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A bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to create Etiti State in the South East yesterday passed through the first reading at the House of Representatives. The sponsors of the bill are Amobi Ogah, Miriam Onuoha, Kama…

The South East Governor’s Forum yesterday resolved to wade into the legal tussle over the arrest and detention of the leader of prescribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to ensure his release. This was contained in…

Governors under the aegis of the South East Governors’ Forum on Tuesday resolved to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to seek the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Governor…

1. The Forum commiserated with Government and people of Abia State, Ebonyi State, Imo State, South East, Nigeria and Chief...

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The IPOB leader has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his arrest mid-2021.

The forum also resolved to visit President Bola Tinubu to discuss pressing issues concerning the South-East region.

Governors of the South East geopolitical zone under the umbrella of South East Governors Forum, on Tuesday, hosted former president Olusegun Obasanjo; the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka and elder statesman, Emeka Anyaoku in Enugu to…

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Efforts to secure the release of the incarcerated leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) received a boost Tuesday, with the South-East governors announced that they will interface with the Federal Government to that effect.. This…

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BREAKING: South-East Govs Ask Nigerian Government To Release Nnamdi Kanu, Set To Visit Tinubu

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, met with South East Governors, as they decide to meet President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Governors of…

The South-East Governors Forum (SEGF) has resolved to interface with President Bola Tinubu to secure the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Chairman of the the Forum and governor…

Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023, has reiterated his call for South East Governors to collaborate, emphasizing that such unity is crucial for the region’s development. Obi made this statement at Jesuit College in…

Mr Kanu has been in detention since he was rearrested in June 2021 and brought back to Nigeria from Kenya under controversial circumstances.

South-East governors, on Tuesday, announced that they will interface with the federal government for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This formed part of the communiqué issued after a meeting of the Forum in Enugu. At the meeting, which…

The South East Governors, on Tuesday, hosted former President Olusegun Obasanjo who paid the governors a solidarity visit while they decided to meet President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of…

A bill seeking to create a new state, Etiti State, from the existing five Southeast states has been introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives and passed for first reading.This comes weeks after the introduction of another…

The Senate and House Representatives, during plenary on Tuesday, passed bills brought by members seeking the creation of Adada and Etiti states in the South-East. Senator Okey Ezea, Enugu North, Labour Party, who sponsored the bill for…