2023: Buhari may surprise South-East – Orji Kalu EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says President Muhammadu Buhari may surprise the people of South-East ahead of 2023. Kalu spoke on Thursday in his Camp Neya country home in Igbere, during a meeting with members of his political structures in Abia. The lawmaker … Read more
Buhari deserves commendation from Nigerians – Orji Kalu EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has called on Nigerians to sustain their support for President Muhammadu Buhari in his efforts to reposition the country. The former Governor stressed that President Buhari is … Read more
PDP tired of political liabilities, Orji Kalu not needed – Abia chieftain Kalu was elected Abia Governor in 1999 on the platform of the PDP but left the party to form the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA.. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dr. Isaac Nkoke, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain from Abia State, has warned … Read more
PDP national leaders have held a closed door meeting with Orji Kalu. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the newly elected national officials of the People’s Democratic Party on Thursday met the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, in his Aso Rock, Abuja residence. The team was led by the National Secretary of the … Read more
Orji Kalu visits Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, paid a visit to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who is being held by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a … Read more
Tinubu has explained why he visited Orji Kalu. Ahead of 2023 Presidential and general elections, National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Saturday paid a visit to the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, APC, Abia North in his Abuja residence. Mr Tinubu, believed to be nursing a … Read more
Recall that the former governor who is now a Senator representing Abia North Senatorial district in the Senate is seeking to stop his retrial in the ₦7.1billion money laundering charges… A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has prohibited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from retrying former Abia State Governor, Sen. Orji Uzor … Read more
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has reiterated that he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to join hands to move the country forward. He spoke on Monday in Abuja, when he visited Sen. Orji Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate. Fani-Kayode visited Kalu, alongside the Majority Leader, House of … Read more
Bye-election The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, says he is optimistic the All Progress Congress (APC) will clinch Saturday’s bye-election for Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency. Kalu said this on Thursday when he hosted some clergymen in the state to a breakfast meeting in his Camp Neya country home in Igbere, Bende … Read more
The Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzo Kalu has applauded Gov. Yahaya Bello for Women and Youths Inclusion in his administration stating that such approach should be emulated by leaders across the country to promote good governance and development. Sen. Orji Kalu made the commendation at Lugard House in Kogi State when he … Read more
The federal high court in Abuja, has halted the retrial of Orji Uzor Kalu, former Abia state governor, in the N7.1 billion fraud case against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Inyang Ekwo, a judge of the high court, ordered a stay of proceedings on the case after Kalu filed an application asking … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, until June 7. This follows preliminary matter that needed to be resolved before the former Abia governor could be arraigned. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Police Boss Assures Okitipupa Residents Of Adequate Security DNA: Judge Discovers Children Aren’t … Read more
13TH DECEMBER, 2020 Nigerian Politician, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed how the Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, made major predictions about his journey in politics. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that in December 2019, Senator Kalu was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on corruption charges but was released from Kuje Correctional Centre, … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 28TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has said the late Argentine soccer icon, Diego Maradona who died on Wednesday at the age of 60 from cardiac arrest, allowed drugs to ruin his greatness. Senator Kalu, a two- term former governor of Abia State, who spoke during a live program on VOA Thursday night, … Read more
Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu has felicitated with the Muslim community on the occasion of the 2020 Eid el- Maulud celebration The former governor of Abia, while commending religious leaders and traditional rulers for promoting peace and unity across the country, urged Ingrains to use the season for sober reflection and devotion. Kalu, … Read more
Orji Uzor Kalu, senate chief whip, says Obafemi Awolowo, the late former premier of the western region, told him he refused to work with the Ibrahim Babangida military regime because he never trusted his government. Kalu, who was governor of Abia state from 1999 to 2007, also said he turned down an offer to lead … Read more
I’ve what it takes to become president, says Kalu Senate chief whip, Orji Kalu, says he will turn the fortune of Nigeria economy around if Nigerians make him president in 2023. The former Abia governor, who was recently released from prison after being convicted for embezzling state funds, said he will build a 20th century … Read more
Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, has felicitated with former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on his 79th birthday. Kalu, in a goodwill message issued on Monday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), extolled the virtues of Babangida, describing him as a courageous and patriotic statesman. Read Also: JUST IN: … Read more
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, has insisted that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has not paid any money to the contractors who built the roads he facilitated. Orji Uzor, in his statement was reacting to a letter written by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, where he reportedly … Read more
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has reportedly linked two former governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan, to some of the projects that have been executed by the Niger Delta Development Commission, Punch reports. Akpabio in a letter sent to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, … Read more