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Enough of this provocation, Ndigbo warn police

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police, South-East Thursday, August 25th, 2011

The Nigeria Police yesterday came under severe attack following the unprovoked clampdown on members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and their leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike and the attempt to arrest Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s wife, Bianca, as cross-section of Ndigbo described it as an affront to Igbo race. […]

Anyim, Okonjo-Iweala, others for S’East Economic Summit

Posted by admin Latest Politics, South-East Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala are among dignitaries billed to participate in the forthcoming South-east Economic Summit. While Anyim is the chairman of a panel to discuss the future of the political future of the zone and its […]

Shelve 6-year single tenure for president of Igbo origin in 2015 –Group

Posted by admin Latest Politics, South-East Thursday, August 18th, 2011

As the debate to adopt a single six-year single tenure option rages, a non governmental organisation, “Igbo for Presidency Organisation” (IFPC), has advised that its adoption should be shelved for now until it rotates round amongst the geo-political zones. The national co-ordinator of the socio-political organisation, John Mgbeahuruike, in an interview with Daily Sun argued […]

South-East govs seek action on insecurity in North

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, South-East Sunday, July 17th, 2011

THE South-East Governors Forum has called on stakeholders in northern parts of the country to tackle the high rate of insecurity in their region. Rising from their meeting in Enugu yesterday, the chairman of the forum and Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, urged the stakeholders to put in place a necessary machinery so as to ensure security […]

In Kano, tussle for Igbo leadership gets messy

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, South-East, State News Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

The Kano High Court in Gaya, a town some 70 kilometres South of Kano city, was full of life on Wednesday, June 16. The court was hosting a cream of Igbo personalities, including associates and aides and counsel of two Kano-crowned, Igbo monarchs, Nze John Chiejina Nnaji and Chief Boniface Ibekwe, both locked in a […]

S’East govs, Ohanaeze, demand new revenue sharing formula

Posted by admin Governors, South-East Sunday, June 12th, 2011

THE governors of the five South-East states as well as political leaders of note across the region met yesterday in Enugu where they joined in the clamour for the review of revenue sharing formula as basis for the payment of the new minimum wage. At the meeting held in Government House, Enugu were Secretary to […]

Short changing the Ndigbo: Victims and Perpetrators – By Anthony A. Kila

Posted by admin Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, South-East Sunday, May 29th, 2011

By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – May 29, 2011 – The ongoing clamor for the post of speaker of the house of representative by leaders of many Ndigbo sociopolitical and partisan groups has brought back the themes of political marginalization, exclusion and even shortchanging of the Ndigbo back to the forefront of the national […]

Southeast and the new PDP zoning – By Mahammad Ajah

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, muhammad Ajah, NNP Columnists, South-East Saturday, May 28th, 2011

By Muhammad Ajah, ABuja, Nigeria, May 28, 2011 – Why is the zoning formula coming up again while it was killed and buried when President Goodluck Jonathan indicated interest to run for the 2011 presidency? Lo, as a doctrine in the Christendom asserts, the dead can resurrect. Or this issue is purely a party and […]

SGF: Maduekwe’s name missing

Posted by admin Latest Politics, South-East Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Nd’Igbo, at the weekend submitted the names of four persons to President Goodluck Jonathan for consideration as the next Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Those in list included former Senate President, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, season academics, Profs. Uzodinma Nwala and Ben Obumselu and the current […]

Zoning: S’East PDP rejects SGF slot

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), South-East Friday, May 20th, 2011

The South-East zonal working committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared that the zone would not be comfortable with only the slot of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, zoned to it by the Peoples Democratic Party expanded national caucus. Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, zonal secretary of the party, Chief Vincent Opalaeke […]