The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has addressed an open letter to US President Donald Trump, asserting that the alleged “Christian genocide” in Nigeria has spread into the South-East region, directly targeting the Igbo people. Kanu’s letter follows President Trump’s recent declaration on October 31, 2025, that the…
The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has unanimously approved the creation of an additional state in the South-East geo-political zone. When created, the South-East will be at par with the South-South, South-West, North-Central and North-East zones with six states. The South-East is the only geo-political zone with five…
A pressure group known as the All Igbo Youth Forum has warned that Igbo youths would boycott the 2027 general elections in Nigeria unless the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is released. The National President of the Forum, Chinedu Obilor, issued the threat at a news briefing held at…
Traditional rulers from across Igbo land in the South East have pledged to deliver at least 70 percent of the region’s votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Operating under the aegis of the Ndi Igbo Progressive Traditional Rulers Council, the monarchs, led by their chairman, His Royal Majesty Eze Nnamdi…
A political support group, under the umbrella of South-East Elders Alliance for Tinubu 2027, Enugu North Senatorial District chapter, in Enugu State, on Wednesday, declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The group stated that the South-East Geo-political Zone had benefited immensely from President Tinubu’s administration, citing the appointment of many sons…