EDITOR’S PICK: 5 Foods That Can Reduce Anxiety Instantly 3 Warning Signs Of Diabetes You Must Never Overlook 5 Bad Signs You Are Not Eating Enough Food The Igbo sometimes referred to as Ibo, are one of the largest single ethnic groups in Africa. The Igbo people are descended from Eri, a divine figure who, … Read more
Those people behind the killings in the South East, don’t want Kanu’s release -IPOB None of our members will engage in acts inimical to the people we are struggling to liberate – IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary EDITOR’S PICK [BREAKING] 2023: Goodluck Jonathan Opens Up On ‘Contesting’ For President [BREAKING] 2023: Protesters Storm Jonathan’s Office … Read more
Crisis in Igboland —Confronting the Realities Head-On The Igbo are imbued with the ebullient gift of hard work, tenacity, and purpose. EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: IPOB Places Bounty On Fake ESN, Reveals Gunmen Sponsors In South East APC Ticket: Tinubu, Amaechi At War Over 3, 000 Statutory Delegates 2023: Ngige To Make Position On Tuesday After … Read more
Stake holder of the Igbo Society has come out to beg Nigerians to give them the presidential seat in 2023 The stakeholders from Igbo Society says they are ready to speak to men and women from other zones on the issue in a week time EDITOR’S PICK APC Holds Emergency NEC Meeting Wednesday Motorist Escapes … Read more
“The Problem Of Nigeria Is With Older Politicians” – Ezeife EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, on Saturday said Nigeria will experience an explosive growth and development under an Igbo president. Ezeife also lambasted Nigeria’s older politicians who he said are wreaking havoc on the country. Read … Read more
Muslim elders have backed Igbo presidency for 2023 general elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leadership of South-East Muslims Elders Council, on Sunday, threw their weight behind Nigeria Presidency of Igbo extraction, come 2023. The group, which insisted that Igbo Presidency in 2023 was non-negotiable, equally observed that the North, South-West and South-South geopolitical … Read more
Gunmen have kidnapped Igbo leader in Ondo state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped the Eze Ndigbo of Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief Donatus Okereke. Okereke is a popular businessman in Ifon community. Read Also: We’ll Resist Attempt To Cover Up Timothy Adegoke’S Death – … Read more
Buhari has finally broken silence and spoken on releasing Nnamdi Kanu EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken on releasing the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently standing trial for treason, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive … Read more
Ekweremadu has given an update on the Nnamdi Kanu release struggle. EKOHOTBLOG reports that former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called on Igbo in the diaspora to offer their strong voice against violent agitations while stating that he is working towards the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. … Read more
The 2023 general elections are still months away, however, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Friday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, is not interested in the Igbo presidency. Uzodinma spoke while dismissing claims of APC zoning its presidential ticket to the Southeast, EkohotBlog reports. The Governor declared on Channels TV that the party … Read more
From generation to generation, some Igbos have passed down various versions of a migration story framed around Jacob, a patriarch of Judaism. A popular version of the narrative holds that Gad, the seventh son of Jacob, had three sons who settled in present-day southeastern Nigeria, which is predominantly inhabited by the Igbos. Those sons, Eri, … Read more
“There can’t be peace and stability when positions in government become hereditary,” Sani said. Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, says those pushing for secession of the country are not doing so on their own accord but on basis of entrenched injustice and victimisation. Sani said the Igbo have been systematically marginalised since the … Read more
The Igbos are the people of the popular South-Eastern Nigeria. They are also referred to as Biafrans. Following the Nigeria/Biafra civil war of between 1967-1970, then during the era of Gowon, as head of state. The incumbent Nigerian president, was recorded to be among those to have headed the murder of millions of Igbos, alongside other top military Officers like … Read more
The governors also insisted on the ban on open grazing in the region Governors of the south-east region have directed Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural group, to set up a committee to look into “unfair treatment” of Igbo people. The directive was consequent upon the outcome of of a meeting of the governors on Sunday, … Read more
“Who told you all the people in IPOB want secession? They want justice“ Renowned South East sociopolitical group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said actualisation of an Igbo presidency is the major focus of the group as 2023 draws closer. George Obiozor, president-general of the group made this known when he featured on an Arise TV programme … Read more
“It is undeniable that Ndigbo have been more committed to the country’s development and economic advancement, and they deserve support from other geopolitical zones to occupy the country’s top office. Igbo youths, united under the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), have pledged to defy any attempt by any individual, party, or group to … Read more
Seek legislators’ support for smooth passage Some concerned Igbo youths under the aegies of Coalition of Igbo Progressive Youths Worldwide, CIPYW have commended the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, for sponsoring a bill for an act to establish the Armed Forces Commission Bill. Describing the move as a right step in the right direction, the youths … Read more
An Igbo sociopolitical organization, the World Igbo Peoples Assembly, (WIPAS), has expressed dissatisfaction with approval of the narrow Gauge Rail for the eastern corridor. The group rejected the project, which is expected to link Port Harcourt to Maiduguri by rail, saying it amounts to continued marginalisation of the igbo tribe. The Igbo group lampooned the … Read more
Igbos ‘scattered like sheep without a herder’ since Ojukwu’s death The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has said that the gap created by the death of Igbo leader Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu nine years ago is yet to be filled. According to the group, Igbos, in the absence of the ex-Biafra leader, have … Read more
Igbo Extraction The talk about a President of Igbo extraction is as old as the fourth republic, sadly for every time or occasion where the Igbo as an ethnic group came close to achieving such a feat, it was like the Israelites leaving Egypt to the promised land which did seem to be afar, even … Read more