Tag: igbo

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Isime EseneJuly 24, 2016

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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 13, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: Why Joe Igbokwe’s comments about Igbo people worries Me

by Jude Ndukwe In his well published diatribe against the Igbo people of Nigeria, Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 12, 2016

Opinion: Dear President, Nigeria’s unity is negotiable

by Chido Onumah Since the public presentation of the book We Are All Biafrans and the intervention of a former ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 7, 2016

‘No man born of a woman can crush Biafra’ – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereignty State of Biafra (MASSOB) has declared that only God can crush the agitation ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 7, 2016

‘Our members are now living in fear because of DSS harassment’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the constant harassment and arrest of innocent people by the Department of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 7, 2016

‘Buhari is not reading the mood correctly, Nigeria’s unity is negotiable’ | Afenifere, Ohaneze disagree with Presidency

Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the pan-Yoruba socio-political body, Afenifere, have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 6, 2016

‘Leave Nnamdi Kanu, Peter Obi, Ekwueme out of your dirty schemes’ | Igbo youths unhappy with media reports

The Igbo Youth Movement (IYM) has warned politicians in the area to desist from dragging the names of Nnamdi Kanu, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 6, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Donald Trump hails Saddam Hussein | US warn of terror attack | Biafra group wants protest over Grazing Bill | More

From the papers- a tracklist US warns of possible terrorist attacks Punch Over 9,000 ghost workers discovered in Kogi state ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 20, 2016

Ayo Sogunro: Nigeria’s shareholding formula

By Ayo Sogunro The Nigerians I compare to corporate Directors in our continuing discussion on the Hierarchy of Nigerian Policy ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 20, 2016

Opinion: A wake up call to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

By Bayo Adeyinka My dear Asiwaju, I am compelled to write this open letter to you because of the state ...

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Oreoluwa PetersJune 10, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: More money for Flavour | Toni Payne’s child abuse war ‘takes no prisoners’ | More Stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and some stories that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing ...

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Oreoluwa PetersJune 9, 2016

Flavour signs 2-year endorsement deal with Life Continental Beer (PHOTOS)

‎Nigerian Breweries Plc, the ‎largest brewing company in Nigeria, has announced leading musician and highlife exponent, Flavour N’abania as brand ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 9, 2016

Judge handling cases against Saraki, Ekweremadu, others dies

A judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja division, Justice Steven Evoh Chukwu has been reported dead. Justice Chukwu, who ...

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Isime EseneJune 8, 2016

Opinion: Legitimate grievances, secessionist impulses and selfish ethnic interests

by Dele Awogbeoba A cursory look at the Niger Delta and the damage done to its environment as a result ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 7, 2016

‘We’ll deal with Igbo leaders who visited Buhari’ – IPOB

Secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday, described Igbo leaders who visited President Muhammadu Buhari a day after ...

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Isime EseneJune 6, 2016

Opinion: But really, are we all Biafrans?

By Jibrin Ibrahim On May 31st, my good friend Chido Onumah made a public presentation of his book, We Are All ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 5, 2016

‘Why must the blood of Biafrans continue to be spilled on Arewa land?’

Secessionist group, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Sunday, condemned the killing of ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 4, 2016

#JusticeForBridget: Buhari ‘regrets’ murder of Igbo trader

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of an Igbo trader, Bridget Patiece Agbahime, by an angry mob in Kano ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 4, 2016

#JusticeForBridget: Prime suspect in gruesome murder of Igbo trader, arrested

The Kano state Governor, Umar Ganduje, has condemned the killing of 74 year Bridget Patience Agbahime and also announced the ...

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Op-Ed EditorMay 31, 2016

Opinion: To secede or not to secede – A case of Nigeria and Biafra

By Isa Eneye Mubarak One of the phrases used on National television “unity in diversity” as regard to Nigeria, a ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 16, 2016

How 2 Biafra agitators died in Onitsha

Again, two members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra, MASSOB were believed to have ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 11, 2016

What exactly Biafra protesters said about Buhari yesterday

Over 5,000 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday, May 10 took to the streets of Aba ...

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Azubuike AzikweMay 6, 2016

Soldier who started Hausa-Igbo clash in Aba, now in custody

The Abia government has announced the arrest of the unidentified Hausa soldier who shot dead an Igbo butcher on Thursday, ...

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Azubuike AzikweApril 30, 2016

‘This is the endgame of Fulani herdsmen’

Igbo socio-cultural group, Izumunna Cultural Association, has said the ultimate objective of the marauding Fulani herdsmen is to ‘appropriate lands ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoApril 10, 2016

‘IPOB members are igniting ethnic terrorism’ – DSS

The Department of State Services has accused members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) of being complicit in the ...

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Mazi EmekaMarch 3, 2016

‘Use all necessary means to achieve Biafra’s independence’ – OEAS

The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), an international organization that promotes self-determination of African states, has called for the ...

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Mazi EmekaFebruary 23, 2016

Igbo governors, senators are stooges and cowards – MASSOB

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB) has described the attacks on, and death of its ...

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Mazi EmekaFebruary 9, 2016

Igbos have ‘only-money-counts’ attitude – Catholic Bishop of Nsukka

The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Rev. Prof. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, on Tuesday, criticised Igbo people for their hunger for ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 19, 2016

#AnotherAngle: ‘Biafra may be the result of the Igbos’ fear of Islamization’

A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Ebonyi State, Abia Onyike, says the fear of being Islamized and persecuted, may be responsible ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 9, 2016

Biafra comments: ‘Sagay has diminished himself and disappointed Nigerians’ – Igbo youths

Professor Itse Sagay, has been tongue-lashed over his comments that the grand plot of Biafra agitators is to intimidate President ...

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