksgiving and carnival event in Aba, Otti stated that the payment of N9.8 billion in 2017 was equivalent to $29 million at that time, yet the road remains unfinished. In contrast, Otti's administration has invested N36.5 billion in the road’s reconstruction. He accused his opponents of making noise about the costs, despite the alleged mismanagement of funds by the previous administration.…

May

21

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Federal Ministry Of Arts, Culture and Tourism Celebrates 2025 World Day For Cultural Diversity, Dialogue & Development

Education, Metro, NewsEducation, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Metro, Opinion

Press Release Abuja, Nigeria, May 21, 2025 — The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy joins the global community in commemorating the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day set aside every year by UNESCO to honour the power of culture in fostering peace, inclusion and sustainable development across nations. This annual observance, held on May 21, reminds us all of the richness in our differences and the importance of intercultural dialogue in promoting understanding, mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. It is a moment to reflect on how cultural diversity strengthens the…

May

21

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Atiku’s VP Offer To Obi, One-Term Presidency: “The Greatest Deception Of The Century” – Ohanaeze Ndugbo

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAtiku Abubakar, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Politics

The Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, stands resolutely in condemnation of the persistent and blatant repetition of historical deceits and manipulative political tactics employed by Atiku Abubakar against the Southeast. In the strongest possible terms, we denounce Atiku's attempts to once again cajole the Southeast with whitewashed lies and the worn-out propaganda of a single presidency—an overture now made for the third consecutive time. In 2019, Atiku Abubakar’s ambiguous promises regarding a single presidency were presented to Ohanaeze and a gathering of esteemed Igbo leaders, led by the late Professor Ben Nwabueze. These proposals, however, were met with skepticism,…

May

21

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Of Stupidity, Show Of Shame, And Shenanigans 3.

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsChris Nwaokobia, Nwaokobia Jnr, Opinion, Politics

GALE OF DEFECTIONS: A STORM IN A TEACUP. The political class is arrogantly building a huge wave of massive masses discontent and hate; through the wave of huge illogical and inexplicable defections in the face of hunger, insecurity, and massive masses discontent they are arming the masses against themselves; and very unfortunately partisan obscurantists and jesters like the APC National Chairman Alhaji Gandollar Ganduje think that all is well, and that the descent to a One-Party State is ok. The pervasive wave of arrogant defections shall fuel the people against the political class and by Jove give fillip to the…