Ohanaeze
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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Thursday, cautioned against attempts to create ethnic tensions over alleged attacks on truck drivers in the Southeast. The group was reacting to concerns raised by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), which claimed that truck drivers transporting goods from the North to the Southeast were…
23 Feb
Following the revelation by former military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida during the launch of his book "A Journey in Service" that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup as alleged, the Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday demanded an apology and N10 trillion as compensation from President Bola Tinubu to the Igbo. The…
12 Feb
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, dismissing earlier speculations that he was abducted or kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
10 Feb
The Ebonyi Police Command has rebutted the reported abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mr Igboayaka Igboayaka, saying that he was in police custody. The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued in Abakiliki by the command’s Spokesman, SP. Joshua Ukandu, and made available to newsmen on Monday. Ukandu stated that Igboayaka was…
9 Feb
A factional youth leader of the apex socio-cultural Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, has allegedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Guardian gathered that Igboayaka was taken by his abductors in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday evening. However, several quarters believe that Igboayaka was rather arrested by police operatives following a…
9 Feb
Igbo socio-economic apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has rejected the proposals for the creation of 31 additional states currently at the House of Representatives, saying that the imbalance in the number of states between the North and the South should be addressed first before discussing the creation of more states. In a statement in Abakaliki, the…
9 Feb
Apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has announced plans to provide financial support and career development for researchers and students of Igbo history in seven universities in the Igbo-speaking states. Ohanaeze's National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen about the outcome of the inaugural meeting of the Senator John Azuta-Mbata-led executive,…
3 Feb
After much ado, the leadership of Eneka Clan in Obio-Akpor Council of Rivers State has reaffirmed their support for John Azuta Mbata as the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide.
26 Jan
Igbo apex group Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Sunday asked Governor Hope Uzodinma to emulate Governor Francis Nwifuru's scholarship scheme after his government sent 204 Ebonyi youths to study in various schools in the United Kingdom, by sending 4,000 Imolites abroad for jobs, as he promised during his campaign for a second tenure. In a statement…
25 Jan
The leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Saturday congratulated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his emergence as the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. It stated that his emergence has proved Igbo critics wrong. It reaffirmed its loyalty to the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, just as it…
25 Jan
The Chief Jackson Omenazu-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has criticized Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for allegedly failing to uphold the rule of law in the state. The group expressed concerns following the recent Ohanaeze election, which produced three President-Generals: Chief Uche Okwukwu, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, and Chief Jackson Omenazu, all from the Ikwerre ethnic…
23 Jan
A faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Thursday threatened to take legal action against any governor, especially those from the Southeast, who diverts local government funds. In a statement issued in Abakaliki, the Deputy National President of the faction, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, noted that the heinous practice of utilising local government resources as a conduit for…
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved April 12 for the party’s earlier postponed South-South zonal congress. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba said that NWC also approved the shifting of the South-West and North-Central zonal congresses from…
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The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called for the sanction of the Chief Judges of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho and Justice Binta Nyako, over alleged disobedience to court orders. The family said the flagrant disobedience of valid court orders by Justices Tsoho…
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The National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) is set to commence a three-day capacity-building workshop on system dynamics in Abuja on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. According to NACETEM’s Director General, Dr. Olushola Odusanya, the workshop, titled Capacity Building Programme on Systems Dynamics for Policy Researchers and Policy Makers, aims to equip participants with advanced analytical…
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The Okpanam community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into mourning over the weekend following the gruesome killing of 19-year-old Isioma Nwayilan. The Guardian learned that the late Nwayilan, an auxiliary nursing apprentice, was accidentally hit by a bullet fired by a member of the Okpanam anti-cult group. According to…
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Former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, slammed current Senate President Godswill Akpabio for what he described as an attempt to politicise and trivialise calls for a transparent investigation into allegations leveled against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Saraki, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Yusuph Olaniyonu, dismissed Akpabio’s claim that the calls…
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Security operatives in Delta State have arrested a member of the Anti-Cult Unit, Philip Chukwuka, 33, for allegedly shooting and killing a 19-year-old girl, Isioma Nwayalani, in Okpanam, a town in Oshimili North Local Government Area, near Asaba. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the tragic incident was reported at 8:30 p.m. by the family…
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The Deputy Controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Owerri, Udoka Prince Chinaka, has called for external support toward enhancing the general welfare of inmates in the facility. He stressed the need for well-spirited individuals and organizations to continually partner with the government in efforts that would guarantee adequate welfare and a conducive environment for…