Abia: How 5 died tragically in the house of God
Sunday, November 24, 2024, would remain a day that may never be forgotten by the Catholic faithful in Aba, Abia State.
Ndigbo angry with South-East govs for inability to unveil EbubeAgu
•Ebubeagu only exists in the air —Anaekwe •Govs wrong conniving with FG to fight ESN —Mbazulike Amechi •Govs playing unending antics over the security issue in Igboland — Aba resident •Interests, political will reasons for not funding outfit —Abia monarch •Ebubeagu was planned to fail, everything was defective —Ozobu •Ohanaeze should take over Ebubeagu; Igbo, […]
Why Igbo want May 30 as annual public holiday
•Set aside May 30 annually for prayer to reduce tension — Ex–Biafran soldier •Restoration of Biafra, only hope for the people of SE — Cleric •May 30 annual holiday will quicken restructuring — INC •Sit-at-home, a colossal achievement for Igbos — Comrade Jonah •It should be a day for sober reflection for Ndigbo •SE govs […]
‘Why LG system is not working’
• Governors are excessively greedy, operate as emperors — Onyike • Show of power, expansionist tendencies of the govs — Bishop Onuoha • FG should be blamed — Abia monarch • Lawmakers not interested in making the Local system work • Govs, not chairmen, stifling devt in LGAs — former Abia commissioner • Only full […]
Rising Insecurity: Are South-East schools safe?
• All boarding schools fenced to protect students —Enugu govt • Return of schools to churches improved security —Anambra residents • We’ve sensitised relevant stakeholders on security —Enugu govt • No fence, securitymen in Abia schools • Monarchs, town union leaders help to secure schools in Anambra • Security operatives asked to protect schools in […]
South-East residents lament absence of safe drinking water
• We had potable water last during Mbakwe’s tenure —Aba residents • We have revived five water schemes —Abia Govt • We trek five miles in search of potable water —Nweze • Work is going on in 3 locations of water projects —Imo Govt • Abandoned water projects all over Anambra • Enugu residents go […]
What Ohanaeze Ndigbo Peace and Reconciliation Committee should do —Igbos
By Anayo Okoli, Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinedu Adonu, Chinonso Alozie, Ikechukwu Odu & Steve Oko The South-East governors and leaders at their last joint meeting in Enugu directed the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to immediately set up two committees, one of which is South-East Peace and Reconciliation Committee, to engage Ndigbo for peace and […]
30 years after promise, Anambra finally gets an airport
By Vincent Ujumadu After 30 years of the first attempt to build an airport in Anambra State at Oba in the present Idemili South Local Government Area failed, the airport, an international airport, finally came on stream on April 30, 2021, but this time, at Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area. In fact, there […]
Igbo Presidency: How best to realise it
• Igbo need to be strong in the two main political parties • Buhari’s nepotism will strengthen Igbo Presidency clamour —INC • Igbo need to assure that they won’t use it to break Nigeria —Ude • All Ndigbo need to be President in 2023 is to ‘urinate’ together, not speak with one voice —former Senate […]
Security crises: Indigenes, residents lament effects of attacks on communities
…Say life now harder By Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinonso Alozie & Steve Oko THE recent security crises in the South- East region have taken its toll on the business, political and social lives of people in the affected areas. Businesses have gone down, social life and other activities have been badly affected and the […]
Insecurity: How EbubeAgu can succeed —Ndigbo
• Involve retired security experts —Bishop Onuoha • Train, fund them well, work with ESN —Iwuanyanwu • Forward exco bill to Houses of Assembly for legal backing —former Abia deputy speaker • Personnel must not be owed —COSEYL • Proliferation of security outfit will not save Nigeria —Ohuabunwa • Create clear, organised structure and central […]
