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Mazi Chibuike Jonas Calls for Calm and Level Playing Field in Abia State Politics

Mazi Chibuike Jonas Calls for Calm and Level Playing Field in Abia State Politics

Mazi Chibuike Jonas, a former Arochukwu Local Government Chairman and Abia 2023 Governorship Candidate, has sounded a note of caution to Governor Alex Otti, urging him to exercise restraint and ensure a level playing field for all political stakeholders in Abia State as the 2027 contests approach. In a statement, Mazi Jonas, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Renewed Hope Partners in Abia State, emphasized the importance of ranchor-free politics in maintaining peace and stability in the state. "I want to advise Governor Otti to tread carefully and create space for all political players in Abia…
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Redefining Leadership In Concrete Terms: X-raying Governor Peter Mbah’s Verifiable Projects – Transforming The Coal City State.

Redefining Leadership In Concrete Terms: X-raying Governor Peter Mbah’s Verifiable Projects – Transforming The Coal City State.

Enugu, Nigeria - When Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah took the oath of office as the 5th democratically elected Governor of Enugu State, he promised to “disrupt the status quo.” Two and half years later, the evidence is visible in Schools, Hospitals, Roads, Pipes, Fiber-optic Cables, Security Cameras, Smart Cities, and Farmlands across the State. Of the plethora of very laudable projects of the Mbah administration, I have elected 30 standout Projects that define one of the most ambitious State-level development blueprints in contemporary Nigeria. This feature takes a deep dive into these 30 landmark projects reshaping Enugu. 260 SMART GREEN…
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Chief Dr Emeka Charles Kalu (E.C.K) – Cynosure of Abia North

Chief Dr Emeka Charles Kalu (E.C.K) – Cynosure of Abia North

There comes a time in the history of a zone when nature, signs, call to duty, and service intensity spring forth arms of need to cause a volcanic eruption in the political firmament of a Senatorial Zone State. That zone is Abia North. Atakata Agbuo 1 of Igboland, a moving train fixated on service delivery as exemplified in his activities at the global level, is now poised to bring home in-depth knowledge, skill, and acumen in contact mobilisation for the good of Ndi Abia. Chief Dr Emeka Charles Kalu has, in the last 6 months, quietly, through his 20-man think…
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A tale of two states By abiodun KOMOLAFE

A tale of two states By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Charles Dickens, in his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, contrasted the turbulent similarities and differences of London and Paris during a time of profound change. For London and Paris, Dickens famously summed up his assessment as being “the best of times and the worst of times.” Ekiti and Osun are currently undergoing a deep political transition, as they present both similar and contrasting situations. In Ekiti, the incumbent governor, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO), has accomplishments to show the people and is seeking re-election. Osun, however, presents a contrasting tale! Next year will be a buildup to the real,…
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Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School at 70! (2) Byabiodun KOMOLAFE

Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School at 70! (2) Byabiodun KOMOLAFE

According to Michael Afolayan, a US-based Professor of Education and Linguistics, what is happening in IJGS “is a systemic problem - the aphorism of the crooked top. Today, we have a pseudo-leadership that has no value for education. Imagine such a great school you just appraised here having only 10 permanent teachers! “Just imagine the IJGS in the days of Oba Joseph Ajayi Palmer, when every trained teacher wanted to come and serve there. I recall the late Mr. E. Adegbola, owner of Surulere Bookstore in Ile-Ife and Ijebu-Jesa, who was a headmaster where I taught at the time. He…
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