Former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, has withdrawn from the race for the position of President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Okiro made the announcement during a press briefing in Enugu on Thursday. He explained that his decision was in compliance with an Enugu State High Court order that barred him from contesting. The court issued the injunction following a …

A constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze has died. The one-time Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide was 91 years old. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Nwabueze hailed from Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. In a statement on Monday, the family’s spokesperson, Eni Nwabueze said the nonagenarian died on Sunday evening in his home. “With great sadness, we …

Ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has pledged their support toward the re-election of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, saying Igbo people living in the state would ensure that the governor is re-elected for another term. The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State said Igbo people in the state would gladly …

President Muhammadu Buhari has tactically rejected the request of southeast leaders to pardon separatist agitator, Nnamdi Kanu. In response to the request on Friday at Umuahia as he concluded his two-day working visit to Ebonyi State, President Buhari said the court should be allowed to decide the fate of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). As they …