Tag: Igbos
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Northern Quit Notice: I will protect you with my last drop of blood – Emir of Katsina assures Igbos
The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, on Friday said he was ready to defend Igbos residing in his state with the last drop of his blood. Kabir made the remark while reacting to the ultimatum issued by Northern youths that Igbos should vacate the region in three months. Addressing Igbo community in his palace,…
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APC chieftain calls on Northern leaders to caution youths
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Timi Frank, has appealed to Northern region leaders, Governors, Emirs and political leaders to advise youths of the region against making inflammatory statements. Frank in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to a call by Northern youths to Igbos to leave the region, said…
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Igbos cannot fight together,they are not united – Pete Edochie [Video]
Veteran actor, Pete Edochie, has stated that Igbo people cannot fight any course together because they are not unified. Edochie said Igbos are scattered, with no particular goal, saying it is not fight for anything that will bring them together but their cultural values.The revered thespian said, most Igbos do not even speak their language…
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Disregard threat by Northern youth – FG
The Federal Government has, on Wednesday, asked Nigerians to remain calm and disregard the threat issued to Igbos by the Northern youth. A coalition of Northern youth, including the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, had in a press conference asked that Igbos vacate the North and the Hausas in the South to return home. Speaking to…
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BREAKING: El-Rufai orders arrest of youths who ordered Igbos out of region
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has ordered the immediate arrest of all the signatory to the ‘Kaduna Declaration’ mandating all Igbos to leave the region before October 1. TheNewsGuru.com reports that prominent Northern youth associations on Tuesday after a joint meeting tagged ‘Kaduna Declaration’ issued a serious threat to Igbos residing in the region…
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BREAKING: North goes wild, orders Igbos out of region before Oct 1 or face attacks
Sequel to their consistent demands for Biafra Republic and the subsequent stay-at-home order carried out on May 30, prominent Northern youth associations on Tuesday after a joint meeting tagged ‘Kaduna Declaration’ issued a serious threat to Igbos residing in the region to vacate on or before October 1 (Nigeria’s Independence Day) 2017 or face physical…
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Biafra Day celebration: Buhari, security agents can’t stop Igbos on May 30 – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has maintained that the Federal Government can’t stop its sit-at-home orders to Igbos on May 30 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 declaration of the Republic of Biafra. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful in a chat with Sunday Sun said the group was aware of the…
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Igbos will run for presidency after Buhari’s second tenure, Apugo replies Obasanjo
A member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Board of Trustees, BOT, Prince Benjamin Apugo, has said Igbos will take a shot at the presidency after the second tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari expires in 2023. Apugo said this in reaction to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s remark that the Igbos should run for the…
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Igbos should contest for presidency in 2019 – Obasanjo
…says Ogun West Senatorial District should produce next governor in Ogun State Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said the Igbos deserve to contest the nation’s highest public office in 2019. Obasanjo stated this when he hosted the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ogun State chapter, at his Abeokuta Hilltop…
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Political future of Igbos rest in APC – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has reiterated that the political future of the Igbo race can only be guaranteed in the ruling All Progressives Congress,APC. Okorocha, the Chairman of APC Governors Forum, said that South-East could not afford to be in opposition party, and urged all Igbos living outside the zone to join the APC.…