Browse Tag

Sit-at-home in Nigeria's Southeast

Sit-at-home: South-east Suffers N7.6trn Economic Losses, Over 700 Fatalities – Report

The sit-at-home protests in South-east Nigeria, primarily enforced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group, have had significant economic and social impacts on the region. These protests, initially declared as a form of civil disobedience to demand the release

May 26, 2025

Opinion

Southeast Insecurity: A Lamentable Indictment Of Government Failure

The Southeast region of Nigeria has been plagued by persistent insecurity, exacerbated by the Indigenous People of Biafra’s (IPOB) “sit-at-home” orders, which have crippled economic activity and normal life. The Federal Government’s seeming inability or unwillingness to address this issue has sparked

April 29, 2025

Sit at home and cost Of Heightened Insecurity of Southeast

Opinion·Politics

Biafra Struggle: Sit-at-home And The Cost Of Heightened Insecurity In Southeast

According to analysts, sit-at-home is an instrument of civil disobedience deployed sparingly and willingly by a group of people to protest wrongdoing against them

June 1, 2024

News

Anambra Police Commissioner Applauds Residents For Standing Up Against Illegal Sit-at-home

Commissioner of Police Anambra State Police Command, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has commended the good people of the state for standing up against illegal sit-at-home orders by criminal elements and any other act that threatens national unity and public peace in the

May 31, 2024

Protest May Be Hijacked By Hoodlums, Nigeria Military Warns

News

Killing Of 5 Soldiers In Abia: HURIWA Cautions Against Targeting Innocent Civilians In Military Retaliation

HURIWA has warned against any attempt to target innocent civilians, especially youths in Southeast by the Nigerian military following the killing of five soldiers on Thursday by gunmen suspected to be members of IPOB.

May 31, 2024

Sit-at-home, Heightened Insecurity Cripples South-East Economy – Obi Of Onitsha

News

Sit-at-home, Heightened Insecurity Cripple South-East Economy – Obi Of Onitsha

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe on Saturday lamented that the increasing rate of insecurity in the South-East coupled with the frequent sit-at-home ordered by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has crippled the economy of the region.

October 15, 2023

News

IPOB: Gov Mba Did Major Thing For Nigeria Ending Sit-At-Home In Enugu – Umahi

Former Chairman of the Southeast Governors’ Forum, Engr Dave Umahi says the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mba has done a great thing for Nigeria by ending the sit-at-home order enforced in the state by a section of the Indigenous People of Biafra

October 2, 2023

Sit-at-home: Enugu Residents Ignore Governor's Orders Over Fear Of Attack

News·Politics

Sit-at-home: Enugu Residents Ignore Governor’s Order Over Fear Of Attack

By Elijah Akuma and Caleb Ifeanyi Onah Roads and markets in Enugu State were deserted on Monday, 21 August 2023 as residents ignored the directives of the state governor to open businesses on Mondays, apparently in fear of being attacked by

August 22, 2023

News

Bishop Onah Urges South-East Govs To Push For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Godfrey Onah, has called on South-East governors to intensify efforts for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from detention.

June 6, 2023

Opinion

Sabbathalisation Of Mondays In South East And The Price For Freedom

Kanu's extraordinary rendition and his subsequent incarceration in the DSS facility, which elicited anger that led to the sit-at-home order on Mondays in the East, cries for redress.

May 18, 2023

1 2 Next

Silver Slides as Investors Lock in Profits Amid Receding Fears

The pullback comes as broader risk appetite improved, fueled by

Japan’s Stocks Could Rally Further As Takaichi Becomes First Female PM

Takaichi's historic election as Japan's first female leader has given

UPDATED: Moniepoint Managers Speak On $200 million ‘Miraculous’ Fundraise – Backed by DPI, Google, Visa, IFC, and LeapFrog

The move follows UK market entry and launch of digital

‘Rare Earths ‘Arms Race’ Will Define 2026’

The global scramble for rare earths and other critical minerals

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Sit-at-home in Nigeria's Southeast

Sit-at-home: South-east Suffers N7.6trn Economic Losses, Over 700 Fatalities – Report

Southeast Insecurity: A Lamentable Indictment Of Government Failure

Biafra Struggle: Sit-at-home And The Cost Of Heightened Insecurity In Southeast

Anambra Police Commissioner Applauds Residents For Standing Up Against Illegal Sit-at-home

Killing Of 5 Soldiers In Abia: HURIWA Cautions Against Targeting Innocent Civilians In Military Retaliation

Sit-at-home, Heightened Insecurity Cripple South-East Economy – Obi Of Onitsha

IPOB: Gov Mba Did Major Thing For Nigeria Ending Sit-At-Home In Enugu – Umahi

Sit-at-home: Enugu Residents Ignore Governor’s Order Over Fear Of Attack

Bishop Onah Urges South-East Govs To Push For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Sabbathalisation Of Mondays In South East And The Price For Freedom

Featured Stories

Silver Slides as Investors Lock in Profits Amid Receding Fears

Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway, Killing 2 Crew Members

Japan’s Stocks Could Rally Further As Takaichi Becomes First Female PM

‘UK Borrowing Crisis Makes pension Tax Raid Almost Inevitable’

Whatsapp Channel

Latest News

Raila Odinga: The Man Who Carried a Nation’s Hope

Court Adjourns Arraignment of Self-Styled ‘Obi of Lagos’ to October 31

Tinubu Picks Plateau-Born Clinician Bernard Doro to Join Federal Cabinet

AfDB, EU, Angola roll out $125m scheme to create 150,000 youth jobs

Silver Slides as Investors Lock in Profits Amid Receding Fears

Japan’s Stocks Could Rally Further As Takaichi Becomes First Female PM

UPDATED: Moniepoint Managers Speak On $200 million ‘Miraculous’ Fundraise – Backed by DPI, Google, Visa, IFC, and LeapFrog

‘Rare Earths ‘Arms Race’ Will Define 2026’

Raila Odinga: The Man Who Carried a Nation’s Hope

Suggestions

Sit-at-home in Nigeria's Southeast

Featured Stories

Follow Us

Whatsapp Channel

Latest News