Former Executive Director of Nigeria’s defunct telecommunications giant NITEL, Pa Joshua Akinwumi recently celebrated his 80th birthday. The Punch caught up with him, and as an elder who has nothing more to be afraid of, he spoke his mind on how Nigeria failed to harness the massive technological capability of the Igbos after the Nigeria-Biafra…… Continue reading Former Top Government Official Of Yoruba Origin Laments Massive Loss For Nigeria Due To Marginalization Of Igbos
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No one can take Igbo Land from the Igbos
THE National Chairman of Fulbe [Fulani] Development Association of Nigeria (FULDAN), Malam Ahmad Usman Bello, has declared the Fulani as too good to be beaten by any other ethnic groups in the country. In what appears to be an assertion of the supremacy of the Fulani ethnic group over all others in the country, he…… Continue reading No one can take Igbo Land from the Igbos
Igbo N’ile Bu Ofu Ndi
Umu Igbo, e kele m unu o. A chorom ka mu jiri usoro a we si, ka anyi ncha gbakor aka ka Igbo n’ile di mma. Ka anyi gbakor aka dozie Ala Igbo, ma nyere onwe anyi aka, n’usoro di iche iche. Ka anyi gbakor aka n’ife n’emebi. Ka anyi gosi uwa na Igbo a…… Continue reading Igbo N’ile Bu Ofu Ndi
The Igbo Influence On Nigeria’s Paralympics Team
Any Nigerian who watched the recently held paralympics will notice that most of the medal winners were Igbo. In fact 9 out of all 12 medals Nigeria hauled in were from Igbo athlethes. This sends a clear message to Nigeria, that the marginalization of the Igbos must be tackled earnestly wherever it rears its head.…… Continue reading The Igbo Influence On Nigeria’s Paralympics Team
The Igbo Spirit -by Peter Alexander Egom
I am of the Igbo stock from Ukala-Okpunor in Oshimili North LGA of Delta State. I am 61 years of age and have from late 1965, during my undergraduate days at Downing College, Cambridge, England, been fascinated by my people, the Igbo, and specifically by what makes them such a pulsating enigma of a people.…… Continue reading The Igbo Spirit -by Peter Alexander Egom