The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ending insecurity in the South East, with the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, pledging a continued crackdown on all forms of unrest in the region. During a visit to Enugu State on Saturday, Badaru addressed military personnel, emphasizing that under President Tinubu’s leadership, the government is determined … Read more
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said propaganda orchestrated by the elites in the South-East zone against the Federal Government is the reason behind Insecurity in the region. Ngige stated this in Abuja, at an Emergency Stakeholders meeting of the Association of Eze Ndigbo, 19 Northern States and Abuja. A statement from … Read more
Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah says southeast residents no longer observe the sit-at-home order declared by secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The governor said that people of the region now go about their business without fear of being attacked by sit-at-home enforcers. Mbah stated this after visiting President Bola Tinubu at … Read more
All Progressives Congress Presidential aspirants from the south-East region have written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to pick one of them as his successor and consensus candidate of the party for the 2023 presidential election. In a letter signed by Ikeobasi Mokelu, former ministers of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; … Read more
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, a former Minister for Science and Technology, has questioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its failure to zone the 2023 presidency to the South-East. He further stated that South-East has produced neither President nor Vice President. He therefore called on the party members to be just and fair. Onu said this … Read more
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has called for the creation of an additional state in the South East, while also defending president Muhammadu Buhari on Restructuring. Uzodinma, speaking yesterday at a public hearing on the review of the constitution held at Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri, said it is the responsibility of National Assembly to … Read more
Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief Whip of the Senate, says the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has the political future of the country’s southeast. In a post on his verified Facebook page on Saturday, the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, urged APC members in the region to stay in the party, claiming that … Read more
Former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has decried the killing of security personnel, especially police officers, in the South East. Arase, who is the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, explained that wives of police officers in the region are fast becoming widows as a result of attacks on cops by gunmen. A statement … Read more
A recent funeral in Nigeria’s south-east ended abruptly when guests and musicians ran to their heels out of fear of gunmen. A video shared online showed a musician and his band entertaining guests at a funeral. While they were performing, guests suddenly stood from their seats and began running. The musician and his band also … Read more
Human rights organization, Amnesty International, has accused Nigerian security operatives of killing 115 people in the south-east from March to June 2021. The organisation accused the country’s security agencies of deploying “excessive and unlawful force, torture and other ill-treatment” to tackle the rising violence in the region. “Amnesty International documented at least 115 persons killed … Read more
Prominent Igbo leaders on Wednesday stormed the National Assembly demanding for the creation of a new state in the South East. The Igbo encourage led by Chief John Nwodo, former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, asked for the creation of another southeast state from Enugu. Nwodo who met with key officials of the National Assembly to … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, expressed reason for its refusal to support Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, come 2023, saying that all the people being prepared for the position are stooges that will be used against the interest of Biafrans, Ndigbo, and the Biafra-agitating bodies. IPOB, in a statement issued by its Media … Read more
The people of the South East have been urged to support the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Minister of Works, David Umahi made the appeal while representing Tinubu during the commissioning of a TETfund sponsored project at Ebonyi State University, Abakiliki. The former Ebonyi state governor promised that Tinubu will bring greater development to the … Read more
An armed group under the aegis of ‘Angry Vipers’ have threatened Anambra-born socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana over his affiliation with Fulanis. In a now viral video on Thursday, the masked gunmen also issued a 21 days ultimatum to Southeast Governors to the supreme leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi … Read more
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state has said the Southeast needs the anointing of God to produce President Muhammdu Buhari’s successor, come 2023. Umahi made this remark during an interactive session with State House correspondents after a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Umahi while responding to questions on whether the southeast was … Read more
The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe has claimed people don’t know the criminals behind several killings in the South East. Abaribe, stated this while reacting to the recent killing of Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband to late Dora Akunyili, a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control … Read more