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Ọhanaeze Ndigbo
Ọhanaeze Ndigbo is an Igbo people, Igbo socio-cultural organization in Nigeria. The group aims to represent the interests of all Igbo communities within and outside Nigeria. As of 2025, the group is headed by Senator John Azuta-Mbata, John Azụta-Mbata. Although the group is not a political party, one of its main objectives is to foster unity among its members in order to more effectively represent the political interests of Igbos in Nigeria. History Lagos Igbo Union (the earliest precursor to Ọhaneze Ndigbo) was established in the early 1930s. It was brought about by its members' wish to host a celebration for Dr. Akanu Ibiam, the second Igbo physician to return from his educational pursuits in Britain. By giving voice to the plight of the Igbo in Lagos, this Union was able to gain traction. It started to enlarge to include the entire Eastern Region in 1943 after changing its name to Igbo Federal Union. The Igbos were able to unite and acquire some degree of Igbo consciou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enugu (city)
Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. The city had a population of 4,690,100 spread across the three Local government areas of Nigeria, LGAs of Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South, according to the 2022 Nigerian census. History Early history Énugwú (Igbo verbalization of Enugu) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Énú Ụ́gwụ́, meaning "hill top", denoting the city's hilly geography. Enugu acquired township status in 1917 and was called Enugwu-Ngwo, but because of the rapid expansion towards areas owned by other indigenous communities, the city was renamed Enugu in 1928. The first settlement in the Enugu area was the small Nike village of Ogui from present day Igala which was present since the era of the Atlantic Slave Trade.Udo, p. 88. ''Nike'' in the Igbo language means "with strength or power".Williams, p. 196. The Nike people acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Anti-Igbo Pogrom
A series of massacres were committed against Igbo people and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966. Between 8,000 and 30,000 Igbos and easterners have been estimated to have been killed. A further 1 million Igbos fled the Northern Region into the East. In response to the killings some northerners were massacred in Port Harcourt and other eastern cities. These events led to the secession of the eastern Nigerian region and the declaration of the Republic of Biafra, which ultimately led to the Nigeria-Biafra war. Background The events took place in the context of military coups d'etat and in the prelude to the Nigerian Civil War. ) The immediate precursor to the massacres was the January 1966 Nigerian coup d'etat. Most of the politicians and senior army officers killed in the coup d'etat were northerners because Northerners were the majority in Nigeria's government, including Prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organizations Established In 1976
An organization or organisation ( Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is an entity—such as a company, or corporation or an institution ( formal organization), or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. Organizations may also operate secretly or illegally in the case of secret societies, criminal organizations, and resistance movements. And in some cases may have obstacles from other organizations (e.g.: MLK's organization). What makes an organization recognized by the government is either filling out incorporation or recognition in the form of either societal pressure (e.g.: Advocacy group), causing concerns (e.g.: Resistance movement) or being considered the spokesperson of a group of people subject to negotiation (e.g.: the Polisario Front being recognized as the sole representative of the Sahrawi people and forming a partially recognized state.) Compare the concept of social groups, which may include non-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igbo Society
Igbo may refer to: * Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria * Igbo language, their language * anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria See also * Ibo (other) * Igbo mythology * Igbo music * Igbo art * * Igbo-Ukwu, a town in the Nigerian state of Anambra * Ijebu Igbo Ijebu Igbo ( Yoruba: Ìjẹ̀bú-Igbó) is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Authority of Ogun State, Nigeria. It is approximately a 15-minute drive north of Ijebu Ode. History The term ..., a town in the Nigerian state of Ogun * Igbo bu Igbo {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Civil Societies In Nigeria
There are six Geopolitical zones in Nigeria and about 250 ethnic groups with over 521 languages. However, the Constitution of Nigeria as amended in 1999 permits freedom of assembly, associations and civil societies irrespective of the geopolitical zones, ethnic groups and languages. Civil societies plays a key role in the nation's development and growth. Below is a list of notable civil societies in Nigeria: *Oodua Peoples Congress *Arewa People's Congress * Ohanaeze Ndigbo *Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) *Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta *Nigeria Labour Congress *Red Cross Society * Boy Scouts of Nigeria *Girl Scouts of Nigeria *Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)AWACIO - Aids for Women, Adolescents and Children International Organization See also * Law of Nigeria The Law of Nigeria consists of Court, courts, Crime, offences, and various types of laws. Nigeria has its own constitution which was established on 29 May 1999. The Constitution of Nigeria i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oodua Peoples Congress
The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) is a Yoruba nationalist, regionalist, and vigilante organization in Nigeria. It is also known as the Oodua Liberation Movement (OLM) or the Revolutionary Council of Nigeria. It is based in southwestern Nigeria and has grassroots support within the Yoruba ethnic community. History The Oodua Peoples Congress was formed by a group of Yoruba elites and artisans which included Dr. Fredrick Fasehun (founder and its first national leader). They decided to form an organization to actualize the annulled mandate of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola Chieftain, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola , also known as M. K. O. Abiola (; 24 August 1937 – 7 July 1998) was a Nigerian business magnate, publisher, and politician. He was the honorary supreme military commander of the Oyo Empire an ..., a Yoruba who most people believed to be on his way to winning the presidential election of 12 June 1993, which was subsequently annulled by the militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chigozie Ogbu
Chigozie Ogbu is a Nigerian academic and a former Vice chancellor of Ebonyi State University. He was appointed by the Governor of Ebonyi State Ebonyi () is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia Stat ... David Umahi to replace Prof. Francis Idike. His tenure ended in 2025 and he was succeeded by Professor Michael Ugota Awoke. References Nigerian politicians Academic staff of Ebonyi State University Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ebonyi-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Udoji
Chief Jerome Oputa Udoji CMG, CFR (1912–2010), was a Nigerian known for his roles in business administration, government service, philanthropy, and as a traditional leader. He held the title of Igwe Ozuluoha I of Igboland. Udoji gained recognition for his participation in the "Udoji Award" and his various government and private sector contributions. He received his education at the University of Cambridge in England and the Economic Institute of the World Bank in Washington. Udoji held titles such as Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (1960), Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1963) and Papal knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great (1975). Udoji served as the first Chairman of the Nigeria Stock Exchange, now Nigerian Exchange Group (1981–1986), and the second Chairman of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (1982–1987). He was also the chairman of football club Udoji United F.C. which won the Nigeria Premier Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pius Okigbo
Pius Okigbo (February 6, 1924 — 2000) was an eminent Nigerian economist from Ojoto village, Anambra State. Biography Okigbo was the older brother of the poet Christopher Okigbo and his first cousin was the academic, Bede Okigbo. Receiving his secondary schooling at Christ the King College, Onitsha, Pius passed his Cambridge School Certificate examination in Grade one in December 1940 with an exemption from the University of London matriculation. In 1941, Okigbo was admitted into the prestigious Yaba Higher College, Lagos, for a diploma course in arts (1941–1942). Due to conversion of Yaba College into a military base for the Royal West African Force during World War II, in 1942 he was transferred to the Achimota College in Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana), where he completed his studies in Latin, Greek, history, English language, and literature with a diploma certificate in 1943. Okigbo also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics through private study, after, he proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Okpara
Michael Iheonukara Okpara (25 December 1920 – 17 December 1984) was a Nigerian politician and Premier of Eastern Nigeria during the First Republic, from 1959 to 1966. At 39, he was the nation's youngest premier. He was a strong advocate of what he called "pragmatic socialism" and believed that agricultural reform was crucial to the ultimate success of Nigeria. Life Michael Okpara, an Ohuhu-Igbo, was born on Christmas day, 1920, at Umuegwu Okpuala, Ohuhu, in the area of Umuahia, in present-day Abia State of Nigeria. Although he was the son of a labourer, he was able to attend mission schools and later went to Uzuakoli Methodist College, where he won a scholarship to study medicine at Yaba Higher College, Lagos. After completing his medical studies at the Nigerian School of Medicine, he worked briefly as a government medical officer before returning to Umuahia to set up a private practice. While involved in this practice, Okpara developed an interest in the Zikist Movement ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akanu Ibiam
Sir Akanu Ibiam (29 November 1906 - 1 July 1995), was a distinguished medical missionary who was appointed Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria from December 1960 until January 1966 during the Nigerian First Republic. From 1919 to 1951, he was known as Francis Ibiam, and from 1951 to 1967, Sir Francis Ibiam. After this time, he dropped his title and his forename and was known as simply Akanu Ibiam although the honours he reportedly returned were not annulled by the British government. Early years Ibiam was born in Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State on 29 November 1906, of Igbo background. He was the second son of Chief Ibiam, a native of Unwana. His father later became a traditional ruler, Eze Ogo Isiala I of Unwana and Osuji of Uburu, in the Nigerian chieftaincy system. He attended Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar, and King's College, Lagos, and then was admitted to the University of St. Andrews, graduating with a medical degree in 1934. He was accepted as a medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Dictatorship In Nigeria
The military dictatorship in Nigeria was a period when members of the Nigerian Armed Forces held power in Nigeria from 1966 to 1999 with an interregnum from Second Nigerian Republic, 1979 to 1983. The military was able to rise to power often with the tacit support of the elite through coup d'états. Since the country became a First Nigerian Republic, republic in 1963, there had been military coups in Nigeria, a series of military coups. Background military dictatorship, Military rule in Nigeria began with the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, ''coup d'état of 1966'' which was planned and executed by a group of revolutionary Nigerian nationalism, nationalist officers. The coup started as a small rebellion cell under Emmanuel Ifeajuna. Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu was the face of the coup attempt, which involved five other army majors: Timothy Onwuatuegwu, Chris Anuforo, Don Okafor, Adewale Ademoyega and Humphrey Chukwuka. It operated as a clandestine movement of junior officers duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
