Biafra – Time to end Nigeria’s 53-year-old uncivil war
WHAT happened when the Civil War ended in 1970? The uncivil war started.
The war with Biafra became the war against Biafra on 15 January 1970, when General Phillip Effiong surrendered to…
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Ndaeyo Uko: Narrative journalism, Biafran war and the humanitarian angle
Several intriguing reports and books have been written about the Nigerian civil war by some of the main protagonists, observers and journalists who have given different perspectives and…
Need for cooperation between Igbo leaders and southeast secessionists
The fallout of Lord Lugard's yoking together of disparate ethnic nationalities to make up the political entity called Nigeria without getting the concurrence of ethnic leaders is the…
Demands for Nnamdi Kanu’s release difficult, but I will consider – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday gave indications that he may consider an unconditional pardon for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),Nnamdi Kanu.
This…
Development and nation-building for Nigeria’s future
Being Atiku Abubakar’s remarks as chairman at the public presentation of the book, ‘Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices’, held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, on August 19,…