•A cross section of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide members at a meeting The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has rejected the controversial installation of an “Igwe Ndigbo na East London” in East London, South Africa. It stated that the title is not recognised and lacks legal backing, reports The PUNCH. It was earlier reported that violent unrest broke [&...
•SMBLF executives The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, comprising key socio-cultural organisations such as Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Pan Niger Delta Forum, today urged political parties to zone their 2027 presidential tickets to Southern Nigeria. They made the demand at a joint press conference after a crucial session in Abuja....
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, today, appointed four professors under its Professorial Endowment Chair initiative to prevent the extinction of the Igbo language. The appointed scholars include Prof. Mercy Nnyigide from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof. Boniface Mbah of University of Nigeria Nsukka, Prof. Ngozi Emeka-Nwobi of Ebonyi State ...
•Ohanaeze Ndigbo The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared the last Saturday of every January as the Igbo Adoration and Thanksgiving Day. This was part of the resolutions of the organisation’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held yesterday, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. A statement released after the meet...
The Abia State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has endorsed the state government’s decision to make the teaching and learning of the Igbo language compulsory in schools across the state. The endorsement was given during an expanded meeting of the state executive council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo with chairmen of the union from the 17 local [&hel...
•Ohanaeze logo, IPOB flag and Nnamdi Kanu The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has appealed to the federal government to release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, so that he can access medical treatment. In a video message sent to reporters today, Azu...
•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 ...
•Tinubu and Ohanaeze Ndigbo The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the preeminent Igbo sociocultural organisation, has called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to address the hunger and poverty ravaging the country. According to the Igbo sociocultural organisation, the president’s inability to address the challenges facing the nation may cost him his re-election c...
•Tinubu Nigerians yesterday continued to react to President Bola Tinubu’s mid-term speech, in which the incumbent rated his administration’s performance highly. While some, like the Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo, declared, “Tinubu’s two-year scorecard is heavily tainted by the incompetence and corruption of his appointed off...
•Tinubu and Ohanaeze Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to dialogue with nonviolent pro-Biafra leaders or lose South East support ahead of his re-election come 2027. Ohanaeze Ndigbo stated this in a statement signed by its Deputy President and National Spokesman Mazi Okechukwu Isigu...

