By Dare Babarinsa Last Thursday, I finally got my copies of My Dialogue With Nigeria, the compilation of articles, interviews and reminiscences of Lt. General Ipoola Alani Akinrinade who retired from the Nigerian Army at 42. My friend, Kole Omololu, the organising secretary of Afenifere, had purchased two copies for …
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#BIAFRA: No Deadline For The Actualization Of Biafra – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in an interview with SaharaReporters, has alleged that the government is using media to spread false information about him and his agitation for Biafra. He revealed that the people in power know that he is the right person to lead …
Read More »Northern youths order Igbos out of region by October 1
Prominent Northern youth organisations, on Tuesday, rose from a joint meeting called ‘Kaduna Declaration’ to issue a serious threat to the Igbos residing in the region urging them to begin making arrangements to relocate out of the North. The groups gave the Igbo up till October 1, this year to …
Read More »First Disbarred In US, Troubled Lawyer Emeka Ugwuonye Now Also Disbarred in Nigeria
Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye, a former United States-based Nigerian lawyer, who was disbarred in New York and Maryland for professional misconduct, was yesterday also disbarred in Nigeria, to which he had relocated, for the same offense. Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Body of Benchers, which punishes misconduct among …
Read More »Biafra: Only fools learn from experience, the wise from history – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Nigerians to learn from the history of Nigeria’s civil war rather than beating the drums of a second civil war, saying while the wise learn from history, experience remains the best teacher for a fool. In a keynote address, “Greater Together than Apart” …
Read More »Markets open as traders boycott IPOB’s sit-at-home order
The sit-at-home order by pro-Biafra groups, especially the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) was boycotted in Imo State Friday. Markets, schools, government offices, as well as other public places were opened for business against the directive of the …
Read More »IPOB declares Sept 23 protest day
The Directorate of State, DOS, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, worldwide has declared 23rd September 2016 as the day for Biafrans worldwide to protest against the continued detention of its leader Nnamdi Kanu and for the freedom of Biafra people. In a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Officer, …
Read More »DSS list declaring our members wanted, shameful, playing to the gallery- IPOB
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Thursday, said that it will not succumb to the act of intimidation, harassment and an attempt to silence them by the Department of State Services, DSS, with the list of 38 alleged members both in Nigeria and the Diaspora, it released as …
Read More »Court orders Nnamdi Kanu be taken to prison
A Federal High Court judge has ordered that the custody of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, be relinquished by the Department of State Services. Nnamdi Kanu was arraigned before the court on Wednesday, January 20 on trial for charges bordering …
Read More »Presidential media chat exposed Buhari’s undemocratic character,says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Muhammadu Buhari’s responses at the Wednesday Presidential Media Chat were not only embarrassing but also further exposed his undemocratic character as an unrepentant tyrant who has no regard for the rule of law and the self-worth of Nigerian citizens. The party, in …
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