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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has inspected an ongoing erosion control project in Okafia-Igbere, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State to assess the progress of work. He was taken round and briefed on the progress of work by the project manager of the construction company handling the project. While inspecting the ongoing project, Kalu, who is the senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, said the ongoing erosion control project will go a long way to alleviate the suffering of the people in the area and boost the economic growth of the area. He stated…

A socio-political group, Abia Youth Renaissance Movement, AYRM has alleged plots to assassinate the Action Peoples Party, APP House of Assembly candidate for Umuahia South constituency of Abia State, Hon. Chibuike Samuel Nwachukwu, calling on the security agencies to intervene. According to the group, the attempt started when Hon. Nwachukwu warned political parties to stop buying permanent voter's cards from locals. The group in a statement on Saturday said Hon. Nwachukwu has been receiving threat messages and calls, warning him to withdraw from the House of Assembly race or "pay a heavy price for it". The statement signed by the…

The Governing Council Chairman of the Abia State Polytechnic, John Nwangborogwu, has tendered his resignation from the position effective immediately. Nwangborogwu revealed this in a resignation letter addressed to the Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday. He attributed his decision to constraining circumstances affecting his assignment. The resignation letter read: “Your Excellency, the Executive Governor of Abia State, leveraging on the provisions of Section 22 of Edict No. 8 of 1994 and through a letter referenced POL/SSG/A.31/XXIX/II/310, dated November 26th, 2019, and issued by the Secretary to the Government of Abia State, had appointed me Chairman of Abia State…

The Abia State governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne has quietly returned to the country, sources in Abia State Government House and Uche Ndi Abia Campaign Organization have told THE WHISPERER. Prof. Ikonne has been out of the country for several weeks amidst fears by his supporters he would be out till after the 2023 general elections. A government house source, however, told THE WHISPERER that Ikonne is currently resting in a private residence in Abuja. “He is resting in his son's house in Wuye. He came back very tired after his treatment in…

The Etigwe Uwa Abia 2023 campaign organisation has received the news of the judgement of the Federal High Court presided over by Honorable Justice Maha dismissing the pre election action filed against Mr. Gregory Ibe in relation to the the APGA governorship primaries in Abia State. Whilst extolling the Federal High Court as an institution for the diligence exhibited by its judges in dealing with such an avalanche of preelection cases within the short time limit allowed, we are aggrieved by the decision and have instructed our lawyers to appeal against it. Our grievance against the judgment include but is…

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, will not retire in March when he attains the age of 60 years. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abuja. Mr Baba was expected to bow out of office on 1 March when he clocks 60 years. He was appointed IGP on 6 April, 2021 and confirmed two months later by the Police Council. Mr Dingyadi explained that the Police Act 2020 gives the IGP a four-year tenure which cannot be interrupted by retirement age. “Let me say that by the provision of the Police…

An Osun State Media Organisation, "Iwo Press Club" (IPC) has described the engagement of one it's members Mr. Oluniyi Isamotu as Special Media Assistant to the Governor of the State Ademola Adeleke as an honour to the Association and Iwo community at large. In a statement issued on Monday by the Group's secretary, Hamid Akano , IPC commended the Governor Adeleke for such a gesture, stressing that Oluniyi is a versatile and multitasking Media practitioner who will be bringing his experience to bear in the discharge of his duties in the new government. The group in its statement appreciated the…

Following the revelation by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu that Prof Uche Ikonne, the People Democratic Party's flag bearer in the 2023 governorship election, was recovering from an illness, Bishop Emeka Michael Nwankpa, the Accord governorship candidate, has prayed to God to extend his healing hands upon him for a quick recovery to full health and advises other contestants to desist from celebration others' pain in the name of politics because no human is immune to Ikonne's present unfortunate state. Recall that during a radio interview held on Monday, Governor Ikpeazu opened up that Prof Ikonne had left the hospital where he…

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), met with Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on Monday. The LP standard bearer said Welby received him and his team in his office after he delivered a presentation at Chatham House in London. “I was honoured to be received together with my team by the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Revd. Justin Welby yesterday evening. I’m especially grateful for his offer of a special evening prayer for me and for Nigeria,” Obi wrote on Twitter. The former Anambra governor spoke on ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: A Vision for Policy Change and…