These are the 13 states Biafra agitators want from Nigeria

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has revealed the number of states said to be a part of the Republic of Biafra, if they break away from Nigeria. The IPOB has also declared that Biafra is not for Igbo-speaking people as there are other people who do not speak Igbo but are part of the... Read More

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May 12, 2016

The revolt against #OccupyNigeria: @Chukudebelu’s timeline cries out against hypocrisy

An enormous barrage of reactions has trailed the announcement of the removal of subsidy by the Federal Government. On January 1, 2012, the administration of Goodluck Jonathan announced the removal of fuel subsidy for the first time. Subsequent to the announcement, the whole country cried foul and took to the streets in an #OccupyNaija protest... Read More

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March 24, 2016

President Buhari apologises for sack of Varsity Boards and Vice Chancellors

President Buhari has apologised for the dissolution of the Boards of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and the 12 new Federal universities that were created by the government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. President Buhari had announced on February 13, that he had approved the appointment of new vice chancellors for the affected universities... Read More

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February 19, 2016

Soldiers protest non-payment of allowance, reject posting to Maiduguri

The Public Relations Officer of the 81 Division, Lt. Col. Kingsley Samuel, has reacted to reports that 200 soldiers are not satisfied with the non-payment of three months mission allowances at the 55 Battalion Bonny Camp in Lagos. According to the Punch Newspapers, Lt. Col. Samuel said the soldiers of the 81 Division, who recently returned from... Read More

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December 17, 2015

Thousands of Shiites hold prayers for El-Zakzaky as protests hold in Bauchi, Katsina (PHOTOS)

Thousands of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Wednesday, protested against the arrest of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Protests were held in Katsina and Bauchi states, as thousands of Shiite Muslims trooped out to the streets of the two states. A prayer was also held at Kobi football pitch in Bauchi state.

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December 16, 2015

BREAKING: Pro-Biafra supporters ignore APC, begin protest in Lagos (PHOTOS)

In spite of being warned by the All Progressives Congress against protesting in Lagos, pro-Biafrans are presently marching on the streets of the commercial state. The Lagos chapter of the APC had on Tuesday, issued a warning to the protesters against causing crisis in the state by carrying out protests. In defiance of the warning, the pro-Biafrans... Read More

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December 15, 2015

Shiite killings: There’s tension in Kaduna and this is what we know thus far

The protest march by Shiite Muslims in Kaduna state has resulted in a charged atmosphere in parts of the state, specifically Kaduna town. The protest, currently going on in Tudun Wada and Kawo areas of Kaduna town, has forced traders and offices to close for the day. People are reported to be running for safety as businesses have... Read More

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Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Muslims, Protests, Shiite, Zaria

December 9, 2015

‘We’re not interested in an Igbo President in 2019’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has declared that their only agenda is the release of Nnamdi Kanu and the actualization of Biafra. The pro-Biafra group said it’s not interested in being allowed to clinch the presidential seat in 2019 as being advocated by some Northern elements. Spokesperson of the IPOB, Emma Powerful, said the group... Read More

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December 6, 2015

Pro-Biafra protests: Hausa community in Onitsha remain in hiding

Following the death of nine people and the destruction of properties during the two-day pro-Baifra protest in Onitsha, Anambra, members of the Hausa community in the city have gone into hiding. While the pro-Biafra protests lasted, the Onitsha central mosque, a nomadic school and many other properties belonging to the Hausa community were destroyed. Punch reports that the... Read More

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December 6, 2015

‘Uwazuruike is completely lost… no Igbo man wants to hear his voice’ – MASSOB

The Uchenna Madu-led faction of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) says one of its leaders, Ralph Uwazuruike has lost the confidence of Ndigbo. Factional MASSOB leader, Madu, says Uwazuruike is completely lost as he’s no longer fighting for the actualization of Biafra, but for personal interests. Speaking in Enugu... Read More

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December 4, 2015

YNaija Editorial: The dangers of ignoring pro-Biafra protests

For the past few months, the airwaves and many inches of newspaper column space has been occupied with details of protests that have rocked the South-Eastern region and cities like Port-Harcourt calling for the release of the Director of pirate radio station, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who has been in the custody of the Department... Read More

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December 2, 2015

How the peaceful Biafra protest in Onitsha turned into a bloodbath

What started out as a peaceful protest on Tuesday, December 1, by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the Radio Biafra Director, escalated into a bloodbath in the early hours of Wednesday, December 2 when the Joint Military Task force clashed with members of the IPOB. The Joint Military Task force comprises... Read More

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November 22, 2015

Pro-Biafra protests will hurt South East – Femi Adesina

Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, has said that the South East region would be hurt by the agitations and protests for the creation of a Biafran state. Adesina says unless the current strategy being employed is changed, the region will be greatly affected by the ceaseless protests and agitations... Read More

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November 17, 2015

The army will ‘suppress Biafra protests’ when called upon

Protesters and agitators for the creation of a Biafra state, have been warned… by the army. The Nigerian Army reminded Biafra secession activists on Monday, that the constitution empowers it to crush their insurrection, when and if called upon by the Federal Government. Speaking directly to the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State... Read More

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October 3, 2014

As OOU students surrender, we have to ask, how effective are student protests?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Students at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun state are back in school now, and the campuses have come alive again. The students are relieved that the lockdown is over. The students revolted this August to clamour for a tuition slash. At the time, a student in science was paying about N130,000 a... Read More

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July 10, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Unprovoked attacks by security agencies must stop – Ezekwesili

by Isi Esene Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has expressed her misgivings at statements made by the spokesperson of the Department of State Security for describing the #BringBackOurGirls campaign as a “franchise”. Ezekwesili expressed her displeasure today in a statement made public by the group accusing the SSS of “setting up the movement for a... Read More

June 2, 2014

How we took the #BringBackOurGirls campaign down to South Africa – MADinitiative founder, Damilola Apotieri

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Damilola Apotieri, a post graduate student at the Wits University, South Africa has been at the forefront of youth advocacy for most of his life founding the enormously influential coalition called the MADinitiative. In this interview with YNaija, Apotieri opens up on the impact of the initiative, his motivation towards influencing his generation, the... Read More

May 23, 2014

YNaija Editorial: Welcome to the season of our discontent

The government’s response to the protests have been of suspicion… Promises have been made, but these are things we have heard on numerous other occasions. Much talk, some movement, but little action. It is currently a sad time to be a Nigerian citizen. There have never been times more bloody, or distressing or uncertain than... Read More

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May 18, 2014

Just In: Violent protests hit Maiduguri as police shoot 2 men dead

by Akan Ido There are reports of a violent protest currently going on in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The violence was said to have been triggered after a policeman reportedly shot dead a tricycle driver and his passenger at the West End area of the metropolis. Tricycle owners were said to have mobilised to... Read More

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May 7, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: That defining moment when Oby Ezekwesili, others stand up to be counted (PHOTOS)

by Zara Mustapha The call for the rescue of about 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram Islamic gets louder with local and international figures join the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Celebrities like Wyclef Jean, Keri Hilson, Justin Timberlake, Russel Simmons, Puff Daddy, Chris Brown, 2face Idibia, Annie Idibia, Banky W, Waje, Angelina Jolie and others... Read More

May 7, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: The US will not send Armed Forces into Nigeria – Obama (WATCH)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has spoken out on the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno. Obama, while announcing his offer of help to the Nigerian government, said as a father of two girls he can’t imagine what the parents of the girls were... Read More

May 7, 2014

“We will make them care”: #BringBackOurGirls protest hits Manhattan, New York (WATCH)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The #BringBackOurGirls cause has been marked by protests all around the world with citizens of different countries standing in solidarity with the Nigerian people. One of such protests held on Saturday at the Union Square in Manhattan, New York, the commercial nerve center of the United States of America. The report was... Read More

May 7, 2014

23 famous quotes from Pres. Jonathan’s media chat (READ)

by Ogunsanwo Bamidele These are some of the most popular quotes from yesterdays 1 hour 43 minutes media chat with the president…. ON SECURITY “…I believe most Nigerians are happy…there is no story that any of them (referring to the missing school girls) has been injured or dead….” “….let us reassure them that... Read More

May 6, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Guess what you’ll see on your Tumblr log-in page (LOOK)

by Akan Ido With millions of users on social media calling for the Nigerian Federal government to rescue about 276 schoolgirls abducted by men suspected to be members of the deadly Boko Haram Islamic sect in Borno, the #BringBackOurGirls campaign is arguably the most successful civil engagement campaign ever. Local and international celebrities like Wyclef Jean,... Read More

May 6, 2014

“We are dealing with monstrosity” – Wole Soyinka tells Amanpour on CNN

by Oge Okonkwo Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka was on CNN moments ago to speak on the security situation in Nigeria and the efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan administration in stemming the tide of terrorism in the country. Soyinka who spoke with the Cable News Network’s Chief International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour called on the international community to assist... Read More

May 6, 2014

#YIssueOfTheWeek: Is the South really safe from Boko Haram?

by Mark Amaza But how safe is the South really from Boko Haram? Is it because they cannot attack anywhere there or because they have not chosen to? For the past five years that Nigeria has battled terrorism since the emergence of the Boko Haram terrorist organization, all the attacks have been in the North.... Read More

May 6, 2014

‘They tried to enter our school…’: Principal confirms Nyanya bus hijack incident

by ‘Jola Sotubo The news which was recently reported about the hijack of a school bus in Nyanya, Abuja has been confirmed by the principal of the school in question. The proprietress of Vine International Academy in Nyanya, Fola Kolade spoke to YNaija 2015 about the incident. She said: “They tried to enter the school but... Read More

May 6, 2014

Suraj Oyewale: PIB, deregulation and Nigeria’s non-reading activists (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale So when the PIB finally becomes an Act and, in implementing the provisions, fuel subsidy is totally removed, I hope some people will not just wake up from their slumber and begin another round of street protests, when during the public hearings on the Bill, nobody deemed it fit to bring... Read More

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These are the 13 states Biafra agitators want from Nigeria

The revolt against #OccupyNigeria: @Chukudebelu’s timeline cries out against hypocrisy

President Buhari apologises for sack of Varsity Boards and Vice Chancellors

Soldiers protest non-payment of allowance, reject posting to Maiduguri

Thousands of Shiites hold prayers for El-Zakzaky as protests hold in Bauchi, Katsina (PHOTOS)

BREAKING: Pro-Biafra supporters ignore APC, begin protest in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Shiite killings: There’s tension in Kaduna and this is what we know thus far

‘We’re not interested in an Igbo President in 2019’ – IPOB

Pro-Biafra protests: Hausa community in Onitsha remain in hiding

‘Uwazuruike is completely lost… no Igbo man wants to hear his voice’ – MASSOB

YNaija Editorial: The dangers of ignoring pro-Biafra protests

How the peaceful Biafra protest in Onitsha turned into a bloodbath

Pro-Biafra protests will hurt South East – Femi Adesina

The army will ‘suppress Biafra protests’ when called upon

As OOU students surrender, we have to ask, how effective are student protests?

What are you really worth? – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

#BringBackOurGirls: Unprovoked attacks by security agencies must stop – Ezekwesili

Boko Haram members – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

How we took the #BringBackOurGirls campaign down to South Africa – MADinitiative founder, Damilola Apotieri

YNaija Editorial: Welcome to the season of our discontent

Just In: Violent protests hit Maiduguri as police shoot 2 men dead

#BringBackOurGirls: That defining moment when Oby Ezekwesili, others stand up to be counted (PHOTOS)

#BringBackOurGirls: The US will not send Armed Forces into Nigeria – Obama (WATCH)

“We will make them care”: #BringBackOurGirls protest hits Manhattan, New York (WATCH)

23 famous quotes from Pres. Jonathan’s media chat (READ)

#BringBackOurGirls: Guess what you’ll see on your Tumblr log-in page (LOOK)

“We are dealing with monstrosity” – Wole Soyinka tells Amanpour on CNN

#YIssueOfTheWeek: Is the South really safe from Boko Haram?

‘They tried to enter our school…’: Principal confirms Nyanya bus hijack incident

Suraj Oyewale: PIB, deregulation and Nigeria’s non-reading activists (Y! FrontPage)

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