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Jun

06

2026

Governor Otti Inspects New Government House Projects, Targets Completion Before Year-End

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Column, News, Politics2027, Abia State, Alex Otti, Economy, Metro, Opinion, Politics

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Saturday inspected the ongoing construction of a new Governor's Office and Official Residence within the Government House complex in Umuahia, expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the project. The inspection formed part of the Governor's routine assessment of critical infrastructure projects being executed by his administration as part of efforts to rebuild and modernise the state's seat of government. Upon arrival at the project site, Governor Otti was received by engineers from Craneburg Construction Company, the firm handling the project. He toured the facility and engaged the project team…

Jun

06

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

OBI AGUOCHA VS CHINEDUM ORJI: An Interrogation of the Facts behind the Cloned Writer code-named Mr. Tony Icheku:

Abia State, Column, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Abia State, Opinion, Politics

The struggle for the House of Representatives turf of Ikwuano and Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency between the incumbent, Honorable Obi Aguocha, and Mr Chinedum Orji, the former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, took to new optics with a pseudo media attack dog so called Tony Icheku being sponsored by Chinedum Orji to orchestrate a proxy media war. The former Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, apart from his atrocious alliance with the said Tony Icheku is also known to have deployed more hatchet writers and pseudo media attack dogs as a war chest to brazenly wrest…

Jun

04

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Otti: When Good Governance Makes A Leader ‘Cult Figure’

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

By Casmir Echebiri I have been to Aba two times this 2026. On both occasions I was told something that tickled me and also made me think. I visited the city to print some T-shirts on those occasions for one of my friends aspiring for a political office from the ruling APC. After the printer had finished printing on the first day, I donned one of shirts, trying to see if he did a good job. After wearing it and was critiquing it, with my brother who resides in Aba and who escorted me to the market and some other…

Jun

03

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abia North NDC Aspirant, Umunna, Appreciates Corporate Friends International, Presents Isuikwuato Primary Results

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Chief Joseph Umunna (Onwa), Opinion, Politics

An aspirant for the Abia North Senatorial seat on the platform of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC), High Chief Engr. Joseph Nnaemeka Umunna (Onwa Abia), has expressed gratitude to members of Corporate Friends International, a social club he described as a major source of encouragement throughout his political journey. Umunna said the support and solidarity he received from the group helped sustain him even during difficult moments when the contest appeared challenging. The senatorial aspirant also presented the results of the NDC senatorial primary election conducted in Isuikwuato Local Government Area, which he described as the only council area where…

Jun

03

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

“I Ran With Peter Obi Out Of Sympathy After Three Top Politicians Rejected Him” — Datti Baba-Ahmed

News, Opinion, Politics

Former Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed that his decision to run alongside Peter Obi was largely driven by sympathy, following what he described as the rejection of Obi by three prominent politicians ahead of the polls. Baba-Ahmed made the disclosure during an interview with Symfoni, where he reflected on the political alignments that shaped the 2023 presidential election. According to him, the former Anambra State governor had initially approached three notable political figures to serve as his running mate, but none agreed to partner with him at…