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May

14

2023

Alex Otti and the task of exorcising Abia of evil spirit of backwardness

Abia State, Economy, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Business, Politics

For straight twenty four (24) years, Abia State has been badly run. The state has been under the torment of certain spirits that frustrated development as it were. It has been presided over by three managers called governors. For their collective efforts, the state today holds the unenviable record as the worst state in the South East geo-political zone and perhaps, in the entire country. Created from the Old Imo State on August 27, 1991 by the Military Administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, its story is known across the country as a state that has refused to “grow”.Observers have continued…

May

14

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

10th Senate presidency: Katsina’s senators-elect back Akpabio, Barau

News, Politics2023, Akpabio, Politics, Senate

Katsina State’s senators-elect on Sunday threw their weight behind the All Progressives Congress’ endorsement of Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau as Senate President and Deputy Senate President, respectively, of the 10th National Assembly. The lawmakers-elect took the decision on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at the Katsina Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. The meeting was held at the instance of the Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, who also backed the party’s decision amid confusion and rejection that trailed the endorsement of the two ranking senators. Governor Masari described Akpabio and Barau as committed members of the party and development-personified public officers who…

May

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

North threatens to withdraw support for APC, govt, if not granted NASS leadership

Opinion, Politics2023, Northern Govs, Politics

•Says demand not negotiable as north is not in control of Executive, judiciary By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Hundreds of Northerners who converged on the Arewa House Kaduna on Friday, have threatened to withdraw support for the government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) unless the North was given the leadership of the National Assembly and other ministerial appointments. The Northerners attended a one day round table on Nation Building and Democracy with the theme,’ The imperative of participation,equity and equitable development of Northern Nigeria ‘ , powered by the Democratic Research Institute (DRI). “In the communique signed by Prof.Tukur Muhammad-…

May

12

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Stop Further Disbursement Of Allocation To Ikpeazu’s Govt – UAAP To FG

Abia State, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, Opinion, Politics, Ultimate Commander

Patriotic Abians have continued to raise concern over the shutdown of vital sectors in the state following the indefinite strike embarked by workers under the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over non- payment of salaries and pensions by the administration of governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Contributing to ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER after an emergency meeting of the group, the spokesperson of United Abia Artistes and Patriots (UAAP) and a senatorial candidate in the recently concluded 2023 general election, Ambassador Osita Offor aka Ultimate Commander, noted that Ikpeazu's failure to pay salaries including that of 'core civil servants' shows that he does not have…

Apr

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Timi Frank condemns $15bn illegal Railway MoU by NDDC’s MD, Urges EFCC, ICPC to wade in

Metro, Opinion, PoliticsCrime, DSS/EFCC, ICPC, NDDC, NRC, Opinion, Timi Frank

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, strongly condemned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a $15billion Trans-Niger Delta Railway Project entered into by the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku, with Atlantic Global Resources Inc. Frank in a statement in Abuja described the action of the NDDC’s MD as illegal and a Yahoo Yahoo abracadabra, that is fraudulently laced with decitful intentions aimed at siphoning the resources of the commission. He called on any of the anti-graft agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and…