Politics

Despite being a constituent state of the Niger Delta region that enjoys 13 per cent derivation from oil revenue aside from the monthly FAAC allocations and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Abia is still not rated among the financially healthy states in Nigeria. Bizarrely, her full basket of natural resources is yet to change her fortune and that of her citizenry. With over 100 oil wells and three installed flow stations that produce approximately 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day, Abia State remains on financial life support. The scowls on people’s faces explain the frustration and growing disenchantment with the…

Grassroot politician and  former House of Assembly Aspirant, Hon. Victor Ngumah has received the prestigious African Royalty Award as "Royalty Young Personality of the Year in Africa". He was presented the Award by Team Members of Africa Royalty Awards led by Mr Duke at his office in Abuja. While receiving the Award, Hon. Victor Ngumah, Nigerian politician, businessman, philanthropist and the Chief Executive Officer of Lumen media expressed appreciation and gratitude to Africa Royalty Awards for considering him worthy for such a notable and distinguished honour. He however stressed that his recognition as "Royalty Young Political Personality Of The Year…

The crisis rocking the Kwara state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) took another twist on Tuesday after the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed described the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena as an impostor. Mohammed, while  reacting to a statement credited to Mr Nabena urging the Lai Mohammed faction of the APC in Kwara state to accept Governor AbdulRazaq as the leader of the party in the state. Read full statement by Alhaji Lai Mohammed: "My attention has been drawn to the statement credited to one Yekini Nabena, who was described as the Deputy National…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to be in disarray following the ongoing rift between Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus. LEADERSHIP reports that the contention is over the list of the party’s chairmanship candidates for the forthcoming local government elections in the state. The screening committee of the PDP led by the former senator representing Imo East district in the National Assembly, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, had last week screened councillorship and chairmanship aspirants from the 23 local government areas of the state. It was gathered that at the end…

Abia State Chapter of All Progressives Congress ( APC ) held its first caucus meeting of the year on Sunday at Obingwa local government area of Abia. The meeting which was well attended by all members of the caucus was hosted by the premier APC gubernatorial candidate in Abia state and Executive Commissioner of Pencom,  Dr Nyerere Anyim and Chaired by the Abia  North Senator and Chief Whip of the Senate,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu The closed door  caucus meeting kicked off at 12 PM and lasted for three hours before proceeding to the expanded caucus which lasted for another…