The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has dismissed calls for a probe into the tenure of Mele Kyari, the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a statement signed by its Deputy President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze Ndigbo described Kyari as a consummate technocrat whose exceptional service to Nigeria’s…
The President General (PG) of all Igbo-speaking people in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, under the umbrella of Igbo Community Association (ICA), Engr. Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe, has extended warm congratulations to Senator John Azuta-Mbata, the newly-elected President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. The felicitation, laden with optimism and calls for unity, was delivered through…
As the 2027 general elections approach, a faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has officially endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, signaling support for his leadership in the coming years. In a statement released on Sunday and signed by the group’s Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organization appealed to President…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday affirmed that it’s the turn of Rivers State to produce its next President-General. Ohanaeze is scheduled to hold its general election to pick national leaders in January 2025. This resolution was made during a meeting of the Ohanaeze National Executive Committee, NEC, held at its national…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the foremost Igbo sociocultural organization, hereby issues a resolute call for a full-scale investigation into the alarming report concerning unauthorized payments and expenditures amounting to #4.64 billion during the fiscal years 2020-2021, which have been attributed to Mr.Babatunde Fashola, the immediate past Minister of Works and Housing. This exigency for accountability cannot be…
The apex Igbo organization known as Ohaneze Ndigbo has lamented that the former National Chairman of the National Electoral Commission NEC Prof Humphrey Nwosu died without being celebrated by the country despite his contributions towards the electoral system of Nigeria. The body further protested that while the acclaimed winner the June 12 general election Late…
The final journey to the great beyond of the late President General of Igbo socio-political apex body, Ohaneze Ndigbo (Worldwide), Chief (Dr.) Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu will commence on October 16, 2024 in Lagos state. According to Chief (Dr.) Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu National Burial Committee, the final burial rites of the fallen nationalist cum industrialist will…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday condemned the viral video of a lady threatening to poison Yoruba and Edo people. In a TikTok video, the lady with the name @Anyi_anambra asked Igbos to lace the food of Yoruba and Edo people with poison. In the video, the lady promised to encourage other…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the leading Igbo socio-cultural organization, extended its congratulations to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday following the Supreme Court’s judgment that upheld his electoral victory. On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Samuel Anyawu, which sought to overturn Uzodimma’s win…
Valentine Oparaocha, a contestant in the 2021 President-General of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo worldwide election, has called for a review of the election results, citing electoral irregularities and mandate theft. Oparaocha, a security expert, claims he came second in the contest and is seeking to reclaim his “stolen mandate” now that the seat is vacant following the…
