Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ibrahim Coomassie, has said that the recent upsurge in for the independence of Biafra by Igbos was based on emotions rather than logic. Coomassie, who is a former Inspector General of the Nigerian Police, stated this at the University of NIgeria, Nsukka (UNN), where he was awarded a honorary... Read More

November 8, 2015

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‘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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August 23, 2015

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Jonathan, PDP marginalized the Igbos – Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole, governor of Edo state, says that the Igbo ethnic group was grossly marginalized by President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party. In an interview with Vanguard, Oshiomhole addressed the issue of marginalization of the Ndigbo people. The governor also harped on the last general election, stressing that President Buhari and the All... Read More

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August 18, 2015

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Igbo women to use prayers to fight Ndigbo marginalization

The Igbo ethnic group feel marginalized, and their women have decided to turn to God, to ease their disgruntlement. After a MASSOB meeting in Onitsha, Anambra on Monday, Igbo women resolved to resort to prayers in their bid to get what they deserve from Nigeria. Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra,... Read More

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