Tag: SOUTH EAST

“S’East must give Tinubu 90% votes to secure ‘future’ presidency” – Umahi

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Umahi on 2027

Minister of Works and former Ebonyi State governor, Senator David Umahi, has urged the South-East region to deliver at least 90% of its votes to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, stating that such overwhelming support is essential if the region hopes to produce Nigeria’s president in the future. Recall that during the last election in 2023, Labour Party candidate Peter Obi got overwhelming support across all states in the region. The former governor is expected to contest again in 2027. However, in a statement, Umahi argued that…

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South-East: Schools shut, streets deserted for Biafra Day 

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Biafra Day

Schools and businesses across the Southeast states of the country have been shut down following the commemoration of May 30, Biafra Day. Also, banks and financial institutions remained closed with streets in Owerri, Imo State; Umuahia and Aba in Abia State; and Enugu deserted. Recall that the leadership of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had announced the enforcement of a sit-at-home order in the South-East states. The IPOB said the sit-at-home order in these states is aimed at honouring the soldiers who died during the cause of the…

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Ohanaeze Presidency: “Stay off; it’s Rivers turn” – IPOB warns Okiro

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IPOB warns Okiro

The proscribed group,  Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has cautioned former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, to stay-off the election for the next President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Reacting to the endorsement of Okiro by a faceless group: ‘Ogbako Egbema’, IPOB warned against disrupting the zonal arrangement in electing Ohanaeze’s President-General. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said some influential people in Imo State are behind the move to rubbish Okiro’s integrity and that of Ohanaeze. In an issued statement he signed, Powerful noted that it is the turn of Rivers State to…

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Soldiers clear IPOB camps in SEast, arrest two

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Soldiers clear IPOB camps

Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA have carried out clearance operations in camps of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, (ESN), apprehending two suspected terrorists. In an issued statement in Enugu yesterday by the Task Force spokesman, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, “In continuation of its clearance operations, troops on December 5, 2024 cleared IPOB/ESN Camp at Uhuala- Aku in Okigwe local government area of Imo State. The combined force acting on credible intelligence on arrival at the terrorists camp came in contact with…

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Labour Party raises alarm over arrest of S/East Zonal Vice Chairman Igala, accusses Abia Gov. Otti of being responsible

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Labour Party Otti

The leadership of the Labour Party has decried the arrest of the National Vice Chairman, South East, Comrade Ceekay Igara on Saturday 19th October, 2024 by the men of Nigerian Police allegedly on the orders of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti. Comrade Igara was arrested in Aba while holding a party meeting with some of the party leaders when they were surrounded by the Police and whisked away without any warrant. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party Obiora Ifoh said the leadership of the party is…

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30 Days Lockdown Threat: “Simon Ekpa exploiting S’East Govs weakness” Ohanaeze

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Ohanaeze on Ekpa

The factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, on Sunday, said the self-acclaimed prime minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, was exploiting the weakness of South-East governors to issue baseless threats. Isiguzoro was responding to Ekpas threat to lock down the South-East region as from August 28 to September 26, 2024. Recall that Ekpa had threatened a 30-day lockdown of the region over the insecurity in the region and the continued detention of the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. He claimed the decision was agreed…

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“No! Nigeria doesn’t need additional State'” – Agbakoba SAN replies South-East lawmakers

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Olisa Agbakoba

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has faulted agitation for State creation in the South-East by a senator and some House of Representatives members representing the region, describing the proposal as a misplaced priority. Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), expressed the view in an interview with newsmen yesterday in Lagos. The House of Representatives recently passed for second reading, a bill seeking the creation of Etiti State out of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States from the South-East geo-political zone. The…

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S’ East: IPOB threatens to shut down Enugu DisCo over poor power supply

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IPOB threatens

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has sent a warning message to the management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, (EEDC). The group, in an issued statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, accused EEDC of not providing adequate power supply in the South-East region and warned the company to ensure steady power supply or risk being kicked out of the region. Part of the statement reads: Following the abysmal power supply from Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in the South-East, we the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of…

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??IPOB declares May 30 ‘sit-at-home’ in South-East

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IPOB flag

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared Thursday, May 30 as sit-at-home day in South-East to honour those who fought in the civil war. A statement by IPOBs Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, stated: The sit-at-home is an annual event held on May 30th to remember the men and women who died during the Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970. IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, urged all Biafrans, friends of Biafra, and residents in Biafra Land to observe the sit-at-home and reflect on the sacrifices made by…

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Demolitions in Lagos: Ohanaeze urges Igbos to relocate investments to SEast

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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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