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Dec

03

2025

Chief Bourdex Sends An Open Letter To The President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria

Abia State, Column, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, David Onuoha Ogba Bourdex, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

HIS EXCELLENCY ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFROn the Urgent Need to Revive the Eastern Ports and End Structural EconomicMarginalizationBy Chief Dr. David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex, MFR’OON—Ugo’Ena” Nde Abiriba. Mr. President,There comes a time in the life of a nation when silence becomes an accomplice to suffering, and truth — even when heavy — must be carried to the center stage. With the steadying respect due to your office, but with the candor demanded by history, I write to you today on a matter that has long choked the economic lungs of the Eastern Region and fueled avoidable agitation: the death…

Dec

03

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Engr. Chinedu Onyeizu: Exemplifying New-Generation Leadership

Abia State, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Chinedu Onyeizu, Politics

Engr. Chinedu Onyeizu embodies the qualities expected of a new generation of leaders - embodying vision, integrity, and a deep sense of purpose. He exemplifies foresight, confidence and professionalism, while remaining committed to practical solutions that positively impact society. Onyeizu’s approach reflects a modern leadership ethos, one that balances innovation with responsibility, ambition with service, and personal success with societal progress.

Dec

02

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Gov. Otti Reiterates Commitment To Merit-Based Civil Service

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

Abia State Governor, His Excellency, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, has reiterated his commitment to merit based civil service system, saying that the service he is building is founded on merit. Governor Otti stated this on Monday while receiving in his office, a delegation of Federal Civil Service Commissioner and State Chairmen of Civil Service led by the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa. The Governor emphasised that he is interested in merit and not quota system or State of origin of a staff or a prospective staff. "So, what that has done is that people have…

Dec

01

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigeria Has Never Been Such A Huge Joke; Who Advises This President?

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

Must Governance Be Reduced To A Circus, Where Cronyism And Court-Jesting Is The Qualifying Credential For Appointments. On my way back from the United States where I have been on Medicals since August, many issues about our dear Country Nigeria beat so heavily on the carapace of my mind. The issues of insecurity and the continued denial by Government of the intensity of the ogre that has not only become monstrous but has become hydra-headed, drastic and dangerous was chief. Second on the card are the names that The President has allegedly forwarded to the Senate for approval as Career…

Nov

30

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

NTIFE 2025: Hon. Minister Hannatu Musawa Reimagines Nigeria’s Art, Culture, Tourism for Global Capital, Local Prosperity

Column, Cultural Heritage, Current Events, News, Opinion, PoliticsMetro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has renewed her call for strategic partnerships and sustainable investment in Nigeria’s rich cultural, tourism and creative assets, in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Nigeria Tourism Investors Forum and Exhibition (NTIFE) in Abuja, organised by the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), the Honourable Minister said the administration is determined to reposition art, culture, tourism and the creative economy as central pillars of national development, job creation and inclusive growth. She noted that…