Orji Uzor Kalu
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The strained relationships between former governors and the successors they handpick have become legendary in Nigeria. Although it’s common for godfathers and godsons to turn against each other after a period of initial cooperation,
21 Oct
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to move around Nigeria in the daytime and not at night if he must witness the unbearable suffering of the masses.
15 Oct
The Pillar of Sports in Africa, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has condemned the ill-treatment meted out to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Libya. Kalu stated that CAF must sanction Libya for treating the Super Eagles with such disdain and disregard
14 Oct
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Pillar of Sports in Africa, has condemned in strong terms the ill treatment meted out to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Libya. Players, coaching, and non-coaching staff of the Nigerian national team were left stranded without food, internet, hotel accommodations, and other logistics for over 11 hours as they…
16 Aug
In the wake of the recent nationwide protests that spotlighted the challenges of Nigeria’s current political system, a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has renewed his call for a shift towards a regional system of government.
25 Jul
Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on youths to shelve plans to hold a national protest, saying that although every Nigerian has a right to protest, such action will affect the economy immensely.
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…
1 Jun
Popular Abia-born cleric, Rev Chika Ubani, has described the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, as an icon of hope who led the state in the right direction. According to the cleric, the former governor is an excellent, natural-born leader who provided unprecedented leadership during his tenure as Governor of Abia State, saying:…
16 Jan
Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has explained that the rice that he shared with the people of Abia State at his country home, Igbere, between January 1 and 13, 2024, was from his OUK Foundation and not from the Nigerian Senate.
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An Abuja-based group, Progressive Youth's For Makinde's Presidency 2027, has written a letter to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, urging him to contest the 2027 presidential polls. In the letter signed by its National Convener, Prince Christopher Odianarewo, Progressive Youths for Makinde's Presidency 2027 expressed its readiness to support Makinde to become president in…
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The absence of an open defecation-free area council in the Federal Capital Territory has prompted a stakeholders' meeting to set a 2030 roadmap for achieving sanitation goals. The strategy aims to make all six area councils open-defecation-free within the next six years. Speaking at the Abuja Urban Sanitation Conference to commemorate this year's World Toilet…
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The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education, CHRICED has kicked against the tax reform bills before the current National Assembly, saying it was designed to further impoverish Nigerians more. The organisation also commended the Supreme Court for its landmark ruling that rejected the lawsuit brought before it by 16 states governors led by…
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The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Friday, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has been elected as the 1st Vice President of the West African Football Union (WAFU) B Zone. The election was held in Niamey, Niger Republic, during the CAF African Schools Football Championship (WAFU B qualifying tournament) taking place in the country. …
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The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. Adenike Oladiji, has urged that the notion that has been making the rounds on the unemployability of Nigerian graduates should be disregarded. While affirming that graduates of higher institutions in the country are employable, the Vice-Chancellor stated that the japa syndrome has further exposed…
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President Bola Tinubu has stated that his administration's renewed focus on driving international and local investments into the livestock sector of the agricultural value chain will end the recurring crisis of farmer-herder clashes, eradicate hunger and poverty in Nigeria as well as promote economic prosperity. “What we are doing right now is that…