“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 war again.” by Patrick Egwu & Ifesinachi Ayogu ENUGU, Nigeria – Anthony Ihuoma was 22 years old when the Biafra war started on July 6,... Read More

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October 6, 2017

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What transpired in Buhari’s meeting with Ojukwu – Chekwas Okorie

The National Chairman of the United Progressives Party (UPP) and before then, Chairman and Founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chekwas Okorie in an interview with Vanguard, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with Late Ojukwu actually took place but the word “non-negotiable” was never used. Excerpts: I was the chairman of... Read More

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Chekwas Okorie, Muhammadu Buhari, Odumegwu Ojukwu, Southeast Nigeria

March 2, 2015

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Opinion: Who should the Igbos vote for?

by Onyeike Agomuo It is a fact that unless in a divided Nigeria, no Igbo man or woman would become President of Nigeria immediately after Jonathan finishes in 2019. There are many questions now agitating the Igbo nation that require intelligence. Mark you, intelligence does not belong only to those who may have gone through... Read More

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December 13, 2014

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.@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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July 24, 2013

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Nnanna Ochereome: Biafra – Revisiting the unjust war

by Ochereome Nnanna Among these were cold-blooded murderers who killed innocent civilians during the pogroms in Northern and Western Nigeria; war lords who rounded up and hacked innocent and defenceless civilians to death in Asaba… On Thursday July 18th 2013, the cream of generals and political/bureaucratic czars that worked for the federal side during the... Read More

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December 5, 2012

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We are number 35! and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

There is something rotten in the state of Nigeria, but the debate now is whether there is actually a genuine fight against this disease, or whether we are waiting for God to fight it for us… Okay, so it is official. We are the 35th most corrupt country in the world. At least that’s what... Read More

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November 5, 2012

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Odumegwu Ojukwu – The man who saw tomorrow

by Joe Okei-Odumakin While it would have been more gracious to address the issues at stake without the festival of bayonet, there is no doubting the fact the very issues Ojukwu wanted us to address in 1966 are the same confronting us today in a nastier version. Sweet is the remembrance of the righteous says... Read More

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