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November 10, 2015

‘Igbos cannot have a version of Boko Haram’ | Okorocha calls for Ndigbo meeting

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has called for a meeting of the leadership of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, and other stakeholders in the geo-political zone. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and proffer solutions to the agitations and protest of Pro-Biafran activists in the region. In a statement released through his Chief Press Secretary,... Read More

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November 9, 2015

Jude Ndukwe: Goodbye Nigeria, Hello Biafra?

The recent arrest and continued detention of Mr Nnamdi Kanu, the pro-Biafran activist, by Nigerian authorities have sparked divergent reactions from Nigerians. Most prominent of these reactions are the protests embarked upon by youths (some of who have been arrested, unjustly detained, brutalised using State force and killed while others arrested a various other times... Read More

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November 8, 2015

Opinion: Nigeria has a Biafra problem that just won’t go away

If I don’t see the word ‘Biafra’ again on social media till the end of the year, I won’t even be sad. It’s stupid to think that Biafra is feasible. What is feasible is the death of millions of people in a second Biafran war. The sad thing is that the bulk of the casualties... Read More

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November 6, 2015

Biafra protest: Police promises ‘stiff resistance’

The Nigeria Police Force has warned Biafra agitators against proceeding with the planned protest across South Eastern states. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other Pro-Biafra groups are believed to be planning a massive protest over the detention of Nnamdi Kanu. However, a statement released on Friday, by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, said the Biafra agitators... Read More

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November 5, 2015

‘We recognize the borders laid down at Independence’ | UK government’s position on Biafra

The British government is reported to have said it does not support the agitation and calls for a Biafran nation to be carved out of Nigeria, essentially secession. A representative of the UK government in Nigeria, was quoted to have said that his country still recognizes the ‘borders laid down at Independence’. To this effect, the British High... Read More

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November 5, 2015

‘I came into the world to achieve Biafra’ – Ralph Uwazuruike

Leader of the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Ralph Uwazuruike, says his sole purpose of existence is to liberate Igbo people from Nigeria. Uwazuruike also condemned Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, on his criticism of the agitations of MASSOB for a Biafran state. Okorocha had said: “The Igbo will not use the... Read More

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November 3, 2015

Ogundana Michael Rotimi: With an Igbo President in 2023, Biafra becomes a forgotten issue

I do not share in Nnamdi Kanu`s ideology, I am not a supporter of Biafra, I never for once bought into Col. Ojukwu`s idea and I will never buy into the idea of Nnamdi Kanu. I am just an Igbo apologist that believes the Igbo community deserves a fair chance in 2023. Secession is not... Read More

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October 30, 2015

Emmanuel Ugwu: Fani-Kayode, Nnamdi Kanu and the brotherhood of hate

In a shadow rebuttal to my piece, Femi Fani-Kayode and The Laughter of Biafra which was an answer to Femi Fani-Kayode’s Nnnamdi Kanu and The Cry for Biafra, a devotee of The Tsetse Who Flew To Cambridge, obviously under pressure to produce a passable riposte, stitched together tissues of his principal’s supposedly pro-Igbo remarks from yesteryear. The patchwork of cherrypicked... Read More

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October 29, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra group disowned, ‘condemned’ by ‘Citizens of Enugu’

The violent agitation of the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been condemned by a pressure group, Concerned Citizens of Enugu State. The Concerned Citizens of Enugu State (CCES), has criticised the activities of IPOB over the detention of Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra. Kanu was arrested two weeks ago, by the Department of State... Read More

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October 28, 2015

‘We need guns and bullets’ | Could this be why Nnamdi Kanu was arrested? (WATCH)

A new video has surfaced, depicting Nnamdi Kanu, Director of Radio Biafra, requesting for ‘guns and bullets’. Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, was recently arrested in Lagos by operatives of the Department of State Security. Since then, ceaseless debates have raged-on on social media and beyond, as to why Kanu may... Read More

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October 4, 2015

Why Igbo people are afraid of identifying with us – MASSOB

The members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have pledged their lives for the secession of the Biafra Republic. MASSOB insists that its mission to break the South-East from Nigeria was in the interest of the entirety of Ndigbo. Director of Information, MASSOB, Uchenna Madu, in an interview... Read More

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September 30, 2015

MASSOB leader begs UN to allow Biafra secede from Nigeria

Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) has given ‘genuine reasons’ why the United Nations should allow Biafra secede from Nigeria. Uwazuruike, gave the reasons on Tuesday, in Onitsha, Anambra state, through MASSOB’s Deputy National Director of Information, Mazi Chris Mocha. He pleaded with the UN to allow... Read More

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September 19, 2015

#TheYNaijaInterview: My mother inspired Sector IV – Abigail Anaba

“To be a fully rounded writer, you have to be fully rounded.” – Anonymous Abigail Anaba, is almost fully rounded. The Nigerian screenwriter known for penning movies like Lost Maiden and Unguarded– has written her first novel, and if the critics’ review carry any weight, it’s a slam-dunk debut effort. Sector IV sees the writer deliver... Read More

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September 16, 2015

MASSOB declares that Buhari can’t stop Biafra

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) in Onitsha, Anambra State, has vowed that the clampdown on its members by administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, would not silence them until the Biafra state is actualised. MASSOB Deputy Director of Information, Mazi Chris Mocha, stated this on Tuesday in Onitsha while speaking with... Read More

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September 10, 2015

I wasn’t sent to Imo to kill MASSOB loyalists – Police Commissioner

Imo State Police Command has debunked allegations that its officers invaded the Owerri residential home of the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) Ralph Uwazuruike. The Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, stated this on Wednesday, during a press conference at the Police Headquarters, Owerri. Lakanu also denied that the... Read More

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September 9, 2015

Police arrest 22 MASSOB members from 4 Eastern states

The Police Force has arrested 22 members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and those of the Indigenous People of Biafra in 4 states in the Eastern region of Nigeria. Police said four suspects were apprehended in Anambra, six in Imo, 11 in Delta and one in Abia state.... Read More

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September 1, 2015

Biafran group’s clash with police reportedly leaves three people dead

It seems that the Independent People of Biafra group has begun striking as threatened. The group reportedly clashed with law enforcement in Onitsha, Anambra on Sunday evening, with three persons feared dead and 20 injured. A member of the group, Chinwendu Ikechukwu, told newsmen that they were going to preach to the people on the... Read More

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August 28, 2015

Beyond the Biafran secessionist movement and counter-reactions (Part 1)

There are times in the life of a people when the gloves come off and frank talk must take the space in national discourse. If my memory serves me well, it was the renowned Nigerian writer, Ben Okri, who declared that a people are diminished by their history which they fail to face. The pro-secession... Read More

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August 23, 2015

Deaths recorded as Police clash with Biafra activists in Onitsha

Two persons, suspected to be members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were reportedly shot dead in Onitsha with four others, including a policeman, critically injured in a bloody clash between some MASSOB members and policemen. A source disclosed that the incident, which occurred on Saturday along Oguta Road... Read More

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Biafra was a good dream that turned into a nightmare for Ndigbo – Etcetera

In this weekend’s episode of Etcetera’s rants- Biafra is the bone of contention. Etcetera, says he’s been getting calls to support the actualization of the Biafra movement [heaven knows why]. He however, doesn’t seem to think that is the solution to the unending problems of the Igbo people. Read below; I have been receiving a lot... Read More

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Radio Biafra leader says white people are more intelligent than black Africans (AUDIO)

Nnamdi Kanu, the Director of the illegal radio station, Radio Biafra, is of the opinion that white people have a higher level of intelligence than black Africans. Kanu, who is based in the United Kingdom, was recorded to have made the statement. The audio recording was obtained from the Facebook page of Kayode Ogundamisi. UK... Read More

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Radio Biafra: The President must do something

Not everyone can remember what it was then but some of our grannies and great grannies would remember the feeling of war but even for those who remember, the mention of Biafra gives them nightmares. In recent times, there has been a quiet resurgence of the Biafran movement and Radio Biafra has been at the... Read More

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Bolaji Akinyemi: What Nigeria should learn from Biafra’s achievements

by Professor Bolaji Akinyemi Pettiness and lack of vision, and some might say vindictiveness, robbed us of that chance to build on the Biafran achievements. In The Nation (Thursday, June 18, 2015, p9), two stories caught my attention. One story was titled “Navy destroys 21,000 litres of refined PMS in Akwa Ibom” and the other... Read More

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Asari Dokubo says MASSOB, Biafra are fighting for the same thing

Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, says his group, Niger Delta Volunteers Force and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra have the same vision. While speaking with journalists in Owerri on Thursday, June 4, Dokubo stated that the two groups are fighting for self determination. He said: “There is no difference between the vision... Read More

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MASSOB: Nigeria will disintegrate if Uwazuruike is arrested

by Ranti Joseph The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is still mighty upset about the alleged plot by President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to arrest its leader, Ralph Uwazuruike. The group has warned that Nigeria will disintegrate if such threat is carried out adding that Buhari has no constitutional power to arrest him. Tony Nwodo... Read More

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“If only Ojukwu was like Jonathan” – Is T.Y Danjuma trying to get the Igbos upset again?

by Kolapo Olapoju It beats us… as to what could be the basis for the comparison of the action of a military commander in the 1970s to the action of a democratic president in 2015? Just when the dust is yet to settle regarding the Oba of Lagos’ threat against Igbos, a former Chief of Army... Read More

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December 13, 2014

.@MaxSiollun: Biafra – A lesson for the world in making peace?

by Max Siollun Nigerians are an opinionated and self-critical bunch. Dinner and beer parlour conversations among Nigerians almost inevitably turn to the country’s underwhelming accomplishments and disastrous mismanagement. Self-flagellation is a national obsession. Despite our penchant for mvoicing our opinion when it comes to national failures, we suddenly become reticent when it comes to recognizing... Read More

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September 18, 2014

What could be the implication on Scottish votes on independence in Nigeria?

by Shaun Eweni The Scottish people who have decided to go for independence are voting now, and each opinion will be counted. But how will these votes affect us the people of Nigeria. Scotland which covers the northern third of Great Britain and a very significant part of the United Kingdom, the countries who colonised... Read More

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September 17, 2014

Opinion: Was Benjamin Adekunle an Igbo hater?

by Henry Onyeama The death of Brigadier Benjamin Adekunle, the GOC of the Third Marine Commando Division during Nigeria’s civil war has concentrated my mind on the nature and concept of heroism. Virtually everyone who has commented since his death has praised the warrior, extolling his heroic qualities on and off the battlefield. He has... Read More

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September 13, 2014

Benjamin Adekunle is dead

by Godwin Akanfe Benjamin Adekunle, a retired Civil War hero, popularly known as ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead. According to his wife, Folake, he died this morning in Lagos. Born in 1937, the Asipa of Ogbomosho, Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle underwent secondary education at the Government College Okene (in present day Kogi State). He joined... Read More

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