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Apr

10

2025

ECK Foundation Leader Denounces Brutall Attack on Chinese Nationals; Demands Justice

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, NewsAbia State, Comr Amos Kalu, Crime, Emeka Kalu, Insecurity, Metro, RIP, Security

The President of ECK Foundation Worldwide, Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, has strongly condemned the recent killing of two Chinese nationals and their police escort in Isuikwuato, Abia State. The attack, which occurred on April 4, 2025, near the Huan Cheng Mining Quarry site at Agukwu Amaya, Ndundu community, has sparked widespread outrage and concern. According to reports, the victims, Mr. Quan and Mr. Cai, along with their police escort, Inspector Audu Saidu, were ambushed and killed while en route to the mining site. Two others, including a police officer, sustained injuries, while three Chinese nationals were rescued unhurt. Chief Dr.…

Apr

06

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Senator Kalu Demands Swift Prosecution of Killers of Chinese Expatriates, Police Officer in Abia

Abia State, Metro, News, OpinionAbia State, Crime, Metro, Orji Uzor Kalu

Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC) and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Abia State Government to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the killing of two Chinese nationals and a police inspector in Abia State. The victims were reportedly killed by gunmen who ambushed a convoy transporting Chinese expatriates and their police escorts to a mining site in Isuikwuato, Abia State. In a statement issued from his media office on Sunday, Kalu condemned the brutal…

Apr

01

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fact-Check: No 18-Seater Bus Carrying Igbo Passengers Was Burnt In Kano Over Edo Killing

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A viral social media post alleging that an 18-seater bus conveying passengers was ambushed and burned in Kano, Nigeria, is false. A fact-check reveals the images used are from an unrelated accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. File: This image, taken from a road accident in southwestern Nigeria, has been falsely used to spread rumours of ethnic violence in the North West. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog Full Story Summary A widely shared post on social media claims that an 18-seater bus carrying passengers from the South-east was ambushed and set ablaze in Kano, northwestern Nigeria, by a violent mob, leaving no survivors. According to the…

Mar

31

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Pray for Peace and Unity of Nigeria As You End Ramadan Fast; Kalu Urges Muslim Faithful

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Emeka Kalu, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Abuja, Nigeria - As Muslims across Nigeria and beyond celebrate the Sallah festivities, Chief Dr. Eneka Kalu, President of ECK Foundation, has extended a heartfelt message urging the faithful to pray for peace, unity, and progress in the country. In his Sallah message, Dr Kalu, who is also the Convener of Global Initiative for Good Governance, GIGG, emphasized the importance of reflecting on the values of compassion, empathy, and kindness embodied by Islam. He encouraged Muslims to carry the lessons of Ramadan throughout the year, striving to become better individuals, families, and communities. The ECK Foundation President expressed concern about…

Mar

30

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abia Airport Project and the Alex Otti’s Strategy of Holistic Fairness

Abia State, Economy, Metro, News, Politics, SponsoredAbia State, Alex Otti, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Politics

Governor Alex Otti has left no one in doubt that even in his passionate quest to develop every part of Abia State, the principles of equity, fairness and justice for all must be applied as the most potent driving force in the actualisation of his laudable vision for the people of Abia State. A few months ago there was an unprecedented uproar over the government's decision to site the proposed Abia Airport at Nsulu Community in Isialangwa North LGA of the state. The concerns raised stemmed from unverified but instigated rumour that the government was going to grab the land…