Tag: Igbos
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Igbos in the southeast do not sell land to outsiders – Reuben Abati alleges
Veteran Nigerian journalist Reuben Abati has claimed that some Igbos in the southeast region of the country do not sell their lands to outsiders.
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Mixed reactions as Igbo people shun hunger protest
Nigerians on social media have reacted to the calmness in the eastern part of the country amidst the ongoing demonstration against hunger and economic hardship under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the #EndBadGovernance protests officially kicked off today, August 1 to 10, with many protesters voicing their frustrations over the…
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Misunderstanding: Sanwo-Olu, Uzodimma set up c’ttee to reconcile yoruba, Igbo in Lagos
In order to seek lasting solutions to the recent raging misunderstanding between the Igbos and Yoruba in Lagos, governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu have set up a committee to broker peace in the Economic center of Nigeria. In a communique issued at the end of a meeting…
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Ohanaeze appeals to Igbos to support president Tinubu
Igbo socio-cultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to Igbo brothers and sisters to support Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu as he leads the country. The body also urged President Tinubu to hearken to the cries of the Southeast.
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Igbos should stop putting their eggs in one basket – Minister of Labour
Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has admonish the Igbos in the country against putting all their eggs in one basket which is a bad political practice. He disclosed this during the commissioning of the Second Niger Bridge and the construction of capital projects by the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.…
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Why Yakubu Gowon must apologise to Igbos – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State chapter has charged former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon to apologise to the people of the Southeast over his role in the Biafra civil war. Abraham Amah, the acting State Publicity Secretary of the party, said Gowon’s name unsettles a lot of people in the Southeast due…
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In this season of attacks, Igbos should not leave Lagos – Ohanaeze
Over the arrest of Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared the Igbos should remain and not leave Lagos State in the season of attacks. In a statement to mark the 2023 Easter celebration,
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Ohaneze urges FG to intervene in ethnic profiling of Igbos
The Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged Federal Government to intervene into what it described as “ethnic profiling of the Igbo in Lagos State” since 2023 election began. The group also wanted the Federal Government to look into attendant
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LAGOS SITUATION REPORT: Electorates lament how alleged APC thugs stop them from voting (VIDEOS)
Just as Nigerians stepped out on Saturday, March 18, 2023, to elect 28 state governors, 993 state lawmakers, like Nollywood Actress, Chioma Akpotha, many have been attacked by alleged APC thugs at different polling units in Lagos. According to one Preach love: “APC thugs came out and were seen roaming the streets, threatening people who…
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Sanwo-olu, police to be held responsible over threats on Igbos in Lagos – Ohanaeze
Ahead of the forthcoming socio-cultural organization, the Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has reacted angrily to the fresh threat against the Igbo in Lagos state. Recall that MC Oluomo, in a trending video was seen threatening that any Igbo who would not vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, should sit at home.…