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Jan

15

2021

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Elders Of Ohafia Clan Unite Sons Ahead of 2023 General Election; Resolve To Work Together To Have One Of Them As Abia Next Governor

Politics

Ahead of 2023 governorship election in Abia State, a political think tank group known as Mben Political Assembly (MPA) Ohafia clan, in Ohafia LGA has resolved to work as a team ahead of the 2023 general election. The group comprising political leaders from the clan, technocrats, scholars, clerics, royal fathers in conjunction with other community associations in the clan such as Ohafia Improvement Union Inc., Ohafia National Organization- USA, Ohafia Summit, said the decision to unite Ohafia sons and daughters politically ahead of 2023 governorship election became imperative because lack of political unity had previously cost the clan so much…

Jan

13

2021

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AMAZING!! Read the Rich Citation of Bishop Mathew Hassan-Kukah; Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese

Religion, Politics

Bishop Mathew Hassan-Kukah was born on August 31, 1952 in Anchuna, Ikulu Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. Bishop Kukah received his primary education at St. Fidelis Primary School, Zagom, then St. Joseph Minor Seminary, Zaria, before proceeding to St. Augustine Major Seminary Jos, Plateau State, where he studied Philosophy and Theology. Bishop Mathew Hassan-Kukah was ordained a Catholic Priest on December 19, 1976. He also attended the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a diploma in Religious Studies. Bishop Kukah also received the Bachelor of Divinity at the Pontifical Urban University, Rome in 1976, followed…

Jan

13

2021

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INCASE YOU MISSED: Abia 2023 Guber Poll: Political Battle Looms in Abia as Ohafia Makes Case for 2023 Guber Seat

Politics

The component sections of Abia North senatorial zone are in for a big battle over who will produce the successor of Abia State Governor, Mr. Okezie Ikpeazu. Already, two sections of the zone, namely Ohafia clan and Isukwuato district, have come out strongly to lay claim to the coveted seat. The Ohafia Udumeze clan in a statement signed by some of its prominent personalities has declared that no other political bloc in the state deserved to produce the next governor of Abia State than it. The Ohafia agitation to have one of its own in the Government House, which is…

Jan

12

2021

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Governor Dave Umahi is after my life says Ebonyi PDP chair

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The caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State chapter, Chief Fred Udogu, on Monday, alleged that the State Governor, Chief David Umahi is sending thugs after his life. Udogu made this known while speaking with some journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital. He said: “For the governor, it means that everybody must join him to APC and if you don’t join him, you are his enemy. And that is his own position. Political parties are like organizations were anybody has his/her own mind to join or not. “I have been a member of PDP before Umahi came…

Jan

10

2021

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Defection to APC: Dave Umahi Now Begging PDP Through The Bishop Of Abakiliki Diocese of Catholic Church, Dr. Michael Nnachi.

Politics

Today after a conciliation meeting convoked by the governor of Ebonyi State through the Bishop of the Abakaliki Diocese of the Catholic Church, Dr. Michael Nnachi in his bishopric house in Abakaliki. The meeting was meant to interface with the leaders of the PDP in Ebonyi State to forestall future political quarrels in the state. Present were: former governors Elechi, Egwu, former SGF- Anyim Pius Anyim, governor of Ebonyi State, Engr David Umahi and other founding fathers of the state. “As a party known to be a proponent of democratic ideals, we'll do everything within our strength to ensure that…

Jan

07

2021

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PHOTO NEWS: Cosmos Ndukwe hosts Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as Abians react

Politics

Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe Hosts Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu and Others The Immediate past Abia Deputy Speaker and currently the Honourable Commissioner For Trade and Investment, Abia State Rt. Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe Hosts the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu, the former Abia Chief of Staff and others to a Dinner party in his countryhome Akanu Item, Abia State. Stay tuned for more details.

Jan

07

2021

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PDP in trouble as more members defects to APC in Abia

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No fewer than 2000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Aba North Local Government Area of Abia on Thursday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on behalf of the State Chairman of the party, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa and Chairman of Caretaker Committee of the APC , Gov. Mai Buni received the defectors in his countryhome Camp Neya, Igbere , Abia State. Kalu urged them to work for the party’s victory in the 2023 general elections. Addressing the crowd , he said "On behalf of ur state…

Jan

07

2021

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Anambra 2021: It’s wrong to promise aspirants party tickets, Kalu admonishes party ahead of guber poll

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A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emeka Charles Kalu, has urged party members in Anambra state and national level to work towards victory of the party in the upcoming governorship election. Kalu, the National Coordinator, People’s Democratic Party Coalition (PDPCO), stressed that there was need for the members and leaders to be in one accord while making decisions on the coming election. In a statement made available to the press in Abuja, Kalu called for better coordination in all activities of the party, and shun acrimony to ensure stability of the PDP for the Anambra election and…

Nov

30

2020

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2023 Presidency: PDP Chieftain Urges Party Not To Underrate South-East Geo-Political Zone

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It will be foolhardy to discountenance the influence of the entire South-Easterners ahead of the 2023 presidential election says PDP chieftain, Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu. Kalu, who is the National Coordinator of PDP Coalition stated this following the backdrop of some PDP leaders agitating for the presidency to be zoned to the North in 2023. Reacting to what has become a hot political debate, Kalu in a statement warned that PDP may misfire if they underrate the Igbos who stood by the party since 1999 and gave her close to 7million votes across the nation in 2019 Presidential election. He…

Nov

22

2020

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After Defecting to APC, Gov. Umahi meets Sen Orji Kalu, hosts him to dinner

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Governor of Ebonyi State and new member of the ruling All progressive's Congress (APC), Engr. David Umahi has this evening (Sunday) met with the Senate Chief Whip and Southeast leader of the APC Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Both leaders are currently meeting at a private dinner in Abuja , where the Governor hosted the Senate chief whip and the highest elected political office holder from the southeast. The meeting dispels media reports that the Governor's defection to the APC from the PDP may have created discord between him and Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu. Recall, that barely two days after Governor…