The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for what it described as unprecedented infrastructural interventions in the South-East, stating that no Nigerian president since the end of the civil war in 1970 has done more for Ndigbo. In a press statement issued on Sunday by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Deputy President…
Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor Human rights lawyer and legal counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on Ndigbo worldwide to reclaim their agency, rise above rhetoric and illusions, and take decisive action in defence of their collective destiny. In a statement released on Tuesday and made available to our reporter,…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state, to “surrender to his conscience” and apologize for his role in the Nigerian civil war. In a statement issued on Sunday, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group criticized Gowon’s recent comments suggesting the 1967-1970 war was not directed at the Igbo but at secessionists….
The apex socio-cultural group of the Ikwerre ethnic nationality, Ogbakor Ikwerre Cultural Organisation Worldwide, has withdrawn all honours, recognitions, and titles bestowed on Senator John Azuta-Mbata, the newly elected President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. The decision was made due to Azuta-Mbata’s acceptance of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership role, which the Ikwerre leadership considers a…
Former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, has disclosed that a non-existing court order prevented him from partaking in the just concluded Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo president general position. Okiro, an aspirant for the position of President-General of the pan Igbo socio-cultural organization made the disclosure while speaking with journalists recently after the election, explaining that the…
A seven-day ultimatum was Tuesday handed to the newly-elected President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Azuta-Mbats to resign his position. This demand came from a group, the Rivers State Restoration Movement (RRM) on Tuesday. The group’s ultimatum came barely 72 hours after the Ikwere-born former lawmaker was elected President-General of the Igbo socio-political organisation. The…
Enugu State High Court has barred the apex Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, from fielding former Inspector General of Police Mike Okiro as an aspirant or contestant in the January 10 election to the office of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. This followed a motion filed by Chimenu Amadi for himself and on behalf of…
