Tag Archives: SouthEast

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, says peace will be returned to the South East within two minutes if he is released from prison.   Kanu stated this earlier on Tuesday, March 19, after the Federal High court ruled against his bail application.   Speaking …

President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to confirm the appointment of Ruby Onwudiwe as South-East representative on the board of directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).   Senate President Godswill Akpiabio read the letter at plenary on Wednesday, March 13. Tinubu noted that the request for confirmation …

A nominee for membership of the Central Bank of Nigeria Board of Directors, Urum Kalu Eke has declined the offer stating that he is currently engaged in the World Bank.     President Bola Tinubu had on February 13, forwarded the names of Urum and four others for confirmation as …

A Nigerian man residing in the SouthEast has said that Christianity came to destroy the future of Igboland.  In a video that has gone viral, the man said this while berating some church members holding service during working hours on Thursday, January 25. He said that before the coming of the …

President Bola Tinubu’s administration will tackle insecurity in the South-East , Vice President Kashim Shettima promised on Friday, December 29.   Unknown Gunmen have in recent years launched attacks in the South Eastern region, resulting in killing people, destroying properties and kidnapping civilians. Shettima, while visiting the Bende area of …

Shettima stated this at the unveiling of the Peace in South East Project (PISE-P) by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, in Bende Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia. He condemned those he described as self-serving criminals and certain persons taking advantage of the security situation …

Governor Peter Mbah has said that the sit-at-home order declared by the proscribed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is now a thing of the past in the South-East region of the country.    Mbah said this after visiting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, …

The President General of the Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has threatened to sue the Federal Government for appointing just five ministers from the South-East in his 48-man cabinet.   The Ohaneze Ndigbo leader stated that the Federal Government failed to be fair to the South-East by …

Five out of Tinubu’s 45 ministers are of the South-East extraction. Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has sung the praises of President Bola Tinubu for graciously rewarding the South-East with …

People took to the streets to protest against the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021. Credit: R. Bociaga / Shutterstock.com by Kris Janssens (phnom penh) Monday, August 21, 2023 Inter Press Service PHNOM PENH, Aug 21 (IPS) – Three notable events have boosted the democratic process in Southeast Asia in …