The detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has replaced Monday’s cancelled sit-at-home directive in the South-East region with a new programme he called the “Economic Empowerment Day (EED)”. This was made known yesterday, in a statement issued by the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful. Powerful said that the new directive by Kanu was a further confirmation of the total cancellation of all forms of sit-at-home in the entire South-East by the IPOB leader. He explained that during the economic empowerment exercise, people…
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Nnamdi Kanu disowns Ekpa, orders end to sit-at-home
The leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB)Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, declared an end to all sit-at-home order in the South-East region and any other proposed means aimed by the group at forcing the Government to release him from detention. Kanu made the declaration in a handwritten letter authorised to his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, to be read out to newsmen during a world press conference held in Enugu yesterday. The IPOB leader stated that anyone henceforth engaging in any sit-at-home in the region is no longer his disciple.…
Read MoreEnugu residents protest IPOB’s Monday’s sit-at-home
Residents of Enugu State yesterday trooped out and marched around the streets of the State capital in protest against the continued Monday sit-at-home directive issued by the proscribed in the State. This came as the State Government officials reportedly moved around parts of the state capital yesterday and sealed businesses that continued to obey IPOB’s sit-at-home Recall that the State Governor, Peter Mbah, on June 5 banned Monday’s sit-at-home in the State and urged residents to go about their legitimate duties. However, as early as 8 am yesterday, the residents…
Read MoreSit-at-Home: ‘Protect Northerners’, Arewa group tells South-East Govs.
As the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) sit-at-home violence escalates, the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has asked governors of South-Eastern states to take measures to protect the lives and property of Northerners living in South-Eastern communities. This was contained in a statement issued by the AYCF’s President, Yarima Shettima, and made available to newsmen in Kaduna, on Thursday. The statement condemned the “mindless, unrelenting violent disturbances” caused by certain South-East interest groups in the form of the agitation for a separate state of Biafra. Aware that the perpetrators…
Read MoreSimon Ekpa declares IPOB ‘sit-at-home’ for Igbos in Lagos
Finland-based self-acclaimed member of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has declared a ‘sit-at-home’ directive for Igbos residing in Lagos State over an alleged attack on them. In a social media post yesterday, Ekpa said the sit-at-home exercise is necessary to cripple the economy of the Lagos State government. He assured Igbo marketers and traders in Lagos that there will be maximum security for them during the exercise even as they prepare to move their businesses to the Eastern region of Nigeria. Ekpa stressed that the sit-at-home…
Read MoreNLC orders ‘sit-at-home’ over fuel, naira scarcity
…Says, “We can’t keep suffering because of this misrule” The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Rivers State Chapter, has ordered all civil servants in the State to sit at home if the scarcity of fuel and naira persists as of yesterday. Reports said the NLC chairperson in the State, Beatrice Itubo, gave the directive while briefing newsmen, saying, “We have declared a sit-at-home for all workers from Monday till further notice if the fuel crisis and crazy transportation fare hike continues”. Mrs. Itubo, who is the governorship candidate of the Labour…
Read MoreSouth-East: Sit-at-home order has cost traders N3.8trillion – Report
The current state of insecurity and sit-at-home protest in the South-East region has led to economic losses estimated at almost N4 trillion, a new report by DevEast Foundation, a non-profit and business advocacy organisation, has revealed. Recall that last year, the sit-at-home directive was introduced in the region by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest the detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial for alleged treason and terrorism. However, on August 14, 2021, the group announced a suspension of the order but modified it…
Read More“No sit-at-home order”, South-East, Governors declare
A meeting of South-East governors ended in Enugu yesterday, with a declaration that no further sit-at-home would be observed in the zone. Recall that residents of the region had remained under lockdown on Monday, despite IPOB’s verbatim order to cancel the earlier directive. A communiqué issued after the meeting was read by the Chairman of South-East Governors’ Forum and Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi. The meeting was attended by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of Enugu State (Host), Senator Hope Uzodimma, Abia State Deputy Governor, Ude Oko Chukwu, National Assembly members from…
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