South-south

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

Counter Culture Blog

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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

Counter Culture Blog

President Muhammadu Buhari, south east, South-south

September 17, 2017

Army to launch Operation Crocodile Smile in S’South, S’West

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it would launch Operation Crocodile Smile II in the South-South region and some parts of the South-West. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, said this in an interview with Signature TV on Saturday. He said the army embarked on Python Dance lI because of the positive feedback... 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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August 29, 2017

What Southeast, Southsouth governors decided in their meeting

The Southeast/Southsouth governors have agreed on a United Nigeria – One Nigeria. The governors’ pledge was contained in a communique issued on Sunday at the end of their second meeting under the aegis of the Southeast/Southsouth Governors’ Forum at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The communique, signed by the interim Forum chairman and the governor... Read More

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August 28, 2017

S’South, S’East governors meet over power devolution

South-South and South-East governors on Sunday said they would continue to demand for the devolution of powers to the states. The governors met in Port Harcourt on the platform of the South-South, South-East Governors’ Forum. Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike said, “As we go into the business of this meeting, let us be confident... Read More

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S’East, S’South governors meet over agitations

South East and South South governors on Sunday held a meeting in Enugu over ongoing agitations and call for restructuring. The meeting was reportedly held at Nike Lake Resort, Enugu. Some South East governors and Igbo leaders had earlier held a meeting where they declared their support for a united Nigeria. The Enugu State Governor,... Read More

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It’s either Biafra or death, Nnamdi Kanu insists (WATCH)

The leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has insisted that Biafra should be made independent from Nigeria. He made this comments in an interview with Channels Television, adding that ‘nothing can make me change my mind.” When asked if he will go to war, he said, “No, because the truth is... Read More

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Bayelsa is part of Biafra not South-South – Nnamdi Kanu (WATCH)

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said Bayelsa is part of Igboland. Kanu said this when he recieved some Biafran supporters from Bayelsa state in his hometown in Abia. He said one of the Niger Delta region founding leaders, Late Ken Saro-Wiwa supported the cause of Biafra, making it a... Read More

Bayelsa, biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, South-south

Niger Delta, Ijaw not part of Biafra | Ijaw youth tells MASSOB

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has said the South-South region is not part of Biafra. The group called on the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to stop claiming that states in the region are among the territories of Biafra. In a statement by its spokesman, Henry Iyalla on Tuesday,... Read More

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IPOB

‘Biafra is a delusionary struggle’, South-South group says

The South-South Progressive Coalition has on Thursday, distanced itself from the rebirth of the Biafra Republic as they issue warning to IPOB and MASSOB to stop their fraudulent activities. This is coming less than 24-hours after the Idoma National Forum led itself away from the struggle, Daily Post reports. The SSPC called instead for a... Read More

IPOB, MASSOB, South-south

December 17, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: What is the benefit of breaking Nigeria up?

by Cheta Nwanze “Since 1914 the British Government has been trying to make Nigeria into one country, but the Nigerian people themselves are historically different in their backgrounds, in their religious beliefs and customs and do not show themselves any sign of willingness to unite… Nigerian unity is only a British intention for the country.”... Read More

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October 21, 2016

Why South-south did not join Biafra – Ex-General

A retired Major-General of the Nigerian Army, Edet Akpan says lack of trust was the reason behind the disunity between Igbos and other minorities during the civil war. Akpan, a former director general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), made this known in an interview with Premium Times in Uyo, capital of Akwa-Ibom. He said,... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Air Force to launch aerial operations in South-South

The Nigerian Air Force would soon launch an aerial operation to protect critical infrastructure and the people of the South South. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar made this known at the quarterly route march for personnel of the Nigerian Air Force in Abuja on Saturday. He charged personnel of the Force to... Read More

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PDP zones chairmanship to Southwest

Indications on Thursday suggest that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned the position of national chairman to the South-West, while the South-South was handed the deputy national chairmanship. According to The Punch zoning was done at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, where the PDP governors met. Uthman Shodipe, a media aide to a former National... Read More

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PDP convention will hold despite court order – Wike

Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has insisted that the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party will hold as planned in Port Harcourt despite the recent ruling of a court which sacked the interim working committee. Prior to the court ruling, the Ahmed Makarfi led PDP had fixed the national convention for August 17... Read More

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‘Niger Delta should own 65% of oil wells’ – Lawmakers

South-South and South-East lawmakers, over the weekend, called on the Federal Government to reconsider the ownership structure of oil wells in Nigeria so as to allow the Niger Delta region to own 65 percent of oil wells. Rising from the first joint session of the Houses of Assembly from the South-South and South-East in Owerri,... Read More

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Niger Delta militants

Another militant group has announced itself… and of course it has a terrible name

A new group, Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta (ADFND), on Friday, announced that it has entered the militancy business and that it will wreck more havoc than other pre-existing militant groups. As is with the rest of its ilk, the group chose a terrible name. To say that Niger Delta militants are not playing around is... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: The options President Buhari must carefully weigh

I remember this encounter all the time. My wife and I were on a trip to the US a few years back. When the immigration officer at the JF Kennedy International Airport, New York, began to check our passports, he launched into a conversation with me on “the problem with Nigeria”. “Why do you think... Read More

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MASSOB warns, threatens South East, South South lawmakers over…

Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Solomon Chukwu has warned South-East and South-South lawmakers to refrain from supporting the proposed grazing reserve bill. The MASSOB leader said the lawmakers found to be supporting the bill would be held responsible for the tragedy wrought in the zones by herdsmen.... Read More

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Fayose turns champion of pro-Biafrans (READ)

Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, lambasted the federal government and security agencies over the violent clash that resulted in the dead of more than 30 pro-Biafra protesters. This was contained in a statement signed by Fayose’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. Fayose described the killings as unjustifiable and... Read More

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Niger Delta leaders to Avengers: ‘You’re threatening our existence’

Leaders of the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of Concerned Niger Delta Leaders, on Wednesday, described the attacks on oil installations by Niger Delta Avengers as criminal acts that threatens the people of the region. This was disclosed by the National Coordinator of the group, Mike Loyibo, during a press conference in Abuja. He... Read More

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Just In: Niger Delta Avengers strike again, 2 Chevron oil wells attacked

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, on Wednesday, struck again, this time attacking and blowing up two chevron oil wells at 3:44am. The oil well is located at Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State. Security agencies and the affected oil company, Chevron, are yet to confirm the attack. But the Niger Avengers tweeted that:... Read More

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Niger Delta Avengers threaten further attacks; warn ex-militants against meddling

Niger Delta Avengers, a faceless group of militant agitators in Nigeria’s South-south region have threatened to resume hostilities after a ceasefire agreement facilitated by stakeholders in the region. In a release made available to YNaija today, the group’s spokesperson, Col. Mudoch Agbinibo, denied involvement in the Agip pipeline bombing on Saturday, May 21, 2016, but threatened... Read More

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Nigerian militants

See the Nigerian politicians the Niger Delta Avengers just threatened

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers on Thursday, issued a two weeks ultimatum to northerners and south-westerners who own oil blocs in the Niger-Delta region, asking them to shut down operations or face bomb blasts. Some of those listed by the militants include former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,... Read More

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Kachikwu should resign… he still has the orientation of PDP – APC

The South-South and the South-East regional chapters of the All Progressives Congress have thrown their weight behind the recent unabashed criticism of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, by the National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu. In a statement released on Sunday by the APC’s National Vice-Chairman, South South region, Hilliard Eta,... Read More

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November 26, 2015

Northern, Southern elders take mutual stand on Biafra agitation

In a recent meeting held in Abuja, the Nigerian Leaders of Thought, a group which comprises prominent elders from the northern and southern parts of Nigeria, cautioned the groups fanning the flames of war to desist from such, as it threatens the peaceful coexistence of the nation. The need for the meeting came about in... Read More

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November 18, 2015

This is the South South’s official position on Biafra

Ethnic groups of the South-South geo-political zone, have called for an immediate end of the pro-Biafra protests in their region. On Tuesday, November 17, during a meeting of the Conference of Ethnic Nationalities of the South-South at Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, they distanced the South-South zone from the agitation for Biafra, while denouncing calls for secession. Present at the... Read More

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South south politicians drum support for Oyegun

Politicians and political office holders in the south-south have praised Oyegun, describing him as a man of conviction who cannot be bought no matter the price. They described the call for Oyegun’s resignation as ridiculous and unfortunate. “All kinds of invectives have been hurled in the direction of the national chairman. Politicians behind this wicked... Read More

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“The Igbo people are not worried about their fate” – Former Anambra governor

by Azubuike Azikiwe The impending reality that the South-East may not have any top leadership positions in the Senate and House of Representatives is apparently not a reason for concern among the people in the region. This was the sentiment of a former governor of Anambra State between 1992 and 1993, Chukwuemeka Ezeife. Although the... Read More

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