Moses Oyediran, Enugu President-General of the Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, on Wednesday declared that issues relating to Biafra agitation are beyond the capacity of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to decide. The new Ohanaeze Ndigbo leader stated this during a world press conference held […]
Sam Nzeh Leading contender in the election to the post of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Chris Asoluka, has quit the race, citing the anomalies in the electoral process as reason. In a statement late on Saturday, Asoluka decried the inability of the National Executive Committee of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to address the anomalies in […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, (OYC) has described the commencement of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, as the beginning of his repatriation process by the Federal Government. Justice Binta Nyarko-led Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday fixed January 27,2021 as the new date for continuation of the trial of Kanu. The matter […]
By Amb. (Prof) George A. Obiozor May I humbly thank Imo State Ohanaeze NDIGBO, ELDERS and Stakeholders of Imo State. May I equally humbly confess that my decision to contest for the office of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo World Wide was a decision not based on self-aggrandizement, personal ambition or self-promotion. By my age […]
Igbo people living in the state were charged with endorsing the All Progressive Congress (APC) nominee, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, before Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dim Uche Okwukwu, yesterday, enjoined all Ndigbo in Edo State to support Ize-Iyamu to ensure that he emerged victorious at the poll. “Any organisation that distances […]
Social-cultural organizations like the Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, and Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo have discussed why Nigeria is becoming a failed state. The organizations recently organised a consultative dialogue held at the Shehu Yar’Adua Center, Abuja, Daily Times reports. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who spoke at the event, […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, on Thursday vowed to press to the discovery of the rationale behind the killing of unarmed Igbo youths in Emene, Enugu State during a face-off between security agents and some advocates of the Indigenous People of Biafra on Sunday. Ohanaeze President General, Chief Nnia Nwodo, made this known […]
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo has said that the body will unravel those behind the killings in Enugu. Nwodo’s media aide, Emeka Attama in a statement on Wednesday, August 26 said that that Ohanaeze had been briefed of efforts by the Enugu State government to unravel the cause, extent of […]
In the wake of a brutal clash between security operatives and Biafra agitators which led to civilian casualties in Enugu state, a sub-group of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has set up a panel of inquiry to press to the discovery of the circumstances surrounding the death of 21 persons suspected […]
Awka – The Ohaneze Ndigbo, Anambra Chapter, has expressed dissatisfaction at poor compliance with the order banning interstate travel aimed at curbing COVID-19 spread. Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, President, Ohaneze Ndigbo in Anambra, expressed the dissatisfaction on Wednesday in Awka. He said that some people from states hard hit by the virus had been entering states […]
The apex Igbo cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has commended the Nigeria Governors’ Forum for donating N200 million to victims of the recent explosion in Lagos state. It would be recalled that on March 15, an explosion rocked the Abule-Ado axis of FESTAC Town in which many lives were lost and houses destroyed. National Publicity […]
A group, South-south Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF) has asked the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (ONYC) to stop doing the bidding of politicians for it to be taken serious. It advised the Ohanaeze youths not to be partial and to resist partisanship in its assessment of development in Igbo land, Abia state in particular, in relation […]
Owerri – The Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has congratulated Sen. Hope Uzodimma on his Supreme Court victory on Tuesday, saying that it is a `victory well deserved’. It said that the Supreme Court had once again reassured the masses that the court remained the last hope of the common man. The National Publicity […]
…Blast Akpabio for dumping PDP The Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF), has described the on-going peace meeting between the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as “a sabotage of no consequence”. Self-acclaimed leader of the groupo, Barr. Benjamin Onwuka spoke to journalists in Enugu, where he accused the IPOB of taking a bribe […]
The Socio-Cultural Organisation of Igbos, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has hailed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the case between Innoson Group of Companies and Guatanty Trust Bank. The organisation gave the commendation in a statement by Chief Emeka Attamah, Media Adviser to its President-General, Chief Nnia Nwodo, released in Abuja on Monday. In […]
Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), has demanded for an inquiry and full investigation into the throwing of explosive into the Ukehe country home of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nnia Nwodo on Sunday, with a view to unravel those behind the bombing. In a statement by Yinka Odumakin, the Southern and Middle […]
A former Minister of Health who is also a member of the Ime-obi (inner caucus) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. ABC Nwosu, on Friday, criticised the statement made by a former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, that the leader of the defunct Biafra, the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, underestimated him by thinking that he […]
As the 2015 general elections gathers momentum, the Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC/V2P), Nnewi Diocese in collaboration with Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Anambra South senatorial zone have organised a political forum geared towards enabling the candidates of the various political parties in the area to unveil their manifestoes. The event which was held yesterday at Anaedo […]