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Nov
21
2025
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2027: APC To ‘Loose’ All South Eastern States – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

2027: APC To ‘Loose’ All South Eastern States – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, South East
2027: APC to ‘Loose’ All South Eastern States The 2027 elections will test many things in Nigeria, but one outcome is already becoming politically inevitable: the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on track to lose every elective seat in the South East — and the reason is singular, emotional, legal, historic, and moral: the handling of Nnamdi Kanu’s case. For four years, the APC-led Federal Government has carried the burden of a decision that continues to inflame sentiments across Igboland — the abduction, extraordinary rendition, and prolonged detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).…
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Nov
21
2025
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MNK Deserves Acquittal, Not Pardon – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

MNK Deserves Acquittal, Not Pardon – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Human Rights, South East
MNK DESERVES ACQUITTAL, NOT PARDON MNK is not a violent man.MNK is not genocidal.MNK is not a commander of militias.MNK does not need a pardon.MNK needs acquittal.Period. The Nigerian Constitution is clear in Section 36(5): “Every person charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty.” The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, domesticated in Nigeria under Cap A9, reinforces it: No one shall be deprived of liberty except on grounds and procedures established by law. And internationally, Article 14 of the ICCPR insists that punishment must match proven personal conduct, not political interpretation. Philosophy is…
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Oct
26
2025
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Changing The Narrative From Partisanship To Performance II.

Changing The Narrative From Partisanship To Performance II.

South East
Enugu, Nigeria - When Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah took the oath of office as the 5th democratically elected Governor of Enugu State, he promised to “disrupt the status quo.” Two and half years later, the evidence is visible in Schools, Hospitals, Roads, Pipes, Fiber-optic Cables, Security Cameras, Smart Cities, and Farmlands across the State. Of the plethora of very laudable projects of the Mbah administration, I have elected 30 standout Projects that define one of the most ambitious State-level development blueprints in contemporary Nigeria. This feature takes a deep dive into these 30 landmark projects reshaping Enugu. 260 SMART GREEN…
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Sep
13
2025
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Soludo Vs Ekwunife Fight: Soludo’s Wife Challenges Uche Ekwunife For Oath Of Fidelity And Chastity Including Paternity Test

Soludo Vs Ekwunife Fight: Soludo’s Wife Challenges Uche Ekwunife For Oath Of Fidelity And Chastity Including Paternity Test

News Flash, Politics, South East
Festering Fight: Soludo's wife, Nonye takes on Uche Ekwunife Nonye Soludo , the wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo takes on Senator Uche Ekunife who has accused her and her husband of sundry misdemeanors as the as the run up to the Anambra Governorship election degenerate into a smear campaign and dirty war Two days ago, I posted a terse remark in response to the barrage of fabricated inanities from Uche Ekwunife in her incoherent response to my husband’s legitimate questions about her questionable PhD and inadequate GCE result, noting that I would not condescend to her…
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Aug
08
2025
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The IGBO Question In Nigeria Gradually Turning To A Yoruba Vs Igbo Fight – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

The IGBO Question In Nigeria Gradually Turning To A Yoruba Vs Igbo Fight – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, South East
THE IGBO QUESTION IN NIGERIA GRADUALLY TURNING TO A YORUBA vs IGBO FIGHT. The seminal and trite statement by Reuben Abati, a seasoned journalist and former Presidential Adviser few days ago that the Civil war that was said to have ended in 1970 never really ended but continued economically, socially, politically, geopolitically, commercially, infrastructurally, institutionally, systemically, and environmentally until the advent of Buhari's 5% participation for the Igbo ethnic group that boasts of at least 30% of total Nigeria population, natural resources and demography. Today, Tinubu's government that promised to continue where Buhari stopped is upping the marginalization policy to…
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Aug
03
2025
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The Fear Of The Igbo: How Ethnic Propaganda And State Policy Strangle Development In The South-South – By Charles Ude, Esq (Abuja Based Legal Practitioner And Public Opinion Analyst)

The Fear Of The Igbo: How Ethnic Propaganda And State Policy Strangle Development In The South-South – By Charles Ude, Esq (Abuja Based Legal Practitioner And Public Opinion Analyst)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, South East, South South
The Fear of the Igbo: How Ethnic Propaganda and State Policy Strangle Development in the South-South By Charles Ude, Esq.Abuja-based legal practitioner and public opinion analystEmail: charlesude2014@gmail.com Abstract The systemic marginalization of the Igbo people, driven by deep-seated fear, political rivalry, and economic suppression, now extends far beyond the South-East. Nowhere is this more palpable than in the deliberate stifling of infrastructure and industrial development in the South-South region of Nigeria. This article argues that the anti-Igbo sentiment, packaged as political strategy, has been sold to the South-South, weaponized to paralyze progress, and used as a smoke-screen to concentrate wealth…
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Jul
24
2025
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Why Peter Obi Must Drop 2027 Ambition And Back Tinubu – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Why Peter Obi Must Drop 2027 Ambition And Back Tinubu – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

News Flash, Politics, South East
Why Peter Obi Must Drop 2027 Ambition And Back Tinubu – Ohanaeze Ndigbo A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to abandon any plans of contesting the 2027 presidential election and instead support President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid. In a statement on Wednesday, the group’s Deputy President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said the South-East cannot produce a president on its own and warned that another run by Obi could worsen the region’s marginalisation. He argued that Tinubu’s government had shown commitment to Igbo development, citing the appointment of David Umahi as Minister of…
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Jul
21
2025
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Anioma State: A Bridge Of Unity And Balance For The SouthEast And Nigeria – By Charles Ude Esq. (Abuja Based Legal Practitioner/Public Opinion Analyst

Anioma State: A Bridge Of Unity And Balance For The SouthEast And Nigeria – By Charles Ude Esq. (Abuja Based Legal Practitioner/Public Opinion Analyst

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, South East
ANIOMA STATE: A BRIDGE OF UNITY AND BALANCE FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND NIGERIA By Charles Ude, Esq.Abuja-based legal practitioner, public opinion analyst.📩 charlesude2014@gmail.com, "You cannot tie a goat at the edge of a cliff and blame it for falling." , Igbo Proverb I. INTRODUCTION: A FEDERAL BALANCE TILTED As a proud son of the Southeast, my submission on the creation of Anioma State is rooted not in ethnic sentiment but in the call for federal equity, geopolitical balance, and historical redress. The Southeast geopolitical zone remains the only region with five states, while all others boast six or more. This…
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Jul
15
2025
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Misguided Celebrations And Misinformation: Reflecting On Buhari’s Legacy And The Igbo Narrative – By Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu

Misguided Celebrations And Misinformation: Reflecting On Buhari’s Legacy And The Igbo Narrative – By Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, South East
MISGUIDED CELEBRATIONS AND MISINFORMATION: REFLECTING ON BUHARI’S LEGACY AND THE IGBO NARRATIVE By Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu The celebration of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s death by some Nigerians, particularly among the Igbo community, is not only disheartening but also a troubling reflection of a deeper malaise in the social and political fabric of the nation. The spread of baseless conspiracy theories, such as the claim that Buhari died in 2017 and was replaced by a “Jubril of Sudan,” reveals a disturbing trend of misinformation that seems to find particular traction among certain Igbo groups. This narrative, propagated largely by individuals from the…
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Jul
09
2025
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The Bleeding Mondays (Based Exclusively On NBS, IMF, And World Bank Data) – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Bleeding Mondays (Based Exclusively On NBS, IMF, And World Bank Data) – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Business, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, South East
The Bleeding Mondays(Based Exclusively on NBS, IMF, and World Bank Data) Prologue: The Sound of Empty MarketsIn the rusted stalls of Onitsha’s Main Market, where 1.2 million nano-traders once jostled, Mondays now echo with a silence that chills the bone. The National Bureau of Statistics counts what our eyes refuse to see: ₦88.81 billion evaporating each Monday across Southeast Nigeria. For weeks—from August 2021 to March 2025 —this ritual economic suicide bled ₦9.43 trillion from the poorest hands in the region. The IMF and World Bank whisper the broader truth: Nigeria has 86 million citizens in extreme poverty, while the…
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