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There is a question that the people of Arochukwu and Ohafia have been asking for a long time — quietly, patiently, sometimes angrily, sometimes with the kind of tired resignation that comes from asking the same question too many times without getting a satisfying answer. The question is this: when does this constituency actually get … Read more
Every four years, something predictable happens across Nigeria. A man who nobody knew had money suddenly builds a mansion. A politician who was taking motorcycle taxis to party meetings is now riding in a convoy of SUVs. A representative who could not afford to fix the roof of his own house before the election is … Read more
Encouraged by his impressive credentials and track record of service, a group has called upon the former Provost of Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu, ( ASCETA), Dr Philips Nto to contest the upcoming senatorial election to represent Abia North under APC. The group, Abia North Voice for Change described Dr Philips Nto as … Read more
Why His Name Alone Makes Politicians Uncomfortable: The Ignes Effect in Arochukwu/Ohafia Politic In Nigerian politics, there is a particular kind of silence that falls over a room when a certain name is mentioned. Not the silence of respect — though that is part of it — but the silence of calculation. The kind of … Read more
There is a particular type of person that shows up in Nigerian politics every election season — well dressed, full of promises, carrying bags of rice and envelopes of cash, disappearing immediately after the votes are counted. We have seen this pattern so many times in Arochukwu and Ohafia that many people have stopped expecting … Read more
Shocking new details have emerged from an ongoing investigation into an alleged coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu, and what investigators are uncovering goes far beyond what was initially reported. This was not merely a plan to assassinate the President. According to findings from the investigation, the conspirators had mapped out a full-scale military takeover … Read more
BREAKING: Mass Defection Rocks YPP in Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency as Ward Members, Chieftains Begin Exodu A political earthquake is shaking the Young Progressives Party (YPP) structure in the Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency as resignation letters from ward members and party chieftains have begun flooding social media this morning, signaling what analysts are describing as a coordinated … Read more
A former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Abia State, Dr Philips Nto has accused those who want to truncate the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as being behind the accusations of academic fraud against the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu. He wondered why it was only … Read more
Delayed promotion:Nto blasts MOUAU ASUU, labels them stooges of Edeh The Director of Agribusiness Incubation Centre, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ( MOUAU) Dr Philips Nto who has been fighting for the release of his promotion to the rank of Professor since 2021, has faulted the position of the local chapter of ASUU on … Read more
Denial of promotion by MOUAU Council Chairman: Tinubu is my last resort, says Nt The senior lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Dr Philips Nto who has been denied promotion to the rank of a professor since 2021, has explained that he petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the matter as a last … Read more