The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu says he will stand as surety for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu if granted bail again. “I will stand surety for him (Kanu) if the Federal Government wants to release him to me,”...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu on Friday described President Muhammadu Buhari as a genuine and patriotic leader with passion for a just and fair society. Senator Kalu, who stated this in his goodwill message to commemorate Buhari’s 80th birthday also acknowledged the...
A pro-democracy group, the OUK Movement, says Senate Chief whip, Orji Kalu will retain his Abia North seat at National Assembly in the 2023 general election. Chief Chukwuemeka Izuka, Chairman of OUK Movement, Bende Local Government Area chapter said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of...
The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has congratulated the government and people of Abia on the occasion of the 31st year anniversary of the creation of the state. Kalu, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, commended the people of the state for ”their selflessness, resilience and dedication...
A United States based real estate entrepreneur, Mr John Juruobi, has appealed to traditional rulers in Abia North to adopt the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu as the consensus senatorial candidate of the zone and return him unopposed. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by Orji Kalu media...
Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, says Nigerians in the diaspora will soon be able to vote from their countries of residence. Kalu spoke on Thursday night in Maryland when he met Nigerians living in the United States of America. According to a statement issued by Orji Kalu Media Group,...
The Federal High Court Abuja on Friday issued a seven-day ultimatum to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Rotimi Jacobs, to show cause why he should not be disqualified from further prosecuting former Abia governor, Orji Uzor Kalu. Kalu, who is serving as a senator, is standing trial...
Members of the House of Representatives have congratulated the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who clocked 60 on Saturday. Rep. Benjamin Kalu, the Spokesperson of the House, in a statement on Saturday eulogised the Speaker over his achievements and contributions to nation building. Kalu said: “The 9th House of Reps heartily...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, says money cannot buy Nigeria’s president. Kalu, in a statement he issued on Thursday in Abuja, said that it was only cohesion and consensus among the regions that could produce a president. According to him, if you throw in money,...
A group, under the aegis of Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) Movement Abia, has vowed to purchase nomination and intent form for, Sen Orji Kalu ahead of the 2023 Presidential Election. Mr Agu Ndukwe, the Director General of OUK Movement Abia chapter, made the disclosure in a statement he signed...
A presidential aspirant, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, says former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, will not be a hindrance to him in his bid to become the next president. He stated this on Friday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today where he spoke about his plans for...
Senator Orji Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, has said he decided to contest the 2023 presidential election after leaders from the six geopolitical zones approached him to run. This is as he revealed that he had earlier told other presidential aspirants like the former governor of Lagos State,...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A political group under the umbrella of “Northern Youth Movement for Orji Kalu” have flooded major streets of Bauchi with the posters of the former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, urging him to declare his intention to run for the president in 2023....
Chief Whip of the Senate and a former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has declared ahead of the 2023 general elections that though he is ready for the campaigns and capable of leading the country, he is not desperate to become president. While fielding questions from...
The Chief Whip of Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has exonerated himself from media reports that he allegedly attacked a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu. Kalu, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, stressed that he could never attack Tinubu. The former governor of Abia, ...
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, has filed an application at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unfreeze his bank account. He is also seeking an order of the court to strike out his name and that of...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, says he will consider contesting for president if the All Progressives Congress (APC) zones its presidential ticket to the South-East region. Kalu disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on arrival at...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chef Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has expressed sadness over the death of the Presidential candidate of National Republican Convention (NRC) in the June 12, 1993 election, Alhaji Bashir Tofa. In his condolence message issued on Tuesday, Senator Kalu, described the...
Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has described the call for the postponement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention by some persons from February to a later date as illogical. Lukman said this in a letter to APC leaders on Monday in Abuja while reacting...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A group, Concerned Citizens of Nigeria, have a filed a suit before a Federal High Court three Bauchi, seeking for an order to compel a former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, to honour their agreement with him to contest the 2023 Presidential...