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A coalition of Northern youth groups has called on Nigerians to back Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for the 2023 presidency.The Coalition Of Northern Nigerian Youth (CNNY) made the appeal in a Thursday statement signed by its…

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu should be president of Nigeria in 2023, indigenes of Alor, a community in Idemili South local government area of Anambra State have said.Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige…

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Kalu wants to kill two birds with one stone - negotiate the return of the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to Nigeria and an end to the struggle for Biafra.He said he could…

A budget-monitoring initiative, Tracka, has called out the senator for Abia North in the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, for allegedly tagging constituency projects as "donation".Tracka is an initiative of popular civic organisation,…

The Senator representing Imo West, Senator Rochas Okorocha, says that leadership of the Igbo nation has fallen on the shoulders of Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu and himself.He said that this followed the demise of previous…

Former Abia State Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has warned his supporters against insulting judges over his earlier conviction.He made the appeal in a Monday statement signed by his Special Assistant, Emeka Nwala.Kalu, the Senate…

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has explained its continued holding of former Abia State Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, despite last week's Supreme Court ruling quashing his conviction and 12-year sentence.Rumour circulated on…

Former Abia State Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has spoken after the Supreme Court ruled his conviction and 12-year sentence null and void on Friday.Kalu, who is representing Abia North in the 9th Senate, released a statement thanking…

The Controller General of Corrections, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ja’afaru Ahmed, has explained the rationale behind keeping many high-profile convicts at the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja.Some high-profile inmates at the…

Some Igbo leaders have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu to tender an unreserved apology and withdraw his statement expressing support for establishment of the controversial Ruga settlements for Fulani…

The senator representing Abia North senatorial zone, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that the South East geopolitical zone should not expect any political largesse from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as it voted against the party in the…

Sen. Orji Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has advised Nigerians not to lose hope, saying that he foresees a brighter future for the country under President Muhammadu Buhari.Kalu gave the advice on Saturday during a…

Dr Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia, has reinforced his earlier stance that the office of the Deputy Senate President must be reserved for the South-East caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the National Assembly.Orji’s…

The Igbo Youth Intelligential (IYI), the umbrella group of enterprising youths of Igbo extraction at home and in the Diaspora, has endorsed the candidature of Dr Ahmed Lawan and Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, for the posts of President of Senate and…

The senator-elect for Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has endorsed Sen. Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) for the presidency of the 9th Senate.Kalu, who is a former Governor of Abia State, said that he had no reservations about endorsing Lawan, who…

Dr Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia and senator-elect, Abia North Senatorial District, has commended the Nigerian labour force for their contributions to nation building.Kalu made the commendation in a statement issued on Wednesday by…

Former Abia Governor, Chief Orji Kalu has called for an investigation into alleged antiparty activities of some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East before and during the 2019 general elections.Kalu made…

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has vowed to contest for the post of Senate President if the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) does not support him to become Deputy Senate President in the 9th National Assembly.The Abia…

Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has revealed how his mother, Eunice Uzor Kalu, warned him against supporting the governorship ambition of his successor, Chief T.A Orji.Kalu, who was Abia governor between 1999 and 2007,…

Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday revoked the bail of a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu, following his failure to appear in court for trial as scheduled.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos has revoked the bail granted ex-Abia Governor Orji Kalu’s bail for failure to appear before the court.Details later...