Tag: Orji Kalu
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Jonathan@ 64: Former president’s attributes worthy of emulation, says Orji Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has congratulated former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion of his 64th birthday anniversary. Kalu, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, acknowledged the contributions of the former president to the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria and beyond.
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Alleged N7.1bn fraud: EFCC to appeal court ruling stopping Orji Kalu’s retrial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it will appeal the ruling by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court stopping the Commission
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Alleged N7.1b fraud: Court fixes date for Uzor Kalu’s retrial
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed July 2 for adoption of all processes filed by parties in a suit by former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, seeking to stop his retrial. The court had in February granted Kalu leave to challenge the legality of the retrial. At the resumed hearing on Wednesday,…
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2023: Orji Kalu dismisses prophetic utterances, says ‘I don’t want to be president but can take the offer’
Senator Orji Kalu has said he is not nurturing a 2023 presidential ambition but will not hesitate if considered for the number one public office in the country. “I am not having that kind of ambition. But if I am given, why not? I can take it.” the former Abia State governor said on Sunday…
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Attempts to sabotage Buhari’s government on the rise – Orji Kalu
The Senate Minority Leader and senator representing Abia North in the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, has raised an alarm over an attempt at sabotaging the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmaker revealed this on Monday on a monitored Channels Television programme. Kalu, who was also ex-governor of Abia State, called on the Federal Government…
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Arrest killers of Sen. Suswam’s brother, Orji Kalu tasks Police
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has condoled with former Governor of Benue, Sen. Gabriel Suswam, who lost his elder brother, Chief Terkura Suswam. Kalu, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, decried the unfortunate incident and urged security agencies to investigate circumstances that led to his death. The Police Command…
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Alleged N1.7bn fraud: Court places re-arraignment of Orji Kalu on hold
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the re-arraignment of former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in an alleged seven point one billion naira (N7.1bn) money-laundering charges be put on hold pending the resolution of the legality of the retrial charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
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EFCC drags Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu to court afresh over alleged N7.1bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Tuesday, arraign a former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The ex-governor will be arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo on money laundering related charges. Senator Kalu, who governed Abia…
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2023: TB Joshua clears air on alleged presidential prophesy for Orji Kalu
Popular televangelist and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua has denied claims he ever said Orji Uzor Kalu would be Nigeria’s president by 2023. The cleric made this disclosure in a Twitter post describing such a story as ‘fake news.’ TB Joshua said such claims are not from him and…
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Photo News: Senate President, Ahmed Lawan leads senators to Orji Kalu’s house
Sequel to his release from Kuje Prison on Wednesday night, Senator President Ahmad Lawan led other senators on a solidarity visit to the Chief Whip of the senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday. Kalu, former governor of Abia, was jailed alongside Ude Jones Udeogu, a former director of finance and account of Abia state.…