Ndigbo
2 Feb
The distance from Lagos to Aba, in Abia State, is 464 kilometres, and normally completed in six to eight hours. While the road infrastructure has improved, to anticipate a better sail for motorists, the traffic has become more chaotic – with a new travel time of 12 to 16 hours!
7 Jan
Deputy Speaker of the House of House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has said that President Bola Tinubu is keen on ensuring the progress of the entire South East geopolitical zone of the country.
23 Dec
The Peace In the Southeast Project, (PISE-P) says the entire Ndigbo are not known to be violent people in Nigeria.
21 Dec
Fifty-three years after the conclusion of the Nigerian civil war, the House of Representatives has passed through the third reading of a bill seeking the establishment of the South East Development Commission. The House unanimously took the decision at the Committee of the Whole chaired by the deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, after…
3 Nov
Coalition of Igbo unions Nigeria have faulted the moves to eject northerners from the cattle market in Umunneochi local council of Abia state. Led by Mr Obinna John Okoroafor, the group in a statement warned that the measure will surely have a negative boomerang effect on Igbo traders in the North and across Nigeria. The…
21 Sep 2023
The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said that the 2023 Igbo Day celebration would be held on September 29, 2023, at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
28 Aug 2023
Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia) has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu as a gift to the people of South Eastern Nigeria.
14 Aug 2023
President Bola Tinubu had on assumption to office on May 29 offered a glimpse of hope of one who is likely to do things differently when he appointed fresh service chiefs with good national spread.
12 Jul 2023
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abass has ordered a full scale investigation into the threat to the business interests and livelihood of hundreds of Igbo traders in Apo axis of Abuja, the federal capital city.
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