Tag: Igbos
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Govt has done nothing for Igbos, Nigeria should split – Chiwetalu Agu
Veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu has supported the call for Nigeria to split for peace to reign. Chiwetalu Agu said this while speaking with Broadway Tv. When asked if he is in support of Nigeria to split, Chiwetalu Agu said: “We all must rise, I preached that everyone should rise from their position wherever they…
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Nigerians will soon be arrested for speaking Igbo – Eedris Abdulkareem
Popular musician, Eedris Abdulkareem has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government will soon start arresting Nigerians for speaking Igbo. Eedris said this while condemning the arrest of Veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu. TheNewsGuru recalls that Chiwetalu Agu was arrested on Thursday by the Nigerian Army for wearing Biafra regalia.
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Igbos behind their ordeals – Umahi
The Ebonyi State Government has averred that the people of the South-East were responsible for the ongoing crises and killings in the region. It said lack of love and the pursuit for self were real reasons for the disorders in the land, adding if the current wave of crises were not addressed, it could lead…
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Tinubu turned many Igbos to billionaires- Joe Igbokwe
Special Adviser to Lagos Governor on Drainage and Water Resources Joe Igbokwe has recounted how the National Leader of All Progressives Party, (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, transformed many Igbos, especially in Lagos state. Igbokwe, an APC chieftain, in a Facebook post titled, ‘How Asiwaju BAT created many Igbo billionaires in Lekki Corridor Lagos’, praised…
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Buhari’s minister, Malami denies authoring derogatory post on Igbos, Hausas
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has refuted claims from some quarters that he authored a derogatory post on Igbos and Hausas. A statement issued by Umar Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, said that Malama did not write or contemplate such a post. “The…
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Dividends of Buhari’s Summer Revelations – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta President Buhari has just rendered invaluable service to an uneasy nation. He used this year’s political anniversary season to grant two revealing interviews and deliver a beneficial Democracy Day address. With these pronouncements, he has lifted the veil from his troubling trademark silence. The television interviews, one with Arise Television and the other…
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Northern elders to Buhari: Don’t stand on Igbos’ way if they are determined to secede
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has advised the Federal Government to allow the South-East pull out of the country if the support for secession for the region is widespread and have the backings of their leaders. It said that political leaders in the region seemed to have submitted to violence and terror of Indigenous People…
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Obiozor and the challenge of diplomacy in the Igbo wars 4 – Chido Nwakanma
By Chido Nwakanma Diplomacy is the foremost challenge before the diplomat who assumed office on 9 January as helmsman of the Igbo ship called Ohanaeze. It is fortuitous that Prof George Obiozor is a diplomat by training, vocation, and experience. He would need all the skills of that profession to navigate the many fights and…
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Newly elected Ohanaeze Ndigbo president, Obiozor sponsored, imposed by Fulani cabals – IPOB
The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said it will not recognize Prof. George Obiozor as the President-General of the Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The group, in a statement made available by its spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful, yesterday stated that the pro-Biafra group, led by Nnamdi Kanu, cannot work with the…
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2023: Nothing under the law disqualifies Igbos from running for president – Anyim Pius Anyim
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim on Friday made case for the election of an Igbo President come 2023. Highlighting the core characters of Igbos and why they deserve a chance to rule the country like other tribes, the former Senate President said: “I can describe the Igbos after…