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Igbo group gives South-East govs ultimatum on security outfit

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

The Igbo National Council, INC, on Tuesday asked the South East governors to establish a regional security outfit just like the Northern and South–West regions. Speaking after its meeting in Owerri the INC, National President, Chilos Godsent said Igbo National Council (INC) request the

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Group condemns media trial of Sen. Theodore Orji

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

A group, the South East Coalition For Good Governance has decried the media trial of the former Governor of Abia state, Senator Theodore Orji and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chinedum Orji on frivolous and laughable allegations. In a press statement on Monday made available to newsmen in Owerri, the Imo state […]

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South East first to establish joint security outfit, says Govs Forum

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

South East governors on Sunday confirmed that the zone was the first form a joint security in the country. Rising from a meeting which lasted close to 6 hours on Sunday in Enugu, the governors said they formed the South East Joint Security on July 28, 2019 and inaugurated the committee on August 31, 2019. […]

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My administration would never relegate South-East, says Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the South-Eastern region that his administration would never relegate the Southeast in the scheme of things. Buhari said this during the commissioning and handing over of the first phase of gully erosion control and rehabilitation of the Agbozu, Umueze Amaba and Methodist Church Compound road projects at  Obiohia Uzoakoli in […]

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EFCC convicts 90 cyber-crime suspects in South East

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC), says it has convicted over 90 suspects for various financial crimes this year within the South East geo-political zone. Regional Commander of the EFCC in the zone, Usman Imam made this known during the 16th Anti- corruption Situation Room, organised by Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) in […]

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S’East group seeks IPAC’s support for 2023 presidential slot

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

A group, South-East for President 2023 Abuja chapter, has urged the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) to support the region’s quest to produce the next President of Nigeria. Rev. Ukechukwu Obiora, National Coordinator of the group, who led the group on a courtesy call to IPAC on Friday in Abuja, said it was the […]

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NCF to partner South-East states on environmental conservation, ecotourism

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) says plans are underway to partner with state governments from the South-East on environmental conservation and ecotourism. Mr Oladapo Soneye, the Head, Communications, NCF, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday. Soneye said the purpose of the partnership was to see how some […]

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S/East traders appeal to Buhari over border closure

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Traders under the aegis of the South-East Amalgamated Market Traders Association (SEAMATA) have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow only legitimate goods to leave the country. SEAMATA, which is umbrella union of traders of South-East extraction doing business across states of the federation, said this in an open letter addressed and issued to Buhari […]

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S’East Govs to meet Buhari over welfare of Ndigbo

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Governors of the South East Geo-political zone on Monday held a closed door meeting with some stakeholders and religious leaders in the zone and resolved to meet President Muhammadu Buhari over “the welfare of people of the zone”. Chairman of the South East Governor’s Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi disclosed this on […]

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Buhari has abandoned Rivers state, lawmakers cry out as they protest over deplorable state of roads

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2019 0

Nneka Nwogwugwu Rivers State National Assembly members have alleged that the administration of the Muhammadu Buhari led government has totally abandoned Rivers State, especially in the area of infrastructural development. The house made this known on Monday, while observing a peaceful protest on the Aleto/Akpajo Bridge along the East-West road in Rivers State to draw […]

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Ekweremadu, Nwabueze, Nebo, others for Igbo Bu Igbo inauguration

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2018 0

A leading Igbo socio-cultural association, Igbo Bu Igbo (IBI), has concluded plans for its inaugural conference billed to hold in Enugu, Enugu State, South-East Nigeria. This was disclosed in statement on Monday signed by Mr. Law Mefor and Mrs. Bibiana Okereafor, Chancellor of the Group and Chairperson of the Planning Committee, respectively. The December 1, […]

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Amidst pomp, 25-year-old Chidinma Aaron emerges 42nd Miss Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2018 0

…Gets ultimate prize of N3m, luxury apartment, automobile …Chisom Dunu, Ameh Munirah clinch first, second runner up 25-year-old Anambra State-born Chidinma Aaron representing the South-East Zone and a graduate of Business Administration from Leeds City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, has emerged winner of the 42nd Edition of the prestigious Miss Nigeria Beauty

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South East rail project: Senate summons Amaechi

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2018 0

The Senate has summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi over what it described as neglect of the rail project in the South Eastern part of the country. The upper Chamber at plenary on Wednesday directed its committees on Land Transport, Local and Foreign Debts to summon the Minister over exclusion of the zone in […]

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Attack on Ekweremadu, plot to silence Ndigbo, S’East PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2018 0

The South East Youth Wing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned in strong voice the alleged assassination attempt on the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and son, describing it as an attempt to silence leaders of the Igbo race. Addressing journalists after an emergency meeting of the States’ PDP Youth Leaders […]

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S’East Govs seek probe over alleged assassination attempt on Ekweremadu

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2018 0

The South-East Governors’ Forum has called for thorough and unbiased investigation on alleged attempted assassination of Deputy Senate President, Dr Ike Ekweremadu. The forum also rejected what it described as “hasty conclusion’’ by the investigating security agency that the attack was a case of burglary. The Director-General of the forum, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, made the

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Hope Givers Initiative sensitises Abia PGs on rights

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2018 0

In order to strengthen the capacities of President Generals of communities in Abia and the entire south east, a non-governmental organization, Hope Givers Initiative (HOG-I) says, it will scale up Women Aide Collective (WACOL) sensitisation project through Voice to the People (V2P). Speaking in Umuahia during sensitisation with President Generals from the over 770

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Atiku/Obi’s ticket best to recover nation’s falling economy, says PDP youth leader

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2018 0

The South East youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Comrade Chidiebere Egwu has said that the choice of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the PDP presidential candidate and former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state as his running mate was a best choice that would rebuild Nigeria’s ailing economy and […]

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2023: ‘It’s Ndigbo turn to produce president’

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2018 0

The Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) South East Geopolitical Zone, has said that 2023 would be the turn of the South-East geopolitical zone of the country to produce the next President of Igbo extraction. The caucus of the BSO South- East met in Enugu Sunday,after exhaustive and detailed analysis of the zoning and rotation of president […]

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Peter Obi’s choice as Atiku’s VP divides S’East PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2018 0

The announcement of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate during the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has continued to generate controversy within the party faithful in the South East. Though the announcement was made public through the social media on Friday, former Ogun […]

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Buhari approves South-east free export zone – Ikpeazu

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2018 0

The first ever free export zone in the South East to be sited at the Enyimba Economic City, Aba, has been approved by President Muhammad Buhari. Abia Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu disclosed this at the official opening of the Okezuo Abia Organisation campaign office, at Mission Hill Umuahia, stating that the free export zone which […]