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Delta to host Igbo conference on identity crisis
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Delta State capital will on Friday, August 29th 2025 play host to an Igbo speaking conference to address issues of identity crisis amongst various Igbo sub and dialectical groups
Over 5,000 Igbo speaking people drawn from 13 states of Nigeria are expected to attend the ‘Igbo-Bu-Ofu’ conference, according to a statement signed by Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Chief Cosmas Agada, and the Coordinator Mr Kingsley Kainebi, made available to South-South PUNCH in Asaba, on Tuesday.
The conference called “Igbo-Bu-Ofu” (Igbos are one) will be attended by Igbo speaking people from 13 states all the five States of South- East, all the States of South-South, Kogi and Benue.
The statement reads in part “Through this Conference tagged ‘Ogbako-Igbo Zara Igbo (gathering of all those who are called Igbo)’, we want to make our diverse people, especially those who are having identity crisis, to understand that we are one people.
“All roads lead to the oil-rich Delta State of Nigeria this weekend, where Professors Timothy Nwala, Patrick Utomi, and other renowned gurus would be addressing Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria.
“The event with the theme, “Igbo-Bu-Ofu” holding in Asaba metropolis, on Friday and Saturday, August 29th and 30th, 2025, is being organised by the ‘Igbo Unification Movement’ in collaboration with ‘NdiN’asuBia Socio-Cultural Organization’.
“We are expecting Igbo people from 13 States of Nigeria.The keynote speakers and guest speakers were chosen based on the zeal and patriotism they have displayed in Igbo matters.”
The statement named Professor Nwala, a renowned father of Contemporary African Philosophy and the first Nigerian graduate in philosophy from an indigenous university as the keynote speaker of the conference while Pat Utomi, a Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert and a native of Igbuzo in Oshimili North LGA of Delta State will serve as guest speaker
Other guest speakers include Prof ObasiIgwe, a renowned professor of political science, a Nigerian Poet, Writer Florence Orabueze, a former director of the Institute of African Studies of the institution and Professor of English and Literary Studies Mr Orabueze among others.
The statement added that the speakers would be handling various topics geared towards the realization of Igbo unification, expressing hope that after the gathering, the issue of identity crisis amongst various Igbo subgroups and dialectical groups would become a thing of the past.
The statement appealed to all Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria to keenly participate in the conference, which it noted is the first of its kind.
A helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia killed 14 Saudi citizens on Sunday, the kingdom’s official press agency reported, adding that the aircraft belonged to state oil giant Aramco.
The Saudi Press Agency, citing an official at the energy ministry, reported the helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura in the country’s east.
“The accident claimed the lives of all 14 passengers, all Saudi citizens,” the agency said, adding that an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the crash.
Aramco says it operates more than 60 aircraft, including helicopters serving more than 300 heliports in Saudi Arabia, making it one of the largest corporate fleets in the region.
The deadly accident comes as oil-rich Gulf nations seek to ramp up their output following Iranian attacks and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the export of oil and gas.
The Gulf monarchy did not indicate the incident was in any way connected to a hostile attack.
During the Middle East war, Iranian attacks had targeted energy facilities in the Gulf.
Ras Tanura is home to one of the largest refineries in the Middle East, with a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day, and is critical to Saudi Arabia’s energy sector.
The refinery has been targeted several times, notably during an Iranian drone attack at the beginning of the conflict, which caused a fire and forced a partial shutdown.
Riyadh said in April that the weeks-long attacks had disrupted several production operations at key facilities, with refineries in Ras Tanura as well as Jubail, Yanbu and Riyadh targeted.
Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading crude exporter, produces a little over 10 million bpd.
AFP
An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by alleged bandits along the Kurawa–Sabon Birni road in Sokoto State on Sunday hit a vehicle, killing one person and injuring many passengers.
The incident raised fresh concerns over the growing use of explosive devices by criminal groups operating in parts of the North-West.
The vehicle was said to be conveying passengers from surrounding communities to Sabon Birni when it ran over the explosive device, triggering a blast that severely damaged the vehicle and left several occupants injured.
A security analyst based in the area, Bashir Guyawa, disclosed the incident in a post on his Facebook page.
Guyawa described the incident as another reminder of the persistent security challenges confronting communities along the border axis.
He said the vehicle was on a routine passenger trip when the explosion occurred.
“The vehicle was conveying passengers early this morning on their way to Sabon Birni when the unfortunate incident happened,” he wrote.
Twelve people were injured in a clash between farmers from Larabar Gadan Sarki and herders from the communities of Majawa and Karade in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The chairman of Warawa Local Government, Lamido Sunusi Ahmad, disclosed this in a statement issued by his media aide, Musleem Garindau.
The statement said the council chairman visited the injured victims at Wudil General Hospital and directed that the local government should cover the cost of their treatment until they had fully recovered.
He also commended community leaders and security personnel for their swift intervention, noting that calm had been restored to the affected communities.
The chairman urged residents to refrain from spreading rumours or engaging in any act capable of escalating tensions and instead embrace dialogue to promote peaceful coexistence.
Speaking further, the Vice Chairman of Warawa Local Government, Hon. Ibrahim Abdu Madari, explained that the conflict involved residents of the communities, all of whom are indigenous to the area.
He said reports indicated that the violence began after a cow strayed into a farmer’s field and ate some crops. The farmer allegedly beat the cow, prompting its owner to assault the farmer, and the disagreement later escalated into a wider clash.
He also reiterated his appeal to residents to live peacefully and resolve disputes through dialogue and mutual understanding.
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