Tag: Igbo
-
Ohanaeze speaks against IPOB’s activities, says Igbos mustn’t perish in violence
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Monday, called for stoppage of anarchy in Igbo land to attract development in the southeast. Amb George Obiozo, president general of Ohanaeza Ndigbo Worldwide, made this demand ahead of the annual celebration of the Igbo Day on 29th September 2021. According to Obiozor, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, traditional rulers and stakeholders call for an…
-
Police speak on reports of 230 Igbo killed in Jos
The Police Command in Plateau has described as fake news that unidentified persons have killed 230 Igbos in Jos. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, dismissed the report in a statement on Sunday. Social media reports claimed two luxury bus conveying commuters of Igbo extraction were set ablaze, with…
-
I’m originally Igbo- Rihanna declares
Popular American superstar, singer and brand influencer Rihanna has stated she is originally from the Igbo tribe. The Barbadian singer and fashion entrepreneur was recently pronounced a billionaire and officially one of the wealthiest female musicians in the world. The star’s net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion while still receiving almost $1.4 billion from…
-
Igbos are not killers, Okorocha warns against ethnic profiling
Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has warned against the ethnic profiling of Igbo people, insisting they “are not killers”. Okorocha stated this on Thursday, during the centenary celebration in honour of the former Premier of Eastern Nigeria, the late Michael Okpara, in Abuja. “I appeal to all Nigerians to stop the ethnic profiling…
-
MI shows support for Igbos, creates #IAmIgboToo campaign
Nigerian rapper, Jude Abaga popularly known as MI, has declared his support for people from the South-Eastern region of Nigeria better known as ‘Igbos’ The popular rapper on Wednesday took to Twitter to show love and support for Igbos, calling on other Nigerians to do the same as he started the #IAmIgboToo campaign. This development…
-
Nigeria engaging Microsoft to preserve local languages – Presidency
The presidency says Nigeria is engaging with tech giant, Microsoft Corporation, in order to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to preserve local languages. Mr Ife Adebayo, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Innovations, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that democratising access to digital tools and digital skills was a…
-
Will Igbo presidential candidates start reaching out? Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “They came forth to war; but, they always fell.” James Macpherson, 1736-1796. James Macpherson was the father of Sir John Macpherson — the second to the last Governor General of Nigeria. His observation about groups which perpetually engage in losing battles because they fail to alter their approach is important as Igbos…
-
Don’t reduce your stake in Nigeria, Uzodinma to Igbo
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has urged the Igbo ethnic group “to jettison every action and activity that would reduce the high stake (their) region has in the country so as to produce the next president of Nigeria.” Uzodinma made this known in Owerri, the Imo State capital when he welcomed his counterparts…
-
Doyin Okupe tenders apology to Igbos for comments on Ahmadu Bello
Doyin Okupe, a former Special Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo has apologized to the Igbos for saying an Igbo presidency cannot evolve until the north forgives the Igbos for killing the Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello. Okupe, who is also a former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, tendered the apology…
-
Igbo presidency can’t happen unless north forgives for Ahmadu Bello’s murder — Doyin Okupe
Former Presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe on Saturday said the Igbo presidency would not come to pass unless the northern region forgives the Igbo people over the assassination of the Sardauna of Sokoto Ahmadu Bello. TheNewsGuru recalls that Bello was murdered on January 15, 1966, by Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu an Igbo Nigerian Army officer in a…