Arewa to Igbo youth: ‘Don’t allow yourself to be used for a fruitless Biafra agitation’

The youth, who dominate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), have been advised by Arewa Consultative Forum, to ditch their agitation for secession. The forum, a pan-northern socio-political organisation, warned that the actions of the pro-Biafrans could lead the nation to another bout of civil war.... Read More

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December 8, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Another victory for Kashamu | Trump wants Muslims banned from US | Buhari not responsible for religious politics | More stories

Buhari distances himself from social media bill. Vanguard James Faleke says he can’t be Yahaya Bello’s deputy. YNaija INEC declares Bayelsa poll inconclusive. This Day Buhari says sacrifices were made for Nigeria. This Day Bello wants to be addressed as Mr Governor. Leadership Osinkolu defends Buhari, says he is not responsible for religious politics. This... Read More

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December 8, 2015

‘The Igbos need Nigeria’ – Ogbonnaya Onu

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has asserted that the Ndigbo needs Nigeria just as much as the country needs them. Stressing that President Buhari means well for the Igbos, Onu said the recent protests must be accommodated by the Presidency. The Minister made the comments on Monday, at the public presentation... Read More

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November 22, 2015

Today, Igbo leaders, groups, governors will gather to deliberate on Biafra agitations

Biafra! To be or not to be– will be deliberated upon when Igbo stakeholders converge in Enugu on Sunday, November 23, to discuss on the way forward. South-East governors, Igbo leaders and groups are expected to take a stand on the ongoing protests and agitation for the creation of the Biafra state. The detention of Nnamdi Kanu,... Read More

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November 10, 2015

‘Igbos cannot have a version of Boko Haram’ | Okorocha calls for Ndigbo meeting

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has called for a meeting of the leadership of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, and other stakeholders in the geo-political zone. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and proffer solutions to the agitations and protest of Pro-Biafran activists in the region. In a statement released through his Chief Press Secretary,... Read More

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November 8, 2015

‘No sensible Igbo man would say Ndigbo is marginalized’

Alhaji Bashir Tofa, businessman and politician, says he doesn’t believe that the South-East region is marginalized by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Tofa, it is only irresponsible fanatics that will be making such claims, and agitating for secession. In an interview with Vanguard, Tofa said it’s a shame that after all these years, there’s still... Read More

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October 5, 2015

‘Igbo has the opportunity of producing President in 2019’

The Igbo people have the opportunity to produce the next Nigerian President in 2019, says the Deputy National Organising Secretary of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Campbell Umeh-Nzekwe. The Lagos APGA leader said the zoning of the Presidency to the North by the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress- will have the region... Read More

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October 4, 2015

Why Igbo people are afraid of identifying with us – MASSOB

The members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have pledged their lives for the secession of the Biafra Republic. MASSOB insists that its mission to break the South-East from Nigeria was in the interest of the entirety of Ndigbo. Director of Information, MASSOB, Uchenna Madu, in an interview... Read More

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September 27, 2015

“It’s better to remain in Nigeria and fight for our right” – Ohaneze Ndigbo

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has been informed by the youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, that secession won’t favour the Igbo people. Ohaneze Ndigbo says that it is better for the Igbo to stay in Nigeria and fight for their fair share of the nation’s... Read More

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September 21, 2015

Appointments: Buhari has not offended anybody – Igbo Bishop

Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, believes that the political appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari, were in order. Bishop Ezeokafor, in his defence of Buhari’s appointments, said on Sunday that he has a right to select those who will work with him. He stated this on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka.... Read More

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September 7, 2015

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

Festus Keyamo may have struck a nerve, by attempting to ridicule the noise from the South East over the appointments made so far, by President Muhammadu Buhari. Keyamo, a renowned lawyer, says the Igbos got the biggest of the appointments, in the person of Emmanuel Kachikwu, the head of NNPC, whom he insists is an... Read More

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September 7, 2015

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

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September 7, 2015

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

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August 18, 2015

Fani-Kayode says the Igbo will successfully secede, if..

Femi Fani-Kayode is many things to many people, but today- he’s acting as champion and defender of the Igbo. He has criticised the Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, for making some insensitive comments about the Igbo. Mohammed was quoted to have said: “If it is about Buhari making... Read More

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August 5, 2015

Who is Igbo?

Words by Dikachi Nwanna I initially started off this article with quotes from great writers of igbo history and philosophy, till i asked myself, “what is your own opinion, What does it mean to be Igbo? Who is Igbo?”, then I started to rewrite. Before I begin to tell you Who is Igbo and Who... Read More

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August 5, 2015

“Igbos should remain in opposition for a long time, like the Yorubas” – APC chieftain

Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, has enjoined Igbo politicians to remain in the opposition and help in the rebuilding of the Peoples Democratic Party. Igbokwe stated that rather than defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, the Igbos should emulate the Yorubas and build a formidable opposition... Read More

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July 12, 2015

Joe Igbokwe: Femi Fani-Kayode = Aturu Mulu Ebunu Gba aka Nwa

by Joe Igbokwe I may not know the relationship FFK has now with his immediate family. I may not know his relationship with the Yoruba nation, but I am convinced that nobody takes Fani-Kayode serious any longer. The man has gone full cycle with his scurrilous poppycock and as my people would say, a broken... Read More

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June 22, 2015

This Igbo group wants Ekweremadu to step down as deputy Senate president

Apparently everything isn’t going the way of the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu as a pan-Igbo group based in the United Kingdom, Concerned Diaspora Enugu West, has urged the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, to step down immediately. According to a statement by its convener, Ignatius Ozoilo, Ekweremadu had been the Deputy Senate President... Read More

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May 22, 2015

Opinion: Dear Igbos, this is how not to produce an Igbo President

by Tope Oriola First, do not reach out to the North. There are many legitimate reasons for Nd’igbo not to want to reach out to Northern Nigeria. This piece is intended to provoke positive steps towards an Igbo presidency. Two quick caveats are necessary. I presume that ethnic and religious considerations are part of our... Read More

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April 17, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: GEJ wants us to know why he conceded defeat | PDP accuses APC of buying PVCs | Tukur explains why PDP lost the elections | More stories

Jonathan wants world leaders to support Buhari. YNaija Senate is pissed, wants Amendment Bill returned. ThisDay Amaechi will investigate killings in Rivers. Punch Air traffic controllers hold passengers to ransom. Leadership Akwa Ibom APC are still whining over Assembly poll. Punch …And the same issue is playing out in Delta. Vanguard GEJ wants us to... Read More

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April 13, 2015

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Who really is a Lagosian?

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu I have a dream that one day no Nigerian in Lagos shall be called a foreigner, I have a dream that someone other than a man shall govern Lagos, I have a dream that someone other than a person of Yoruba stock shall superintend over Lagos. Last week, I sat down to... Read More

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April 12, 2015

The Igbo in Lagos are worried for their lives… seek protection from Police CP

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Igbo in Lagos want guarantee that their lives and property are secured Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos had not-to-long ago threatened that the Igbo would perish in the Lagos lagoon, in seven days, if they did not vote for his choice governorship candidate in Saturday’s elections. After the election, they have... Read More

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April 9, 2015

“If only Ojukwu was like Jonathan” – Is T.Y Danjuma trying to get the Igbos upset again?

by Kolapo Olapoju It beats us… as to what could be the basis for the comparison of the action of a military commander in the 1970s to the action of a democratic president in 2015? Just when the dust is yet to settle regarding the Oba of Lagos’ threat against Igbos, a former Chief of Army... Read More

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April 8, 2015

It’s deeper than you think – Read what Osun APC is saying to Igbos about Oba Akiolu

by Kolapo Olapoju At a time when conversation is at its peak and tribal tensions at a fever-pitch over the threats uttered by the Oba of Lagos against the Igbos; a period when everyone seems to be going ballistic about the ‘perish in the lagoon’ threat,- APC is saying that, you’re all overreacting. The Osun state chapter... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Opinion: Does the Ndigbo agenda match the realities of elections 2015?

by Ugo Okeke It is heartbreaking that we the Igbos have become politically irrelevant and directionless. No one is interested in articulating an agenda that will move the zone forward. I visited my ancestral home, Ufuma in Anambra state this past weekend, and once again realised that a lot of Igbos haven’t moved past the... Read More

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March 3, 2015

Opinion: Nigeria’s democracy needs a stable APC to grow

by Ralph Egbu If you prod the scholars in the political science departments in our universities about what this development portends, many are likely to say it is a positive development, in that a quiet but bloodless revolution is breeding underneath, which has great potentials to positively alter our nation’s political equation for the best.... Read More

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February 17, 2015

She is Ogechi – Kerry Washington gets Igbo name

by Chinwe Okafor Kerry Washington is now Igbo, hurray! The Scandal actress revealed that her new Igbo name, christened by her husband’s family, is “Ogechi” in her interview with InStyle Magazine March 2015 issue. Kerry who got married to former NFL star, Nnamdi Asomugha in July 2013, told InStyle that her new name, Ogechi, was given to her by her mother-in-law.... Read More

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November 11, 2014

The Lord has told me that I will be President of Nigeria – Rochas Okorocha

by Azubuike Azikiwe Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha says it has been prophesied that he will be President of Nigeria, and as such, he will be his contesting 2015’s presidential election. Okorocha made the proclamation at the All Progressives Congress rally attended by prominent members of the party in the South-East on Monday, 10 November, in Enugu. He emphatically declared,... Read More

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September 21, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: The Igbos should take it easy

by Tunde Fagbenle An article by Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the publicity secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress published some days ago was a pleasure to read; and not perverse pleasure if I may say, but one of kindred spirit – the pleasure of knowing that someone else shared the same... Read More

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September 20, 2014

Really, are Yoruba people loud and absurd?

by Kolapo Olapoju I saw the BBM (Blackberry messenger) ‘personal message’ of a friend this morning and it read, ‘Yoruba people are so loud and absurd’. As a Yoruba man, who has had several multi-tribal friends, association and relationships, i’ve gotten used to hearing cliché statements like that, hence I didn’t bat an eyelid nor... Read More

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Arewa to Igbo youth: ‘Don’t allow yourself to be used for a fruitless Biafra agitation’

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Another victory for Kashamu | Trump wants Muslims banned from US | Buhari not responsible for religious politics | More stories

‘The Igbos need Nigeria’ – Ogbonnaya Onu

Today, Igbo leaders, groups, governors will gather to deliberate on Biafra agitations

‘Igbos cannot have a version of Boko Haram’ | Okorocha calls for Ndigbo meeting

‘No sensible Igbo man would say Ndigbo is marginalized’

‘Igbo has the opportunity of producing President in 2019’

Why Igbo people are afraid of identifying with us – MASSOB

“It’s better to remain in Nigeria and fight for our right” – Ohaneze Ndigbo

Appointments: Buhari has not offended anybody – Igbo Bishop

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

#BuhariAppoints: Igbos will not be pleased with these comments by Festus Keyamo

Fani-Kayode says the Igbo will successfully secede, if..

Who is Igbo?

“Igbos should remain in opposition for a long time, like the Yorubas” – APC chieftain

Joe Igbokwe: Femi Fani-Kayode = Aturu Mulu Ebunu Gba aka Nwa

This Igbo group wants Ekweremadu to step down as deputy Senate president

Opinion: Dear Igbos, this is how not to produce an Igbo President

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: GEJ wants us to know why he conceded defeat | PDP accuses APC of buying PVCs | Tukur explains why PDP lost the elections | More stories

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Who really is a Lagosian?

The Igbo in Lagos are worried for their lives… seek protection from Police CP

“If only Ojukwu was like Jonathan” – Is T.Y Danjuma trying to get the Igbos upset again?

It’s deeper than you think – Read what Osun APC is saying to Igbos about Oba Akiolu

Opinion: Does the Ndigbo agenda match the realities of elections 2015?

Opinion: Nigeria’s democracy needs a stable APC to grow

She is Ogechi – Kerry Washington gets Igbo name

The Lord has told me that I will be President of Nigeria – Rochas Okorocha

Tunde Fagbenle: The Igbos should take it easy

Really, are Yoruba people loud and absurd?

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