•Umahi and Tinubu Ahead of the 2027 poll, the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has asked President Bola Tinubu’s administration not to take seriously the promise of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to deliver the South-East region to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Umahi had, in an intervi...
Southsouth and Southeast students have given reasons for their low participation in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Some of the students told our reporters that they had passive knowledge of the scheme; others were uninterested in it, reports The Nation. While those with a passive idea blamed poor sensitisation by relevant authorit...
The Igbo cherish burying their deceased in their ancestral homesteads, but appeasing gunmen before doing so now has become an “industry” where millions of naira are raked in by non-state actors. As afflictions besetting the South-East proliferate, this ugly trend, which is blossoming daily only adds to a long list of ideas, which men of [&hell...
•Gunmen The South East region of the country witnessed a surge in violence perpetrated by separatist groups enforcing sit-at-home orders, which essentially attacked Nigeria’s sovereignty with effrontery and arrant disregard for constituted authority. The alarming situation escalated on November 18, 2024, when unknown gunmen launched simultaneo...
•Igbo red-cap chiefs Igbo elders and traditional rulers as well as other stakeholders have dismissed as baseless the claim that the Igbo people in the South Eastern part of the country do not sell land in their region to people of other tribes. The Hausa and Yoruba communities in the SouthEast region have also risen […]
Traditional rulers in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, have advised the federal government to engage agitators in South East in genuine dialogue with a view to addressing their genuine demands. The royal fathers who accused the federal government of using brute force against agitators from South East why negotiating with agit...
Poor registration and incomplete information provided in relevant forms have been identified as reasons Southeast students have not benefitted from Students Loans. House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who made the clarification, said the identified lapses were already being addressed, reports The Nation. The lawmaker assured ...
•Cows The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has accused indigenous security outfits in the South-East of masterminding the killings of their members in the zone. MACBAN said it is a legitimate pastoralist organisation engaged in the lawful tending of cattle across Nigeria, but that they have unfortunately been misco...
Following the inability of the Southeast governors to conduct Local Government elections in their respective States, the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) has threatened a legal action against them if the situation remains the same in the next 60 days. National Vice Chairman of the party, Southeast Zone, Chilos Godsent disclosed this in a commu...
Restiveness and killings in Anambra State and the Southeast geopolitical zone in general will deny women the opportunity of having spouses. The declaration was made in the report of the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), the Executive Summary of which was made available in Awka, the state capital, yesterday, reports NAN. It n...
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