The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to President Muhammedu Buhari to scrutinise the recent shakeup at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the interest of peace, unity and good governance. Ohanaeze said in a statement signed by its President General, John Nwodo in Abuja on Sunday, that it is concerned with the way the Buhari... Read More

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May 27, 2017

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2019 Elections: Stop making bad political investments – Ngige tells Igbos

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has asked the Igbos of the south east to begin now to prepare for the 2019 General elections. He advised that the Igbos avoid a repeat of the 2015 mistake when they made a bad investment by ‘putting their eggs in one basket.’ In a statement... Read More

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December 24, 2016

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The Thread: “Before you start Igbo bashing, remember the thing doing you isn’t the thing doing the Igbos”

Igbos are trending on Twitter today, and it’s got something to do with their outcry over the soldiers dispatched to the East who have mounted roadblocks and are allegedly seizing foodstuff folks sent down to the village for their families. Here’s @UgoTalksAlot and Victor Asemota with important and pertinent context about the influence of the... Read More

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September 5, 2016

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Boko Haram insurgency is an international crisis | Lai Mohammed to U.S. Congressman

The federal government on Sunday said that the letter written by a United States of America congressman, Tom Marino calling for America to stop selling ammunition, and other military hardware to Nigeria was uncalled for. In a statement, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the comment made by the U.S. lawmaker... Read More

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August 22, 2016

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Father Mbaka says some people are planning to kill Buhari (WATCH)

Who wants to kill President Muhammadu Buhari? We may have no idea, but vocal Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka may have an answer for us. The priest who predicted the emergence before the 2015 election has said that plans are being hatched to murder President Muhammadu Buhari over his uncompromising stand on corruption. In a video... Read More

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Adoration Ministry, attempted murder, Father Ejike Mbaka, marginalisation, President Muhammadu Buhari

August 6, 2016

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I only advised Buhari, I did not attack him – Father Mbaka

Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, on Saturday denounced media reports that he attacked President Muhammadu Buhari in a recent message. Mbaka said he only advised Buhari against marginalisation, urging him to proffer solutions to the hunger in the land. In a statement released on Sunday by his media aide, Mr. Maximus... Read More

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July 24, 2016

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Opinion: Persons with disabilities bill – the task before Nigeria’s Senate

Over 19 million Nigerians live with one form of disabilities or the other, with more than 80% of them living in the rural areas of the country. In every region of the world, in every country, persons with disabilities often live on the margins of society, deprived of some of life’s fundamental experiences. Persons with disabilities have... Read More

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February 3, 2016

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‘Buhari has not sidelined the South East in any way’

The All Progressive Congress, APC in Abia state has rubbished claims that President Buhari has marginalized the Igbo race. A chieftain of the party, Ephraim Iroakazi, while speaking with journalists in Umuahia, stated that Buhari has given the Igbos what is due to them. He further noted that the Igbos have the opportunity to benefit from the government instead... Read More

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December 31, 2015

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What Buhari said about Nnamdi Kanu, Biafra and Ndigbo marginalisation during #PresidentialMediaChat

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, weighed-in on the continued detention of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu. During his first Presidential Media Chat, Buhari gave some insight into the activities of Kanu, while failing to answer why the federal government has continued to disobey court orders to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra... Read More

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August 11, 2013

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GRIPPING VIDEO: The story of the ‘Asaba Massacre’ during the Biafran War (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Chinua Achebe’s ‘There Was A Country’ recently reignited the Biafra War debate and the involvement of the other major ethnic groups; the Hausa/Fulani and Yorubas. Arguments have gone back and forth over the motive behind the war and the perceived marginalisation of Igbos in the scheme of things in Nigeria. In this... Read More

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February 27, 2013

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Opinion: Talk about Yoruba marginalisation

by Kayode Komolafe Now, there could have been no problem with this reported statement of Okunrounmu if he had talked of the Yoruba elite and not the Yoruba people whose name is being invoked in vain. It is hard to see how the Yoruba are marginalised simply because none of them occupies any of the... Read More

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Ohanaeze urges President Buhari to revisit the NNPC shakeup in the interest of peace

2019 Elections: Stop making bad political investments – Ngige tells Igbos

The Thread: “Before you start Igbo bashing, remember the thing doing you isn’t the thing doing the Igbos”

Boko Haram insurgency is an international crisis | Lai Mohammed to U.S. Congressman

Father Mbaka says some people are planning to kill Buhari (WATCH)

I only advised Buhari, I did not attack him – Father Mbaka

Opinion: Persons with disabilities bill – the task before Nigeria’s Senate

‘Buhari has not sidelined the South East in any way’

What Buhari said about Nnamdi Kanu, Biafra and Ndigbo marginalisation during #PresidentialMediaChat

Okey Ikechukwu: Those who call 1914 a mistake are mixing things up badly

Federal Fire Service in secret recruitment scam (Report)

GRIPPING VIDEO: The story of the ‘Asaba Massacre’ during the Biafran War (WATCH)

Opinion: Talk about Yoruba marginalisation

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