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ABIA 2023: KALU IJOMAH UKEH, THE ENIGMA IN THE ABIA STATE GOVERNORSHIP CONTEST.

ABIA 2023: KALU IJOMAH UKEH, THE ENIGMA IN THE ABIA STATE GOVERNORSHIP CONTEST.

ABIA 2023: KALU IJOMAH UKEH, THE ENIGMA IN THE ABIA STATE GOVERNORSHIP CONTEST. The 2023 contest for the Lion House, seat of power of Abia State is gathering momentum and many qualified, prepared and ebullient candidates have been thrown up by the necessity of demand for true change in Abia State, especially from the Abia North Senatorial Zone, whose turn it is to produce the next governor of Abia State in line with principles of Charter of Equity that has kept Abia State politically stable from inception. One of such seriously prepared and qualified aspirants is Chief Kalu Ijomah Ukeh…
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Prince Ike Okorafor, a good blend of ancient and contemporary politics

Prince Ike Okorafor, a good blend of ancient and contemporary politics

One significant thing about the declaration of Prince Ike Okorafor (Dike Ogu 1 of Abam), to contest for the seat of Arochukwu State Constituency, Abia State Assembly is the reality that in as much as many see him as Yankee-Breed in Local Politics, a fresh horn in the game, the fact remains that he is a young man that has been in touch with home, its challenges, its ups and downs, and has contributed immensely to processes of finding succour to her many problems all his life. He has been an active politician and card-carrying member of the PDP since…
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Charles Okhai: Jonathan, APC, Never!

Charles Okhai: Jonathan, APC, Never!

JONATHAN, APC, NEVER! Rivers only flow downward. It is therefore an aberation to have a river flow upwards. It should not be, and it can never be. This gives a vivid picture of the rumour flying around the former President Jonathan is planning or has secretly defected to the ruling party, APC. This cannot be that Jonathan is planning to cross carpet to APC party is on the least very disturbing and disheartening. A cursory look at his political anti cedent does not support this rumour. If it is true, then his political enemies have gotten him. This is because…
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OPINION: WHO WILL FIX NIGERIA, BY DR. CHARLES OKHAI

OPINION: WHO WILL FIX NIGERIA, BY DR. CHARLES OKHAI

Nigeria. A capsizing ship. Yet the dramatis personae in the drama playing out only pre occupy themselves fighting over what is in the shop. Their eyes, their minds are focused only on what they can grab. Sadly enough, no one, none of them could reason that should the ship capsizes, no one will be spared of disaster, because their greed, their self centeredness becloud their true sense of judgement. What a pity! Nigeria could be likened to this imaginary ship, just like a Cow that everyone joyfully milk, but no one cares about the consequences of leaving it unfed. Nigeria,…
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Muhammad Nami: Patriot, Numbers Guy, and Tax Icon At 54

Muhammad Nami: Patriot, Numbers Guy, and Tax Icon At 54

Muhammad Nami: Patriot, Numbers Guy, and Tax Icon At 54 In Nigeria, a 54 year old could pass for a young man; the political milieu is awash with oldies in their 60s still hustling and bustling. Those in their 40s are in fact on the waiting list—they are still quite young. For one born in the year 1968, in a town whose name he bears as a last name, Muhammad Nami may, in his jocular fashion, argue that he is still in the realm of his youth. Save a few strands of grey beards shooting off his chin, his agility,…
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Thumbs Up As Nigeria’s Revenue Agencies Raise The Bar By Musa Ilallah

Thumbs Up As Nigeria’s Revenue Agencies Raise The Bar By Musa Ilallah

For the first time in Nigeria, the country’s major revenue generation and collection agency, Federal Inland Revenue Service with the acronym "FIRS" broke the jinx and did wonders for the country. FIRS recorded N6.405 trn revenue in 2021 thus surpassing its target by more than 100%. What a great success. This development  keeps Nigerians wondering and asking questions as to why there was never a time the FIRS had ever collected 60% of set targets since its creation in 1947. While giving FIRS's 2021 Update recently, it's Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami was full of smiles when he disclosed that FIRS…
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THE WOMAN: OLUCHI V. OGWO By Peter Agba Kalu

THE WOMAN: OLUCHI V. OGWO By Peter Agba Kalu

Oluchi Ogwo the Ex-Nigerian handball star grooming female youths to fulfil dreams in USA was my class mate. Me and her use to fight in class like there was no tomorrow, from childhood, she didn't even recognize the fact that she was a girl. She was courageous like a boy, an attribute she carried to adulthood. We will fight today, since we were living in the same street, Jubille road Aba, the next morning l will carry my school bag from 93 Jubille road Aba to 168 Jubilee being their house to go and connect her so that we will…
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ABC of Civil Resistance

ABC of Civil Resistance

ABC of Civil Resistance Civil resistance is a powerful way for people to fight for their rights, freedom, and justice—without the use of violence. When people wage civil resistance, they use tactics such as strikes, boycotts, mass protests, and many other nonviolent actions to withdraw their cooperation from an oppressive system. Throughout history and in the present day, civil resistance movements have forced change to happen, even against powerful opponents who are willing to use violence. They disrupt business as usual, shift the behavior and loyalties of a system’s defenders, and cause bystanders to side with the movement. In the…
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Opinion: Ikechi Emenike and his burden of unguarded temperament, by Agu Ndukwe Orji

Opinion: Ikechi Emenike and his burden of unguarded temperament, by Agu Ndukwe Orji

Like a Cannon Fodder , it's pitiable Chief Ikechi Emenike could descend so low in a desperate attempt to score cheap political points and attempt to misguide the judgement of unsuspecting members of the public in his letter of reply to the invitation extended to him by the National Reconciliation Committee of APC led by H.E Senator Abdullahi Adamu ( former Govermor of Nasarawa State). Against the run of play, enstranged Chief Emenike whimsically abandoned the subject of his invitation and resorted to grandstanding and needless vituperation against the former Govermor of Abia State and Distinguished Senate Chief Whip Senator…
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OPINION: Abia State And The Albatross Called Pension: Man’s Inhumanity To Man, By Amos Kalu

OPINION: Abia State And The Albatross Called Pension: Man’s Inhumanity To Man, By Amos Kalu

By Amos Kalu In Abia State of today, the term "Pension" is defined as, and has come to be associated with men/women who served the government during their heys days, but who have either died, dying or undecided whether to die or not, due to the circumstances they have found themselves in (though not of their own making), but have no option than to resign to fate and face life of frustration after service. During my Yuletide holidays in Ohafia, I was opportune to witness and understand the cries, the woes, the intrigues and the level of politics wrapped around…
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