This is a review of top events which occurred in Nigeria’s south-east within the past week
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In response, LP said Mr Okonkwo’s exit from the party did not come as a surprise to them. The party accused the former campaign spokesperson of being a “political mole.” It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.While Mr Obi declared his support for the protest and urged the government to dialogue with the protesters, Mr Otti said the organisers should let the government address their concerns rather than protest and that the protest could turn violent.
Mr Ikpeazu’s administration inherited the project – at Ogurute Layout in Umuahia, a few metres from the State Secretariat – from his predecessor, Theodore Orji, who initiated and built it up to the roofing stage.But Mr Otti, at an event recently, said his administration would “pull down” the new Government House before the end of the year.Tales of worsening insecurity in the South-east continued on Monday, with gunmen killing four police operatives in Owerri, Imo State capital.
On Saturday evening, another tragedy occurred in Imo State, with gunmen killing eight community leaders in Umucheke Okwe, a community in Onuimo Local Government Area of the state.It was a sad day on Tuesday when a Nigerian music legend Onyeka Onwenu, popularly known as the “Elegant Stallion,” died at Reddington Hospital, Lagos State.
Details of the attack were sketchy as of press time. But the latest highlights the growing insecurity in the South-east.
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