Tag: SOUTH EAST

Demolitions in Lagos: Ohanaeze urges Igbos to relocate investments to S’East

Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on Igbos resident in Lagos State to relocate their investments to Igbo land as their properties were being demolished in Lagos. A press statement issued by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, described as unfortunate the situation faced by Igbos residents in Lagos due to the ongoing demolition exercises. The group noted that Igbo land has vibrant commercial cities such as Aba, Abakiliki, and Onitsha which offer better alternatives to Ndigbo. “Ohanaeze Ndigbo encourages Igbos to seize this moment as an opportunity to reassess…

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Nigeria@63: “Our country still depends on colonial masters; not independent” — COSEYL 

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, (COSEYL), the apex socio-political youth group in the South-East zone, has expressed disappointment, stating that the nation has failed after 63 years of independence. The youth body, in a statement issued by their President-General, Comrade Goodluck Ibem, said that it’s shameful that rather than improving for the better after taking charge of her destiny via independence, Nigeria still has nothing to show after this long period of independence.  The PG pointed out that some private manufacturing companies like Innoson Motors, located at Nnewi, Anambra…

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“Nigeria is a destiny destroyer” – IPOB 

Aminu Imam

…Bans Independence Day celebration in S’East The banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has declared that there would be no independence day celebration in South-East, as according to it, the Igbo have not benefited anything from Nigeria. The group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, who said this in a statement on Friday, called on the governors of the region and other political leaders to shun the exercise, saying no “Nigerian flag will be hoisted in the zone” on October 1. The group argued that events…

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Insecurity: “Sit-at-home has ended in South-East” – Army

Aminu Imam

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has declared the end of the sit-at-home order imposed by the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) across South-Eastern States. Recall that in August 2021, IPOB initiated this order to advocate for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who was in prison. The directive had significant repercussions on the regional economy and led to the loss of both lives and property for South-East residents. Speaking at the COAS combined second and third quarters conference in Abuja yesterday, General Lagbaja attributed the…

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South East Criminality: GOC tasks locals to volunteer information

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Major General Umar Musa, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigerian Army, has tasked the residents of South-East to volunteer information on activities of criminal elements. Musa gave the task on Friday after inaugurating four projects recently completed in Abakpa Military Cantonment in Enugu even as the projects were in line of his handing over activities. The projects included newly built 82 Division Garrison Quarter Guard Stand and House; renovated and furnished 82 Division Provost Company Office Complex; Renovated 82 Division Band Office Complex; and Intelligence and Military Police…

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Northern Groups threaten to retaliate killing of kinsmen in South-East

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), says it might resort to self-help regarding the killing of its kinsmen in the South-East region. In an issued press statement by the Spokesperson of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the group vows to retaliate against the killing of Nigerians of northern extraction who are domiciled in the south-eastern part of the country. The group also accused the media of prejudice in reportage of the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), and Eastern Security Network, (ESN), noting that the killing of northerners had been…

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PDP Crisis: BoT member, Joy Emordi defects to APC

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A member of Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Joy Emordi, on Wednesday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General, Press and Media of APC, announced this in a statement issued in Abuja. The statement said the Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala Buni, received Emordi at a brief ceremony. “Buni expressed delight with the decision taken by the board member to contribute to the unity of the country. “There is need…

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FG seeks support of South-East leaders on social media regulation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Government on Saturday solicited the support of South-East governors and leaders in the zone on social media regulation to check fake news and misinformation of Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking at a presidential delegation interaction with South-East governors and other leaders of the zone in Enugu. Mohammed said that the #EndSARS protest and agitation that turned violent and destructive in the country were brought about by fake news emanating from the negative use of the social media. According to…

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