Abia State Archives - Page 30 of 325

Sep

22

2026

Ibe Okwara Osonwa: The Complete Package

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Long before Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa was elected to the House of Representatives in 2023, he was already making an impact. In 2017, he established a foundation that provided food for displaced families at the Gongola IDP Camp in Abuja. In 2018 and 2019, he brought free medical outreaches to Arochukwu and Ohafia through international partners. No office. No political position. Just service. Since entering the House, Osonwa has continued to use the floor of Parliament to raise issues affecting his constituents. He has spoken repeatedly on the Isu boundary crisis, intervened over a widow whose case had stalled at…

Sep

22

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

BREAKING: Uko Nkole Vows To End Ohafia’s ‘IPOB/Terrorist’ Stigma Attributed To Orji Uzor Kalu

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Rt. Hon. Uko Ndukwe Nkole has declared that his first assignment is to change what he described as the stigmatization narrative surrounding Ohafia, which he attributed to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and his people, if elected Senator representing Abia North. Speaking virtually this morning on DON 103FM’s “The AGENDA” programme, anchored by KK Agwara, Rt. Hon. Nkole stated that one of his first priorities on the floor of the 11th Senate would be to address what he described as the damaging perception and stereotyping of Ohafia and its people as an IPOB/terrorist enclave by HE Distinguish senator Orji Uzor Kalu.…

Sep

21

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohafia Monarchs, RATTAWU President Grace Kwararafa Heritage Gathering In Abuja

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Prominent traditional rulers and eminent sons of the Ohafia Ancient Kingdom featured prominently at the Kwararafa Development Forum’s historic cultural gathering held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, on Saturday. The event, themed “The Splendour of the Confederacy: Ancient Truth and the New Dawn,” brought together royal fathers, statesmen and delegates from Kwararafa nationalities across 22 states and five geopolitical zones to celebrate their shared heritage, unity and cultural identity. Among the Ohafia delegation were HRM Ezieogo Mba Odo Okereke, JP, Ezieogo Akanu Ohafia and Secretary-General of the Council of Ohafia Monarchs; His Royal Majesty, Eze Kalu Kalu Ogbu IV, the…

Sep

21

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Karibe Ojigwe Promises Quality Projects, Says No To Substandard Work In Bende

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By Amb. Monyeazor Oluebube Sunday Bende deserves quality infrastructure that can stand the test of time, not projects that collapse shortly after commissioning. This is the thrust of a fresh advocacy for the 2027 candidacy of Hon. Pascal Karibe Ojigwe, with his supporters insisting that the Bende Federal Constituency needs a stronger focus on quality and effective project supervision. According to the campaign, residents across communities including Item, Igbere, Uzuakoli and Ugwueke have endured roads and other constituency projects that often fail to meet expectations, particularly during the rainy season. The argument is simple: Bende, described as one of Abia's…

Sep

21

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Uko Nkole Takes Abia North Agenda To Media, Grassroots As Peter Obi Project Gathers Momentum

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The NDC candidate for Abia North Senatorial Zone in the 2027 general elections, Rt. Hon. Uko Ndukwe Nkole, has continued his engagements across the zone, taking his legislative agenda to the media, grassroots stakeholders and community-based initiatives. Nkole featured on "Weekly Legislator", a live media programme anchored by Ginika Olua, where he highlighted his previous legislative achievements and outlined his vision for extending stronger representation, development and federal attention across Abia North. The former two-term member of the House of Representatives also spoke on the broader political platform of the NDC, with former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as the…