Orji Kalu
25 Oct
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatization and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has described the demise of former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, as a big loss to the country. Kalu, while extolling the remarkable and unbeatable attributes of the late statesman, applauded the invaluable…
25 Sep
The former Chief Whip of the Senate in the 9th National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to adopt compassionate governance amid the harsh economic realities in Nigeria.
29 Jul
Prof. Jonah Onuoha, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN), has urged Nigerians to support the call for a part-time legislature in the country. Onuoha expressed this view in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Nsukka. He was reacting to Sen. Orji Uzo Kalu’s recent proposal…
3 Jun
“The politics of revisionist history is not just about keeping us from understanding the past. It's about ensuring we cannot understand the present” – Dr Hajar Yazdiha For people who are not familiar with Abia North Senatorial Zone, the reelection of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the February, 2023 National Assembly election came as a…
29 May
The Chidi Ibeh faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation, Dr. Orji Kalu, yesterday, pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu
28 May
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has called on Nigerians to exercise patience with the federal government led by President Bola Tinubu. Kalu emphasised that the Tinubu administration is enacting pragmatic and sustainable reforms aimed at the country’s ultimate development. He highlighted the necessity…
7 Mar
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, yesterday, struck out the bid by the Federal Government to commence fresh prosecution of former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, in the N7.6 billion fraud and money laundering case brought against him.
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