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Sep

23

2026

Elu Ohafia, Mgbaga Youths, Stakeholders, Back Peter Obi, Uko Nkole For 2027

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, News, Politics2027, Abia North, Abia State, Politics, Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole

Youths and other stakeholders from Elu Ohafia have pledged their support for the presidential bid of Peter Obi and the 2027 senatorial ambition of Rt. Hon. Uko Ndukwe Nkole, promising to take their message from door to door across the community. The delegation, led by Prince Chukwuma Okoro, with Sucko, Amaechi Uduka and others, said their mobilisation would focus on taking the Peter Obi and Uko Nkole message to the grassroots. At Mgbaga Ohafia, youths, women and men also expressed support for Peter Obi and Uko Nkole under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The community members recalled several projects and…

Sep

22

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ibe Okwara Osonwa: The Complete Package

Abia State, News, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2027, Abia State, Politics

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

NDC–OK Movement Rift: Bishop Nwankpa Appeals for Resolution, Warns of Negative Implications

Abia State, Opinion, Politics2027, Emeka Nwankpa, NDC, Politics

Bishop Emeka Nwankpa, a chieftain of the NDC and the party’s 2027 senatorial aspirant for Abia Central Senatorial District, has expressed concern over the disagreement between the leadership of the party and the OK Movement regarding the constitution of the 59-Member Presidential Campaign Council by the Movement. The respected cleric has appealed to all parties to urgently resolve the matter in the interest of unity and the overall strength of the party. Bishop Nwankpa urged the NDC leadership and the OK Movement to embrace dialogue, mutual understanding and harmony, stressing that any prolonged disagreement between the party and the movement…

Sep

22

2026

By Amos Oge Kalu

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

Abia State, News, Politics2027, Abia State, Politics, Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole

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

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Cultural Heritage, Current Events, Metro, News, Ohafia2027, Abia State, Metro, Politics

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…