I have written the following contribution to help mark that day. I hope it goes a long way to show where and when the trouble and challenges all started.
Browsing: Igbo
Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff on Thursday in Abuja, said that emerging internal security threats informed the need by the Nigerian Army to train its personnel on proficiency in indigenous languages.
The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Uche Okwukwu, has backed the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that the South East cannot produce the country’s next president in 2023.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Sunday in Ogidi called on Igbo people to sustain and promote their rich cultural heritage.
Ahead of the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly election on March 9, 2019, a community leader, Chief Desmond Duru, has cautioned the Igbo community resident in Lagos State to be civil in their conduct.
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Zubairu Muazu, has said Igbo and other ethnic groups in the state are safe to go about their normal businesses.
The Igbo Canadian Community Association, comprising all Igbos resident in Canada, has urged the Nigerian electorate to vote massively for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party during the February 16, 2019 presidential poll.
The Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities Agenda for Atiku has warned the Igbo community not to fall for the sweet talks being reeled out by the rival of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, by his rival, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told the Igbo nation that it should not expect the All Progressives Congress to fulfil its promise of an Igbo presidency after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, if he gets reelected next year.
At an event held at the National Stadium in Surulere, Igbo residents gathered in their large numbers to pledge their endorsement of Sanwo-Olu and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai and 49 senior officers on Wednesday at the Army Headquarters, Abuja took a language proficiency test in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages.
Emeka Kalu, the South-East National Vice-President of RATTAWU, gave the commendation in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Onitsha, Anambra, on Monday.
This was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman
Bindow gave the assurance during an emergency meeting held with heads of security formations in the state and leaders of Igbo community on Friday in Yola.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the resolution of the dispute that had lingered for 20 years, was achieved following the intervention leaders of Igbo community in the 19 northern states and Abuja, who visited Gusau.
This song is reminiscent of the beginnings of the Rwanda Genocide. Nigerians need to be aware that the Rwanda Genocide was believed to have been ignited by a song titled Nanga Abahutu (I hate Hutus), sung by Rwanda’s then most popular musician, Simon Bikindi. God forbid that we should have such a déjà vu in Nigeria.
They said this was to allow the Igbo have their dream country, Biafra
If the security agencies fail to act, particularly on the matter of the coalition of Northern youths promoting Igbo hatred, the Federal Government would have committed a grievous sin, likely to be interpreted as aiding and abetting
Buhari, according to press statement by Prof. Bart Nnaji, the Chairman of the group packaging the Summit, will address the town hall meeting, which its promoters have touted would address the peace and development needs of the South East
The reality is that so long as there is poverty in our world, we are all indeed poor. The conditions of our environment talks of the reality of our soul. We are all as rich as the world we live in