South East

Oct
02
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
A Responsibility To Develop Our Place: Being A Speech Delivered By The Governor Of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti OFR, At The South East Economic And Security Summit In Owerri September 28 – 29,2023

A Responsibility To Develop Our Place: Being A Speech Delivered By The Governor Of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti OFR, At The South East Economic And Security Summit In Owerri September 28 – 29,2023

Abia State, Good Governance, South East
A RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP OUR PLACE Being A Speech Delivered by the Governor Of Abia State, Dr. Alex C. Otti, OFR, at the South East Economic and Security Summit In Owerri, September 28 - 29, 2023. Protocols, I am most specially delighted to stand before you today and share my thoughts on the importance of this summit and the expectations of many Igbo sons and daughters, and other interested local and international players, who will be quietly following to see what fruits this event would bear in the medium to long term. Permit me to begin by appreciating the South…
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Sep
28
2023
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Igbo Legacy Calls On Federal And State Governments To Alleviate Sufferings And Pains Of Nigerians

Igbo Legacy Calls On Federal And State Governments To Alleviate Sufferings And Pains Of Nigerians

South East, FGN, Politics
Press Release: IGBO LEGACY CALLS ON FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERINGS AND PAINS OF NIGERIANS Owerri, 27th September 2023 – Igbo Legacy, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the welfare and development of the Igbo people and the Nigerian nation as a whole, is deeply concerned about the alarming sufferings and silent deaths experienced by Nigerians across the country. We urgently call upon the Federal and State Governments to take immediate action and address this humanitarian crisis that is plaguing our nation. Dr. Kelechi Kenny Uzoma, convener Igbo Legacy has emphasized the urgent need to address the…
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Sep
27
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
NAF Strikes IPOB Hideouts In Anambra

NAF Strikes IPOB Hideouts In Anambra

South East, Security
NAF Strikes IPOB Hideouts In Anambra The Air Component of Operation Udo Ka II has struck the camps of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) at Mother Valley Orsumughu in Nnewi South local government area of Anambra State and Aku Ihube in Okigwe local government area of Imo State. A statement by the director of Public Relations, Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Air Cdre Edward Gabkwet, said the strikes at both locations on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, achieved their intended outcome and were deemed effective. He said the NAF team acting on credible intelligence that IPOB/ESN terrorists…
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Sep
26
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
“My Igbo Name Is Uzodinma; I Married An Igbo Woman & Named My Son Uzodinma Too; I’m 75% Igbo Blood” – Asari Dokubo

“My Igbo Name Is Uzodinma; I Married An Igbo Woman & Named My Son Uzodinma Too; I’m 75% Igbo Blood” – Asari Dokubo

Culture, Love & Life, South East
“My Igbo Name Is Uzodinma; I Married An Igbo Woman & Named My Son Uzodinma Too” – Asari Dokubo In the early hours of today, former niger-delta militant, Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo went live on Facebook to speak more about his origin.Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo said, “I have never denied being an Igbo man. You can watch the interviews I had over ten years ago on channels television and NTA to confirm that I have always said I have Igbo blood flowing in my vein. My Igbo name, which I inherited from my father, is Uzodinma. I even went to…
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Sep
24
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Sexual Harassment: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Panel Sacks 3 Lecturers, Suspends 15 Others

Sexual Harassment: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Panel Sacks 3 Lecturers, Suspends 15 Others

Education, South East
Sexual Harassment: Nnamdi Azikiwe University Panel Sacks 3 Lecturers, Suspends 15 Others. A panel at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra state, has recommended disciplinary actions against some lecturers and students. Among those implicated are a priest and three lecturers, according to a statement released by the university. The university is currently embroiled in a scandal involving sexual harassment, extortion, and other wrongdoing. A panel set up by the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra state, has recommended the dismissal, suspension, and expulsion of more than 14 individuals, including lecturers and students, for various offences. Those affected include a priest…
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Sep
21
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
How Unknown Gunmen Tricked JTF Operatives Into Death Traps In Imo

How Unknown Gunmen Tricked JTF Operatives Into Death Traps In Imo

Crime, South East
How Unknown Gunmen Tricked JTF Operatives into Death Traps in Imo The Imo State Police Command has disclosed how unknown gunmen tricked Joint Task Force (JTF) to an ambushed where security operatives were killed and burnt. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye in a statement said the deceased operatives were responding to a decoy distress call at Oriagu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area on Tuesday, when they were attacked and killed at Ehime Mbano area of the state. Okoye said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Barde, had deployed the command’s Special Tactical Team and equipped them with operational…
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Sep
21
2023
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IMO Killing: Bloodshed Not Needed To Actualize Biafra – IPOB On Ehime Attack

IMO Killing: Bloodshed Not Needed To Actualize Biafra – IPOB On Ehime Attack

South East, Security
Imo killing: Bloodshed not needed to actualize Biafra – IPOB on Ehime attack The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said shedding of blood is not needed in actualizing Biafra. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, made the remark while condemning the bloody attack of Nigerian security officers at Ehime Mbano area of Imo State. No fewer than eight police officers and military officers were killed during a bloody attack at Ehime Local Government Area of Imo State. Condemning the incident, Powerful lamented that Biafra agitation has been peaceful until the Nigerian government started sponsoring splinter groups. A statement by Powerful reads…
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Sep
01
2023
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Your Emergence Not Just Answered Prayer For Abians But The South East And Nigeria, Soludo Tells Governor Otti

Your Emergence Not Just Answered Prayer For Abians But The South East And Nigeria, Soludo Tells Governor Otti

Abia State, South East
YOUR EMERGENCE NOT JUST ANSWERED PRAYER FOR ABIANS BUT THE SOUTH EAST AND NIGERIA, SOLUDO TELLS GOV OTTI Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, says the emergence of Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, as the Governor of Abia State is not just an answered prayer for the people of Abia State but for the South East and the whole of Nigeria. Gov. Soludo spoke on Thursday at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State, where he delivered the keynote lecture at the 30th Anniversary of the institution and Founder's Day ceremony. Referring to…
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Aug
22
2023
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Ndi Igbo, Kudos For Heeding Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Call For Total Cancellation Of The Mondays “Sit At Home” In The South East – By Prof. Mike A. A. Ozekhome, SAN

Ndi Igbo, Kudos For Heeding Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Call For Total Cancellation Of The Mondays “Sit At Home” In The South East – By Prof. Mike A. A. Ozekhome, SAN

South East
NDI IGBO, KUDOS FOR HEEDING MAZI NNAMDI KANU’S CALL FOR TOTAL CANCELLATION OF THE MONDAYS “SIT AT HOME” IN THE SOUTH-EAST:BYPROF. MIKE A. A. OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIARB, LL.M, Ph.D., LL. D, D. LittFollowing the unprecedented reinvigoration of businesses and social activities across the entire South-Eastern States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which spontaneously kicked off on Monday, the 13th day of August, 2023, it behoves well on me as the Lead Counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu (who I regard as a “prisoner of conscience”), to specially commend Ndi Igbo, for yielding to this life-saving clarion call…
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