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2023

Group Tells President Buhari To Caution Ikpeazu Not To Cause Chaos In Abia By Upturning People’s Mandate.

Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Okezie Ikpeazu, Opinion, Politics, Ultimate Commander

ABIA ARTIST AND PATRIOTS CALL ON PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI TO CAUTION GOVERNOR OKEZIE IKPEAZU OF ABIA STATE TO AVIOD SETTING THE STATE ON FIRE BY UPTURNING ABIA GUBER ELECTION. The 2023 Gubernatorial Election has shown that Abia State Governor-Elect Dr. Alex Chioma Otti OFR, was overwhelmingly voted for by the people and residents in Abia State. Abians displayed uncommon courage, despite all the intimidation, suppression, harassment prior to the election. Based on the above, it is very important that this mandate that was freely given to Dr. Otti be protected, secured, so that Abians can enjoy the democratic dividend Dr.…

Apr

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Emmanuel Iwuanyanu’s emergence illegal, not our President-General – Ohanaeze Elders Council

News, Opinion, PoliticsIwuanyanwu, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Politics

A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the emergence of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu as the body’s President-General as unconstitutional and illegal. The Ohanaeze Elders Council, led by Prince Richard Ozobu, said the laid down process by the organization’s constitution was not followed in Iwuanyawu’s emergence. Recall that a delegation of the Imo Elders Council led by its Chairman, Cletus Ilomuanya, presented Iwuanyanwu to Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday. Iwuanyanwu’s appointment followed the death of the former Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, George Obiozor. However, the Ozobu-led elders’ council wondered why the elder statesman would subject himself to such illegality when he was…

Apr

19

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Opinion: Empty Skulls As Spokespersons – By Dr Charles Okhai

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Nigeria’s internationally acclaimed poet, Chimamanda Adichie recently took the world stage by surprise with her petition letter to the President of the United States Joe Biden. Adichie’s letter focused on the February 25, 2023 Presidential election in the country. In her well articulated letter, she indicted the election as faulty, and concluded categorically that the election was hallow and not credible. Obviously, her letter came as a rude shock, no one expected such a new dimension to surface in the already controversial election. And as it were, the APC chieftains, especially the spokespersons did not find it funny. In their…

Apr

19

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

REC, Yunusa, risks jail as INEC writes Buhari, IGP over Adamawa guber

News2023, INEC, Nigeria, Politics

It was an unprecedented moment on Sunday when Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, was declared the winner of the Adamawa State gubernatorial election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Barrister Hudu Yunusa, shocked the nation with what many had described as a coup when he usurped the power of the Returning Officer to declare Binani, winner of the State guber election. Recall that a supplementary election was conducted in 69 polling units in Adamawa on Saturday in places it was not held during the March 18 gubernatorial election. Prior to her declaration, Binani was trailing behind Governor Ahmadu Fintiri…

Apr

16

2023

By Freeman

IMF advices African countries including Nigeria to adjust exchange rate

Business, Economy, MetroAfrica, Business, Economy, IMF, Metro, Nigeria

The International Monetary Fund has advised Sub-Saharan African countries to seek currency adjustments (devaluation) due to the realities of rising global interest rates and limited access to funding. The fund opines that “some adjustment of currencies seems unavoidable in many cases” even if their reaction was to resist it. “There are certainly some reasons for sub-Saharan African countries to resist exchange rate pressures, including an elevated share of foreign-currency debt and weakly anchored inflation. But countries have to adjust to new fundamentals of higher global interest rates and tighter financing conditions that are expected to last into the foreseeable future. For most countries, the…