Tag: Nigerian Civil War
A British example in our rascally times, By Azu Ishiekwene
When King Charles, the head of the Church of England, is crowned on May 6, there would be two very unusual non-Protestant special guests...
Enugu Rangers International and the allure of soft power, By Chidi...
“It was as if the football club wanted to regain through football what the Igbo ‘lost’ during the war.” - Segun Odegbami, MON
Nearly...
53 years after Civil War: A new Nigeria is realisable, says...
LAGOS (Sundiata Post) - Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that despite all the hiccups in the country, a...
Young Nigerians arise for Peter Obi! By Olusegun Obasanjo
Dear Compatriots and Friends,
MY APPEAL TO ALL NIGERIANS PARTICULARLY YOUNG NIGERIANS
Happy New Year! May all our national calamities disappear this year.
I am constrained to...
The letter, the spirit, and The Letterman; By Azu Ishiekwene
If there was a prize for Nigeria’s number one letter writer, journalist-turned-lawyer and one-time minister, Tony Momoh, would appear to be the undisputed champion.
The...
Obituary: Alex Madiebo, author and Biafran War Chief, dies at 90
General Alexander Madiebo, Chief of Staff of the defunct Biafran Army, is dead, Everydaynews reports.Aged 90, Madiebo, who died on Friday (today) according to...
Public intellectuals, the Nigerian left and blind spots, By Osmund Agbo
The tone often strikes whimsical when a political activist like Omoleye Sowore is reminded that his reward is in paradise. That is to the...
This Buhari has no boundaries, by Femi Adesina
Many were the prayers and goodwill messages that sped our feet to Owerri, capital of Imo State, the Eastern Heartland, on September 9, 2021.
Why...
South-East And Season Of Extra-Judicial Killings
By Casmir Igbokwe
The South-East has remained a conquered territory since the Nigerian civil war ended over 50 years ago. Oftentimes, security operatives harass, intimidate, extort,...
IPOB: Buhari’s civil war mate, Adoke, seeks speedy trial of Kanu
ABUJA - President Muhammadu Buhari’s mate in the 1967-1970 Nigeria civil war and former Army Captain, Alhaji Ahmed Adoke, hasasked the Attorney General of...
The Igbos are under siege in their country, By Mike Ozekhome
I am shocked that the Igbos are not speaking up at the apparent siege laid on their land by uniformed persons of different categories....
‘Stop Nigeria From Going Into Another Civil War’ – NADECO Begs...
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has sent a save-our-soul message to the United Nations.
NADECO begged the UN to stop Nigeria from going into another...
IPOB order and the game option, By Emeka Omeihe
The outcome of the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB in honor of souls lost during the Nigerian civil war...
South-East war threat: Nigerian govt blasts Twitter for deleting Buhari’s tweet
ABUJA - The Nigerian government has lashed out at social media giant, Twitter, for playing alleged double standards on issues concerning Nigeria’s domestic issues,...
Twitter’s role in Nigeria suspicious – FG
The federal government has lashed out at social media giant, Twitter, for playing alleged double standards on issues concerning Nigeria’s domestic issues, describing the...
Buhari appealed to herdsmen, bandits, but he threatens South East with...
The former Spokesperson to former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Reno Omokri has reacted to the tweet made by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday.
According to Reno...
IPOB Loyalist Shot Dead While Allegedly Forcing Residents To Observe Sit-At-Home...
Police in Ebonyi state said they killed a loyalist of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) allegedly forcing people to observe sit-at-home-order in Abakaliki,...
The blood of Biafra, By Femi Fani-Kayode
"And the Lord asked Cain, 'where is thy brother Abel?' And he said 'I know not: am I my brother's keeper?'And the Lord said,...