The Igbo community in Cross River State has cried out over what it described as illegal taxation and daily harassment by non-state actors, warning that the burden was crippling businesses across the state. The concerns were raised at an interactive session between the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, businessmen, Igbo women, student leaders, and the ruling…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s most influential socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has fed 2,500 widows, physically challenged persons, non-indigenous communities and other residents of Calabar as part of its Christmas outreach in Cross River State. The gesture was carried out by the President General of the State Chapter and Chairman of Peterson Electronics…
By Austin Orette (CONVERSEER) – When I write about the thorny issues of Biafra, the proponents of Biafra always tell me my observation is one-sided. This makes me laugh. What have they been doing since the end of the war? They have been telling one-sided stories. I can’t help but laugh. What were they expecting…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has received commendation from the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Cross River State Chapter, for his inclusive governance and fulfilment of promises to both indigenes and non-indigenes in the state. The commendation was made on Sunday in Calabar by the Cross River State President of…
By Austin Orette TEXAS (CONVERSEER) – The person who cries loudest when a stone is thrown into the market is the one who has been hit. To him, everything is about tribal affiliation. For someone to grow, he or she must at some point learn whether his or her interaction is positive or negative with…
By Joe Udo ABAKALIKI (CONVERSEER) – The apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that no candidate of Igbo extraction will contest the presidency in 2027 against incumbent President Bola Tinubu, adding that the Southeast will only have a realistic chance of producing Nigeria’s president in 2035. In a statement issued in Abakaliki at…
