Opinion Archives - Page 8 of 307

Oct

17

2026

Chidiebere Okoh Appeals to Item People to Support Okoko Item University Location, Warns Against Losing Project

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Education, Opinion, Politics, SponsoredAbia State, Education, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Chief Chidiebere J. Okoh has made a passionate appeal to the people of Item in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State to support the location of the proposed university in Okoko Item, warning that continued disagreements over its siting could jeopardise the entire project and cost Item a historic educational opportunity. Okoh stressed that the people of Item must prioritise the successful take-off of the university over disagreements about where within the community it should be located. He urged them to embrace the practical option of establishing the institution in Okoko Item, where the required facilities, according to the…

Oct

16

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Citizen ADEBAYO: A Social Democratic Manifesto That Signposts National Redemption.

Column, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Two days ago the All Progressive Congress inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 General Elections, and shamelessly the Absentee President who has spent more than 20% of his near 3 years and half in power overseas, told the gathering and indeed Nigerians that he will not be on the campaign train, that he will be dedicating his time to governance while the Campaign Council criss-crosses the Country on his behalf. One thing the President and his Party failed to admit is the fact that he is too old, too tired, too feeble and too weak for the rigors…

Oct

13

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Bourdex Exposes Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s Political Inconsistency, Demands Answers On Sudden Flip-Flop Over Gov Otti

Abia State, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Abia State, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

"A MAN MUST BE KNOWN FOR INTEGRITY": The political atmosphere in Abia North has intensified as the Labour Party senatorial candidate, Chief Dr. David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex, MFR, OON, bared his mind on the glaring political somersaults of the incumbent senator, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Speaking during the latest edition of the interactive broadcast, The Bourdex Hour, Chief Bourdex dissected the shifting rhetoric of the former governor, questioning his political consistency, ideological discipline, and accountability regarding federal constituency projects running into billions of Naira. Responding to public curiosity during the live programme regarding allegations of ₦14.2 billion received for constituency…

Oct

13

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Release The 5 ‘Tinubu Must Go Boys’ And Uphold Democratic Freedoms. – Prince Adewale Adebayo, SDP Presidential Candidate.

Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The continued detention of citizens Ba'ana Grema, Mustapha Abba, Abacha Mohammed Ali, Adam Umar Gubio, and Abdulhamid Mohammed in a Correctional Facility in Borno State for peacefully expressing their thoughts on the present watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not only unjust but illegal and reprehensible. The APC Government in Borno State under His Excellency Babagana Zullum, the Police, and the Federal Government must understand that any and every effort to criminalise dissent in whatever shape or form will be legally resisted. There is nothing illegal or untoward in young men peacefully protesting against the failures of Government, there…

Oct

11

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lest We Forget: Governor Otti Kept His Promise, He Did Not Sack Workers, He Exposed Criminal Fraud.

Abia State, Education, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Crime, Economy, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

By Ctz. UKOHA, NJOKU UKOHA | Chief Press Secretary to the Executive Governor of Abia State | October 11, 2026. In 2022 - 2023, during the Governorship campaign, Dr. Alex C. Otti, OFR, made a solemn commitment to Ndi Abia: “I will not sack any civil servant. I will pay all arrears of salaries, pensions, gratuities and other entitlements of Civil and Public Servants.” (Including those designated as Core and Non-Core by the last administration, whatever that means). As a thoroughbred banker and a numbers person, that pledge was made based on the verified number of workers on the State…