The Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU) has petitioned the United Nations (UN) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over the alleged systematic demolition of properties belonging to Igbo residents in Lagos State. In a statement released on Saturday, February 15, 2025, ASITU National President, Chief Emeka Diwe, condemned what he ...

Prison officials attached to the Ebonyi State Command have allegedly assaulted journalists covering court proceedings at the Ebonyi State High Court in Abakaliki, according to Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer representing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ejiofor claimed that the officials engaged in a violent confrontation with members of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) ...

  Otu Oka-Iwu Abuja has expressed deep concern and disappointment over the recent Ohanaeze Ndigbo election, which has resulted in factionalization within the association. The group strongly condemns the division, stating that it undermines the collective strength and aspirations of Ndi Igbo, posing significant challenges to their unity and progress. The emergence of multiple factions ...

  Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a petition with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, accusing Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako of the Federal High Court of misconduct in handling his treason trial. Kanu’s petition, submitted through his brother Prince Emmanuel Kanu, alleges that Justice Nyako displayed ...

  The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has opposed the Federal Government’s bid to resume his trial, insisting that Justice Binta Nyako must withdraw from presiding over the case. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, disclosed his client’s stance on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, rejecting the request to reopen ...

    Veteran journalist and Arise News anchor, Reuben Abati, has sparked widespread criticism following remarks perceived as disparaging toward the Igbo community. During a recent broadcast, Abati alleged that the Igbo do not sell land to non-natives, contrasting this with their significant investments in other parts of Nigeria. These comments, reportedly based on unverified ...

A misunderstanding between a local vigilante group and police operatives in Anambra State led to a shootout on Wednesday, after both groups mistakenly identified each other as pro-Biafra gunmen. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at Izuchukwu Junction along Nnobi-Nnewi Road in Nnewi North Local Government Area, near the hometown of the late Senator Ifeanyi ...

  The President of Otu Oka-Iwu, Chief Chidi Udekwe, Esq. has responded to Omoyele Sowore’s recent statement to be careful of Igbos. In a press statement made available to The Metro Lawyer (TML) news desk, Udekwe stated as follows: “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to the former African Action Congress (AAC) ...

  Otu Oka-Iwu Abuja has strongly condemned the recent calls for the Igbo community to leave Lagos, describing such rhetoric as treasonable and a grave threat to the unity of Nigeria. The association, led by its President, Chidi Udekwe, Esq., expressed deep concern over the ongoing threats that endanger the lives and security of Ndi ...

Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s recent creation of a Ministry of Livestock Development. The President announced this new ministry in Abuja on Tuesday as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing farmer-herder conflicts and enhance the livestock and dairy industries. ...

Otu Oka-Iwu Nigeria, a body of lawyers of Igbo extraction in Lagos, has urged the governors of the South-East states to collaborate and tackle the ongoing Monday sit-at-home in the region. The President of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Unegbu made the call on Tuesday at its maiden news conference in Lagos. Unegbu said the sit-at-home ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has thrown its weight behind the Igbo apprenticeship system (IAS) also known as ‘Igbaboi’ as part of efforts to develop and reform the legal profession in the country. Speaking at the endowment launch for the ‘Igbaboi’ by Igbo lawyers under the umbrella of Otu Oka-iwu Abuja, at the weekend, President ...