Okechukwu Obioha
6 Dec
Groups canvassing presidency of Igbo extraction, at the weekend, pledged to collaborate with other interest groups from other regions to give the country a credible leader from the South East region in 2023.
13 Jan 2021
A group, Southeast for President 2023 Movement (SEFORP2023), has declared that 2023 would be litmus test for Nigeria’s unity in diversity, insisting that the zone should be allowed to produce the nation’s next chief executive.
14 Sep 2020
Three major southeast groups campaigning for a President of Igbo extraction in 2023 have decided to join forces to enable the region realise its ambition. The South East is the only zone that has not produced a President since Nigeria returned to civil rule in 1999. At a meeting held in Uturu, Abia State, at…
14 Aug 2018
The Southern Nigeria Forum (SNF) yesterday said it would consult widely to determine the candidate that could get its support during the 2019 general elections.In a statement in Enugu after its extraordinary general meeting on Sunday night in London, the group maintained that the candidate of its....
25 Jan 2018
A meeting of the Southern Nigeria Forum (SNF) and representatives of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) ended in Enugu yesterday with a resolution rejecting the creation of cattle colonies in states making up the regions.
6 Jan 2018
The Southern Nigeria Forum (SNF) said yesterday that the serial killings in the country, especially those perpetrated by herdsmen, were indication that the federal government has woefully failed in its vow to protect the lives and property of the people.
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An All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain in Imo State, Chief Tony Chukwu has apologized to the people of Okigwe district. Speaking to reporters, Chukwu admitted that he should not have supported senatorial candidates against the bloc in the past. The St Gregory knight noted that Okigwe, which comprises Okigwe and Onuimo Local Government Areas, has…
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One of the 14 presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has withdrawn from the presidential race. He claimed that "the contest has been obscenely monetized". In a letter addressed to the national chairman of PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, Hayatu-Deen said the current state of the contest in PDP negates his "principles". "I…
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has urged the Federal Government to take drastic action against activities of the proscribed Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the North East. A Chieftain of the forum, Alhaji Musa Saidu, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Saidu, also the leader of Arewa community South-South and South East,…
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The President of Anglican Grammar School Ubulu-Uku Old Boys Association (AGSUOBA), Lagos State chapter, Mr Okey Odibeli, has restated the group’s commitment to moving education forward through its activities and contributions. Odibeli said in a statement, signed by the Secretary of the association,, Mr Cletus Nwanze, that in pursuit of its objectives, the association would…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its special convention for the presidential primary from Sunday, 29th - Monday, 30th of May, 2020 to Monday, 6th - Wednesday, 8th of June, 2022. APC's National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka explained that the decision was in line with the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) extension of…