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June 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 subsequently attacking her in a rejoinder. FFK had mistaken the article ‘Biafra Without Our Consent’ to be written by Kate Henshaw when the real author is Ken Henshaw. In response, he wrote a rejoinder titled:... Read More
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May 30, 2017

Even Ojukwu did not want a second Biafran War, or did he?

Wondering what all the Indigenous People Of Biafra thought about as they observed today’s Sit-at-Home order. Were there family arguments about the usefulness of the agitation? Or heated debates about the possibility of a referendum happening soon. Maybe introspective moments for the melancholic about the sincerity of the movement. It’s hard to tell, being from... Read More
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May 30, 2017

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

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today.  1. Anyone earning N30,000 can own a house under Buhari’s administration – Osinbajo Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programmes have been very successful. 2. Senator Dino Melaye allegedly bribed election tribunal judge Akoh Ikpeme in US dollars (LISTEN) An audio tape obtained... Read More
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May 30, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: 50 years on | An ode to Biafra, the land of the rising Sun and Nigeria’s inconvenient truth (Pt 2)

by Femi Fani-Kayode   What is even more revealing and brings home the true horror of what transpired during the war itself was provided by Mr Anayo Johnpaul, a historian and public commentator. He wrote as follows: “Shocking revelations of the hatred for Igbos and how the North used the Nigerian Federal troops and locals... Read More
Opinion
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May 30, 2017

Biafra@50: This is the 1967 speech with which Ojukwu declared the secession of Biafra

On this day in 1967, the sovereign state of Biafra was birthed by a declaration made by the Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria at the time, Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil War, pro-Biafran movements including the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for... Read More
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May 30, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: 50 years on | An ode to Biafra, the land of the rising sun and Nigeria’s inconvenient truth (Part 1)

by Femi Fani-Kayode   “O Igbo arise! O Igbo arise! O Igbo arise! Let the chains of subjugation be broken, let the yoke of slavery be shattered and let the shackles of servitude fall. For the voices of your ancestors and your dead are calling. The voices of your slaughtered children wail, scream and screech... Read More
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Reuben Abati
May 30, 2017

Democracy is not something we can exchange for something else – Reuben Abati (READ)

Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to former president, Goodluck Jonathan, Reuben Abati, in a new publication, talked about how democracy cannot be exchanged for any other type of government. This is in reaction to recent talks of military men parleying with politicians to organise a coup, and the Biafran struggle. In the article titled, ‘Democracy,... Read More
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May 30, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: I will soon sign the 2017 budget into law – Osinbajo | DSS to hand over freed chibok girls to women ministry | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. ‘DSS to hand over 82 freed Chibok girls to women ministry’ – YNaija I will soon sign the 2017 budget into law – Osinbajo – YNaija Anyone earning N30,000 can own a house under Buhari’s administration – Osinbajo – YNaija Release El-Zakzaky, Dasuki now, NBA tells FG – YNaija Two... Read More
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May 30, 2017

CAN against IPOB, MASSOB sit-at-home protest – Bishop

The Archbishop of the Enugu Province, Anglican Communion, Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma has said the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is against the sit-at-home protest declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). Chukwuma said this during the democracy day celebration and second year... Read More
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May 29, 2017

Shots Fired! Did Professor Osinbajo just drop the bomb on Nnamdi Kanu?

Today is not shaping up to be your average kind of Monday. First, it is the 29th of May which makes it Democracy Day here in Nigeria and surely, a public holiday. How often does a Moliday happen? A Moliday is a term that exists in a dictionary that’s still being written. But that’s not the... Read More
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May 28, 2017

Osinbajo has shown uncommon pragmatism | Insiders speak on the Acting president’s speech on Biafra

Perhaps this is the first time in recent years that a Nigerian leader would be giving a sober, cautious and yet direct approach to the Biafran question and agitation. Insiders gave various perspectives to the Vice President’s speech which was titled “Greater together than apart”, where he addressed the Biafran question, stating that is better for... Read More
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May 28, 2017

“It’s either Biafra or death” | Nnamdi Kanu says Biafra will happen in the next few months (WATCH)

Clearly going against his bail conditions, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has said the creation of a sovereign state of Biafra will be achieved in the next few months. Kanu said this while addressing worshippers at the Jew Shabbat rally in a video released by Sahara Reporters. Justice Binta Nyako had... Read More
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May 25, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] We can’t wait to hear what Professor Osinbajo has to say about Biafra #Biafra50

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has made a reputation for himself as a very eloquent man with no words to spare for frivolities. He says what needs to be said and hits home every single time. [Read also: We should rename Professor Osinbajo “Mr Cool Catchprase”] Take, for example, his speech yesterday admonishing Nigerians not... Read More
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Olusegun Adeniyi YNaija
May 25, 2017

Olusegun Adeniyi: Biafra and Lagos – 50 years after

by Olusegun Adeniyi Come Saturday (27th May), it will be exactly 50 years that Lagos State was created (along with others) by the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon to give Nigeria a 12-states structure. Instructively, four days after that historic event, on 30th May 1967 to be specific, the late Colonel Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu announced... Read More
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May 24, 2017

Igbos do not want to secede from Nigeria – Iwuanyanwu

Businessman and politician, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has said Igbos have invested more into Nigeria than Yoruba and Hausa. He said this while as a special guest of honour at a National Unity summit organised by Arewa Ambassadors Congress of Nigeria. Iwuanyanwu said the people of the South East would oppose anyone who wanted to secede from Nigeria. He said... Read More
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May 23, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] See the hilarious mess Nigerians are making of #AskVillaNG

Last night, The Presidency tweeted that Nigerians should post questions they have for the Presidential media aides. Apparently, they hope that the answers they will provide to curious Nigerians during a Press briefing in commemoration of the administration’s second anniversary will placate them. Or who knows if these people have any rationale for whatever they do?... Read More
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May 22, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: | Politicians go extra miles to ensure Buhari’s death – Media aide | Banks earn N138bn from alerts, e-services | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. We haven’t started dealing with Nigeria’s disease – Okorocha – YNaija Politicians go extra lengths to ensure Buhari’s death – YNaija ‘No shop in Nnewi must be open on May 30’ – Nnamdi Kanu allegedly orders – YNaija ’10 banks earn N138bn from trans-alerts, e-services in one year’ – YNaija Drake... Read More
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May 22, 2017

‘No shop must be open in Nnewi on May 30’ – Nnamdi Kanu allegedly orders (WATCH)

by Omoleye Omoruyi In celebration of fallen Biafran heroes, supporters gathered the Central Church Nnewi, asking that their members close their shops to join the celebration taking place on May 30. The order, according to the speaker in the video clip, is from Nnamdi Kanu. Watch video below: https://twitter.com/andybes50484929/status/866294916539977728
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