Tag: Biafra
Commissioner warns “Biafra” agitators against unlawful activities
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Sam Okaula, has warned “Biafra” agitators against unlawful activities following the May 30…
Biafra: Obasanjo says no need for break-up
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that there is no need for any Nigerian to call for the breakup of…
FCT police command warn IPOB against planned protest
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Mr Musa Kimo has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)…
MASSOB to celebrate 17 years of Biafra agitation
Ralph Uwazuruike, the founder of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has announced that MASSOB…
Biafra: Appeal Court reserves ruling on Nnamdi Kanu’s bail
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Thursday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader…
Biafra has come to stay, says Nnamdi Kanu from jail
The head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, Nnamdi Kanu has stated that “Biafra has come to stay”…
OEAS calls for creation of Biafra self defence units
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS) has called for the creation of self defense units for protesting Biafra agitators…
Biafra: Kanu trial begins on dramatic note
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Trial of leader of Indigenious People of Biafra, IPOB, and two others charged with treasonable felony by the…
We didn’t arraign Biafra protesters half-naked – Police
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command has denied the arraigning 10 pro-Biafra protesters half naked in court as illustrated…
Nwaokobia to Igbos: Demand good governance, not Biafra
Eromosele Ebhomele Head of the Change Ambassadors of Nigeria, CAN, Chris Nwaokobia Jnr III, on Tuesday called on Igbos across…
Referendum: EU High Representative replies Biafra, OEAS
Federica Mogherini, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security has replied Biafra agitators and the Organization of Emerging…
Biafra protest in Aba gets really bloody
A 20-year-old apprentice, Chidozie Okafor, was shot dead on St. Micheal’s Road, Aba, Abia, on Monday as military men moved…
Pro-Biafra Protest: Wike orders arrest of agitators
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike has directed security agencies in the state to alert and arrest Biafran agitators who…
Emir Sanusi warns against repeat of 1966 coup
Femi Adi/Kaduna Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II on Thursday said there could be a repeat of the 1966…
Why I fought on the side of Ojukwu, Biafra – Lt Fola Oyewole
Retired Lt. Fola Oyewole, a former Nigerian military officer of the Yoruba stock, fought on the side of Biafra during…
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu apologizes to Buhari, Igbo elders
Nnamdi Kanu has written President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Igbo elders apologizing for the derogatory or insulting statements he…
South South citizens part of Biafra, says MASSOB
Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Solomon Chukwu, may have stirred a…
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Wale Okediran: A return to Biafra
Here is a review of Fola Oyewole’s book, entitled “Reluctant Rebel,” offering a sober reflection on the current agitation for…
Biafra: Nigeria slaps fresh charges against Nnamdi Kanu
Nigerian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against a Biafran activist, Nnamdi Kanu, just days after a court ordered his release,…
Biafra: Court orders unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services, DSS to immediately release…
Biafra: Court to rule on Kanu’s bail application Dec. 17
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed Dec.17 to rule on a bail application for the detained leader…
Biafra idea cannot be destroyed, says Soyinka
Nigeria’s Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka warned the government against any harsh crackdown on pro-Biafran activists in an interview broadcast Wednesday…
OEAS petitions EU on Biafra
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), an international governmental organization that promotes self-determination and the end to colonial era…
Biafra As Nightmare and Fantasy by Okey Ndibe
I have been distressed beyond words by what has crystallized as an agitation for Biafra’s divorce from Nigeria. I am…
Referendum: All FG properties will go to Biafra, debts to Nigeria
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), an international governmental organization that promotes self-determination and the end to colonial…
Biafra on my mind
By Chido Onumah I am a child of Biafra. I was born on the eve of that avoidable and internecine…
Biafra: OEAS demands snap referendum within 90 days
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS) has demanded that the Nigerian government conducts a snap referendum on Biafran self-determination…
Onitsha Protest: Arase orders arrest of pro-Biafra, MASSOB agitators
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has issued a stern warning to MASSOB and IPOB activists to stop threatening…
Igbo youth leader wants dialogue to end pro-Biafra movement
Eromosele Ebhomele President of the Igbo Youth Congress, IYC, Mr. Bright Ezeocha, on Sunday urged the Nigerian Federal Government to…