Chief Bode George has said the Yoruba calling for the Igbo to leave Lagos are not Lagos indigenes. The PDP chieftain said Igbo have been contributing to the development of Lagos since the state was created in 1967. The former…
Peter Obi calls for swift action against divisive rhetoric in Lagos
In a strongly worded statement, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has demanded immediate action against those propagating anti-Igbo sentiment in Lagos. Responding to recent genocidal threats on social media, Obi reiterated the need for national unity and…
Demolition: Don’t cry over spilt milk, Ohanaeze tells Igbo in Lagos
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has urged Igbos affected by the demolition of their houses in the Abule Ado area of Lagos by the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, not to cry over spilt milk. He reiterated…
I ate a birthday cake and became a high flier
I smoke but only when with friends, actually. I don’t do igbo or drugs even though most of my friends that I hang around with, do. To them, it’s recreational. It helps them boost their thoughts and when they get…
Is being Obi-dient = to being Igbo?
I needed a medical device for my mum and was directed to Idumota by a doctor. When I asked the doctor where exactly I was to get the equipment, he said, “when you get to Idumota, just ask.” At Idumota,…
Igbo marginalisation may lead to Nigeria’s extinction – Singer Paul Play Dairo
Veteran Nigerian singer, Paul Play Dairo, has said that the marginalisation of Igbos in Nigeria may lead to the country’s extinction. In a lengthy post on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the singer noted having loved Nigeria and lived in…
UK court convicted Adeyinka Grandson on racial hatred -YYF acting president
The acting president of Young Yoruba for Freedom, Dimeji Akere, has revealed that the substantive president of the organisation, Adeyinka Grandson was convicted on a charge of racial hatred against the Igbo, Fulani and the English. Akere said this is…
Alliance of Nigerian leaders and Igbo dropouts – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
All that any Igbo charlatan needs to hoodwink many a Nigerian leader is to claim that he has the beans to bring the Igbo people to the centre after the Biafra war. It works like magic for the so-called patriotic…
Let us scrap the NYSC and the Presidency- Lucia Edafioka
When former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon declared ‘no victor, no vanquished’ at the end of the infamous Nigerian civil war in 1970, 10-year-old Nigeria was deeply fractured along ethnic lines. There was mutual distrust and hate among the…
A Time to Build: Matters arising from the protest – Obari Gomba
It is normal to posit that every Nigerian wants a better country even when we differ about the route to that destination. It is time to find a common ground and build peace on the basis of justice. The pursuit…