Ohanaeze Ndigbo
26 Feb
Moved by revelations made by former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup, an Igbo group, Njiko Igbo Forum, has demanded N100 trillion from the Nigerian Government on account of the injustice suffered by Igbo people from 1966 till date.
25 Feb
Moved by revelations made by former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup, an Igbo group, Njiko Igbo Forum, has demanded the sum of N100 trillion from the Nigerian government on account of the injustice suffered by the Igbo people from 1966 to date. Babangida,…
17 Feb
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo apex group, on Sunday, asked the Southeast stakeholders, especially the governors, why they are playing politics with the release of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that the release of Kanu will not threaten the fragile unity of Nigeria as being alleged. In a…
15 Feb
Igbo apex group Ohanaeze Ndigbo, at the weekend, expressed their profound sorrow at the shocking news of the demise of Pa Ayodele Samuel Adebanjo, noting that he stood for the Igbo at the darkest time of Igbo history. The Deputy National President General of Ohanaeze faction, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, noted that Igbo sympathised with Southwest…
15 Feb
His Royal Highness, Igwe Patrick Eze, popularly known as Igwe Waziri, is a popular traditional ruler in Enugu and a Patron of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
10 Feb
The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has announced plans to provide financial support and career development for researchers and students of Igbo history at seven universities in Igbo-speaking states.
27 Jan
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed sadness over the fuel tanker incident that occurred on Saturday morning at Ugwu Onyeama, in Udi Local Council of Enugu State.
24 Jan
A faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, threatened to take legal actions against any governor, especially those from the South-East that divert local council funds.
23 Jan
A faction of the apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has alleged moves to thwart the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
17 Jan
Senator John Azuta-Mbata’s election as president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has strategically resolved the political controversy surrounding the identity of Ikwerre people in Rivers State.
14 Jan
A former two-term Lagos lawmaker, Sir Jude Idimogu, has urged Sen. John Azuta-Mbata, the new President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide to make Igbo voice heard in Nigeria’s political circles. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly between 2015 and 2023, made the call in an interview with the News…
11 Jan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Sen. John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the 13th President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. Mr Felix Morka, APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja also congratulated the outgoing President-General of the organisation, Chief Fidelis Chukwu. Chukwu completed the tenure…
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President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the family, students, and mentees of the distinguished legal scholar Professor Kharisu Sufiyanu Chukkol, who passed away on Sunday evening in Abuja at the age of 79. A native of Mayo Belwa in Adamawa State, Professor Chukkol dedicated his professional life to teaching and advancing law at Ahmadu…
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Less than 48 hours after two Commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) resigned following the ongoing political crisis in the State, another Commissioner, Ibierembo Everlyn Thompson, resigned on Monday. The resigned members of the electoral body cited the recent Supreme Court judgment over the conduct of the October 5, 2024, local government…
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The Police on Monday arraigned a 43-year-old Mutiu Yekini, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan for allegedly receiving a stolen vehicle. Yekini, whose address was not provided, is being tried for charges bordering on alleged receipt of stolen property, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp Olagoke Adegbenro told the court that the…