Ohanaeze Ndigbo Archives - Page 19 of 23

Aug

04

2023

Ohanaeze warns Judges that error in judgment at tribunal may result in coup situation like in Niger.

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion

The ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is being eagerly awaited by Nigerians, and the Ohanaeze sociocultural organization has cautioned the justices against rendering an incorrect judgment. Ohanaeze warned that Nigerians would go through a situation like to the military takeover in the Niger Republic if the judges make a bad ruling. The body cautioned the judiciary to exercise independence in its decision about the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, which are tainted by claims of irregularities and violations of electoral rules. The group's factional secretary-general, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, asserted that these concerns were made worse by the failure to…

Jul

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohanaeze backs Gov. Mbah to stop sit-at-home in Enugu and South East

Metro, NewsMetro, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Sit-At-Home

On Sunday, the Enugu State chapter of the pan-Igbo sociocultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo reaffirmed its unwavering support for the State government's decision to call off the sit-at-home campaign. A section of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Simon Ekpa, who claimed to be the Biafran Prime Minister and lives in Finland, imposed the weekly sit-at-home. The organization is enforcing sit-at-home as a means of demanding the release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is being held by Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS), the country's secret police. Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State However, the group praised the…

Jul

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ohanaeze offers a $500,000 bounty on Ekpa, accusing him of inciting war in Southeast.

Metro, NewsBiafra, Freedom, IPOB, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Simon Ekpa

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization has accused agitator Simon Ekpa of starting a second Biafra war in the Southeast. Ohanaeze made the charges while placing a $500, 000 bounty on Ekpa. The group urged President Bola Tinubu to deploy soldiers to every area of the Southeast, according to Ohanaeze Secretary-General Okechukwu Isiguzoro. "We are telling Tinubu that the second Biafra war has begun, and he should deploy soldiers to all the nooks and crannies of the Southeast," Isiguzoro told OHAFIATV News. "The Southeast governors require assistance, and Ohanaeze is requesting that the Southeast governors defend themselves against external enemies." "At…

Jun

22

2023

By Kalu Odinakachi

Ohanaeze to Tinubu: “Seme border reopening, end of chokehold on Igbo businesses”

Business, Economy, Metro, News, OpinionBusiness, Economy, Metro, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion

In his efforts to improve the lives of many Nigerians, a group of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide applauded President Bola Tinubu for reopening the Seme border for the importation of vehicles and urged for more encouraging government initiatives. Ohanaeze said that the decision to reopen the Seme land border marked the end of a period in which Igbo firms in Nigeria were politically and economically stifled. The organization's Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that the choice would promote economic growth. Igbos anticipate increased infrastructure development in the Southeast, according to a statement by Isiguzoro. Isiguzoro declared: "Ndigbo appreciates such promising…

Apr

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Emmanuel Iwuanyanu’s emergence illegal, not our President-General – Ohanaeze Elders Council

News, Opinion, PoliticsIwuanyanwu, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Politics

A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the emergence of Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu as the body’s President-General as unconstitutional and illegal. The Ohanaeze Elders Council, led by Prince Richard Ozobu, said the laid down process by the organization’s constitution was not followed in Iwuanyawu’s emergence. Recall that a delegation of the Imo Elders Council led by its Chairman, Cletus Ilomuanya, presented Iwuanyanwu to Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday. Iwuanyanwu’s appointment followed the death of the former Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, George Obiozor. However, the Ozobu-led elders’ council wondered why the elder statesman would subject himself to such illegality when he was…