Tag: South-East

Anambra IPOB murder: Northern Elders condemn killing of pregnant Fatima, 4 kids

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…Warns against reprisal attack The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), has urged northerners not to avenge the killing of a pregnant northern woman and her four children in Anambra State. The statement reads: “In the last few weeks, gruesome killings of people in States of the South East have escalated to a point which suggests that some factions of IPOB/ESN are now operating with unfettered freedom to wrought mayhem. “In addition to killings of soldiers, policemen, public servants and other citizens, these killers are now embarking on targeted killings clearly intended…

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2023: Ohanaeze cautions Igbos against endorsing aspirants outside S/East region

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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned the Igbos against endorsing any presidential aspirants from outside the South-East geo-political zone ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Ohanaeze warning followed the purported endorsement of the presidential aspirant and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu by an Igboman named Miracle Nwosu. Reacting swiftly to the news report, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Okwu Nnabuike, in a press conference, said the fellow behind the said endorsement does not exist in Igbo-land. Okwu…

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“IPOB declares no more ‘sit-at-home’ in S’East, embraces peace” – Obi of Onitsha

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…Says phone call saved him from boarding attacked Kaduna train The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has ended its ‘sit-at-home’ directive in the South-East region and embraced peace negotiations being organised by the Anambra State government. The group, yesterday in Awka, the State capital, yielded to the appeal by the Anambra government and traditional rulers to pave the way for peace and allow Igbo stakeholders to find a lasting solution to insecurity in the region. The group said the development is in order for them to embrace peace negotiations…

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Insecurity: President Buhari condemns violence in South-East

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President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, strongly condemned as ‘deeply distressing’ the destruction in Imo State, of buildings and assets of the Police and the home of Professor George Obiozor, the President General of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, and a leading voice of moderation in the affairs of the country. The President, who strongly condemned the violence in the subregion, urged everyone to maintain peace, adding that the law and order situation in the entire South-East is being reviewed. While this is being done, President Buhari in a statement by presidential spokesman,…

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Insecurity: South-East monarchs, bishops seek urgent meeting with Buhari

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The joint body of South-East Council of Traditional Rulers and Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops has flayed the Federal Government and State governors over their seeming lack of commitment in arresting insecurity in the region. Arising from its meeting in Enugu at the weekend, the group regretted that both the Presidency and the South-East governors had ignored their requests for meetings to find lasting solutions to the festering issue of insecurity in the zone. In a communiqué issued yesterday, the monarchs and religious leaders recalled how their intervention in…

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2023 Presidency: “Betray South-East, face dire consequences”, Groups threaten

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Two Igbo socio-cultural groups, the Igbo Leadership Development Foundation, (ILDF), and the New Generation Leadership Development Foundation, (NGLDF) have warned that there would be dire consequences if the 2023 presidency was not zoned to the South-East region. The groups handed down their threat at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, to demand former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to join the presidential race. Reading a text, which was signed by ILDF Chairman, Dr. Godwin Udige, and ILDF Secretary, Barr. Onyebuchi Obeta, ILDF vice-chairman, Dr. Law Mefor, stated that…

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HURIWA demands removal of roadblocks in South-East

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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Saturday, urged the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to dismantle roadblocks mounted by Police personnel in the South-East region. HURIWA, which made the call in an issued statement signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, decried the increasing cases of accidents in the region as a result of the roadblocks. The statement read in part: “HURIWA is pained that security agents who ought to be the first law enforcement officers are flagrantly disobeying the judgment of a law court…

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IPOB killings: ‘Is South-East becoming a failed zone?’ – Stakeholders

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Stakeholders in the South-East geo-political zones have lamented the resurgence of the activities of ominous unknown gunmen in recent weeks, describing it as becoming worrisome. Recall that gunmen of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) became a phenomenon in the zone in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests in 2020, got to an alarming height up till mid-2021, but began to show a downward curve before the end of the same year. However, with the recent incidents in some communities in the zone particularly Imo, Ebonyi, and lately Abia…

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2023: ‘Northern presidency beyond Buhari will be security risk’– Ohanaeze Ndigbo warns

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The South-East socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has cautioned desperate politicians working against the gentleman pact of the rotational presidency between the North and South in the 2023 presidential election. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, stated this yesterday, noted that they should be aware of the fact that changing the narratives with falsehood and fallacies temporarily for inordinate ambition can have disastrous consequences if achieved by 2023. According to him, “The North must consider the security implications of retaining power beyond 2023 and without any options, voluntarily concede power…

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2023: ‘South-East won’t accept vice-presidential slot’, Igbo leaders warn

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The South-East geo-political zone will not accept the vice-presidential slot from any political party in the 2023 presidential race, according to some prominent Igbo leaders. They also warned Igbo governors and other prominent politicians in the All Progressives Congress, (APC), and Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to resist any pressure to be the running mate of any candidate in the presidential election. The admonition followed claims that some politicians of South-East extraction, especially governors, are positioning for the vice-presidential slot instead of pushing hard for the Igbo presidency. At the moment,…

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