Tag: Biafra
Biafran Truth and the Illegal Trial of Nnamdi Kanu
By ‘Remi Oyeyemi “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it…
Leaders, elders failure responsible for Biafra agitation – Fr Chukwuma
The Archbishop of Enugu, Anglican Communion, Most. Rev Emmanuel Chukwuma, has attributed agitation for Biafra to leadership failure and lack…
Enough is enough, army warns pro-Biafra protesters
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has warned agitators for Biafra that they are now crossing the red line…
Pro-Biafra protests are evil, says Father Mbaka
A Catholic Priest in Enugu, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka has condemned the recent agitation and protests for Biafra nation describing…
Those sponsoring Biafra live in mansions, have kids abroad
The agitation for the actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra has taken a new dimension since the new leader…
Nnamdi Kanu/Biafra: PDP urges Buhari, APC to thread softly
Eromosele Ebhomele National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdullahi Maibasira, has expressed deep concerns, on behalf of…
Police arrest 83 Biafrans in Bayelsa
Nigerian police said they arrested more than 80 members of a Biafran separatist movement on Friday during one of a…
Biafra, Oodua and the seventh lesson By Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati Democracy does not necessarily translate into the disappearance of crises and dilemmas, (even trilemmas, quadrilemmas or more)…
THIS BIAFRA MATTER
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema I read of demonstrations in Port Harcourt, Delta and Anambra States calling for the release of…
Biafrans protest in Port Harcourt
Biafran-flag waving protesters stormed the streets of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, southern Nigeria, over the continuous detention of Mazi Nnamdi…
Biafra writes world leaders over Kanu’s arrest
Eromosele Ebhomele The Indigenous People of Biafra Worldwide, a group championing the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and which owns…
Beyond Biafran Secessionist Movement And Counter-Reactions: Time For Frank Talk (1)
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema There are times in the life of a people when the gloves come off and frank…
Arms Industry In Nigeria: Matters Arising
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema President Muhammadu Buhari’s call to Nigeria’s Defence Ministry to outline a plan for the development of…
7 Reasons Why Those Clamouring For Another Biafra May Wait Forever
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema I know those who followed my articles on Nigeria between 1966 and 1970 may wonder at…
Biafra On My Mind
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema With the formal declaration by Lieutenant-Colonel Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Military Governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria,…
MASSOB At 15
By Daniel Onyechukwugoziri Ozalla Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, on 13 September, 2014 clocked 15 years.…
Biafra, June 12, Boko Haram And The Future Of Nigeria (2)
By Chido Onumah For a people in search of a meaningful national identity, I worry when we miss any opportunity…
Biafra Group’s Attempt To Seize TV Station Foiled
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja At least 20 members of the Pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement, BZM, led by Barrister Benjamin Onwuka on…
Nigeria’ll Cease To Exist By 2015, Says Biafra Group
The new leader of the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has delared that Nigeria will…
Igbo-Yoruba Affair: A Mistrust Carried Too Far
There is a mistrust in the way the Igbo relate with their Yoruba compatriots. But analysts say the premises are…
Civil War: The Many Lies Of Obasanjo
Brigadier-General Godwin Alabi-Isama (retd.), Chief of Staff of the famous 3rd Marine Commando during the Nigerian Civil War, pokes holes…
Where In Nigeria Is Gakem?
By Nkrumah Bankong-Obi All liberal-minded Nigeria Civil War non-fictional narratives agree on one thing. They trace the launch pad from…
Nigeria From 1966-1970: The American Files Are Not From Heaven (Part III)
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyeka Awoyokun should have done more research before concluding that the coup was an Igbo affair. Northern…
Nigeria From 1966-1970: The American Files Are Not From Heaven (Part II)
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Awoyokun asserts that if it were not for the ‘Igbo’ coup of January 15 the massacres…
Nigeria From 1966-1970: The American Files Are Not From Heaven
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema My unquenchable interest in how and why Nigeria stopped turning between 1966 and 1970 was ignited…
Achebe Died When Biafra Dream Died
Captain Elechi Amadi, the great author, school mate to the late Chinua Achebe at Government College, Umuahia, spoke to OKAFOR…
How Achebe Rose To Stardom
Odia Ofeimun, poet, literary critic and socio-political commentator, in this interview with ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE, appraises the life and writings of…
The Achebe I Knew -Ex-Classmate
Mabel Segun, a writer, apart from being born the same year as the late Professor Chinua Achebe, was in the…
Omotoso: The Essential Of Achebe
Avuncular is the easiest word that comes to mind for me in describing Chinua Achebe, who has joined his ancestors.…
Where Achebe Erred -Tanimu Abubakar
Professor Tanimu Abubakar, teacher of Comparative Literature at the Ahmadu Bello University, tells FEMI ADI where the late Professor Chinua…