The Iwenofu Files

In 2025, Henry Iwenofu launched a bid for Ferguson city council. His opponent, Michael Palmer, is a lifelong Ferguson resident with substantial real estate holdings. Palmer was a one term council member representing ward 3, and was running in ward 1. A small group of activists, angered by his 30 point win over incumbent Fran…

The biggest whopper in Henry Iwenofu’s long string of missteps comes from a corporation he established, the grandiosely named Missouri American Energy Company. The company was originally registered with the state as Onwa Group Inc., incorporated by Iwenofu and a partner, for the purpose of owning a restaurant. In 2014, the corporation was amended for…

On social media, Henry Iwenofu uses the name Nubia Bukas. When asked, he’ll tell you that it is a reference to a restaurance he once operated on Delmar, Nubia Cafe. In a 2008 review in Sauce Magazine, Iwenofu described it as “a place to enjoy international music and upscale West African-Caribbean fusion cuisine.” Sauce gave…

To be productive, members of a legislative body have to work together. One rogue member in a small body can be a sufficient distraction that the body screeches to a halt, constantly sidetracked by that member’s misdeeds. According to a 2011 article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Henry Iwenofu was just such a distraction: His…

In larger cities, a city manager or mayor handles the day to day affairs of government. In Uplands Park, with a population of just 300, the village board members play a more active role. So it’s important to look at what the city was doing during the years that Henry Iwenofu was a trustee, and…

Henry Iwenofu fancies himself a statesman. But he has spent a great deal of time in the courtroom as well, at great cost and frustration to those who have to deal with him. This trait ought to particularly concern those who consider placing Iwenofu in any position of authority. In 2010, Mr. Iwenofu was the…

For nearly twenty years, Henry Iwenofu served as a member of the village board in Uplands Park, a small community in St. Louis county. Iwenofu likes to point to this as a qualification for other offices. After all, he is a seasoned elected official, with years of experience in guiding municipal government, right? Well, not…