Ohaneze
10 Feb
The Police Command in Imo has launched a manhunt for the abductors of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) President, Mr Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, who was kidnapped in Owerri on Saturday. Ohaneze The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Henry Okoye, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. He also confirmed that Igboayaka was not arrested but…
10 Jan
The mainstream apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday elected former Senator John Azuta-Mbata as its new President-General. Azuta-Mbata, who represented Rivers East in the National Assembly, was chosen during the Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly meeting held at the old Government Lodge in Enugu, the Enugu State capital. He succeeds Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu,…
9 Jan
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) on Thursday endorsed the aspiration of the former Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Mike Okiro as president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. It stated that Okiro has what it takes to move the organisation to greater heights, stressing that he had excelled in previous assignments. President general of…
7 Jan
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Monday re-elected Mazi Okwu Nnabuike as its National President. Okwu was re-elected in Enugu, alongside other members of the group’s National Executive Council (NEC). In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Election Committee, Dr. Barr. Maduabuchi Anthony,…
5 Jan
Apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo said on Sunday that it is ready for the January 10, 2025 election for the national executives, stressing that no fewer than three people have picked forms from Rivers state for the president general position. The President General position is zoned to Rivers State as the election is…
4 Jan
Uche Okwukwu, candidate contesting for President-General in the forthcoming Ohaneze Ndigbo election has promised to unite Igbos if elected. Okwukwu an indigene of Elele, an Igbo community in Rivers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Port Harcourt that the venue for the election scheduled for January 9-10 had remained a secret…
25 Dec
A Chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prince Richard Ozobu, has warned that the factionalisation in the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, will continue to manifest unless there is strict respect for the group's constitution. Ozobu, who was recently appointed by a faction of Ohanaeze to head its national election committee for the January 10 election,…
17 Dec
President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu, has urged the Igbo to ensure that only quality men and women with outstanding pedigree are elected to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, come January 10, 2025. He explained that the Igbo are one of the leading lights of Africa and for that trajectory…
11 Dec
Following the endorsement of a Northern presidency in the 2027 general election by former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday said that the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) stalwart has lost any alliance with the Igbo. In a statement in Abakaliki, the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led…
9 Dec
A coalition of Southeast lawmakers, Ohanaeze Youth Movement, led by Barr. Uche Nnadi, and chairpersons of political parties in the region, led by Action Alliance National Chairman, Kenneth Udeze, have expressed their support for the recent recomposition of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) board. The lawmakers backing the move include Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere…
26 Nov
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has cautioned the Ohaneze NdiIgbo to steer clear of any actions that may affect peaceful coexistence among all. The INC National Publicity Secretary, Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, has therefore declared that the Ijaws believe in one Nigeria but stated that, if the need arises to part, the Ijaws will not cede to…
16 Oct
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, on Wednesday, urged the former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, to summon his wisdom and decisively reject any propositions enticing him to assume a non-existent role as President General of the organisation. Ohanaeze added that it would rather support his re-election as Governor of Imo…
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