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The President of One Love Foundation, Chief Dr. Patrick Osagie Eholor, has written to the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to verify the qualification and eligibility of Mr. Nosa Edo-Osagie. Eholor, in the letter addressed to the National President of NBA, Mr Yakubu Maikyau and obtained by our correspondent on Friday, accused Edo-Osagie of being a partisan politician and member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The letter reads in part: "We write you in the interest of Edo citizens in particular, and Nigerians in general, over the election of your State Chairman, Barr Nosa Edo-Osagie. "Barrister Nosa…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES NEW CBN GOVERNOR AND MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR SENATE SCREENING AND CONFIRMATION President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. This directive is in conformity with Section 8 (1) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, which vests in the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the authority to appoint the Governor and Four (4) Deputy Governors…

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Abia State chapter has held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) successfully with Deacon Felix Olunkwa emerging as the new State Chairman of the Institute. Deacon Olunkwa who garnered 32 votes, defeated the embattled ex MOUAU Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mrs. Onyinye Ralph-Nwachukwu who scored 26 votes. Speaking during the event at Bishop Anthony Nwedo Pastoral Centre, Umuahia, the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti reiterated his administration resolve to work closely with Members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR in information management and dissemination. He reassured the group that the state…

The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on Friday, expressed sadness over the brutal and cruel murder of Mr Zachary Maduka, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), in Uturu, Isikwuato Local Government Area of the Senatorial District by unknown assailants. Kalu, in a statement from his media office, described the killing of Maduka— who was beheaded by his killers as callous and unacceptable, calling on security agencies to fish out the perpetrators. He said "no Abia North constituent deserve such inhumane and painful death". While Senator Orji Uzor Kalu condoles with the family of the…

Progressive Youths of Abia North, in a recent press conference, led by Comr. Moses Kalu Uduma has urged Mr. Ibe Okwara Osonwa to acknowledge the fairness and transparency of the court's judgment and withdraw his case from Appeal. The court, recognized as a competent jurisdiction, not only removed Mr. Okwara from office but also disqualified him due to his involvement in electoral misconduct. Mr. Osonwa's controversial journey began when he allegedly invested over 10 million naira in securing the APC House of Representatives nomination form. However, his electoral ambitions were thwarted when he garnered just one vote in the primary…

Ohafia Youth Initiative Movement (OYIM), a political group, has rejected the sacking of Ibe Okwara Osonwa, a member of the House of Representatives representing Arochukwu /Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State. The tribunal, on Monday, sacked Osonwa, who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous ruling, a three-member panel of the tribunal which conducted its proceedings in Umuahia, held that Osonwa was not validly nominated by the Labour Party to contest the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency election that held on February 25. Osonwa’s challenger from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Daniel Okeke, filed the petition.…

Prominent leaders from Abia State have commended Tuesday’s judgment of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal that validated the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District. The stakeholders described the verdict as thorough, stressing that it addressed all the issues raised by the petitioners. According to a renowned security consultant and lawyer, Dr. Ody Ajike, the judgment was a true reflection of the mandate the people of Abia North Senatorial District delivered at the last National Assembly election. Consequently, he urged the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Nnamdi Iro Orji, and his…

Residents of some Abia North communities on Monday went wild in jubilation as the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia upheld the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In Igbere, Bende Local Government Area, residents danced round major streets, around Ibina, Umuisi and Okafia singing and dancing in jubilation to the tribunal's judgement. Our correspondent reports that Kalu's supporters at Elughu, Nkporo, Akanu and Ndi Ibe Ohafia in Ohafia Local Government Area, also went into jubilation after the judgement. His supporters were also seen in Ututu,…

The Abia State Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Obinna Don Norman has hailed today's judgement by the National Assembly Petitions Tribunal affirming the victory of the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Norman, while reacting to the judgement on his personal social media handle said: "From OUK to Mao would've been a downgrade to Abia North. Congrats OUK. Good representation isn't about good grammar." The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Tuesday upheld the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia North Senatorial zone in the February 25, 2023 polls.…

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has upheld the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia-North Senatorial zone in the February 25 polls. A three man panel led by Justice Samson Paul -Gang in its unanimous ruling on Tuesday dismissed the petition of People's Democratic Party's Mao Ohuabunwa and Labour Party's Nnamdi Iro Orji for lacking merit. The court while upholding the victory of Kalu of the All Progressives Congress, APC said that the election of the former Senate Chief Whip compiled with the provisions of the Electoral Act. The tribunal judges also faulted the arguments…