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As if to stub Information Minister Lai Mohammed’s recent conjectures in Washington from gaining any bearing in the international community, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, an African literary icon, late Thursday, sent social media into a frenzy with an open letter to Joe Biden. Some believe the letter is timely and especially instructive. In the letter, titled ‘Nigeria’s Hollow Democracy’, Adichie left no room for confusion. Her language was forceful in the manner in which she expected the world’s most powerful democracy to approach the discourse on Nigeria’s elections and the Independent National Economic Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral unpire. Here are five…

Celebrated writer Chimamanda Adichie has told US President Joe Biden that he must not congratulate Nigeria’s President-elect because the process leading to his victory was tainted by very deliberate electoral manipulation. In a letter on Thursday addressed to Biden, Adichie said the election was not just hit by technical malfunctioning but by well-orchestrated manipulation that should mean that the outcome of the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria was untenable. She outlined a series of well documented cases of discrepancies and irregularities which the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) failed to countenance. According to her, “since the end of military…

Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has advised his supporters not to expect him to give all of them jobs in his administration. Instead, Otti has advised those lobbying for political appointments to come up with business ideas he can support. The former bank manager spoke while addressing his supporters at Umuru, Umuehim village in Ehi Na Uguru Ancient Kingdom, Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State. He said his administration will not run a bogus system and will not indulge in waste, stressing that it would amount to hypocrisy for his administration to do the same things he accused…

Bishop Silas Eke of Kingly People’s Assembly, today, said it is supporting the emergence of the current Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu as next Senate President for the 10th Assembly. Eke, in a chat with newsmen at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, explained that it is only fair that the next Senate President emerges from the South East, adding that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu must shun sycophants and rally round the former Abia State Governor to emerge as the next Senate President. Eke maintained that Kalu has demonstrated great…

The High Court of Abia State in Bende Judicial Division has restrained Dr. Nkpa Agu Nkpa from parading himself as chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC). Nkpa and other commissioners were appointed last year by outgoing Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. But a motion exparte was filed against the commission by Hon. Kalu Mba Nwoke. Those joined in the case as defendants included the Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Government of Abia State, Attorney-General of Abia State, Abia State Independent Electoral Commission and its chairman, Prof. Nkpa A. Nkpa. Nwoke’s lawyer, Anaga Kalu Anaga, had urged the court…

The development took place in Abuja on Thursday during an emergency meeting of the LP National Working Committee (NWC). Some members of the National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP) led by the Deputy National Chairman of the party (South) Lamidi Apapa have taken over the affairs of the party following a court judgment restraining Julius Abure and three others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. The development took place in Abuja on Thursday during an emergency meeting of the LP National Working Committee (NWC). According to Channels Television, Lamidi said he is now the Acting…

The High Court of Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, has vacated its earlier order freezing the bank accounts of the Abia State government. Recall that  Justice Bello Kawu in an exparte motion no: M/6686/2023 had barred all the banks from dealing with representatives of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu pending the determination of the motion filed by Mr Uche Eni’s lawyer, Johnmary C. Jideobi, against the Accountant-General of Abia State, Uche Ihediwa SAN, the Commissioner for Finance and about 26 banks and financial institutions. But in a motion of notice filed by Ihediwa, Governor Ikpeazu prayed the court to vacate the…

The All Progressives Congress in Abia State has announced the suspension of its candidate in the recently-conducted governorship election, Ikechi Emenike over alleged misappropriation of 2023 election funds. The state gubernatorial standard-bearer was suspended alongside an Abia factional chairman of the APC, Mr Kingsley Ononogbu over the misappropriation of some funds. The suspension of the party chieftain is contained in a press statement signed and issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Umuahia by the State Publicity Secretary of the Party, Offor Okorie. The Party leadership hinted that Emenike and Ononogbu connived with the outgoing government of the Peoples Democratic Party…