Ohanaeze Ndigbo
22 Oct 2023
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organization representing the Igbo people, vehemently condemns the recent inflammatory statements made by Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi against the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, and the Christian community. These remarks are not only baseless but also dangerous to the unity and stability of our…
19 Oct 2023
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo faction, led by Chidi Ibe, yesterday, called on both the federal and state governments to adopt the security approach of former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, noting that if properly implemented, it should ensure sustainable security of states...
16 Oct 2023
Urges agitators to maintain peace A FACTION of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by Chidi Ibeh has said it is having a confidential negotiation for a potential release of the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, by the end of the year. This was made known in a statement made available to…
14 Oct 2023
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has thrown its weight behind Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State amid the controversy surrounding the N170 billion loan approved by State House of Assembly. Ohanaeze Ndigbo also said that the loan has generated reactions, with some civil society organisations, describing it as deeply alarming. A statement by the…
14 Oct 2023
Against the backdrop of the prolonged restiveness in the Southeast geo-political zone of the country that has claimed several lives and led to the destruction of properties worth billions of naira, stakeholders from the region have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu...
7 Oct 2023
Apex Igbo socio-cultual organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide and Arewa Group, the Northern Defence Network, have dissociated themselves from attacks by some faceless groups against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and its group chief executive officer, Mele Kyari. A group, which calls itself ‘Coalition of GMD NNPC Mele Kyari Must Go’, had in…
4 Oct 2023
The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, insisted that the next President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation must come from River State, noting that the Constitution of Ohanaeze allows for rotation of the office of the President General in alphabetical order. The Secretary General of faction, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, stated this in Abakaliki,…
1 Oct 2023
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization has urged President Bola Tinubu to grant an unconditional pardon to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and Yoruba Nation freedom fighter, Sunday Igboho, to the sacrifices of late nationalists like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, and Ahmadu Bello. In a statement to mark Nigeria’s 63rd anniversary…
28 Sep 2023
Apex pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has penciled Port Harcourt, Rivers State for the celebration of its 2023 World Igbo Day. The Igbo apex body said the idea of Port Harcourt is a symbolic act of brotherhood and peaceful co-existence. In a communiqué issued yesterday after a meeting of the leadership of the organisation,…
23 Sep 2023
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, condemned the reprisal attack by soldiers that destroyed the means of livelihood of many people in Ehime Mbano Local Council of Imo State.
20 Sep 2023
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed outrage over the rate of kidnapping in Enugu State. It has been reported that no fewer than 20 people were abducted at different locations in the state at the weekend.
19 Sep 2023
.Igbo group accuses region’s govs of insensitivity The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, has said that there is no confusion or clash between the Igbo Day 2023 and the South East Summit On Security And Economy being organised by governors of the region. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation condemned the misinformation in some quarters that the events,…
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