by Max Siollun Niger Delta armed insurrection did not begin with MEND, Henry Okah or Asari-Dokubo. Decades before them an Ijaw nationalist named Isaac Boro led an armed campaign for greater Niger Delta autonomy, resource control and self determination for the inhabitants of the Niger Delta. So who was Boro, and what was his story? THE BACKGROUND OF... Read More

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August 25, 2014

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Max Siollun: Every Northerner is Hausa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun There is a tendency among southern Nigerians to ignorantly refer to any northerner as “Hausa”. A few years ago there was a massive ethnic controversy when sectarian violence (and murders) rocked Jos (as usual) as Muslim Fulanis and Christian Biroms killed each other. I was speaking to some friends recently and they pointed me to... Read More

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August 17, 2014

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Max Siollun: Biafra would have become Africa’s first world superpower (Y! History)

by Max Siollun With oil wealth and a vibrant citizenry, Biafra could have become Africa’s first world superpower. With citizens of the caliber of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Louis Mbafeno, Matthew Mbu, Chike Obi, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Christopher Okigbo, and Michael Okpara, it had men of foresight, intellect, and vision to rival any nation in Africa. January... Read More

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July 26, 2014

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Max Siollun: #Nigeria’sForgottenHeroes; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Despite political involvement, Balewa remained suspicious of Nigerian unification and feared that the Northern Region would be dominated by the better educated and dynamic south Nigeria’s 100th anniversary has come and gone. What do we remember of its October 1st 1960 Independence Day? Do we remember the man who received the instruments... Read More

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