SOUTH East Governors have mandated their various Houses of Assembly in the zone to commence enactment of state security laws that will give legal backing to the establishment of regional security in line with its joint security programme for the zone. The Governors who held joint meetings with Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other political leaders of the zone expressed disappointment with the Inspector General of Police for reneging in an earlier agreement they had with the police on the practice and composition of Community policing for the zone. Rising from a meeting in Enugu, on Sunday, attended by the five Governors in the zone, Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi said “The recent communication from the Inspector General of Police to our Governors on community Policing composition is not in keeping with the agreement we reached with him during his last visit to the South East. “In the circumstance, we cannot begin implementation of it unt

Sudden influx of able bodied youths from different states in the North to states in the South East and South South is raising concern among people of the zones. Their movements became more worrisome as they are invading the states at a time the Federal and various state governments have restricted movements, with curfew even imposed. It is very curious why this sudden influx. Initially, it was reported that Almajiris displaced from the Northern states were making their way to the South East. But a closer look at these people showed they were no almajiris but youths ranging from 15 to 30 years and above which belied the earlier speculation. Incidentally, these youth are secretly entering the states as they hide under tucks conveying cattle and food stuff and some of them usually entered in the dead of the night. The question remains what their mission is, more so in a period interstate movements are banned and all the states in the country have closed their interstate boundaries

Many feared dead, survivors rushed to the hospital.... As the current tide of migration from the northern Nigeria to south east continues unabated, casualties are already being recorded. Despite the ban on inter state travels and the 8pm - 6pm curfew imposed by the federal government, northerners continue to seek new ways for migrating to the south east, hiding under live stock is now a common practice. Tragedy struck when a trailer loaded with cows, goats and a large number of alamajiris heading to the south east, in clear violation of the ban on inter state travels and the curfew already in place, lost control of the vehicle at the Lokoja bridge and fell into the river, killing most of the passengers. It was reported this morning as the gory images continue to trickle in.

The former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu is still in Kuje prison despite the ruling by the Supreme court nullifying his 12-year-conviction. On Friday, May 8, the Supreme Court nullified the December 2019 judgment which sentenced Orji Kalu and Ude Udeogo, to 12 years and 10 years imprisonment respectively, for diverting N7.6 billion belonging to the state government during their time in office. Kalu's associates expect him to be out of Kuje prison and reunited with his family, but this is yet to happen as the Apex Court did not issue any order for Kalu’s release because he did not file any application for such. The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Correctional Service, Jaafar Ahmed, has also refused to release Kalu because there was no order from the Supreme Court for his immediate release. When Kalu will be approaching the Court of Appeal to file for his release is not yet known.

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) Worldwide has congratulated the senator representing  abia  North senatorial district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu on the voidance of his conviction on Friday by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In a Press Statement released on Saturday, Signed by Comrade Obinna Achionye and Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, Deputy President General and Secretary General respectively, OYC described Senator Orji Kalu's Travails as a political lesson that will help and restore him for the task ahead, saying he must have learnt his lessons and should exhibit those transformative qualities that will endear him to Nigerians as the "New Mandela of Africa" "Ndigbo had been at crossroads without a political rallying point, since the demise of Igbo's legends, " Dim Chukwuemeka Odiegwu Ojukwu, Former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Col Joe Achuzie, and Justice Ezebuilo Ozobu " "Orji Kalu should rise up above Party Politics and loyalty and support ev

Abia State Government on Monday discharged one of the two confirmed patients of Coronavirus from the isolation centre after testing negative to the disease two consecutive times while the other is in a stable medical condition. In a statement made available to Igbere TV on Monday by the Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi, the State government noted that all the samples taken from contacts of the two index cases and sent to NCDC returned negative results According to report, "we are expecting results for 44 other samples sent for testing and will communicate the outcome once they return from NCDC." The statement reads in parts; "Starting from this week, our Epidemiologists will commence active case search in all the LGAs in the state to ensure that no case in the state goes undetected. 3. In order to avoid total economic collapse of the state with the consequent possible social structure breakdown, stakeholders in the state, including the clergy, medical experts, co

It was a dramatic moment on Sunday 26 April 2020 in Amaiyi Igbere in Bende L.G.A of Abia State when a 15 year old boy by name Abraham Samuel Onuoha got married to a 22 year old Anurika John from Akeze from Ebonyi State. Samuel is the only son of late Mr. Abraham Onuoha of Ndi-Ekpere in Amaiyi Igbere, who died in 2010. According to the mother, Mrs. Peace Abraham, Samuel was born in 2005 after many years of marriage without a child. In an interview, one of the villagers revealed that they were in amazing surprise that Sunday morning whilst the minister in charge of Assemblies of God Church Amaiyi Igbere announced the wedding and that they are still thinking the reason for that marriage, saying that the boy is just too tender to be involved in  that kind of relationship for now, also considering that the woman in query is older than him. His mother also revealed in an interview that she was forced to accept due to the condition of her husband's family. The minister in charge o

For the first time in history, the people of Bende federal constituency now have a strong voice in the national Assembly. Amidst the covid 19 pandemic, the member representing Bende federal constituency in the lower chambers of the national Assembly is doing a lot to help cushion the effects of the lockdown on the people of his constituency. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, a celebrated philanthropist, lawyer and business man par excellence, is currently a member of the 9th House of Representatives and the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs. Following much considerations and consultations with the people of Bende federal constituency, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has put machineries in motion for the delivery and installation of a 300kv transformer for rural electrification of communities that have hitherto not had electricity. The project is one among many other projects yet to be unveiled by the Hon. Member representing Bende federal constituency. In an interview with some