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Ado Aminu September 21, 2021

Hundreds storm Namibia parliament ahead of German genocide deal vote | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Netflix launches free plan in Kenya to entice new subscribers Popular movie streaming platform, Netflix…

Editor May 30, 2021

#BiafraRemembranceDay: 54 years after, scars of the war still haunt victims | A #YNaijaSpecial

“If we had achieved a Biafran state, we would have been better than today. Our economy would have been stronger because our people are industrious. But there can never be…

Ezinne October 7, 2017

The Thread: What is Nigeria saying about the Asaba Massacre?

Today some members of Twitter Nigeria have a remembrance going on in form of threads, to honour their ancestors whose lives were brutally taken in the Asaba massacre by the…

Editor August 9, 2017

Anti-Igbo song: Is there a threat of genocide?

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu have raised the alarm that the anti-Igbo song now in circulation has the potential to breed…

Op-ed Editor January 28, 2017

Opinion: Biafra, El-zakzaky and the re-incarnated dictator, Buhari

by Emmanuel Ugwu History teaches us that dictatorship rarely invades the society like a wild beast. It instructs that tyranny is often a homegrown monster. It’s a tame, overindulged animal…

Op-ed Editor January 25, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: The killer midget and the stunted dwarf [Pt. 1]

by Femi-Fani Kayode "Not a single soul has been prosecuted, let alone jailed for the genocide in Southern Kaduna and you are blaming someone for preaching self defense? You are…

Op-ed Editor January 19, 2017

Opinion: UN Panel of Investigation into the Genocide in Southern Kaduna | A call for objectivity

by Rev. Fr Paul Danbaki Jatau In Southern Kaduna today, many are desperately searching for answers right now. Southern Kaduna indigenes have seen their loved ones slaughtered, raped and brutalised. Some…

Isime Esene January 9, 2017

Edward Israel-Ayide: Dear Sen. Bukola Saraki, perhaps you can help #SouthernKaduna

by Edward Israel-Ayide Dear Distinguished Senator, I trust your past week has been great and you are getting set to begin work at the hallowed chambers of our legislature in…

Oludolapo Adelana January 4, 2017

Biafra: Gowon, Buhari, others should be tried for genocide – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday said it will not relent in its fight for justice until former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, President Muhammadu Buhari and…

Oludolapo Adelana December 31, 2016

Southern Kaduna killings: Buhari, El-Rufai perpetrating genocide – Asari Dokubo

Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on Friday accused President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of sponsoring genocide against the people of Southern Kaduna.…

Op-ed Editor December 28, 2016

Moses Ochonu: El-Rufai’s blunders and the Christmas killings in Southern Kaduna

by Moses Ochonu For the people of Kaninkon Kingdom in Southern Kaduna, this was a bleak Christmas. On Christmas Eve and on Christmas day armed Fulani herdsmen attacked and destroyed…

Op-ed Editor December 20, 2016

The Thread: Chilling reports of the killing fields of Southern Kaduna

This story makes the blood run cold. And raises lots of questions. Do see below: Who will answer for this?

Oludolapo Adelana August 30, 2016

Buhari planning genocide in Niger Delta – Avengers

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, has accused president Muhammadu Buhari of planning a "pre-determined genocide" in the Niger Delta region. The Avengers said that the military operation code named "Operation…

Mazi Emeka March 17, 2016

‘The killings in Rivers state is nothing less than genocide’

The All Progressive Congress governorship candidate in the Rivers state 2015 election, Dakuku Peterside, has said that by upholding the election of Nyesom Wike, as governor of the state, the…

Adebayo Emuleomo December 16, 2015

Shiite-Army clash: Muslim leaders to hold ’emergency meeting’ in Abuja

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called for an emergency 'expanded general purpose meeting' in response to the mass killing of the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria.…

Adebayo Emuleomo December 16, 2015

Killing of Shiite Muslims ‘is a step towards tyranny’ – Shehu Sani

All Progressives Congress Senator, Shehu Sani, has condemned the Nigerian Army over the attack in Zaria that has left several members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria dead and numerous others…

Adebayo Emuleomo December 15, 2015

Shiite killings: Minister of Interior arrives Kaduna

Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, has landed in Kaduna state to make an assessment of the situation of developments resulting from the violent clash between the Nigerian Army and…

Op-Ed Editor June 30, 2015

Opinion: Radio Biafra parallels the origins of the Rwandan genocide

by Ahmed Salkida and Johnson Chinedu Edwin Nnamdi Kalu, the name behind the radio, who is fondly called ‘Director’, has not been going about his endeavour in a manner that…

April 23, 2014

Opinion: Gov. Nyako and his heart of genocide

by Rudolf Okonkwo Nyako’s North East Zone has the highest maternal mortality rate of 1,549/100,000 live births, compared to 165/100,000 live births in the South West Zone —an almost 10-fold…

April 9, 2014

Top 10 HIV/AIDS myths and misconceptions

by WebMD 33 Million People Now Live With HIV. How Did We Get Here? For nearly 30 years, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) have been shrouded…

March 6, 2014

Dele Agekameh: Wanted – A war cabinet

by Dele Agekameh The war cabinet, as envisaged, will consist of seasoned Generals, both serving and retired, as well as some respectable and responsible civilians, whose duty will be to…

January 13, 2014

Perry Brimah: What is good for Sanusi is good for Jonathan

by Perry Brimah Sanusi gave me his word, Mr. President. He will resign after you and your coterie do the dutiful and let the nation be, so it can start…

August 21, 2013

Syria’s darkest hour: 1,300 people including women and children wiped out in nerve gas attack (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

The world has looked on in horror today as graphic images emerged showing the aftermath of a dawn poison gas attack in the suburbs of Damascus that wiped out 1,300…

March 3, 2013

‘Unbelievable’: Holocaust researchers catalogue 42,500 Nazi camps raising death toll to 15 – 20 mllion [DETAILS]

Researchers from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum have concluded that over 40,000 Nazi camps and ghettos existed during Hitler's reign of terror between 1933 to 1945. The total is…

October 5, 2012

Firestorm: Yoruba leaders blast Achebe for “attacking” Awolowo

by Stanley Azuakola It was bound to happen. You don't speak ill of one of the greatest Yorubas of all time and not expect a backlash. Not even if you…

October 3, 2012

Achebe hits hard: “The genocidal Biafran war still haunts Nigeria”

by Chinua Achebe The persecution of the Igbos didn't end with the Biafran conflict. Until the nation faces up to this, its mediocrity will continue. Almost 30 years before Rwanda,…

September 2, 2012

At ease: New bill seeks to put military officers under control

by Isi Esene The Federal Government is proposing a law to penalize military personnel who violate the rules of engagement in their activities within a civilian population during disturbances. The…

May 31, 2012

A long time coming? New laws on genocide, crimes against humanity on the way – FG

by Seyi Lawal It took hundreds of lives and some international pressure for the Nigerian government to finally decide that it might be a reasonable idea to have a law that…

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