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ABIA 2023: The Significance Of Abia Christians’ Adoption of Dr. Ukpai Iro and other candidates

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Ohafia, Politics2023, Abia Christian community, Abia State, Next Level, Nigeria, NNPP, Politics, Religion, Ukpai Iro Ukpai

The Psalmist in the Holy Book dropped this poser: “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3). This has been the lot of Abia State since creation in 1991, the enemy sowed tares while the farmer slept, her foundation was laid on faulty topography of idolatry while the believers slept, as a result, her fate has been a negative reflection of her supposed glory. But there is an end to every affliction. In 2023, the year of significant changes in the political atmosphere of Abia State, an era of reflection on what has been the journey of…

Nov

29

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By Amos Oge Kalu

Buhari blames Russia-Ukraine conflict for compounding terrorism in Nigeria

News, Opinion, PoliticsBoko Haram, Crime, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Russia, Ukraine

While the Russia-Ukraine Conflict rages, President Muhammadu Buhari has bemoaned its impact in the Sahel region of West Africa, insisting that it is compounding the Boko Haram crisis, especially in the Lake Chad Basin region. The President used his opening address at the 16th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), held at the Conference Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja to lament the situation. According to President Buhari, who doubled as chairman of the summit, illicit weapons and fighters are already infiltrating the region from Russia and Ukraine, a trend that…

Nov

29

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court sentences IGP Usman Baba to 3 months in prison

NewsCourt, Next Level, Nigeria, Personality, Police, Politics

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three months in prison for flouting a 2011 court order. The IGP’s committal followed a suit that was filed by a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the Nigerian Police Force. The court also ordered the payment of N10 million to the applicant, being special and general damages for the unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional denial of his (Patrick’s) rights and privileges as a Senior Officer of the Nigeria Police Force from 1993 till date. The PUNCH reports that the…

Nov

29

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

FCT budget jumps from N329 billion to N607.9 billion in less than 1year

Lifestyle, Metro, News, PoliticsAbuja, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Security

The House of Representatives has passed the budget of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT for the 2022 fiscal year. The N607.9 billion budget was passed on Tuesday after consideration by the Committee on Supply. The new budget of the ministry shows that the budget of the FCT has increased from N329 billion in 2021 to N607.9 billion in 2022. The breakdown of the budget shows that N403.6 billion has been allocated for capital projects. This allocation is more than the entire N329 billion budget of 2021. N127 billion has been allocated to overheads and N76 billion for personnel costs. The…

Nov

28

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abia Central Senatorial Candidate of YPP Endorses OMPAN’s Town Hall meeting

Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, Next Level, Nigeria, OMPAN, Politics

The Young Progressive Party Senatorial candidate for Abia Central Chief Chuku Wachuku has endorsed Abia Town Hall meeting being organized by Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria OMPAN, describing it as top-notch and timely. Chief Wachuku made the endorsement on Monday when the Chairman of OMPAN Abia,Chief Paddy Anyatonwu led a team of OMPAN members to hand over the invitation letter to the former DG, National Directorate of Employment, According to him," Abia Town Hall meeting by OMPAN is a commendable in that it will give candidates a platform to tell Abians their manifestoes and how they intend to drive…