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About 10,400 get Army’s free medical service in South-East
Over 10,446 residents of the South-East and Cross River have benefited from Nigerian Army’s Operation Python Dance II’s free medical outreach in the past one month. A statement yesterday by the…
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[The Injustice Blog] IPOB’s claims of “tribal cleansing” is not helping
Another occurrence that could have claimed lives in Anambra was averted on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, as distraught parents ran helter-skelter to pick their children from their various schools, due…
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[The Injustice Blog] Monkeypox rumour: Reason the Army’s medical mission failed
The Nigerian Army's free medical mission which started on September 18, 2017, in Ebonyi failed yesterday October 11, 2017, in Anambra. This was attributed to the monkeypox injections rumour that…
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Army launches free medical exercise in Abia
The Nigerian Army has launched a free medical outreach in Ovim, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia, as an integral part of the ongoing Operation Python Dance II exercise. Highlights: A…
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Air Force joins Operation Python Dance II in the Southeast
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has joined the Operation Python Dance II exercise in the Southeast by deploying its air assets. Highlights: A statement on Tuesday by the Director of…
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Army exercise was carefully planned in the interest of the Southeast – Buratai
The Ebonyi State Government has declared support for the recently launched Nigerian Army exercise codenamed “Egwu Eke’’, Python Dance II, in the Southeast. Highlights: Gov. David Umahi declared the support…
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We did not “declare” IPOB a terrorist organisation – Buratai
The chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai says the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) did not "declare" the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation - that the DHQ only "pronounced"…
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Fisayo Soyombo: A million pythons cannot dance away the Biafra question
by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. — Albert Einstein Whoever he is, the military officer who coined the…
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[The Injustice Blog] Just before the military starts another exercise in the Southsouth and Southwest
While the nation is still grappling with the tensions created by the ongoing Operation Python Dance II in the Southeast, the Nigerian Army on Saturday, september 16,2017 announced its intention to…
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[The Activism Blog] #OperationPythonDance2: Amnesty International to investigate allegations against Army
As reactions continue to trail the ongoing Operation Python Dance II in the Southeast, Amnesty International has declared that it is investigating allegations of human rights violations in the region.…
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Kanu remains the hero of the oppressed in Nigeria – Southeast group
The Eastern Consultative Forum (ECA) has described the branding of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB ) as a terrorist group and its proscription by Southeast governors as an attempt by the federal government…
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“We are grateful to God for intervening” | Gov Ikpeazu talks about the Operation Python Dance II exercise
The Governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday on his visit to the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abia council, has expressed gratitude to God for averting…
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“The soldiers wanted to bulldoze their way into the palace but IPOB…” | Read our top10 quotes from last week
“I was sleeping this evening when suddenly I was woken up by the blaring of sirens. Initially, I thought it was the Commissioner of Police who lives in the neighbourhood…
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Jonathan reacts to the Army/IPOB crisis in the Southeast
Former President Goodluck Jonathan in reaction to the recent clashes between residents of Abia and soldiers of the Nigerian Army, posted a message on Facebook asking for peace instead of back…
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Why Operation Python Dance II was created – Dambazau
The minister of interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau says, on Friday in Jos, that the Operation Python Dance II exercise of the Nigerian army in Abia was not set up to intimidate…
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The Thread: “Buhari can be tried and jailed” | Ayo Sogunro educates Nigerians on government misbehaviour
The right of the army to use force on civilians has been hotly debated on TwitterNG in this Operation Python Dance II era. Foremost military analyst, @beegeaglesblog maintains that President…
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Just In: DHQ declares IPOB a “militant terrorist organisation’’
The Defence Headquarters has labelled the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a “militant terrorist organisation’’ and urged parents/guardians to dissuade their wards from joining the group, the News Agency…
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Gov Ikpeazu extends Aba curfew till Sunday
The governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu has further extended the curfew in Aba to Sunday. Reference: Tuesday 12, the governor declared a three-day curfew - after the clash between soldiers…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts unknown – Lawyer
Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has claimed that soldiers of the Nigerian Army invaded the home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) earlier today. In a statement,…
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[The Activism Blog] Operation Python Dance II: Oby Ezekwesili chides Buhari
A former Minister of Education and Co-Convener of #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG), Dr Mrs Oby Ezekwesili has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop being a sectional leader. Ezekwesili, gave the advice in…
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‘Army to withdraw troops from Abia’
The Nigerian army has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from Aba and Umuahia in Abia. The governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu, made the announcement of the withdrawal of troops during…
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Solve the problems behind agitations, stop trying to militarise the Southeast – PANDEF tells FG
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has warned the Nigerian Army against the implications of creating another "Boko Haram insurgency" through the ongoing Operation Python Dance II in the southeast. Since…
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All Shades of Wrong: Buhari’s body language in the Southeast
by Alexander O. Onukwe In the year 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari has hardly been in the country long enough to be said to have been president this year. Between mid…
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Nigerian Army releases emergency phone lines for Operation Python Dance II
The Nigerian Army has released call lines, social media handles dedicated for Operation Python Dance II also known as ‘Exercise Egwu Eke II.’ The army said the operation will take…
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[The Injustice Blog] Is President Buhari uniting or dividing Nigeria?
A Facebook user posted this on her timeline yesterday September 12, 2017: "Niger Delta - Operation Crocodile Smile Boko Haram - Operation Lafiya Dole IPOB - Operation Python Dance II…
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[The Injustice Blog] Lest we commit the Mohammed Yusuf error
A British anthropologist and UN messenger of Peace, Jane Goodall in one of her famous quote said: Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who…
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[The Injustice Blog] Examining Operation Python Dance II as an act of provocation
The Nigerian Army on Sunday, September 10, 2017 launched a military operation in South Eastern states - Codenamed, Operation Python Dance II. Which, according to them, aims to bring an…
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The Military operation has sent an unnecessary “strong signal” – Southeast Senators
Some Senators representing the Southeast have condemned the methods of the military operation, Operation Python Dance II, which was inaugurated a few days ago. In a statement on Tuesday, the chairman…
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Governor Ikpeazu declares curfew in Aba
The governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu has declared a three-day curfew in Aba, following the Nigerian army’s activities in the state. A statement issued on Tuesday by the state government,…
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