…Ndigbo Are Not Hungry For Food, We’re Hungry For “Referendum” The Nationwide protest scheduled for August 1st to 10th 2024 will see Ndigbo as spectators not as participators. The Nationwide protest titled “End Bad Government in Nigeria 2024” which was scheduled to take place from August 1st to August 10th, 2024 wouldn’t see the face of an Igbo man or woman on the street or road. The ten (10) days protest under the banner of “Days Of Rage” wouldn’t hear the cry of anyone born of Igbo blood. Ndigbo have…
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Target Of South East Development Commission Bill As Sponsored By Sam Daddy
By ReaLity In a society like a Nigerian state where the constitutional provision for decision making, leadership, protection, opportunities to get what, where, when and how is skewed in a way that a section of the country is placed above others, it then becomes a herculean task for the minority to have a say even when what is talked about is produced by him. In such a situation, the only visible option becomes demonstration which the government usually view as recalcitrance and in the government’s tyrannical ways of clamping down…
Read MoreABC Of Addressing Nigeria’s Food Challenge
By Iheanyi Ezinwo Production of food should not be a problem in Nigeria in the 21st Century. From the North to the South; East to the West, Nigeria is blessed with vast land mass and vegetation that supports agricultural initiatives of any magnitude. However, what has been missing is willingness on the part of government to prioritize food production. Each government comes with one half measure or the other that are unsustainable. The observed insensitivity of policy makers to the feelings and aspirations of Nigerians is the reason why so…
Read MoreEmele And Leadership In Challenging Times, Triumphant Storm Rider
By Joseph Aniemeka Nwachukwu Imolite deeply acknowledge Hon. Rubby Emele’s insightful political voyage as aptly hypothesized by the Anglo-Irish author, Essayist vand Poet, Jonathan Swift that, ‘Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others”. There is no iota of doubt that the time we are in is a challenging one indeed. Hon. Rubby Emele has clearly demonstrated an uncommon zeal towards aligning with goals and aspiration of the 3R mantra, that of Governor Hope Uzodinma and of the Imo citizens by ensuring that infrastructural facilities are provided…
Read MoreTinubu Can Avert August 1 Protests By Returning Subsidy, Now
A cloud of uncertainty seems to be hanging on the country at the moment following the reported plan by some Nigerians to stage massive protests against the present administration in the country. The looming protests have reportedly been dubbed: “#End Bad Governance in Nigeria.” As a prelude to the looming quagmire, Nigerians have had to contend with an unusual level of suffering and hardship occasioned by ever-increasing cost of goods and services that many say, is unprecedented in country’s annals. Inflation has reportedly hit over 34 per cent. This is…
Read MorePresidential Assent To SEDC: Anyanwu’s Dream For Ndi-Igbo Has Come Through
By Ikenna Onuoha “The commission will among other things receive and manage funds from the allocation of the federation account for the construction and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructural damages suffered by the region as a result of the civil war. The commission will also be empowered to tackle the ecological problems and any other related environmental or developmental challenges in the region.”-Premium Times What makes a good son to his parents is the ability to sincerely coordinate what legally and morally belongs to the lineage. A good…
Read MoreHardship: Why Igbo Must Protest
By Afam Echi August 1 is pregnant for Nigeria and those driving the affairs of this country are certainly jittery over what the pregnancy will yield. There is palpable fear which can be felt everywhere that the proposed hardship protest might snowball into something the authorities would not be able to handle if the Endsars protest is anything to go by. Some of the leaders at the regional levels who may have contributed to the hardship are trying to play the good boy by urging their ethnic nationality not to…
Read MoreKanu’s Release: Benjamin Kalu to Tinubu, we can’t force you, but we are appealing
According to reports, Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Kalu made this appeal during a live broadcast on Arise News, emphasizing the need for a just and equitable approach to the situation in the South East region of Nigeria. Kalu argued that there is no valid reason for the continued detention of Kanu by the Nigerian government. He stressed the importance of addressing the grievances of the…
Read MoreAccident: Achonu’s Survival Is Miracle –Ihejirika
The Labour party legal adviser in Imo State, Barr Ihejirika Emeka has described the survival of Senator Athan Achonu, the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate and leader of the party in the state as miraculous. Speaking while showing some newsmen the wreckage of the Senator’s car, Barr Emeka thanked God for sparing the life of Senator Achonu and opined that it is an indication of God’s favour in Senator Achonu’s life. The ghastly accident occurred at Akwa Ibom state and recorded no fatalities.
Read MoreIfeanyi Ubah Dies On His Birth Date, Orji Kalu Speaks
The Senator from Anambra reportedly died on his birthdate – today July 27, 2024 at the age of 52. He reportedly gave up the ghost while on a visit to London. The flamboyant politician traveled to London about two days ago according to those in the know. Confirming the Ubah’s death through his reaction to the tragic development, Senator Uzor Orji Kalu described the it as ” a lot to deal with the shock of the news and pain of the loss”. The reaction by the former Governor of Abia…
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