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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
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
Abia Group Threatens to Occupy MOUAU Over Delay in Nto’s Promotion A pressure group from Abia State has threatened to physically occupy the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), over what it described as an unjustifiable two-year delay in the promotion of Dr. Philips Nto to the rank of professor. The group, known as … Read more
Nto, ex ASCETA Provost, lauds best Nigerian graduating PhD student in Malays A former Provost of Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu (ASCETA) Dr Philips Nto has lauded a former lecturer in the college, Dr Uchenna Kalu Akpi for emerging the best PhD graduating student in a Malaysian University (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and earning … Read more
Group Accuses Tony Alaribe of Enabling Underdevelopment President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and key stakeholders in Abia State have been urged to wade into the escalating leadership crisis at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), to prevent it from degenerating into massive protests by students and parents. According to reports, the Governing Council Chairman, … Read more
…Group seeks Tinubu’s intervention BY OKEY IKEOGU Academic and other administrative activities are almost grounded at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike ( MOUAU), following the insistence of the Council Chairman, Comrade Fidelis Edeh to take charge of the day to day running of the institution and his avowed vengeance against the vice-chancellor, Prof Maduebibisi … Read more