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We must resolve never to allow another war – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said Nigeria must no be allowed to witness another civil war. Buhari said this his remarks at the inauguration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration…
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The Thread: This is why the South-East treatment differs from the North
Co-founder of Transparency Intl, Oby Ezekwesili yesterday defended Buhari's decision to tell the World Bank to focus on the North East. She has also tackled the question about why the…
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How the Igbos used football to rule Africa after the civil war – Segun Odegbami
Patrick Olusegun Odegbami, known simply as Segun Odegbami, a retired Nigerian footballer on Monday, October 2nd, 2017, said sports has the power to change Nigeria, adding that it remains a…
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Opinion: We do not want a repeat of the Civil War
By Gideon Arinze Several decades after the war that lasted between 1967-1970, there were stories of how the Federal government then in Lagos, launched a full-scale invasion into…
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Why proscription of IPOB was necessary – Ohanaeze
The Youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide has said it supports the proscription of the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group said this…
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We must not allow another civil war in Nigeria | Ohanaeze leader says
President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo has said the country must not be allowed to experience another civil war. Nwodo said this on Thursday when he paid a visit…
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Christians will begin civil war if Trump is impeached – Televangelist (WATCH)
A Televangelist Jim Bakker has said Christians would begin a second civil war in the U.S. if President Trump were by any chance impeached. Speaking on the "Jim Bakker Show”,…
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What do you think about Nnamdi Kanu’s Secret Service?
Last night, a video of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu inspecting "a guard of honour of the Biafra Secret Service (BSS) in Umuahia, Abia made its way online. We have…
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Igbos should stop agitations, they can’t exist on their own – Ohanaeze chieftain
The Anambra State chapter of pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has downplayed Biafra agitations, saying Igbos cannot afford to exist alone. Speaking in Awka, the state capital, President of…
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Opinion: Is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
by ‘Fisayo Soyombo On August 1, 1966, after the collapse of last-ditch attempts by Nigeria’s power brokers to prevent the impending Civil War, Lieutenant-Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu, the man who…
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Opinion: Is Nigeria on the brink of another civil war?
by ‘Fisayo Soyombo On August 1, 1966, after the collapse of last-ditch attempts by Nigeria’s power brokers to prevent the impending Civil War, Lieutenant-Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu, the man who would…
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“Fifty years later, Nigeria has failed to learn from its horrific civil war” | 5 things we learned from Eromo Egbejule’s article
The conversation on secession and restructuring continues loudly in Nigeria, but is the government really listening? These are the 5 things we learned from Eromo Egbejule's Washington Post article 1…
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Opinion: Igbos must return to their homeland to find peace
by Christina Adegbaju Now more than ever, there has been an increase in conversations centering about the Igbo exodus. Igbos are like Israelites, they will be persecuted every where except…
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Stop demand for Biafra | Okorocha tells IPOB, MASSOB
Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has said the Igbos were not ready for another civil war. Okorocha gave the advice at a news briefing at the Government House in Owerri…
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Nigeria cannot afford to experience another civil war – Okowa
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has sais Nigeria cannot afford to experience another civil war. The governor was speaking Sunday at the second anniversary thanksgiving service of the 6th Assembly…
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Even Ojukwu did not want a second Biafran War, or did he?
Wondering what all the Indigenous People Of Biafra thought about as they observed today's Sit-at-Home order. Were there family arguments about the usefulness of the agitation? Or heated debates about…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: 50 years on | An ode to Biafra, the land of the rising sun and Nigeria’s inconvenient truth (Part 1)
by Femi Fani-Kayode "O Igbo arise! O Igbo arise! O Igbo arise! Let the chains of subjugation be broken, let the yoke of slavery be shattered and let the…
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Nigeria on the brink of another civil war – Tunde Bakare
The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned that Nigeria is on the brink of yet another Civil War following the unchecked killings of…
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Incessant herdsmen killings may lead to another civil war – Bakare
The Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Tunde Bakare has said failure to address recurrent killings by Fulani herdsmen, may lead the country to another civil war. Bakare…
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YNaija Analysis: The Libyan connection in the Manchester concert bombing
by Mark Amaza Salman Abedi, the culprit of a horrific bombing of a concert by American pop singer Ariana Grande in Manchester, England has been identified as a 22-year old…
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Opinion: A wink to Banky W and 4 other spectacular moments from Yemi Osinbajo’s #Biafra50 Speech
by Alexander O. Onukwue Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was the Keynote Speaker at a ‘Biafra at 50’ colloquium, held in Abuja on May 25, 2017. The event had a congregation…
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The Thread: “We are greater together than apart” “Nigeria must be treated as a love affair” | OBJ, Osinbajo speak on #Biafra50
30th May 1967 will mark 50 years since the late Colonel Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu announced the secession of Eastern Nigeria and the establishment of Biafra. What followed after was a civil…
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Opinion: The truth of Biafra and the Nigerian state
by Akintunde Hareef AKERELE Following the bail granted to Nnamdi Kanu the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a lot continues to run through my mind in respect of…
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Who can the IPOB count on now that France doesn’t “think there is any kind of future for Biafra”?
Nigeria has been mired in unexhausted agitations for secession for years now. It does not matter that the 30 moth-long civil war ended leaving the country intact as a single…
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Agitation for a Biafra nation is a foolish venture – Charly Boy
Former PMAN President, Charly Boy has said the agitation for Biafra was a foolish venture. In a recent chat with Vanguard, the self-styled 'Area Father' said those agitating for Biafra…
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Cheta Nwanze: Is Nigeria on the verge of another 1966 crash?
by Cheta Nwanze Let’s talk very briefly about the boiling frog. The boiling frog is an illustration of death by a thousand cuts. Basically, the anecdote says that if you…
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BLOOD MONEY VII: The Asaba massacre
Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger…
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Why South-south did not join Biafra – Ex-General
A retired Major-General of the Nigerian Army, Edet Akpan says lack of trust was the reason behind the disunity between Igbos and other minorities during the civil war. Akpan,…
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How Buhari ‘cheated death’ during the Biafra war
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was almost killed during the Nigerian civil war that lasted for three years. According to the author of Buhari's autobiography, entitled, "Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of…
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Gen. Gowon’s memoirs are out next year – here are 5 things it must address in detail
General Yakubu Gowon was the military Head of State of Nigeria between August 1966 and 1975. It goes without saying that a lot of the blame that has gone around…
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