Tag: biafra

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Op-ed EditorJune 12, 2017

Opinion: Biafra ought not to rise again

by Joel Ighalo Conscience is an open wound, only truth will heal it- Othman Dan Fodio   That the emergent ...

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AzeezJune 11, 2017

‘Igbos will still fight each other if they get Biafra’

The first multi-national joint task force commander in the North East and delegate to the National Conference in 2014, General ...

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AzeezJune 11, 2017

Igbos are happy with the ultimatum we gave them – Arewa youth

President of the Area Youth Consultative Forum, Yerima Shettima has reiterated that Igbos must leave the North before October 1. ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 10, 2017

Opinion: The subversive Biafran agitation, ethnic responses and the Nigerian government

by Dele Awogbeoba For over two years now, the Igbo political elite have been uncomfortable with their choice for president ...

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EditorJune 10, 2017

“We are waiting to see what will happen on October 1st” | Insiders speak on the vacation notice issued by Northern youth to Igbos

A Northern Youth coalition including the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum on Tuesday gave a three months ultimatum to the Igbos ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 9, 2017

Opinion: Kaduna declaration and the brazen insensitivity

by Ahanonu Kingsley The call for all the Igbos of South-eastern Nigeria to leave the North by an coalation of ...

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AzeezJune 9, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: $1.2bn needed to repair NNPC refineries – Kachikwu | Reps summon service chiefs, IGP over kidnappings | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Anti-Igbo threat: “We are still looking for them” | Police yet to ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 9, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: 9 Big takeaways from the Kaduna declaration

by Pius Adesanmi. 1. A lot of emotion is clouding interventions in what ought to be a rather straightforward matter ...

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AzeezJune 8, 2017

Biafra agitators should form a party to push their cause – APC

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has said those agitating for an independent nation should form a political party to push ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 8, 2017

Reno Omokri: How Ndi’ Igbo and Oduduwa can unite and get a better deal from Nigeria

by Reno Omokri Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the Sovereign State of Biafra and one ...

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EzinneJune 7, 2017

The Thread: Nigerians don’t care for El Rufai’s reassurance

Governor of Kaduna, El Rufai, has issued a communique concerning the Kaduna Declaration worded by Pan-Northern youth, otherwise known as ...

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EditorJune 7, 2017

‘Kaduna Declaration’ is a failed test on the Nigerian question

by Alex O. Onukwue What is the Nigerian Question? To put it in the form of a null hypothesis, the ...

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RoqeebahJune 7, 2017

This is the full text of the senseless “Kaduna Declaration” everyone is talking about

Yesterday, a group that identifies itself as “pan-northern” declared utter hate and quite frankly, extreme ignorance of how things work ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 7, 2017

Opinion: Biafrans should sit down; all of us are victims

by Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN One of the most beautiful things I appreciate about humans is the memory. I remember vividly, ...

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ToluJune 7, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Here’s how Shehu Sani feels about calls for Igbos to vacate the North

A coalition of Northern youths put out a divisive statement yesterday. Spokesperson for the coalition, Abdulaziz Suleiman said the entire ...

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AzeezJune 7, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. $2.1bn arms deal: ‘Ex-Air chief’s son forfeits 20 cars’ The ...

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AzeezJune 7, 2017

Niger Delta, Ijaw not part of Biafra | Ijaw youth tells MASSOB

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has said the South-South region is not part of Biafra. The group called on the ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 6, 2017

“They are uncultured, ungrateful” | Northern group gives Igbos 3 months to vacate

A Coalition of Northern Youth Groups tagged, “The Kaduna Declaration” have given all Igbos residing in any part of Northern ...

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AzeezJune 6, 2017

I didn’t give Nnamdi Kanu $50,000, SUVs – Obiano

Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano has denied allegations that he sponsors the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for ...

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AzeezJune 5, 2017

Force against Biafran agitators won’t work – Shehu Sani

Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has urged the Federal Government not to address the Baifran agitation with force. Sani ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 4, 2017

Biafra: What we will do next – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has reportedly revealed what it would do next after ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 4, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Don’t blame the youth

by Simon Kolawole   In 1985, or was it 1986, a top official of the Babangida administration said something that, ...

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AzeezJune 3, 2017

There will be no difference between an animal and black person without Biafra – Nnamdi Kanu (WATCH)

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said there will be no “difference between an animal ...

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RoqeebahJune 3, 2017

5 times Nnamdi Kanu has breached his bail conditions

“But when asked if he is worried that he will get in trouble… he scoffs, “I don’t care,” and rolls ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 2, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. ‘Prophet Nnamdi Kanu’ heals IPOB supporter of stomach pains ...

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EditorJune 2, 2017

PROFILE: What do you know about the man that started it all, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu?

Born in Zungeru – Modern day Niger State on November 4, 1933, at Zungeru in northern Nigeria to Sir Louis ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 1, 2017

Chioma Agwuegbo: 5 reasons this Biafra agitation will continue

by Chioma Agwuegbo 30th May 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the failed secession of #Biafra from Nigeria led by ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 1, 2017

Opinion: 50 years after, Biafra struggles with a growing ideology

by Femi Tunde Okunlola The day broke and the skies cleared, but the typical bustle was missing in many parts ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 1, 2017

‘I am disappointed indeed’ | Kate Henshaw tackles FFK for linking her to Biafra

Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw on Thursday morning lambasted Femi Fani-Kayode for wrongly attributing an article about Biafra to her and ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 1, 2017

‘Rearrest Kanu now’, South East group urges FG

Angered by the activities of IPOB, the South East Peoples Assembly (SEPA), has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to ...

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