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First batch of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan arrive in Abuja; I owe you nothing, Tinubu tells Wike | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss First batch of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan arrive in Abuja The first group of Nigerians, mostly students, who were stranded in war-torn Sudan, have finally returned home after being evacuated by the government. The return of the evacuees, who... Read More

February 6, 2023

Naira redesign will boost economy, society – Peter Obi; IPOB alleges plot to assassinate Atiku in South East | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Naira redesign will boost economy, society – Peter Obi Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, stated that the current pain and inconvenience caused by the redesign of the Naira will result in enormous long-term... Read More

November 24, 2022

Tinubu bags chieftaincy title in Ebonyi, promises to make South-East the Taiwan of Africa

The Ebonyi Traditional Rulers Council on Wednesday conferred a chieftaincy title on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former Lagos Governor was conferred with the title of “Dike Di Ora Nma”, meaning “Hero that is loved by the people”. The occasion took place in a town hall meeting... Read More

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Arise TV Interview: “IPOB is just a dot in the circle” | 4 things President Buhari said about the South East and nepotism in appointments

For political watchers in Nigeria, it is common knowledge that President Muhammadu Buhari has been described by aides and party chieftains as operating a leadership style that makes him avoid interviews, urgent national broadcasts and effective communication ultimately. Due to this rigid position on issues, he’s largely been absent in person or unheard of amidst... Read More

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November 14, 2017

The good intentions of Buhari towards the South East should not be doubted – Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been fair to he indigenes of the South East, the Presidency has said – downplaying claims of marginalisation. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in an opinion article he wrote to coincide with Buhari’s two-day visit to Ebonyi and Anambra which would start on Tuesday... Read More

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November 11, 2017

[The Activism Blog] GLEEHD Foundation to host Emerging Political Leaders Forum in South East, South South

After a successful outing at the first edition of its Emerging Political Leaders Forum in Lagos on the 7th of September 2017, The Governance, Leadership, Economic, Environmental and Human Development (GLEEHD) foundation has concluded plans to host another of such event in the south-south and the south east region of Nigeria on 18th November and... Read More

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November 3, 2017

Igbos will vote for Buhari in 2019, if… – Orji Kalu

Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has said Igbos will vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 if he gives the south-east special consideration. In an interview on Arise TV, Kalu said the region is asking the president for the provision of power and roads. “If the president is going to run again, we will... Read More

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November 3, 2017

IPOB criticises Ohanaeze Ndigbo, S’East leaders for losing SGF seat

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday has criticised the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership and the South-East governors failed bid to clinch the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to the geopolitical zone. President Muhammadu Buhari recently appointed Boss Mustapha as the new SGF, after accepting the recommendation of the... Read More

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November 2, 2017

MASSOB claims the grazing bill is “another plot to colonise the South East”

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has described the National Grazing Reserve Bill as a plot to colonise the South East. MASSOB also said that the bill was targeted at propagating violence in the South East and labelling the Igbo as criminals. The National Director of Information for the... Read More

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October 16, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] When will President Buhari visit the South-South and the South-East?

The main characteristic of leadership is an all-encompassing spirit, this spirit makes the leader accept his citizens as one irrespective of their ethnicity or religion. This important leadership characteristic has been missing in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his disposition to the people of the South-East and South-South region in the country. These... Read More

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October 14, 2017

The Thread: This is why the South-East treatment differs from the North

Co-founder of Transparency Intl, Oby Ezekwesili yesterday defended Buhari’s decision to tell the World Bank to focus on the North East. She has also tackled the question about why the Igbos did not get the same priority after the war. See below: This is another thread but quite related to my earlier one on the... Read More

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October 13, 2017

Road, rail projects will benefit South East more – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday, met with South East governors and stakeholders and assured them that the region would benefit more from the roads and coastal rail projects, which are of critical importance to the economy. Speaking at an audience led by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, the President declared that the 2nd Niger Bridge,... Read More

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October 10, 2017

Agbakoba sues FG over ‘neglect’ of S’East in NNPC board appointments

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba has sued the Federal Government over alleged neglect of the South-East during board appointments at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In the suit filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, Agbakoba challenged the non-inclusion of the South-East zone in appointments to the board of the NNPC. He said the... Read More

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October 4, 2017

South-East governors, politicians are cowards – Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said South-East politicians are cowards who would do anything to secure their political positions. The lawyer said this in a recent interview with SaharaReporters. What happened: The South-East governors Forum had proscribed the activities of IPOB after clashing with... Read More

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September 28, 2017

South-East was my stronghold, I didn’t need you to win it | Jonathan blasts Okorocha

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports that he attempted to bribe Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha ahead of the 2015 Presidential election. Background: Jonathan was reacting to an allegation that he offered Okorocha “huge sums of money and an influential ministry” to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His response: In a statement by his... Read More

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Looters

September 20, 2017

What would have happened without Operation Python Dance – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has said Nigeria would have been in crisis if President Muhammadu Buhari had not deployed troops to the South-East. Mohammed said this while speaking with state house correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday. What happened: The army had launched ‘Operation Python Dance II’ in the South-East to reduce the agitations in the... Read More

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September 20, 2017

Open letter to all Igbo freedom fighters, dead or alive: Justice will be served

by Rev Fr Felix Uche Akam To the dead, those who received on our behalf the death brought to our doorsteps with a code name, Operation Egwu Eke II (Python Dance II), I say rest in Peace. You will not experience injustice and hatred again, you will not be discriminated against because of your tribe... Read More

Freedom fighters, IPOB, Leadership, national security, Nigerian Army, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, south east

September 18, 2017

Why didn’t you call for a council of state meeting before… | Falana attacks Jonathan

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise for the killings in Odi, Bayelsa state and Zaki Biam, Benue state during his tenure. Why it matters: In 1999, the army reportedly killed 2,483 people in Odi, after the death of a soldier. Many people were also reportedly killed in Zaki Biam... Read More

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September 18, 2017

Buhari sends northern governors to S’East over Biafra agitation

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation of Northern governors to the South-East on peace mission, TheCable reports. The President had held a meeting with Governors Ganduje, Shettima and Tambuwal on Sunday before leaving for the US. Why it matters: The deployment of soldiers to the South-East to quell the agitation for Biafra had heat... Read More

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September 17, 2017

Operation Python Dance would take place in S’East every year – Army

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said Operation Python Dance would be staged in the South-East every year. Deputy Director, Public Relations 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement entitled ‘The objectives of exercise Egwu Eke 11 (Python Dance II). The army spokesman insisted that the military campaign was not... Read More

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September 17, 2017

Ban on pro-Biafra groups will lead to loss of lives – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said the proscription of the activities of IPOB in the South-East would not stand. It warned that any attempt by the governors to enforce the proscription will lead to loss of lives. National Director of Information, MASSOB, Samuel Edeson, said this in... Read More

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September 17, 2017

Nnamdi Kanu will soon reveal his location – Brother

Younger brother to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said the agitator will soon reveal his location. His brother simply identified as ‘Fine boy’ told Punch that Kanu would also recat to the declaration of IPOB as a terrorist organisation and proscription of the activities of IPOB in the state.... Read More

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September 17, 2017

South-East governors are after their selfish interest – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has berated south-east governors over their proscription of the activities of the organisation in the region. IPOB said the action taken by the governors showed that they were disloyal. The group said this in a statement signed by its media and publicity secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful on Saturday. It... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Opinion: The Federal Government and IPOB’s terrorist threat

by Dele Awogbeoba For the last two years, any constant listener of Radio Biafra, when hosted by Nnamdi Kanu, would have discerned three very critical themes behind his broadcasts. The first is the hate and derision directed against a group he terms Hausa-Fulani of the North and the Yoruba of the Western parts... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Charly Boy: Mr President, why should Nigeria spoil in your hand?

My president, I bare my heart out in this letter with great respect and humility. Often times I wonder if you read any of my open letters. However, I write this open letter so fellow Nigerians will understand the ache in my heart. I was about 17yrs during the Nigerian civil war. My youth was... Read More

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September 15, 2017

Why were you silent on Nnamdi Kanu’s calls for war? | Garba Shehu replies Ezekwesili

The Presidency has berated former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, for accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of being a tribal leader. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement on Thursday. Shehu’s statement was in response to Ezekwesili’s warning to the President not to alienate the Igbos with... Read More

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Nnamdi Kanu

September 13, 2017

Our exercise in the S’East is not targeted at Nnamdi Kanu – Army

The Nigerian Army has said the military exercise in the south-east, ‘Operation Python Dance 2’ is not targeted at leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division of the army, Sagir Musa said this in Enugu while briefing reporters at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat... Read More

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September 12, 2017

Call off military operation in the S’East | Ohanaeze tells FG

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged the Federal Government to ask the military to immediately stop its military operation in the South-East. The group said the presence of the military was an invasion of the region. Ohanaeze stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by its President General, Chief John Nwodo.... Read More

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September 8, 2017

Army begin operation python dance in S’East

The Nigerian Army has said it would commence its second phase of Exercise Python Dance, tagged Python Dance II, in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. In a statement signed by the Army Chief of Training and Operations, the army said the exercise was necessary due to the “mindless assassinations (even in religious places), attack on security personnel,... Read More

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September 2, 2017

Police deploy more personnel to S’East, S’South over Biafra threat

The Police has deployed more personnel to the South-East and South-South regions to forestall any breach of peace, Punch reports. This may be connected to the continued call of Biafra agitators that election will not hold in Anambra State this year. The Force told Punch that the Counter-Terrorism unit, the Intelligence unit and other conventional policemen, have... Read More

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