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Mar

10

2022

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POLITICS BEYOND POLITICKING; KALU IJOMAH ON A RESCUE MISSION.

Opinion, Politics

By Owen Idikachukwu As a determined contestant for the number one position in Abia State, to occupy Lion House to lead, strategise, project and navigate Abia to safer grounds and enabling environment to pursue and change lacking development in all areas and make the state conducive for her citizens, Chief Kalu Ijomah Ukeh has insisted that: "Politics should go beyond politicking, to reflect on actual governance for the betterment of the state". In a recent interaction with a cross-section of entrepreneurial youths that paid him an unscheduled courtesy visit to show solidarity, Chief Ijomah posited that "sustainable development is the…

Mar

10

2022

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IOK LIBERATION MOVEMENT: A TOUCH OF NOBILITY INTO GOVERNANCE

Opinion

Nobility literarily depicts high moral standards, willingness to help, unselfishness, Honourable, generosity, worthiness, eminence, the greatness of character and uprightness. From the political Point of view using England as a takeoff, nobility connotes aristocrats, men of high birth rank, progenitors from the social class whose characters are tested and trusted. Nobility describes men free from unruly behaviours, men who are sensitive to the plight and suffering of the led. This is what Prince #ikeokorafor depicts. He has the mastery of effective leadership as exemplified by his grandfather. He is of noble birth and grew under the tutelage of a noble…

Mar

10

2022

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New Dawn 2023: Nkemakonam Dickson Orji will Reinvent Enugu State

Opinion, Politics

By arm of flesh shall no man prevail, ... But we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. These are statements of truth from the Holy Book set for us to draw strength, garner wisdom and draw inspiration for the lofty task of service to humanity because only God chooses leaders to oversee the affairs of his creation. When God is with us, we can do all things. Suffice this to say that the ongoing negotiations for a New Dawn in Enugu State will require the wisdom and strength of God to understand that the desire for fresh…

Mar

07

2022

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Arochukwu Constituency 2023: Ike Okorafor, our best leg forward

Opinion

One of the parting gifts of 2023 political dispensation to Nigerians is that it is going to offer us the opportunity to correct any errors in the way players view politics and change the orientation of the average Nigerians who have suddenly felt inclined to political happenstances around them which have heightened the desire to push for a change in status quo from selecting leaders of the people for them to the people voting who will lead them. This awareness has become more obvious as a result of the despondency and epileptic developmental strides of the people entrusted with the…

Mar

07

2022

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Emmanuel Onwubiko: Be Desperate, Orji Uzor Kalu, please!

Opinion, Politics

By Emmanuel Onwubiko “Until philosophers are kings, cities will never have rest from their evils” Plato (427- 347BCE). “According to Georg Hegel, political ideas are an abstraction from the political life of a society, state, culture, or political movement. To make sense of those ideas, and the institutions or movements they explain, involves examining their history and development. That history is always a story of how we got to where we are now. What we cannot do is look forward to see where history is going. In Roman mythology, the Owl of Minerva was a symbol of wisdom. For Hegel, the Owl only…

Mar

02

2022

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THE MAN CALLED KALU IJOMAH UKEH PT. 1: The Lofty Task Of Leadership

Opinion

THE MAN CALLED KALU IJOMAH UKEH PT. 1: The Lofty Task Of Leadership Defining reality is a huge part of leadership. Every citizen would want to follow a leader who is honest about the current situation they face as a people with a purpose to offer lotions to them. Leadership is the potential to influence the behaviour of others. It is also the capacity to influence a group of persons towards the realization of a goal by being involved in shaping and moulding the behaviour of the group towards the accomplishment of the set goals. Max DePree makes it seem…

Feb

28

2022

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Minister of State, FCT, and Satellite Towns infrastructure development, by Gambo Jagindi

Metro, Opinion

By Gambo Jagindi Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria and one of the eight most populous cities in the country. Located in the center of Nigeria, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is a city built in the 1980s based on a Masterplan by a Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange. Abuja replaced Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city as the capital on Dec. 12, 1991. Though development of the city is still in progress after more than three decades, the indigenous communities and the city's poor believe that Abuja was designed for only the rich, insisting that the masterplan has no…

Feb

27

2022

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Ike Okorafor Celebrates Abia Deputy Governor, Oko-Chukwu At 60

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Happy Birthday felicitation to the Deputy Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sir Ude Oko Chukwu. He is humble, loyal, a high performer, trusted, reliable and articulated. As he adds one today, May God bless his new age and grant him good health, long life and success in his future life endeavours. On behalf of my family and the entire Management and Members of the IOK Educational Foundation, I wish His Excellency, more fruitful years ahead. Signed: Prince Ike Okorafor, House of Assembly Aspirant and Founder, IOK Educational Foundation.

Feb

27

2022

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Kalu Idika Greets Abia Deputy Governor, Oko-Chukwu At 60

Featured, News

Abia state gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Kalu Idika Okwara has felicitated with the Abia State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko-Chukwu as he clocks 60. He said Oko-Chukwu’s excellent relationship with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu was worthy of emulation. Idika Okwara, in a congratulatory message signed by him on Sunday in Umuahia, described Oko-Chukwu as an accomplished administrator and politician. He described him as a diligent person who had shown humility in the service of the people. According to the governorship hopeful, the deputy governor’s contributions as an accomplished chartered accountant is particularly remarkable. He said: “Rt. Hon. Oko-Chukwu has brought his…

Feb

24

2022

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OPINION: Where are the patriots?

Opinion

Dr. Charles Okhai Something of great importance is missing in our society. Something very significant and high national value is obviously and remarkably missing in our nation. They are like seasonings without which no meal can taste good. In the same way, without Patriots no nation can attain her full developmental potentials. Nigeria is unarguably far backwards socially, economically, and politically. The missing link is the dearth of Patriots in our society. The Lack of Patriots underscores our underdevelopment and stagnation as a nation. Sometimes in the past , we had some vibrant Patriots who fought fearlessly and doggeddly for…