‘EMPTY BARRELS’ – OTTI DISMISSES UZOR KALU, ORJI, IKPEAZU OPPOSITION GANG-UP. (PHOTO)

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 ‘Empty barrels’ – Otti dismisses Uzor Kalu, Orji, Ikpeazu opposition gang-up Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged Abians to disregard recent remarks by some leaders of the opposition in the state. Governor Otti who was speaking on Saturday at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuoriehi, Umuahia North LGA, during the dedication of the church building, said that those who are gathering against him were the same people that failed to develop the state in the past. Otti was reacting to an alliance formed against his re-election by former Abia governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu. The governor slammed the opposition members for pursuing personal interest above the collective development of Abia, declaring that every gathering they are making against him would collapse. He said, “Pastor Uguru made reference to the noise that you may have been hearing in the last few days. “I want us to just dismiss it as noise, you know, and it’s always the empty barrel that makes...

TRUMP LABELS COLOMBIA’S PETRO AN ‘ILLEGAL DRUG DEALER’ AND ENDS US AID TO THE COUNTRY. (PHOTO).


 Trump labels Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and ends US aid to the country

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will halt all funding and subsidies to Colombia, accusing the country’s leader of failing to curb drug production. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro “an illegal drug dealer” and “low-rated and very unpopular,” warning that if Petro did not stop drug operations, the U.S. would intervene directly. Trump criticized Petro for allegedly encouraging the production of drugs across Colombia, claiming U.S. payments and subsidies were being misused.

Trump said on social media that “as of today, these payments, or any other form of payment, or subsidies, will no longer be made to Colombia.” The announcement comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Bogotá, following a series of U.S. strikes in Caribbean waters targeting alleged drug traffickers, which Petro condemned as violations of Colombian sovereignty. Petro accused the U.S. of killing an innocent fisherman, Alejandro Carranza, during a September strike and demanded legal accountability.

The ongoing dispute also follows the U.S. revoking Petro’s visa during his recent trip to the United Nations, citing his call for American soldiers to disobey Trump’s orders. Colombian authorities confirmed that one of the latest strike victims was hospitalized after being repatriated, while Ecuadorian officials reported that their citizen, also repatriated, had not committed any crimes. The conflict highlights escalating tensions over drug enforcement, U.S.-Colombia relations, and military operations in the region.


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