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Abia City Boy Movement Visits Minister Nkeiruka Onyejeocha Ahead of Statewide Empowerment Programme The Abia State delegation of the City Boy Movement, led by its State Director, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (Don Lulu), paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Adaejiagamba, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, to brief her on the forthcoming Abia Mega Empowerment Rally scheduled for 25th, April, 2026, at Umuahia. Speaking during the visit, Onyejeocha, a partner of the City Boy Movement, commended the leadership of the movement for organising an empowerment programme that aligns with her long-standing political ideals. She expressed appreciation to…

Abia City Boy Movement Partners Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu The Abia State chapter of the City Boy Movement (CBM) has formalised a strategic partnership with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, PhD, following a high-level courtesy visit to his office in Abuja. The delegation, led by the State Director, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe, popularly known as Don Lulu, officially decorated the Deputy Speaker as a Partner of the Movement. The recognition underscores his contributions to youth inclusion, leadership development and national progress. In his remarks, Kalu expressed appreciation for the honour and reaffirmed his commitment…

Ohanaeze Appoints Four Professors to Salvage Igbo Language from Extinction Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Thursday appointed four professors under its Professorial Endowment Chair initiative to prevent the extinction of the Igbo language. The professors are Mercy Nnyigide from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; Boniface Mbah of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Ngozi Emeka-Nwobi of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki; and Ngozi Chukwukere of Imo State University, Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Ohanaeze, in 2025, pledged to establish seven professorial chairs in Igbo studies across universities in Igbo-speaking states to promote the language, culture, history, and research. Speaking during the…

Abia Women Assembly President, Barr. Iyom Nnenna Obewu Onwuka, Congratulates Newly-Elected APC State Chairman Hon. Chijioke Chukwu Barrister Iyom Nnenna Obewu Onwuka has warmly congratulated Hon. Chijioke Chukwu on his election as State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, describing his emergence as a defining moment for the party’s growth and unity. Chukwu, a former Minority Leader of the Abia State House of Assembly, was elected APC State Chairman at the party’s state congress held in Umuahia earlier this week. In a statement released on Friday, Barr. Obewu commended Chukwu’s dedication and service to the party,…

President Tinubu Asks Political Appointees Seeking Elective Offices To Resign March 31 President Bola Tinubu has directed all political appointees under his administration who intend to contest elective offices in the 2027 general elections to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. Those affected include ministers, ministers of state, special advisers to the president, senior special assistants, special assistants, personal assistants, directors-general, and chief executive officers of federal government parastatals, agencies, commissions and government-owned companies, as well as other political appointees of the president. The directive, announced in a circular issued by the Office of the Secretary to…

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, Deputy Dump PDP, Defect To APC Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in a move that may further deepen the challenges facing Nigeria’s main opposition party. The announcement was made by the Deputy Governor of the state, Mani Malam Mummuni, who said the governor, his political associates and key stakeholders had agreed to leave the PDP after extensive consultations. Mummuni disclosed this in a video circulating on social media while addressing supporters and political stakeholders in the state. Speaking on…