•Dave Umahi The Minister of Works, Engineer Dave Umahi, has been taken to the cleaners over his claim that Igbos are happy and comfortable with the “purported” inclusive governance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A major stakeholder in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, who berated Umahi over this claim...
•Convicted IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu Several Igbo Diaspora organisations have criticised the United Kingdom government over what they described as “silence and complicity” in the recent life imprisonment of British citizen Nnamdi Kanu by Nigeria’s Federal High Court. The joint statement, issued by the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), A...
Igbos resident in Akure, Ondo State capital, today joined the protest asking for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as they did not open shops for commercial activities. Shops operated by Igbos along Oyemekun Road, Adesida Road, Arakale Road, NEPA, Carl Street, Old Garage and other [...
•Dr Solomon Ogbonna The President of the socio-cultural group in Lagos State, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Solomon Ogbonna Aguene, has condemned the manner in which Igbos living in Lagos State are being disenfranchised and excluded from voting in the ongoing local government elections across the state. Aguene also expressed displeasure over the denial ...
•Fulani herdsmen A socio-cultural organisation, the Ambassadors for Self-Determination, has warned that any attempt to reintroduce the rejected Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) in Igboland would be met with stiff resistance, even as it called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu-led federal government not to reintroduce the initiative being canvassed by th...
•Ralph Uwazurike Former President of an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Aka Ikenga, Chief Goddy Uwazurike, in this interview, says it has become an official policy to marginalise the Igbo in Nigeria. Tínubu simply followed suit. Excerpts: What was the reasoning behind the decision for Ndigbo not to participate in the #EndBadGovernance protes...
•Peter Obi Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the genocidal threats against the Igbo tribe, calling for their relocation, which have been trending on social media with the hashtag #IgboMustGo. In a statement, Obi described the threats as “deeply disturbing” and warned that such rhetoric threatens Nigeria’s unity a...
•Iwuanyanwu High Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has explained that the Igbos will suffer more than other tribes in Nigeria if the country fails, calling on Nigerians from the South-East, both home and in the Diaspora, to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration to succeed. Iwuanyanwu stated this...
•Glaucoma The Nigerian Optometrist Association (NOA) has revealed that recent research says that one out of four Igbos especially from Abia State and entire South Eastern Nigerian descent are likely to go blind from glaucoma disease if not detected and treated early. The statement was made recently by the association as NOA relaunched ‘My Sigh...

