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17 Nov
The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. (Dr) Calistus Onaga, has decried the rate of shedding of blood especially politically motivated killings in the Southeast zone, urging the perpetrators to retrace their steps. He warned that those engaging in such unholy acts will never go unpunished as they must face the consequences and wrath…
21 Oct
Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has clarified that there will be no sit-at-home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, in the Southeast. This comes as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) also denied declaring a sit-at-home exercise for October 21 and 22 in any part of Igbo land. Ekpa, who disclosed this in a statement on…
7 Oct
The senior special assistant to the President on community engagement (South East) Mrs. Chioma Nweze weekend advised students from the Southeast to key into the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) by applying for the loan to enable them to cushion the effects of economic hardships in the country. Nweze made this known while addressing a…
6 Oct
The Federal Government has stated its desire to transform primary healthcare across the southeast region, just as it frowned at the condition of the primary healthcare zonal cold store in Enugu state. Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), Dr Muyi Aina, who stated this at the weekend after a tour of…
29 Sep
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (South East), Bar. Mrs. Chioma Nweze, said over the weekend that President Bola Tinubu has succeeded in addressing most of the challenges facing the Southeast, noting that without the coming of Tinubu as President, the Southeast economy would have collapsed. In a statement which the…
26 Sep
Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Thursday insisted that Southeast Governors are responsible for the delay in securing the release of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group alleged that the delay was a signal that Kanu had been sacrificed for 2027. Secretary General of Chidi Ibeh led faction of Ohanaeze…
31 Aug
To cushion the effect of the current economic hardship occasioned by the removal of the petroleum subsidy, the Ike Odoeme Foundation has launched a N100 million initiative targeted at empowering women and youths in the South East. The initiative, tagged "Project Mount," was launched in Owerri, the Imo State capital, and aims to provide N500,000…
22 Aug
A Nigerian police officer stops a car at a security checkpoint (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP) What may look like the military, police, customs, and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) checkpoints randomly located almost per kilometer distance in the southeast roads are indeed avenues to collect money from road users indiscriminately and in broad…
4 Aug
University scholars and holders of doctorate degrees of Southeast extraction have been charged to focus on and prioritise efforts that would advance the socio-economic development of the region. They were tasked to be agents of transformation of the Igbo nation by promoting unity, peace, stability, equality, justice, quality leadership, and good governance through their personal…
2 Aug
Apex pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday thanked all Igbos at home and in the diaspora for their unwavering commitment to the decision to boycott the nationwide protests. Taking an inventory of its political stewardship, it further affirmed its support for the President Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement on Thursday by its Secretary-General, Mazi…
6 Jun
A bill to create an additional state known as Orlu State in the Southeast region passed its first reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill was sponsored by the lawmaker representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, along with other co-sponsoring lawmakers. The piece of legislation which…
30 May
The Minister of Works Sen David Umahi has said that none of Landmark's properties was touched during the demolition of structures along the coastal line. Umahi in a chat with journalists in Abakaliki added that the two properties of Landmark were saved. "I have asked Landmark to publish his title documents. Till today, he has…
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The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has empowered 800 out-of-school adolescent girls across four selected local government areas in the state. Hajiya Zainab Abdulkarim, Acting Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS), Department of Girl Child Education and Child Development, disclosed this in Katsina while presenting the fourth quarter…
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The National Population Commission (NPC) has begun a study to determine the causes of maternal and child mortality in Nigeria and tackle the scourge. The Chairman of the Commission, Nasir Kwarra, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during a media conference. According to him, the 2024 Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) Study which is being…