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Feb

08

2026

Offor to Orji Kalu: Drop Petition Against Ohafia Youths, Tender Public Apology Without Delay

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, News, Ohafia, Opinion, PoliticsAbia North, Abia State, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics

…Cautions the senator to inbibe in the spirit of dialogue instead of intimidation and political desperation. Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor, popularly known as “De Ultimate Commander” and the Ikenga Gburugburu of Ohafia Ancient Kingdom, has called on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to immediately withdraw his case against youths of Ohafia Local Government Area and tender an unreserved public apology to the Ohafia Clan. Dr. Offor was reacting to the recent political tension between the former Abia State governor and Ohafia youths following the senator’s decision to petition the youth association for openly expressing their political views. He described the move…

Feb

07

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Of Fallacies, Forgery And Fakery IV: Akpabio’s Senate And The Incorrigible Descent To Shamelessness.

Column, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

As The 10th Senate Undermines Democracy, Akpabio And His Fellow Travellers On The Path Of Infamy Must Be Held Responsible For Whatever Follows. There Is No Going Back On Premium Time Transmission Of Election Results… We Shall NOT Allow The RIGGING Of The 2027 General Elections. I have been compelled to continue with this series on a Rogue Government urged and nudged in Roguery by a Rogue Senate that enjoys the imprimatur of a Rogue Executive. Never have we had such a Rogue Legislature and a Spineless Senate in our History. Akpabio is a Shame, and His Senate Shambolic, Irresponsible…

Feb

07

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohafia Petitions I-G Over Arrests of Oko-Aku Crisis Withnesses, Calls for Immediate Release

Abia State, Metro, News, Ohafia, Opinion, Social IssuesAbia State, Metro, Ohafia

The Ohafia Improvement Union (OIU), the apex socio-cultutal and development association for the ancestral clan, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Poiice to probe the arrest of seven persons testifying before a Panel of Inquiry on Okon-Aku Ohafia communal crisis, and order their immediate release, for not having committed an offence. The petition, dated February 6 and signed by the OIU President-General, Prince kalu Ikpemini, was delivered at Force Headquarters, Abuja on Friday, and it received the acknowledgement of the Inspector-General's office, according to a copy shared in statement by the Association's National Publicity Secretary, Chief Emele Onu. The OIU said…

Feb

05

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohafia New Leadership Vows to Make Impact, Seeks Cooperation of Indigenes and Residents

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, Current Events, Ohafia, Opinion, PoliticsPolitics

The newly inaugurated Executive of the Ohafia Improvement Union (OIU) has reaffirmed its commitment to purposeful leadership aimed at delivering positive and sustainable development to the people of Ohafia. The Executive has called on Ohafia indigenes and residents, both at home and in the diaspora, to cooperate with the new leadership as it mobilises resources and opportunities to address the developmental needs of the 26 communities that make up the Ohafia clan. The President-General of the Union, Prince Kalu Ikpemini, disclosed this following the Executive’s preliminary and inaugural meetings, which were held both physically and virtually in January. Following strategic…

Feb

04

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohafia Youths Declare Senator Orji Kalu Unwelcome, Cite 2023 IPOB Tag That Led To Disenfranchisement

Abia State, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics

Political tension is steadily rising in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State following a firm declaration by youths of the area that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is no longer welcome in the community as political activities towards the 2027 general elections gather momentum. Operating under the umbrella of the Ohafia Youth Association (OYA), the youths accused the Abia North senator and former governor of Abia State of publicly portraying Ohafia as an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) stronghold during the 2023 general elections—an action they insist had grave consequences for the community. According to the association, the IPOB tag…