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Ohanaeze Replies Buhari’s Former Aide Who Said No Sane Person Can Support Igbo Presidency
THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has dismissed as childish a statement credited to a former Special Assistant to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Assembly Matters, Abdurrahman Sumaila. The former Presidential aide had in a statement in Kano, on Thursday claimed that, “no right-thinking Nigerian will support an Igbo presidential candidate in 2023.” Spokesman for Ohanaeze, Chief...
Marginalisation: Negotiate With Southeast Now Or Risk Break Up, Ohanaeze Tells FG
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on the Federal Government to immediately put machinery in place to broker a negotiation with the people of South East zone of the country over perceived marginalisation, saying failure to do this will lead to a break up of the the country. Ohanaeze Ndigbo in a statement issued on Sunday by the Secretary General, Mazi...
Igbo Group To Nnamdi Kanu: You’re Sending Our Youths To Early Grave, Come To Nigeria And Fight
Some Igbo Youths in Nigeria and the Diaspora have petitioned the British High Commission in Abuja to open Nnamdi Kanu's case file for Britain to investigate all the allegations against him over his incitement of violence in Nigeria by allegedly ordering his group, Eastern Security Network (ESN) to attack police and military personnel in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. The...
Obasanjo Condemns Secessionist Agitators, Says It’s Idiotic To Disintegrate
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned agitators of disintegration of the country saying that that it will be “almost idiotic” for Nigeria to disintegrate at a time like this when Africa is trying to reintegrate for political, social, and economic development. He insisted that the country is better together for all the ethnic groups in the country to remain together...
Extrajudicial Killings: Onyeka Onwenu Urges Buhari To Withdraw Troops From South East
Human right activist and former Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Women Development, Onyeka Onwenu has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the Nigerian troops deployed in south east and dialogue with secessionist agitators in the region. She made the appeal on Thursday following a growing outcry over alleged extrajudicial killings of Igbo youths by the...
House Of Reps Drops Plans To Scrap NYSC
The Chairman House Committee on Youth Development, Mr Yemi Adaramodu has given assurance that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme would not be scrapped. Adaramodu gave the assurance at the unveiling of nine books on NYSC and a maiden NYSC film to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the scheme in Abuja on Thursday. He said that sponsoring a bill on...
#BREAKING: NANS Chikens Out, Makes U-turn On Planned ‘Buhari Must Go Protest’
The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, made this known in a statement on Friday morning. It was titled, ‘NANS Suspends June 12 Protest Over Concerns About Safety Of Protesters And Fear Of Possible Hijack By Politicians – Comrade Sunday Asefon’. According to the NANS president, the planned protest was aimed...
Withdraw Your ‘Language They Understand’ Comment With Apology To Ndigbo, Group Tells Buhari
Concerned by the escalating and deteriorating state of insecurity in the homelands inhabited by Ndigbo, the Igbo Nationalist Movement has stepped out to voice out their concern against the threat of war, going on in Igbo land. The group further buttressed that this had led to continued deployment of additional troops, and security personnel to the region by the Federal...
Some Influential Nigerians After My Life — EFCC Chairman Cries Out
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has revealed that some highly placed individuals want to take his life. Bawa made this revelation during an interview on Channels TV’s breakfast show Sunrise Daily. He said: “Last week, I was in New York, as all Nigerians are aware of. A very senior citizen received a phone call from...
Umahi’s Claim That Igbo Isn’t Marginalized An Attempt To Satisfy His Fulani Benefactors — OYC
The apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo World Wide Ohanaeze Youth Council(OYC), has reacted to a statement credited to Ebonyi state governor, Engr. Dave Umahi in which he allegedly said that Igbo is not marginalized, describing it as an attempt by the governor to serve a selfish interest. Insisting that the absence of seaport in Igbo land is a sign...
