Tag: south east
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2019: South East politicians react to Atiku’s choice of Peter Obi as running mate
Some politicians in the South East of Nigeria have reacted to the choice of Mr Peter Obi as the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. While some respondents view the choice as a move to consolidate the support base of the PDP in the zone, others see it as…
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NIPOST opens 36 banking centres in South East
No fewer than 36 banking centres have been opened by the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) in the South East, the Zonal Manager, Dr Asuquo Abianga has said. Abianga disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu on the sidelines of the commemoration of the 2018 World Post Day. He said that the essence of the centres was…
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FG releases list of 69 ongoing road, bridge projects in South-east
The Federal Government on Monday released a list of the 69 ongoing road and bridge projects in the South-east region of the country. In a statement in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said though the contracts for many of the roads were awarded before the advent of this…
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Buhari approves agency for robotics and AI for South East
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of an agency on robotics and artificial intelligence(AI) for the South East. Onu revealed this at a grand rally of the All Progressives Congress in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state. The rally which received defectors from the Peoples Democratic…
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Igboland will become better under Buhari-led govt – Adesina
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has assured that the Southeast region would witness massive infrastructural development before the B uhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government leaves office. He spoke while representing Buhari at the inauguration and flag off of a 5.5km road attracted by Dr. Alex Otti,…
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2019: No election will hold in South-East – Pro-Biafra group
The Biafra Zionists Federation, BZF, on Friday vowed that no election would be conducted in the defunct Biafra region during the 2019 general elections. This came from the self-acclaimed President of the BZF, Barr. Benjamin Onwuka. Benjamin Onwuka He spoke to journalists in Enugu a day after he was released from prison, where he also…
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Rowdy session as Ekweremadu, other South-East senators accuse Buhari of lopsided appointments
Plenary at the Senate was rowdy for about 30 minutes after its President, Bukola Saraki, read a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking legislative confirmation of appointments into the board of the Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency. Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, raised a point or order to protest against non-compliance by the…
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2019: Nothing will stop Buhari’s landslide victory in South-East – Uzodinma
The Coordinator, South-East Caucus, National Committee of Buhari Support Group, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, says nothing will stop President Muhammadu Buhari from landslide victory in the South-East in 2019. Uzodinma stated this at the inaugural meeting of the caucus in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the caucus’ target was to deliver not less than six…
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Miyetti Allah angry with S/East governors over rejection of ranches
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria on Wednesday described the rejection of ranches by South-East governors as shocking and lack of discretion. The South-East leader of the group, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, stated this in a press statement in Awka, Anambra State. He said the group least expected such decision from the Igbo who…
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2019: South East chieftains endorse Buhari
Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration to run in the 2019 presidential elections, over 200 South east traditional rulers from Imo state, on Wednesday endorsed Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid. The South east monarchs reached the resolution in a meeting, which took place at Okigwe Local Government Area in the state which was contained in a communique…