Northwest 26,674,015 Southwest 23,711,984 North central 15,714,408 Northeast 13,434,947 South south 11,202,106 South east 8,580,610.
The details by states is in the link below the article.
The data by states indicates that Lagos has the highest population in the country and the population of the rest of the southwest is around 130 percent of Lagos while the Southeast is around over eighty percent of Lagos. Approximately.
The registration statistics also shows that the North is substantially more populated than the south.
However, another data that can be useful is BVN registration by states. Data like these are more reliable than the population census.
Lagos for decades now have continued to lead in population despite being smallest by landmass and the only thing they are doing different from others is generate revenue and make the government a big spender and big employer of labor in the local economy.
SE have the highest number of it's people living outside their region than any other region in Nigeria the reason we have huge population in every 36 states plus Abuja.
gidgiddy: The constitution of Nigeria does not recognise anywhere as South South or South East
So how can you be zoned to what does not exist in the eyes of the law?
If the Anioma area want their own state, they should go for it and forget this nonsense about being zoned to something that doesn't exist in the constitution
Gidgiddy keep your I too know in your pocket the six geopolitical zones is a reality and have come to stay.The Biafra you are chasing upandan and kill people join is it in Nigeria constitution?
lawani: There are Yoruba in PH too and also in the south East. If there are 4 million Igbos in the west, there will be 2 million Yoruba in the SE and that is because SW is more than double SE in population. Igbo have been commissioner in Lagos too. I think PH is more cosmopolitan than Lagos or maybe equal.
The bolded isn't true in fact if you remove Lagos state where Igbos constitute a huge number of the population the rest of SW is not more populated than SE bring your evidence.
lawani: If people really want more states, what needs to be done is to abolish the senate. Lagos has more population than the SE and it is just one state with only three senators while the SE has fifteen.
People from SE make a good number of Lagos state population in a true democracy they should be among elected leaders of the state.
Only corrupt Nigeria leaders fly abroad for medical treatment no leader from a reasonable country does that.They will use stolen money to treat themselves in good hospitals abroad.
gidgiddy: And yet here you are still having heart attack over Kanu and Ekpa
Where did you see the heart attack? Soludo just exposed ipob lies and propaganda, they will kill and kidnap their fellow Igbos then cold hearted folks like you will come online and blame it on outside enemies.Shame on you.
gidgiddy: I remember years ago when people were screaming all over the Internet that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu should be arrested. That his arrest will do a lot of good
Nnamdi Kanu has been in detention for over three years, he is more popular amongst his people than ever, and things are much worse than before he was detained. So what was the point?
The self styled 'Prime Minister' of the Biafran government, Simon Ekpa has reportedly been arrested. Good for him that it was in a serious country like Finland with rule of law, unlike Nigeria. He will get his day in court where he is certain to get a fair hearing, and the courts will decide his fate
But what surprises me about all this is that those who hail Ekpa's arrest failed to learn from Nnamdi Kanu's arrest. The arrest will solve nothing. Taking out the leader of a movement, is not same as taking out the movement its self.
To take out the movement, you have to address the underlying issues that brought about the movement. Otherwise, all you are doing is effecting leadership change while the issue remains the same, if not made worse.
Banditry, kidnapping,rape and murder have reduced by 80% in SE since Ekperima Simon Ekpa and his master was locked up.
Racoon: Why didn't Soludo follow up his assertion with the same police report or stats before profiling the Igbos in Anambra state as the majority criminals?
Many other ethnic nationals are in Anambra state commiting crimes but according to him, only fellow Igbos are the majority criminals being arrested. Can he provide a statistics that confirmed this revelation?
Criminality knows no divide but efulefus like Soludo thinks he is smart in demonizing his own people because of politics.
Soludo is only debunking ipob lies and propaganda that it is outsiders killing and kidnapping people in southeast.
DrAkpa: There is really something wrong with the way you people reason. So you expect Atiku who is spearheading and doing all d groundwork in ADC, to finish cooking the food , and then you obidients with your Obi will come and eat? Abi
Why can't you and your obidients remain in labour party or start up a new party and push for a Southern president? You guys are very very unthinkable
There is no coalition talks without Peter Obi's input if Atiku thinks he is big enough let him go solo like Peter Obi did in 2023 and let's see what the outcome will be.
T8ksy: It proves that Obi is a serial liar and and no one should pay any mind to whatever , he utters next.
Yoruba and Oluwole😀 Una don manufacture fake old pictures for Peter Obi and Ojukwu together with Abacha sharp sharp meanwhile Peter Obi never met with Ojukwu until formation of APGA in early 2000s.
onatisi: noone is afraid of obi , but the politics at each time determines who the elites will support. If Obi is fielded against tinubu, he will lose. it is better to use a northerner who will give the northerners enough confidence to vote against tinubu. If Obi is fielded against tinubu, the north will vote for tinubu rather than Obi
You want a northern candidate so that APC and Yoruba people will blackmail the hell out of him that it is the turn of south to complete years term after Buhari regime.
Na iypobi hand work be that they will kill and kidnap their fellow Igbos and come online screeming and shouting fuhlani,Asari.naija army are killing our people just to divert attention from their evil but ilezie anya otu abu nezi.
WizardOfNG: Indeed. I don't agree with your views or talk always but you come across to me to be someone who is objective and progressive overall.
The bolded is the right response because these are the guys attracting animosity and enmity towards Igbos to then turn around and make it seem others "hate" Igbos and "mean them harm" for "no reason".
This is a democratic exercise . How can you threathen others with another civil conflict as if war is something anyone should ever contemplate let alone use as a tool of blackmail?
Furthermore, talks like that is disrespectful to the those who suffered tragically, directly or indirectly, over the last civil war that was unnecessary, IMO, if calm heads and reasoning had prevailed.
It is the turn of the South. Not Igbos. It will always be the turn of the South or North. When it is the turn of the South then Igbos should negotiate with other southerners if they wish to exclusively produce the Southern candidate.
Ditto for the turn of the North. It is for Northerners to agree, by amicable and negotation-based consensus, where to microzone the ticket to .
"For every action, ther is an equal and opposite reaction". Igbos cannot continue to operate in disdain for this fundamental consideration of life to then always shout they are victim of "hatred, marginalisation and persecution" from others.
Threatening, insulting and publicly villifying Yorubas will not make them cede Southern Presidential slot to Igbo.
Rather it will harden their resolve to stand against those who , by their bitter word and threats, are appearing hateful, disrespectful and disdainful of Yorubas.
Some Of of these separatist from ipob are intentionally making this provocative statements to hurt Igbo political interests because they use the marginalisation excuse for Biafra agitation.Igbo presidency will finally kill their agitation that is the reason most of them indirectly work against Peter Obi.
ch214: There is a saying "the truth is bitter" The truth is that if igbos do not get Nigeria presidency in 2027 then another Civil War in Nigeria is unstoppable. Because you can not tell igbos to wait until 2031 or 2035.
Never in your life open your mouth to tell me the type of thread to create in the name of ndi Igbo.
You are speaking for yourself. Empty threat of war I am not surprised at your careless undiplomatic approach which is trademark of ipob.
ch214: Nigeria is at a crossroads once again. The storm clouds are gathering, and if the nation refuses to act decisively and justly, a second civil war may be inevitable. The exclusion of the South East — the homeland of the Igbo people — from the highest office in the land is pushing Nigeria to the brink. If the Igbo are denied the presidency in 2027, the consequences could be catastrophic. Not just politically, but existentially.
The scars of the 1967–1970 Biafra War have never truly healed. Over 3 million Igbos were killed in a war triggered largely by marginalization, ethnic violence, and the fight for justice and inclusion. Yet, 54 years later, the Igbo people have still never been allowed to produce a democratically elected president of Nigeria.
Despite being one of the three major ethnic groups in the country — alongside the Hausa-Fulani and the Yoruba — the Igbos remain politically sidelined at the national level.
Yoruba presidency: 1999–2007 (Olusegun Obasanjo)
Hausa-Fulani presidency: 2007–2023 (Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Muhammadu Buhari)
South-South (Ijaw): 2010–2015 (Goodluck Jonathan)
South East (Igbo): Never
This systematic exclusion is not just unjust — it is unsustainable.
The South East may be the smallest of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones by land mass, but the Igbo people are one of the most widely spread, industrious, and economically impactful ethnic groups in Nigeria.
Igbos control over 60% of Nigeria’s informal trade and business in major cities — Lagos, Kano, Abuja, and beyond.
The region has some of the highest literacy and school enrollment rates in the country.
Igbo Nigerians lead in the diaspora, sending billions in remittances annually and promoting Nigeria’s image globally.
It is politically dangerous and morally indefensible to keep such a group excluded from the presidency while expecting peace and unity.
The rise of pro-Biafra separatist movements like IPOB is not random — it is a direct reaction to decades of marginalization. When a people feel unheard and unwanted, they seek to leave. IPOB, MASSOB, and others have gained traction because the Nigerian state continues to treat the South East as second-class citizens.
Denying the region the presidency in 2027 will radicalize millions of young Igbos already disillusioned with the country. This will turn agitation into full-blown rebellion. And this time, it won’t just be a political crisis — it could be an armed insurrection.
A nation cannot survive when it is built on selective inclusion. You cannot call for unity while promoting exclusion. Every region in Nigeria must have a sense of belonging. Every major ethnic group must see itself represented in the highest office.
Zoning and rotation have been used to maintain balance — North and South taking turns.
The North has ruled for 14 of the last 24 years.
The South West and South South have had their turns.
It is only just that the South East should take its rightful place in 2027.
If zoning is abandoned now that it's the South East’s turn, it will be seen — rightly — as a deliberate strategy to keep Igbos perpetually excluded. That perception will destroy whatever fragile unity still exists in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s youth — more than 60% of the population — are not blind to ethnic injustice. Many young people from all over Nigeria supported Peter Obi, an Igbo man, in the 2023 election, seeing him as a symbol of hope and change. Despite not winning, the message was clear: the South East has national appeal and leadership capacity.
To deny the region in 2027 is to betray a generation looking for fairness. Youth anger in the South East, if left to boil over, will not be limited to protests. It could evolve into an uncontainable security nightmare for Nigeria.
The first civil war was fought with limited weapons and international awareness. A second civil war will be fought in a 21st-century Nigeria filled with armed non-state actors, widespread internet activism, drone technology, and porous borders. A war today will not stay in the East. It will burn across Nigeria and likely draw in foreign interests.
It is better to give justice and preserve peace than to suppress justice and ignite war.
2027 is a moral test for Nigeria. If equity, justice, and national cohesion still matter, the Igbo people must produce the next president. This is not a threat — it is a warning grounded in history, current reality, and future consequence.
To continue to exclude the Igbos is to choose the path of instability, chaos, and perhaps disintegration.
Let us not wait for another war to realize what could have been prevented with wisdom.
You and who wants to fight war? Put your energy in convincing Nigerians that Peter Obi is the best candidate to move Nigeria forward don't spoil his campaign with ipob mentality and empty war threat.Please never you again create this type of thread in the name of ndi Igbo.
SmartPolician: Again, anyone who criticises politicians who borrow money has no growth mindset. Those people have probably never run a successful business.
It's dumb to grow organically when you can borrow to grow exponentially. There's nothing wrong with borrowing - just make sure that the loans are transparently channeled into ventures that will repay the loan over time.
Nigeria politicians borrow and loot and leave the states in debt.
NetbizBoss: They can keep establishing Igbos kingdoms outside Nigeria but not in Nigeria oh so as to keep expanding Nigeria community there. Some years ago that was what one Igbo chief did in our community oh. He married 5 women of which three were from our tribe. Those women gave him about thirty plus children all with Igbo names . And those children believing they are Igbos all gave their children Igbo names. My brothers and sisters today it is not just Igbo street we have but a whole Igbo village in our community , they even have about two elected councillors. Is that not ethnic cleansing in disguise?
Location please I want to check something Igbos multiple wherever they go
Even Lagos state that he is their governor general since 1999 voted against him. Tinubu is the most disliked and unpopular president since independence.
chiagozien: That's why he will never rule Nigeria. If he like let him lick ass of your Yorubas brothers and hausafulanis brothers
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu demand is his own constitutional right under international law for self determination, that's why Ipob gain more support every day in civilised world, but evil uncivilised country kidnapped him and detaining him.
Soon he come out because he keeps defeating your Nigeria in all court.
I thought you boosted your Nigeria will hang him Since 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Mumu boy where and when and to who did Nnamdi Kanu submitted his demand for Biafra?😅 He is facing trial and he never mentioned Biafra in his defense not even once. He have the opportunity to properly make his demand legitimately but he won't cos all he is interested is to mislead and kill you in the process. Mgbada the nwa mgbada nde ipob 😁
Please give answers to my above questions and stop 🛑 blabbing.
chiagozien: The same one Nigeria you are fighting for are the one killing Igbos for doing the same thing this Ipob Luton and UK is doing, which you said it's lawful.
The reason one Nigerianist Igbos are the most du!mb people and will continue failing and Obi will never rule Nigeria
Peter Obi's ambition to rule Nigeria is his constitutional rights that is why he getting more support every day across Nigeria while your leaders are in prison.
chiagozien: But Your Nigeria killing people for coming out is Charity and justifiable?
Which we know is the cause of introduction of sit at home.
The victims of sit at home are same people you pretend to fight for not Nigeria government that is why ipob is a dumb organisation and the reason for their catastrophic fall.
Turkey a 98% Muslim nation yet Friday is a work day while Saturday and Sundays are public holidays.Btw I thought this mumu man Akintola is from Kwarra state in North central?
kunle4toyeyaho: you dey mind them? GEJ appointed oronto Douglas from Bayelsa as his aide,he appointed Diezani Alison-Madueke from Bayelsa as a petroleum minister, he appointed Andrew azazi from Bayelsa as NSA,he appointed Kenneth Minimah from Rivers as Chief of Army staff, Ekpeyong from Cross River as DG DSS just to mention a few.Were there no qualified people from other zones then? The fact is that you need trusted hand to be in charge of some critical sectors and Tinubu believe having Carfoso and Edun in CBN and finance ministry could give him.results
I hope you will say the same thing when table turn because life na turn by turn nothing is permanent.
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