Tag: civil war
Cheta Nwanze: Destroying the North-east’s social fabric
by Cheta Nwanze During Nigeria’s civil war almost half a century ago, there was a food crisis in the battle ...
We had a civil war once in Nigeria before – and 3 other reasons we should be following the story of Omran, the Syrian boy
by Tolu Omoyeni When photos of a little Syrian boy who had just been rescued from the rubbles of a ...
I never planned to rule Nigeria – Gowon
Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has said he never planned to rule the country, stating that his ...
Akin Osuntokun: Let’s talk about the unity of Nigeria
Beyond polemics, the fact is that the unity of Nigeria started being negotiated and renegotiated right from its amalgamation in ...
Niger Delta Avengers are calling for another civil war – Arewa
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has labeled the actions of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers as ‘madness’ and an invitation ...
Why there’ll always be violence, deaths in pro-Biafra protests
Monday, May 30 was the forty-ninth anniversary of the declaration of Biafra, a single action that sparked off a three ...
Pro-Biafrans are celebrating something today
While Nigerians marked Democracy Day on May 29, pro-Biafrans from all over the world are expected to celebrate the fallen ...
‘People have committed worse offences than Nnamdi Kanu’- Orji Uzor Kalu
A new lease of hope has risen up for incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu as ...
‘No nation goes to civil war twice and survives’ – Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has implored the pro-Biafran agitators to have patience and table their frustrations before the ...
Nigeria is free, but many of us are not free – Pastor Adeboye
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says Nigeria would have been enmeshed in ...
Opinion: Dear Igbos, this is how not to produce an Igbo President
by Tope Oriola First, do not reach out to the North. There are many legitimate reasons for Nd’igbo not to ...
Akin Osuntokun: Poverty of Nigeria’s history
by Akin Osuntokun Following upon the publication of the column penultimate week titled ‘Unfounded Fears of Revanchist Igbo’ I have ...
‘Deny men sex to end civil war’ – South Sudan women believe this is the way out
by Chidi Okoye South Sudanese women have decided that the best way to end the civil war in their nation ...
Benjamin Adekunle is dead
by Godwin Akanfe Benjamin Adekunle, a retired Civil War hero, popularly known as ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead. According to his ...
Opinion: Like Jonathan, Abraham Lincoln was also called a drunk tyrant
by Fortune God’sSon Alfred Like GEJ many manufactured problems (including a War on Boko Haram Terrorism) Lincoln had his Civil ...
Akin Osuntokun: The South-west Vs The core North
by Akin Osuntokun To the extent that the South-east was degraded and the South-west left relatively unscathed by the civil ...
Opinion: Frank thoughts on the non-certification of Half of a Yellow Sun movie in Nigeria
by Henry Onyema The physical shooting ended in 1970 but the war continues by other means. I should be proven ...
Perry Brimah: The long history of fighting between Hausas and Igbos
by Perry Brimah You read Hausa handles call Igbo’s ‘baby factory products,’ ‘wife-killers,’ ‘armed robbers,’ ‘traitors,’ and the like and ...
Femi Aribisala: Nigeria cannot survive without the Igbos
by Femi Aribisala Even the bitterest adversaries of the Igbo cannot but admit that, as a people, they are very ...
Syria civil war: Assad’s thugs butchered and beheaded like animals in front of children (Viewer Discretion)
The sword rests briefly on his neck as a blindfolded man kneels under a clear blue sky. Moments later, the ...
Chuka Odom: Truth, bigots and purveyors of ignorance
by Chuka Odom The Third Mainland Bridge and virtually all major roads in and out of Lagos were all constructed ...
Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web (Part 2)
by Henry Onyema For every Soyinka there is an Achebe; for every D’Banj there are the P-Square twins; for every ...
GRIPPING VIDEO: The story of the ‘Asaba Massacre’ during the Biafran War (WATCH)
by Akan Ido Chinua Achebe’s ‘There Was A Country’ recently reignited the Biafra War debate and the involvement of the ...
Opinion: Of Femi Fani-Kayode and his gospel of hate
by Nnaemeka Meribe A million Fani-Kayodes cannot create a gulf between us. Lagos and the Yoruba need people from other ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth about the Igbo
by Femi Fani-Kayode It is the igbo people more than any other that have complained about marginalisation in Nigeria, forgetting ...
Dele Sobowale: Gen. Alabi-Isama versus Obasanjo – Will a duel follow?
by Dele Sobowale From the gang-up at the book launch, it would appear that Baba Iyabo is on his ...
Syrian conflict: Horrific pictures reveal slaughter as gov’t forces capture key town (GRAPHIC IMAGES)
Horrific pictures today revealed the scale of the ongoing slaughter in Syria after government troops regained control of a strategic ...
A failed amnesty for Boko Haram may lead to the 2nd civil war – Former justice minister, Bola Ajibola
by Rachel Ogbu Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN, has urged the leaders ...
“Nigerians will lose Nigeria to a civil war” – Ribadu calls for amnesty for Boko Haram
by Rachel Ogbu Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu has voiced his support for amnesty for members ...
Oria Iyayi: Was this a country?
by Oria Iyayi We do not teach the War in our schools, most times we act like it never happened. I ...
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