Ohanaeze Ndigbo says President Bola Tinubu has earned the trust of the southeast by prioritising the region’s long-neglected road infrastructure and appointing an Igbo son as minister of works. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, deputy president-general of Ohanaeze, said Tinubu’s administration is dismantling “age-old barriers designed to cripple the economic and social progress of our people.” “Over the […]
The Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the clamor in some quarters, for a single term in office for the President of the State Federal Republic of Nigeria, as unconstitutional and unacceptable. The Igbo group, which explained that the position of the President was rooted in the principles of fairness, equity, and the advancement […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the leading Igbo socio-cultural group, has expressed deep concern over the economic and social toll caused by actions linked to Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based pro-Biafra activist. The group stated that the Southeast region has suffered investment losses exceeding ₦34 trillion, impacting all 95 local government areas. This economic downturn is attributed to activities […]
In anticipation that President Bola Tinubu might effect a cabinet reshuffle, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed strong feelings that two ministers, David Umagi and Nyesom Wike should be retained in Tinubu’s administration. The group endorsed both the minister of Works and that of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) based on their […]
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide says there is no leadership tussle in the group following the recent death of its former President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Dr Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary of the Igbo socio-cultural group, disclosed this on Friday in Enugu, stressing that such speculation by a section of the media was untrue. “There is […]
…Tinubu, Buhari, Ohanaeze mourn By Chinelo Ude The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by Jide Iwuanyanwu, the son of the late Chief Emmanuel. According to the statement, the 82-year-old Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday after a brief illness. “The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii […]
The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reiterated its call for restructuring of the country and creation of additional states in the Southeast. The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu made the call during Ohanaeze Ndigbo Retreat with the theme “Ako Bu Ije” (Development with Wisdom) on Wednesday in Enugu. Iwuanyanwu, […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA There seems to be more troubles for the detained leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as the Supreme Court on Friday, declined to order his release from detention and this is equally worrying stakeholders in Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, the apex socio cultural group in Igbo land who believe […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has claimed that the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will diminish the popularity of self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, and the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi. Naija News reports that Ohanaeze, in a statement by the factional Secretary-General, Isiguzoro […]
As OMEZIRI NDIBGO 1 NA NIGERIA By Nsikak Ekpenyong speaking during the award presentation Prince Emmanuel Kwendus, President General Ohanaeze Youth Assembly, said that Dr Anthony C Ezekwugo CEO NURNBERGER GROUP, deserved the title and more because of his selfless service to humanity and country at large. He further stress that Dr Anthony C Ezekwugo […]
A pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged Biafra agitators to uphold a ceasefire for 40 days in order to facilitate progress in negotiations for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). POLITICS NIGERIA reports that this was made known in a statement released on Saturday. Ohanaeze Ndigbo […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, including North Central Citizens Council, NCCC, have called on President Mohammedu Buhari to launch an investigation into the bribery allegations labeled against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before his administration winds up. The call came on the heels […]
A message has been sent to Nigerians about swearing-in for politicians. The message was sent by a former deputy national publicity secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu. According to him, politicians should be sworn into office with African deities such as the Amadioha and Ogun, Politics Nigeria reports. He argued that using African deities to […]
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a socio-political group in the Igbo community, has publicly denounced Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Biafra agitator who recently declared himself the Biafran Prime Minister. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Secretary-General of the group, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, stated on Tuesday that Ekpa and his associates could not compel the Igbos into another civil war. […]
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has lauded the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, for exonerating the Chairman, Council of Elders, Ohanaeze, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, over an alleged anti-Yoruba comment. Afenifere disassociated itself from reports that it berated Iwuanyanwu, for allegedly calling the Yoruba people “political rascals”. The group stated this in a […]
By Alex Enebeli The apex Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged Federal Government to intervene into what it described as “ethnic profiling of the Igbo in Lagos State” since 2023 election began. The group also wanted the Federal Government to look into attendant hardship which Igbo people had been subjected to with a […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Yoruba Council Worldwide, YCW, have called for peace and unity among the Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups in Lagos, ahead of the gubernatorial election, slated to hold March 11. The group, on Wednesday, advised both ethnic groups to neglect certain individuals trying to heat up the state with sensitive and unguarded […]
on removal of fuel subsidy…insists over road infrastructure By Tunde Opalana Mazi Ezenwo Patrick Anichukwu, a chieftain of Igbo socio-cultural group in the South East, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has reacted to the lingering fuel crisis in Nigeria and insisted on removal of fuel subsidy as the way out. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday amid fuel scarcity […]
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo nation, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi have expressed grief over the death of Prof. George Obiozor. Governor Hope Uzodimma on Wednesday announced the death of the former Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., aged 80. The apex socio-cultural […]
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has rejected Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore’s resolutions concerning the necessity of grazing reserves in the country’s southeast. The Igbo socio-cultural group argued that Miyetti Allah’s demand for grazing reserves is a sinister action that imperils the peace and security of the country. The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro speaking via a […]