According to Nkemdirim, the two lecturers ran into Fulani herdsmen, when they were robbing vehicles.. Two lecturers at Abia State University, Uturu, and others were late Thursday robbed and kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen along ABSU-Isuikwuato Road. According to the Chairperson of ABSU’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, V U. Nkemdirim, the incident … Read more
The IPOB in a statement on Thursday reiterated that Kanu was aware of the sit-at-home suspension. Crisis has erupted among the members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the suspension of the weekly sit-at-home order in the South-East. The crisis hit the protestant group as some of the members accused the leadership … Read more
According to him, the attackers “came in their numbers to attack Izombe Police Station but could not gain access to the station due to the swift response of the ever-alert Imo Command’s tactical teams and personnel of Operation Restore Peace of the Command who intercepted and repelled the bandits”. Two police operatives and three gunmen … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has cancelled the every Monday sit-at-home order. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has suspended the every Monday sit-at-home order in the South-East region of the country. The IPOB Head of Directorate of States (DOS), Chika Edoziem, made this known on their radio programme on Friday. … Read more
Obi added that the South-East region had compelling reasons to produce the next president of the country in 2023 but warned that the region must embrace politics of engagement and consultation, and not confrontation. The former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has said that the South-East region needed to present a convincing and engaging … Read more
“All markets, schools, motor parks, airports, and public places in Biafra land should shut down from morning to evening every Monday.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed to continue with its Sit-At-Home order in the South-East region of the country. The IPOB made the vow in a statement … Read more
”Ndiigbo will begin to see equity in action when an amended constitution births a sixth state in the southeast. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has called for the creation of an additional state in the South-East. Uzodinma made the call while delivering an address at the South-East Zonal public hearing of the House of … Read more
‘‘A nation that turns its Police personnel and infrastructure into targets of violence and destruction is a nation on the path of self-destruction. President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that his order to the Inspector-General of Police and heads of other security agencies, to shoot at sight any person or persons found illegally wielding AK-47s and … Read more
“If a criminal burns a police station, you do nothing and then go and arrest every villager that you see on the street; which is what is currently happening in the south-east, then you are not resolving the issue. Senate Minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has condemned the arrest of innocent youths in the South-East by … Read more
First Bank has debunked the closure of its branches in the South-East. First Bank of Nigeria Limited has debunked reports circulating that it has closed its branches in the South-East region of the country, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. Reports have been making rounds that First Bank had closed its branches in the South-East due … Read more
IPOB had restricted movements across the South-East in commemoration of the 54th Anniversary of the defunct Republic of Biafra Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday said the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot issue a sit-at-home order to the people of Rivers State. Wike stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that Rivers … Read more
“We do not want to secede from Nigeria” – Umahi The South-East governors say they are vehemently opposed to the agitation for secession and actualisation of Biafra republic by IPOB and reiterated their commitment to upholding sovereignty of Nigeria. The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, Governor David Umahi, made the position of his colleagues … Read more
Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, has warned that the Yoruba people would repel any attack by the Nigerian Army on the South-East region of the country. The rights activist stated that an attack on the South-East is an attack on the Yoruba people. Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo … Read more
Earlier on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with the service chiefs and the IGP at the Presidential Villa in Abuja over the security challenges bewildering the country. The IGP had declined to give details of the new measures approved by Buhari. Earlier on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari held a meeting with the service … Read more
“Firstly, the message that was sent out is not for press, so I don’t know how it got to you” – Police The Nigeria Police Force has ordered immediate withdrawal of security details attached to governors, senators, public office holders and high profile persons in the South East. The development comes amid sustained attacks on … Read more
As part of efforts to get rid of the South-East and South-South of insecurity, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures for the regions. This was made known by the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, on Tuesday. New security measures for the South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria have been approved … Read more
The purported clampdown was because the ESN is seen as a menace in the south-east – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says governors of south-east geopolitical zone are compiling the names of its members for onward submission to the federal government. Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According … Read more
It doesn’t matter whether Ebube Agu inspires confidence or not – Umahi David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says some people are trying to destabilise the South East by inciting war in the region. Speaking on Wednesday when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’, Umahi said the purveyors of destruction have no interest in … Read more
Uzodinma urged security agencies in the zone to work in sync through intelligence gathering and sharing. Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma said the recent spate of violent attacks in the southeast should not be construed as parts of clandestine plots to secede from Nigeria. The region has witnessed an inexorable rise in criminal activities and … Read more
Uzodimma opine that attacks are the worst challenge faced by the Igbo since the civil war. Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, says recent attacks in the south-east are unprecedented in the region, noting that the situation approximates to the happenings during the civil war. Speaking at the the south-east security summit, which held in Owerri, … Read more