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“No plan to apologise over 1966 military coup” – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

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President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said the Pan-Igbo group has no intention to apologise for the 1966 coup as it was a strictly military affair. Iwuanyanwu made the assertion while addressing newsmen at the weekend in Owerri, the Imo state capital. The leader of the Igbo apex group denied claims made by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that Ohanaeze Ndigbo was planning a trip to Sokoto State to apologise to the North over the 1966 military coup. “We can’t go to beg anybody. Igbos were…

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Lagos Origin Controversy: “Igbos are pioneers; they developed modern Lagos” – Ohanaeze President, Iwuanyanwu

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President-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said that Igbo forebears are “the pioneers” and “heroes” of modern Lagos State. Iwuanyanwu, who stated this in a press briefing video that has gone viral, was indirectly responding to the comment the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, made in relation to the origin of State, which has generated controversy. The monarch had said that Lagos State was founded by the Binis. However, speaking on the role of the South-East in the development of Lagos, Iwuanyanwu said Igbo forbearers made parts of the State…

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Secession calls: Iwuanyanwu slams northern elders’ call for South-East exit

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…Says Igbos own greater part of Nigeria Elder statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has slammed Northern elders on their recent call for a law to hasten the exit of the South-East region from the Nigerian federation. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who is the Chairman of the Elders’ Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, made his feelings known in a statement he issued yesterday, through his media aide, Ben Osuagwu, in Owerri, the State capital. He maintained that the resolution of the Northern elders was hostile to the unity, peace and stability of the country and…

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Insecurity: Iwuanyanwu calls for meeting between Igbo, Northern leaders

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Worried by the present worsening insecurity in the country, elder statesman and Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has advocated for a meeting between the Igbo and Northern leaders. In a statement issued in Owerri yesterday, Iwuanyanwu advised the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, under Prof. George Obiozor, to as a matter of urgency convoke a meeting with the view to finding out the solutions to the ugly security situation to avoid a reoccurrence of what happened in 1966. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who described the unfolding events in the country as…

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