Igbo law and custom, which forbid a female from inheriting her late father’s estate, on the grounds that it is discriminatory and conflicts with the provision of the constitution, the Supreme Court has voided this. The court held that the practice conflicted with section 42(1)(a) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution. READ ALSO: FG reduces […]
Tongues have been waging on why the South-East Governors Forum reneged on its initial plan to launch a regional security outfit in Igboland, similar to the Amotekun of the South-West. But the people should ponder no more: the sudden U-turn has everything to do with sheer selfishness. Security crisis has become an existential threat in […]
The apex socio cultural organization in Igboland, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Imo state Chapter has thrown its weight behind Senator Hope Uzodinma over his declaration as the governor of the state by the Supreme Court arguing that he (Uzodinma) duly contested the election in accordance with the electoral Act. The group at a press conference in Owerri, […]
Alarmed by the recent attack by suspected herdsmen on Enyanwu Igwe community in Izzi Council Area of Ebonyi State where four persons were killed and several properties destroyed, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has asked South East governors to ban open grazing in Igboland. Rising from a meeting in Enugu, the group accused the Federal […]
It takes morbid fear to work up the courage to condemn what a large population are commending. When the Nigerian Army inaugurated a 7-member Special Board of Inquiry into allegations of human rights abuses against it the development was met with accolades. Several people commended the development as a plus for the Army because it […]