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February 2017 Outdated maintenance tag

I removed the maintenance tag for the following reasons

The subject is now dead
I provided many citations and updated errors in the article

Would love for others such as Jamie Tubers to point out the neutrality issues with the article

Error of Gvernor General There is a slight error as to the Governor general of Nigeria in 1957. By all available research, James robertson was the Governor of nigeria at the time that Ojukwu had entered the army in 1957, not John Macpherson as mentioned by Mr Forsyth. Macpherson had been gobne for 2 years before ojukwu entered the army — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.18.235.48 (talk) 00:55, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That the subject is dead has no correlation with maintenance templates. You provided one or two citations, but the article is still heavily populated with "Citation needed" tags, and there are even whole paragraphs and sections with no single reference. How have you solved the problem? Also, the article is filled with several unneutral and unbalanced viewpoints that need to be solved. Get yourself familiar with Wikipedia's Guidelines, and you would easily see that the issues raised by the templates are still very much present. Regards.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:44, 8 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Title

What's his title? --iFaqeer 01:54, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC)

Added Ikemba Nnewi (copied from a Nigerian Newspaper) to his name.—iFaqeer | Talk to me! 20:09, Oct 7, 2004 (UTC)

Ojukwu cannot be called a General because he was fired from the army. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zoldello (talk • contribs) 15:13, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hometown

isn't it Umuahia, not Umuhia?—iFaqeer | Talk to me! 20:02, Oct 7, 2004 (UTC)

The article is too cluttered with images. Perhaps we should remove some? Everyking 08:33, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

First Lady

I remember in 1970 reading a photo-history of the war, published by the Daily Times, showing a white woman and mixed-race boy emerging from a bunker, with the caption to the effect that they were Ojukwu's wife & child, abandoned in Biafra when he fled to the Ivory Coast. Anybody know anything about this?

From the help desk

This info was given at the help desk. Someone with more knowledge of the subject may like to verify and edit accordingly — Lost^(talk) 15:52, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have made the correction, with a seemingly reliable source.--Vbd (talk) 16:07, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

Since the person is best known by the name Emeka Ojukwu, the article should be moved there. The lead sentence acknowledges that he is best known by this name. Snocrates 09:33, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looking through the alternatives in language box in the side bar, it looks like similar confusion prevails in many other Wikipedias, as to which name is optimal. Just running some searches in Google Books, it looks like Emeka Ojukwu is by far the most common English-language name. I support the change. DBaba (talk) 20:08, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah actually maybe it's not as clearcut as I thought. A google search for Ojukwu lists his publications as being authored by "Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu". So the name may be correct as it stands... DBaba (talk) 20:17, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Would editors like to discuss this name-change further, or is there a consensus to leave the page where it is? I'm clearing the backlog at RM, and I'd like to close this request, one way or the other. -GTBacchus^(talk) 00:37, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

His name seems to be appearing in the media lately as it stands. I suggest keeping it as is. DBaba (talk) 00:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok; I'm removing the listing from WP:RM then. If I can be of further assistance, please let me know. -GTBacchus^(talk) 02:01, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rumours of death, stroke etc

There is substantial interest in Nigeria on his health and this interest could potentially be international as well.

Can we refrain from arbitrarily editing this page on rumours of death even if this rumour is reported in less credible newspapers.

A better approach would be to add a "current event tag" and then confirm any change in his health once this change is widely accepted and reported in respected newspapers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akinsope (talk • contribs) 08:24, 11 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On what authority is it being reported in the main article that Ojukwu has died on August 10, 2011? Ojukwu's death would be a media event at least in Nigeria, if not internationally, and there is no such media reporting. Therefore that entry should be deleted. People ought to be careful how they report on the death of other persons, especially if evidence is lacking.Merlin1935 (talk) 21:45, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Trigger happy editing by a wikipedia editor proclaimed him dead. Editing now reversed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akinsope (talk • contribs) 15:50, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Death

Ojukwu is dead per Nigerian newspaper - Thisday

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/dim-odimegwu-ojukwu-is-dead/103680/#.TtCZzy-LlEg.facebook

The article needs to be updated and revised for tenses and also for missing information eg: birthdate, rank etc.Akinsope (talk) 10:17, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to be made

Very unbalanced article - reads more like propaganda than history. Colonel Ojukwu's role in igniting and perpetuating the Biafran war is at best controversial. See "The Crisis Caravan" by Linda Polman (Metropolitan Books, NYC, 2010), page 115. Not flattering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.166.182.254 (talk) 18:46, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This ABC article is rich with information:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nigeria-breakaway-biafra-leader-ojukwu-dies-78-15031828#.TtEQXnP-q8Y

The link below is also rich with information.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ii-r7W7wWxVyhYeNKf1MFpN9e1mg?docId=03edaba98c124d6a8b221e496e63a494

The article should be edited for:

1) Better/credible sources; 2) Grammar (structure, tenses etc); 3) Point of view; and 4) Overal structure. Akinsope (talk) 16:18, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This article all carries too many personal sentiments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nuges01 (talk • contribs) 21:42, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

died resource

Odumegwu Ojukwu, Breakaway Biafra Leader, Dies at 78. By Robert D. McFadden, published November 26, 2011 New York Times. 141.218.36.43 (talk) 23:50, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality

The article is heavily slanted towards Ojukwu, sometimes reading as a pamphlet ("Who are the patriots?"). Needs a more balanced and neutral tone.--2.101.145.87 (talk) 08:42, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sustaining the Biafran war

This passage is incoherent and at times almost absurd. What is this about Biafra's development of a "superweapon" and almost reaching the space age? Ridiculous... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.79.72.139 (talk) 10:55, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Unfair accusation of vandalism by Celestina007 concerning her questionable updates

@Celestina007:I think it is unfair to call my reversal of your problematic updates as vandalism. If you go through the history of the page, I've contributed to ensuring that the article is neutral and properly cited. I'm aware of the King's College incident having been an alumnus of the school myself however we need a verifiable and credible source to be referenced. Additionally, the New York Times and Guardian articles you provided as references NEVER mention the clash between Ojukwu and the British colonial teacher. Furthermore, and even more problematic is that you cited a questionable unreliable source, codewit.com - please do further research, perhaps on Google Books or even at your local library to see whether a notable source references the King's College incident. I've been searching myself however I have not come up with anything concrete. So it is only proper to include the citation needed tag next to the King's college incident assertion in the article.

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Requested move 19 August 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus to adopt the finalized proposal of using the subject's full name. (closed by non-admin page mover) ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 14:22, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

C. Odumegwu Ojukwu → Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu – This was originally moved to "C. Odumegwu Ojukwu" in 2010, as a user was under the impression that Ojukwu's full name is not often cited. But on looking at the sources, I couldn't find any that shortened his first name to simply "C." Most seemed to use either his full name "Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu" or shortened it to "Emeka Ojukwu". I looked on Google Ngrams and found that these are the two most common cases of his name, with "Emeka Ojukwu" appearing to be the most common name.[1] As such, I propose moving this page to ~~"Emeka Ojukwu", although I would also be in favour of~~ the full name "Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu". Grnrchst (talk) 21:47, 19 August 2023 (UTC)— Relisting. —usernamekiran (talk) 21:34, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you revisit Google Ngrams you will find that the most common usage of his name is actually "Odumegwu Ojukwu" as evident by how he is mentioned by Encyclopedia Brittanica and The Washington Post. Since sources such as The Guardian still occasionally refer to him as "Chukwuemeka", I support leaving the article titled unchanged. Helioz9 (talk) 17:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do you oppose changing it to "Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu" as well? Because all of the sources you cited refer to him by that name. I can't find many sources at all that shorten his first name to "C.", so I still don't understand the argument for retaining the current title. -- Grnrchst (talk) 17:28, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

~~Oppose~~: "Emeka Ojukwu" is very far from his common name. I almost thought it was another person when I saw the notification. "Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu" is what I will propose. Just to add that his son goes by Emeka Ojukwu, and both are really common names. HandsomeBoy (talk) 09:36, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As per above, I also support moving to "Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu". --Grnrchst (talk) 20:49, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Per HandsomeBoy's comments, I've changed the proposed move to revert back to the full name "Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu". This appears to be the common name used across sources and sufficiently disambiguated from others, unlike "Emekea Ojukwu", which is potentially more ambiguous. In my opinion, this article never should have been moved to "C. Odumegwu Ojukwu" in the first place. --Grnrchst (talk) 12:05, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: This is better at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu as per common name. C Odumegwu Ojukwu and Emeka Ojukwu is very ridiculous. --Vanderwaalforces (talk) 18:14, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Moved to Support based on current proposal.HandsomeBoy (talk) 21:21, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.