Orji Kalu
14 Jan
Twelve youths from Igbere in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State who recently participated in the Digital Skill Youth Empowerment Programme sponsored by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Holafield Multiconcepts Nigeria Limited, Chief Sam Okorie, have received their certificates. The 12 youths, trained in Data Analytics and Web Development by GetBundi Education Technology,…
6 Jan
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has commended President Bola Tinubu's administration for rejecting economic prescriptions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, advocating instead for homegrown solutions to Nigeria’s economic challenges. Speaking at an event hosted by Chief Sunday Ugwu in Arochukwu Local Government Area, Kalu argued that Nigeria’s…
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 2024
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 2024
“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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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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