South East
3 days ago
A non-governmental Organisation, Golden Organisation for Accountability in Leadership and Development (GOLD), focused on national development with Anambra State, has commenced the process of establishing skill-based universities in the South East. The Convener of the group, Ralphs Okey Nwosu, who spoke at the unveiling of the plan, yesterday, said the initiative is to drive socio-economic…
3 days ago
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said the South East geo-political zone accounts for no fewer than 268,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) due to ecological disaster. Speaking at a Roundtable Discussion with International Non-Governmental organisations (INGOs) in a programme titled, ‘Through Their Eyes: A Call To Action, Addressing Humanitarian Challenges In…
9 Nov
National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, has boldly declared that the South East has "produced a president" in His Excellency Peter Obi, as he addressed a large crowd at the Obidient Movement symposium held at All Saints' Cathedral in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Saturday Tanko reflected on the historic significance of the…
29 Oct
A fresh worry is overwhelming the Southeast as the region gradually returns to its dark days. The recovery it made in her economy with
28 Oct
The Senator representing Abia Central District under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Austin Akobundu, has chided President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for allegedly excluding the South-East geopolitical zone in his recent cabinet reshuffle.
22 Oct
As agitations by separatists in the South-East heighten, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) three years ago mandated schools and sundry establishments to remove the Nigerian national flag from their premises.
24 Aug
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged youths in the South-East region of Nigeria not to participate in the British army recruitment, warning that it is a deceptive plot to use and discard them. The pro-Biafran group said the warning became imperative because many African soldiers who died in defense of Britain during World…
23 Aug
The reported killing of eight elders in the Umucheke Okwe community in Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State marks yet another episode in the gory, often senseless deprivation of lives that has of late been the near norm in many parts of the Southeast of the country.
9 Aug
The rising profile of the South-East as a haven for abandoned projects is fanning the embers of worries among residents and stakeholders in the region, who deplore politicians’ non-altruistic reasons for project initiation and execution.
24 May
The Finland-based Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, has declared May 29 to 31, 2024, as a sit-at-home day across the South East to celebrate
22 May
The proliferation of arms in the South-East has led to an increase in violent crimes such as
kidnappings, armed robbery, killings, cultism, and several others.
19 Mar
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, has disassociated himself from the violence in the southeastern part of the country, saying the violence persists because he is in detention. He vowed that those behind the violence in the name of being an IPOB member would not be spared. Kanu spoke…