Igbo

Akeredolu’s Passing: Are Betty, Igbo Women Truly Blameworthy?

January 1, 2024 2:54 am

The solemn news of Rotimi Akeredolu’s demise on December 27, 2023, the revered former governor of Ondo State, has not just brought sorrow to the hearts of many but also sparked a series of speculative narratives, some of which have unfairly targeted his widow, Betty Akeredolu. In times of such profound loss, it becomes paramount to approach the unfolding stories with a balanced blend of sensitivity and objectivity, ensuring that the discourse remains respectful and considerate.

Governor Akeredolu’s battle with prostate cancer marked a profoundly difficult chapter, not only in his life but also in the lives of those closest …

Igbo Culture’s Influence On Leadership: Nneamaka S. Uchendu

October 23, 2023 1:45 am

In the bustling heart of New York City, at the prestigious New York Learning Hub, a beacon of African wisdom shone brightly. Dr. Nneamaka Stella Uchendu, a name synonymous with deep-rooted African values and versatile strategic acumen, presented an illuminating research paper that bridges continents, cultures, and leadership paradigms.

Uchendu, a seasoned educator, and facilitator, wears many hats with grace. She is not just an ambassador of the Igbo culture but a fervent adherent of Ọdịnanị—a guiding philosophy that intertwines the spiritual, physical, and moral aspects of the Igbo life. In the vast world of media and management, her …

Lagos Guber And The Needless ‘No-Mans Land’ Debate

March 13, 2023 5:12 am

Over the last two decades, gubernatorial elections in Lagos State have offered ethnic chauvinists the opportunity to engage in ethnocentric gymnastics to score cheap political points. At every election curve, candidates of major political parties are forced to pick a side and engage in needless debates on whether Lagos is a ‘no man’s land’ or a land belonging to the Yorubas.

This needless debate, has, on the flip side, continued to offer Gubernatorial candidates an avenue to escape scrutiny concerning their manifesto and what they have to offer the state, which, in turn, exposes the state to ill-prepared leadership and …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Fumes Over Attack On Igbos In Lagos Over PVC

June 10, 2022 3:49 am

Apex socio-cultural organisation of all Igbo people worldwide, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared that it will not condone mindless and unprovoked attacks on her people in Lagos State for trying to register and secure their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).

The group consequently condemned the reported attack on the people of South-East residents in the state which occurred on Thursday.

In a reaction through a statement by its President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike and made available to Africa Daily News, New York in Abuja, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide said Ndigbo should not be pushed beyond the walls.

He said: ‘Several …

Why Igbos Can’t Produce Nigeria’s Next President – Uzodinma

June 8, 2022 9:57 am

Imo State Governor, and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hope Uzodinma Special Convention, has explained why he feels Southeast should produce the next president of Nigeria.

Uzodinma said the Southeast was denied the opportunity to produce Nigeria’s next president due to the lack of equity.

Speaking with Channels Television, the governor said the Southeast can’t produce Nigeria’s next president due to injustice.

According to Uzodinma: “From the view of political calculation, the sentiment of the people in the south-east is that they deserve to produce the president because the reason why this power is moving from the north …

Ohanaeze Kicks As Govs Shuns Move To Close Down Churches

March 20, 2020 1:41 pm

The apex Igbo youth socio-cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Youth Council, (OYC), has urged governors of South East region to close down churches, public schools and malls especially where there are crowds of more than 30 persons, to serve as precautionary measures to curb the spread of dreaded Coronavirus pandemic in the zone.

This is as many indigenes set to return home from abroad for the Easter festive season.

The Igbo group also commended President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on the preventive steps taken so far, especially in closing of borders, shutting down all Federal Government’s schools and colleges, including Airports as

…

Regional Security: Igbo Youths Push For Use Of Ogbunigwe

February 16, 2020 4:33 am

National leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide (Youth Wing), Chief Arthur Obiora, spoke to Sunday Sun shortly after the Ime-Obi caucus meeting of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation in Enugu recently.

He spoke on the vexatious issue of attacks and existential threats to the Igbo in Nigeria, particularly in their homeland; stating that the Federal Government has failed to protect Ndigbo.

The youth leader hinted of the readiness of the Igbo youths to protect their people and defend their land, adding that there was no going back on their planned security outfit christened ‘Ogbunigwe’. Ogbunigwe is the name of the Improvised …