Deadly attacks, Simon Ekpa’s imprisonment, fatal stampede, other defining events in South-east in 2024

Deadly attacks, Simon Ekpa’s imprisonment, fatal stampede, other defining events in South-east in 2024

From the growing deadly attacks in the region to the fatal stampede in Anambra and the arrest and imprisonment of Simon Ekpa, 2024 was an action-packed year in Nigeria’s South-east. The continued detention of Mr Ekpa’s fellow Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, also added to the list of defining events in the region within the year. … Read more

What Finland is doing about Nigeria’s complaint against Simon Ekpa

What Finland is doing about Nigeria’s complaint against Simon Ekpa

The Finnish government said on Tuesday that it has started acting on the complaint by the Nigerian government against a Nigerian-Finnish citizen, Simon Ekpa, accused of leading brutal pro-Biafra secessionist campaigns in Nigeria’s South-east region. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, said in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, during a press conference she addressed alongside … Read more

Police commissioner assures residents of safety on Mondays

Police commissioner assures residents of safety on Mondays

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has promised to ensure the safety of residents of the state doing businesses on Mondays. Mr Adeoye spoke on Monday when he visited business people in Onitsha, the commercial hub of the state, according to a report by Vanguard newspaper. The police commissioner was referring to … Read more