Tag: Ndigbo
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Ndigbo And The Politics of Identity, by Hassan Gimba
Even though Anambra has been in the kitty of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for a long time, the recently concluded gubernatorial election
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Ohanaeze tackles IPOB over Sit-at-home order says move will unleash hardship on Ndigbo
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Sunday, kicked against the one-week sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Recall that the pro-Biafra group had threatened a one-week sit-at-home if their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was not released forthwith. The declaration, targeted at the November 6 Anambra election, has been attracting wild condemnation. In a…
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CP Odumosu, Ndigbo are not Nigeria’s problem, Ikechukwu Amaechi
In his famous 1984 book titled, The Trouble with Nigeria, legendary novelist, Chinua Achebe, made a profound statement. “Nigerians of all other ethnic groups will probably achieve consensus on no other matter than their common resentment of the Igbo,” he wrote. Some people took umbrage, accusing him of overgeneralization. But Achebe who towers very high…
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THE PUBLIC SPHERE: Mobilising Ndigbo for voter registration – Chido Nwakanma
THE PUBLIC SPHERE with Chido Nwakanma INEC has sounded the bell for the next voter registration exercise. It will commence in February 2021, and that exercise will play a critical role in what happens in 2023. It is time to organise for it. More than any other region, the South-East needs to ensure that its…
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Lagos Ndigbo sacks Sanwo-Olu’s aide, Joe Igbokwe as leader, announces replacement
Leadership of Ndigbo in Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) has sacked Joe Igbokwe as its apex leader ‘for not promoting Igbo cause in Lagos’. Igbokwe is special adviser on Drainage and Water Resources to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The group, at a news conference chaired by the Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State and Chairman of…
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Restructuring: S/East leaders back Soludo’s six-year single term plan for presidents
Leaders in South Eastern part of Nigeria has thrown their weight behind former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria Professor Charles Soludo’s proposition of a six-year single tenure for the country’s President. He stated this on Monday during the South East Summit on Restructuring Nigeria in Awka, the Anambra State capital. “The tenure of office…