The meeting is coming on the heels of daring and devastating attacks on police headquarters and a prison in Owerri by unknown assailants, during which over 1,000 inmates escaped from the correctional facility. As part of efforts to find a solution to the troubling security situation in the region, governors of the south-east will meet … Read more
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has given a 48-hour ultimatum to every Fulani with AK-47 in any part of the South-East or be treated like “bush animals”. According to OYC, Igbo people will be left with no option but to resort to self-defence which may eventually lead to … Read more
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has decried poor payment culture by its post-paid customers across the South-East in spite of the steady improvement in electricity supply. The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, made this known in a statement in Enugu on Sunday. It would be recalled that the company just concluded a Cash … Read more
Back in the late 90s and early 2000, there were some individuals that terrorised the people of South East. They caused a lot of havoc that at the mention of their names, people around got frightened. Many people lost their lives at the hands of these men, but today they are no more. The news of their … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday said the activities of itinerant herdsmen which allows for open grazing have now been prohibited in the south east. In a statement on Monday by Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader, the separatist group said the Eastern Security Network (ESN), its security arm, will begin the enforcement of the … Read more
Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, has intimated the south-south and south-east on what to do if they are to stand any chance of gaining power in 2023. Ekohotblog reports that Zulum, who spoke at the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture in Lagos on Friday, said the two geopolitical zones must negotiate and reach out to … Read more
A group of political leaders in the south-east has enjoined all political parties to surrender their 2023 presidential ticket to the region. Ekohotblog gathered that the demand is part of a resolution reached at a meeting in Abia state on Tuesday. The leaders said the zone should be allowed to produce the country’s next president … Read more
Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo state, says states in the south eastern part of the country need to be controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in other to have national integration and cohesion. Uzodinmasaid this while addressing journalists after meeting with Mai Mala Buni, Yobe state governor and chairman of the APC caretaker committee, … Read more
The South-East Governors Forum has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow more international flights to the reopened Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. The forum Chairman, Gov. Dave Umayi of Ebonyi, made the appeal during the reopening ceremony of the airport in Enugu on Sunday. Read Also: Playing Politics With Southern Kaduna Umayi said … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo The so-called Igbo struggle is an enterprise. Individuals from the south-east, who find themselves in position of political influence, hawk the ‘’Igbo agitation’’ as merchandise in self-seeking ventures. These politicians pursue personal gains robed in the collective agenda. And this is largely because of the people who have become addlepated by barbiturated … Read more
Dangote Group has in the last five years invested over N63bn in the South East with the purchase of over 3,500 units of locally assembled Shacman trucks at the production plant of Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO), Enugu. The order was delivered over a period of five years after Dangote Group signed an agreement with … Read more
–The South East Governors said that they never proscribed IPOB but only banned their activities in the region for peace to reign. The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, Chief David Umahi has said on Thursday that they never proscribed IPOB, but rather they banned their activities in the region. The Ebonyi State governor, who … Read more
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has advised Ndigbo who have what it takes to preside over the country, to start early in reaching out to other political blocs and groups in the country ahead of the 2023 presidency. Chuks Ibegbu, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, in a statement on Tuesday evening, … Read more
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC), on Saturday, said denial by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria of its threat to attack Southeast over non-provision grazing land was a tactic to get back to the people ‘unawares’ and ‘unprepared’. The Zonal Chairman, Miyetti Allah, Southeast, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, denied a report that they would … Read more