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IGBO UNION, Owerri (2025)

06/08/2024

IPOB Calls For Referendum, Igbo Ready To Leave Nigeria Amid Campaign

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the recent campaign in Southwest Nigeria, particularly in Lagos. In response, IPOB has declared that the Igbo people are prepared to leave Yoruba land and Nigeria through a referendum.

IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful issued a statement on Monday, saying, “Following the provocative and genocidal 'IgboMustGo' proposed protest slated to commence from August 20-30, 2024, by some faceless Yoruba groups and persons, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wish to remind the Yoruba anti-Igbo groups that Ndigbo are ready to exit Yoruba land and Nigeria via a referendum. Ndigbo will not succumb to any threat from any group or persons to leave any state or region in Nigeria.”

Powerful criticized Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his “hypocritical” condemnation of the protest, claiming the governor's actions have ethnically profiled the Igbo through the demolition of their businesses and properties in Lagos.

“There are high chances that the proponents of the 'IgboMustGo' are sponsored by high-profile persons in the Lagos State Government and the Federal Government of Nigeria. Nevertheless, Ndigbo are not perturbed. We have seen it all in Nigeria and are prepared for any opportunity to exit Nigeria at any time,” Powerful stated.

He emphasized that a peaceful and democratic exit via a referendum would maintain good neighborly relationships, warning that a forced and violent exit could lead to hostility in the future.

Powerful urged President Tinubu to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and organize a referendum for the Igbo to decide between Biafra and Nigeria. He stressed that Ndigbo are eager to leave Nigeria more than ever.

The IPOB spokesman also highlighted the historical context, recalling the genocidal war against Biafrans in 1967-1970, and warned that Ndigbo are facing similar threats today. He called on Ndigbo in the North

30/07/2024

GWO GWO GWON GWO: A DANCE OF REALITY DECEPTION

This dance has been trending for days. At every nook and crannies of the social media platforms, the dance steps are very prominent. Everyone wants to dance that dance of twisting of waist and raising of one leg. Turning thereafter to pursue themselves in a very comical manner.

I have sat down and critically looked at the sense in the dance as popularised by Brain Jotter, and all I could see was a gregarious instinct of the masses and the craves to join the bandwagon.

What is Gwo Gwo Ngwo? Gwo Gwo ngwo was just the last part of the lyrics that is filled with rich meaning and moral lessons.

Tired of the hullabaloo of the Gwo Gwo ngwo challenge, I took time to listen to the lyrics from the beginning to the end.

Gentleman Mike Ejeagha is indeed a maestro, who knows his onus with a dexterity and sagacity that are legendary.

I wouldn’t know what he had in mind telling such a story, as irredescent as that story is, it shone to my mind with a lesson that made me shed tears.

Listen to the story line. There was a bet from a King that anybody that brings an Elephant to Him would marry the King’ Daughter.

Bringing the Elephant was no mean feat. This made other animals shy away and saw the demand as a tall order. The Tortoise in its crafty and deceptive nature went and told Elephant lies. Lies were too pleasant, the Elephant could not but fall for it.

What was the lie? That King wants to make the Elephant the Chairman of its Ofala celebration. Ofala celebration is an elaborate celebration of festivity. It sounded too prestigious an offer to be the Chairman of such a festival.

On the appointed day, the Tortoise went to the Elephant. The Elephant got ready and they set out on the journey. At a point the Elephant got angry over the Tortoise snail paced movement and feared they would miss the festival. So when the Tortoise requested that it sat on the Elephant back to facilitate their movement, the Elephant didn’t hesitate.

04/05/2024

How about a little bit of History.

These were Igbo currencies before the foreigners introduced their own.

It is called "okpogho". The white man tagged it as "bracelet manilla"

Another Igbo word for it is "ego igwe" (iron-money)

Iron is smothered to form it. It's of different types. Each has a currency discrepancy.

What do I mean? They measure the high currency base on different factors. It could be the weight, the design.

When someone is rich today people will say: "o nwelu ego Igwe". It is because of this currency. Or you will hear "o nwelu okpogho/,okpogo" (he's wealthy)

The other one is ego ayọrọ (cowries). The Igbo migrated from okpogho to ego ayọrọ.

It served as money. You exchange goods and services through this.

The word "ego" became prominent following the introduction of coin and paper money.

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04/05/2024

We sympathize with Paul Onwuanibe, a business mogul who faced the demolition of his multimillion-dollar Landmark beach resort properties in Lagos. It's truly distressing to witness the loss of an investment worth over 300 million, painstakingly built over six years, in just six hours.

These posts serve as a valuable lesson for future landlords. Let's reflect on this unfortunate event and apply the wisdom gained to our own ventures.

04/05/2024

Celestine Ukwu

Celestine Ukwu (1940 – May 7, 1977) was an Igbo highlife musician during the 60s and 70s best known for his hit songs "Ije Enu", "Igede" and "Money Palava". Described as a "prolific and outstanding composer" by music critic Benson Idonije of Radio Nigeria Two, Ukwu's works has been featured on various world music compilations including The Rough Guide to Highlife and The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa.

Ukwu was born in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria to music-oriented parents. His father was a local performer of the igede, ikpa and ode genres of Igbo music while his mother was lead singer in a women's musical group. At a young age, he began learning how to read music and play the harmonium with the help of his uncle. Upon completing his primary school education, he went to teacher training school for two years but dropped out to pursue music as a career. He went on to join Mike Ejeagha's group "Paradise Rhythm Orchestra" in 1962 at Enugu as a vocalist and maraca player before he left to join Mr. Picolo's band who were touring the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the time.He returned to Nigeria to form his own band known as Celestine Ukwu & His Music Royals of Nigeria in 1966 which was later disbanded in 1967 following the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War, before releasing a song at the outbreak of the war titled 'Hail Biafra'. After the war, Ukwu formed another group, Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National; with whom he released several albums, including Igede Fantasia which did well commercially.

His songs were primarily composed in Igbo language with a bit of Efik. In a 1986 edition of Thisweek, a writer once wrote that his songs "gave a food for thought to its listeners".

He died in an auto-crash on May 7, 1977. Igbo union

04/05/2024

The History of Ọka People and the Imo Ọka Fest

THE EARLIEST Ọka PEOPLE – ORIGIN AND HUNTING ECONOMY:

The territory known today as Ọka has been inhabited by man for several centuries, perhaps for millenia. In the 1930s, stone tools were discovered in the area which belong to the Neolithic stage of human development. It is largely because of the antiquity of man in this area that the ‘core’ Ọka people do not have any memory of migration from outside the Ọka area; they claim that they have been there from the beginning of time! These first Ọka people lived on the banks of the Ogwugwu stream in what is now the Nkwelle ward/village in Ọka. How they got there, who their migratory leaders were, whence they came, are all lost in the haze of remote history. We do know that these earliest people consisted of three kin groups – Urueri, Amaenyiana and Okpo – and were collectively called the Ifiteana. ‘Ifiteana’ roughly translates into “[people who] sprouted from the earth”.

The Ifiteana people (i.e., the Old Ọka people) were a settled agricultural society. However, big-game hunting constituted a very important sector of their economy. The elephant was their most prized game; its tusk was a very valuable article of trade.

The Ifiteanas already knew the art of smelting iron ore and fashioning the implements of farming, hunting and, of course, war. Their first and chief god was an old deity called Ọkikanube (usually shortened to Ọkanube). According to the myths of these people, Ọkanube was a supernatural being who came from the sky and taught the Ifiteana people of old the arts of working iron and making medicine. His name Ọkanube means ‘He who is Pre-eminent with the Spear’. He was basically a hunting god and the myths say he showed the people how to hunt with iron spears (ube) laced with medicine, hence his name.

The elephant tusk, called okike, was the symbol of the god Ọkanube. Every Ọka compound had this important ritual symbol kept in the family chapel cm reception

04/05/2024

SPORTIVE NNAMDI AZIKIWE IN 1934.

The first Nigeria president Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was selected to represent Nigeria in a long distance running events of the 1934 British Empire Games in England but was dropped by the British Organizers.
- Nnamdi was a boxing and high jump champion in 1925 and 1926.
- He was a gold medalist in swimming in 1927.
- Captain of football team in 1930.
- Marathon winner 1933.
- Tennis champion 1938.
May the departed heroes soul rest in peace... Igbo union

04/05/2024

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𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐛𝐢 𝐎𝐟 𝐍𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐰𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐡𝐨 𝐎𝐠𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬

1. In an attempt to suppress the ethnic origin of Agho Ogbede, the first Obaseki of Ubini and individual who ruled Ubini from 1898-1914, Bini narrators fabricated a not-so-well-thought out claim.

2. In this claim, Bini narrators submitted that Agho Ogbede, who was from Nsukwa Igboland, was the descendant of the 1st Obi of Nsukwa and that this Obi was the son of an Ubini king called Oba Ehengbuda.

3. In other words, another “Bini prince” fairytale. It was this type of fabrication that caused the people of Nsukwa and other Igbo subgroups from the Agbor District in 1939 to petition the colonial government about such fallacious claims published in books by Bini narrators.

4. The petition was made by the Agbor Patriotic Union and it reads in part:

“Benin originated from Agbor...Ekas have never been subjugated by Binis or other tribes. Binis were fewer and weaker. Before 1897 Benin influence never went further than Ugo. Ekas harassed Benin with successful wars which led them (i.e., the Bini) to dig the trench around them.”

5. The Agbor District’s petition against the “Bini Prince” lies made by the Bini narrators is not the biggest destruction to their fallacies yet. The worse mistake these narrators made was to claim that Agho Ogbede’s great great grandfather was an Omuada after claiming the Ogbede’s were descendants of Oba Ehengbuda of Ubini.

6. The Omuada is the scepter carrier of the Oba of Ubini and also the Head Servant. This position is the lowest ranking position of the palace, and according to Bini custom, no descendant of an Oba nor person from the royal bloodline can become an Omuada.

7. Given this known fact you can see the shattering mistake the Bini narrators made with their desperate attempt to suppress the historical fact of the Igbo origin of the

04/05/2024

The Igbos believe in the existence of a 'Chi' which translates to a man's guardian spirit or the invisible half of a man ( soul).

The Chi is said to be a very important figure amongst the Igbo people.

The Igbo people usually says that when a man agrees his Chi also agrees.

This is why most Igbos are shunned from wishing themselves ba.d luck, for it is believed that their Chi hears and carries out their wishes.

Everyone's Chi is believed to be a spiritual version of who they are.

So, if you are a determined person, chances are that your Chi is also determined and shall weild spiritual powers.

One way of keeping your Chi active and powerful is to never ignore it.

Your Chi is powerful and more spiritually aware because it has been in existence before you.

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04/05/2024

Names of Some Communities Renamed by British after the invasion of the great Benin Kingdom.

1: Owerri - Original Name: Owe Ere

2: Orlụ - Original name: Ọlụ

3: Awkuzu - Original Name: Ọkụ Ụzọ Achagbunam

4: Okigwe - Original name: Oka Igwe

5: Enugu - Original name: Enu Ugwu: It is a mountain town

6: Okpaala - Original Name: Ọkpụ Ala Ngwa

7: Port Harcourt- Original name: Igwe Ọcha

8: Opobo - Original name: Igwe Nga

9: Bonny - Original Name: Ubani

10: Oyigbo- Original name: Obi Igbo

11:Abakiliki- Original Name :Abakeleke

12: Mbaise - Original Name: Agbaaja, Ahiara, Ekwerazụ, Oke Ovoro and Ezinihite They are Five independent villages but the white man force them to answer Mbaise as one village , The Mbaise people have a different culture that they believe in.

13: Asaba - Original Name: Ahaba

14: Onitsha - Original Name: Onicha

15: Ibusa - Original Name: Igbo Ụzọ

16: Ogwashi Original name: Ọgwa Ahi. They are from Nri

17:Awka - Oka
18: Awkunanaw - Okunnano,
19 Amawbia- Amaobia,

20: Umuahia- Ọma ahịa

12/04/2024

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗶 𝗘𝘇𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗯𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗳 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮

Nnamdi Ezeigbo was born on 4 August 1966 in Sapele, Delta State, into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ezeigbo. The entrepreneur, who is currently 57 years old, is of the Igbo Nation, and he hails from Nsukwe in Ubakala, Umuahia in Abia State.

His mother was a petty trader who sold bread, and Nnamdi was always around after school to help her out in hawking bread, while his father’s occupation is unknown. He is the first out of the nine children of his parents. Coming from a humble background, he grew alongside his other siblings under the care of their parents.

The 56-year-old entrepreneur has modified his brands to suit the people’s choice, making it one of the fast-selling and affordable brands in the country. Currently, his brand has over 43 outlets all over Nigeria and has served as a means of curbing unemployment so far. The brand has been known to be among the best in supplying electronic gadgets and gadget accessories such as phones, laptops, iPads, laptops, and other electronic devices.

Nnamdi Ezigbo spent most of his early years in Delta State. He obtained his primary education at Pamol Primary School, Sapele, Delta State. Having a passion for education, he further obtained his secondary education at Ogini Grammar School in Abraka, Delta State, receiving his senior school certificate in 1984.

In 1988, he enrolled at Yaba College of Technology, specializing in Engineering, having a good knowledge of sciences, especially physics and mathematics. He graduated with a Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In 1996, he proceeded for his National Youth Service Corps, having his place of primary assignment to be the Nigerian Brewery under the Guinness Nigeria PLC.

Being a person who aspires for the best, he enrolled at Lagos State University in 1996 to study Computer and Electronics Engineering. In 2001, he graduated with second-class upper honor

12/04/2024

Nollywood actor Pope Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, opened up on what was a great desire for him before he had the boat mishap. Details in comments.

Image credit: jnrpope/Inst a gram

11/04/2024

A prophet who made predictions about deaths in Nollywood in 2021 has spoken after the death of Junior Pope. He made comments about those who brought the actor out of the river. His post is trending. Details below.

Photos: Instagram/Junior Pope and Facebook/Gen Robert

04/05/2023

Why Is APC Not Celebrating Bola Tinubu’s Selective Victory Weeks After Election?’ – Nana Kazaure The Spokesperson of the Obi/Datti

The Spokesperson of the Obi/Datti campaign council, Nana Kazaure has raised several questions over why the All Progressive Congress has remained unsettled after Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in the Presidential election. She stated that the words of the APC spokespersons have not shown any indication of them recognizing the new position they have ascertained. She accused the ruling party of overheating the politics by using adulterated language on the supporters of other parties.

She specifically stated that the recent words of the APC spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga about the Obidents have not portrayed him to be an elder statesman in the Nation. She alleged that Bola Tinubu is preaching about the government of National Unity while his spokesperson is doing the contrary. If you would recall that Bola Tinubu had called for cooperation with his fellow contestants after he was announced the winner of the last election but this call has been challenged after the recent words of his subordinates.

She said, ”I wonder if the APC understand how important whatever role it is that they believe they are supposed to take on. I don’t think they understand the import of what it is that they are supposed to do. I mean why is APC not celebrating Bola Tinubu’s selective victory weeks after the election? Why are they attacking us everytime?
We saw a superimposed meme that kept going around of Abike Dabiri with Peter Obi. Why are they going so far to tell lies in order to cause trouble when there is none? They talked about bringing in a government of National unity but the utterances of Mr. Onanuga recently referred to the Obidients as ‘the sons of blankety-blank. That word is quite traumatic, you will expect somebody in his early 60s to behave better and do better.

04/05/2023

Following the ethnic profiling and violence that characterised the just general elections, some South East leaders under the auspice of Anya Ndigbo, yesterday, declared that Igbo people are not at war with Yoruba people in Lagos just as they expressed worry that Igbo people now live in fear in the state...

23/10/2022

You Can't Kill Me, I'm A Man Of God, Johnson Suleman Blasts Attackers

The founder of Omega Fire Ministries, Johnson Suleman, has spoken after surviving an armed attack in Auchi, Edo State on Friday.

In a video posted on his church's TV social media pages, Suleman said he knew those behind the attack but won't be mentioning them.

He said, "I just escaped an assassination attempt where seven people were killed. They opened fire on my car. My wife and my kids were there. The es**rt car with police, they killed the policemen. They killed the other people in the es**rt car, the bus, that were with us. They killed seven people.

"People who did this are expecting me to come out and mention their names, so they can come out and deny it but I won't do that. The truth of the matter is, you can't kill me, my life is in the hand of God, I'm a man of God
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