Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has expressed grief over the demise of two former frontline investors in club ownership in the country.   Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah rank amongst private investors in the NPFL, through club ownership at different dispensations in league football in the country.…

Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has condoled with the family of the late Publisher of Champion Newspapers, Chief (Dr.) Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the Ahaejiagmba Ndigbo. In a condolence message to the family through the Group Managing Director, Champion Newspapers, Dr. Nwadiuto Iheakanwa, NPAN President, Kabiru Yusuf, said: “It is with great sadness that we received…

The Yoruba pan-African socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described the late President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as a partner in the business of the new Nigeria. According to the mainstream Yoruba group, Iwuanyanwu's quest to ensure that no nationality or citizen was seen as second fiddle was unparalleled. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who was 82 years old,…

Former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Chief Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, popularly known as Ahaejiagamba Ndi Igbo, a respected leader and elder statesman. Iwuanyanwu, who served as the President General of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, died in the early hours of Thursday, 25th July 2024. "I received…

The Igbo nation was thrown into mourning yesterday following the death of president of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. 

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has passed away at the age of 82. His death was confirmed in a statement by his son, Jide Iwuanyanwu, on Thursday. According to the statement, Chief Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday, July 25, 2024, after a brief illness. The deceased was a renowned Igbo leader and…

A bill to create an additional state known as Orlu State in the South East region passed the first reading in the House of Representatives yesterday. The bill was sponsored by the member representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, is not new to crises. In fact, in its several years of existence, it has been moving from one internal wrangling to another.

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has described Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike as a bona fide member of the party, maintaining that the immediate past governor of Rivers State is not engaging in anti-party activities.

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been cautioned against professing that the Ikwere people in Rivers State are Igbo. A group in the state, the Iwhnurohna Progressive Organisation (IPO), has criticised the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, for describing the Ikwerre people in Rivers as Igbo.  The group said the recent statement by the Ohaneze Ndigbo…

The Founder of Iwuanyanwu Nationale FC of Owerri and a renowned Nigerian politician and entrepreneur, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has expressed his commitment to support the African Support African Tourism Awards (ASTA) in advancing the Nigerian sports sector. Iwuanyanwu, who doubled as the President General of OhanaezeNdigbo Worldwide, was formally inducted as the Grand Patron of…

The alleged marginalisation of Ndigbo in the scheme of national politics, demand for a sixth state in the region, and unconditional release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu