Tag Archives: Biafran

Report on Yesterday’s Court hearing between Biafra and Federal Government of Nigeria

May 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Matthew Madububa Mbanaja Report From The Office Of The Indigenous People Of Biafra On The Suit Between Biafra And The Federal Government Of Nigeria At The Federal High Court Owerri Today The 30th Of April 2013 – The courtroom … read more »

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Nigeria: Finding Answers beyond Kano Bus Bombing and the Rise of Political Islam

April 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Osita Ebiem Kano as an Ancient Trading City – Kano as an important commercial city in Nigeria’s Islamic North also serves as gateway to some of Nigeria’s northern neighbors. Such countries like Niger, Chad and beyond have shared with … read more »

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Review: Chinua Achebe on Biafra, finally

March 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

It’s taken more than four decades for Africa’s greatest author to talk about his experiences in the Biafran war, still one of Africa’s most tragic – and defining – conflicts. After the long wait, his book There Was a Country … read more »

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The Biafrans who still dream of leaving Nigeria

December 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

People in Enugu gather discreetly to sing the Biafran anthem and raise the flag In a quiet, dusty and fairly secluded corner of Enugu city, south-eastern Nigeria, a group of men unfurled a homemade flag and then sang. “Biafra will … read more »

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Nigeria: Documents contradict Achebe’s book on facts of Biafra Genocide

November 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

NewsRescue- In a recent book stoking up huge controversy, ‘there was a country’, written by Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe; popular Yoruba leader, Awolowo and the Middle Belt General Gowon government as a whole, was accused of orchestrating a systematic genocide, … read more »

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Biafra protests: Nigeria police in mass arrests

November 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Biafran flag was displayed earlier this year at Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s funeral At least 100 people have been charged with treason in south-eastern Nigeria after a march supporting independence for Biafra, their lawyer says. Members of the Biafran Zionist Movement … read more »

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The genocidal Biafran war still haunts Nigeria

October 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Chinua Achebe The persecution of the Igbos didn’t end with the Biafran conflict. Until the nation faces up to this, its mediocrity will continue- Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people – mothers, children, … read more »

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Nigeria Deniers of Biafra Genocide

March 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Osita Ebiem In recent time it has become a full-time job for some dubious and dishonest Nigerians to deny the Biafra Genocide also known as Nigeria Genocide in Biafra. Some go to the ridiculous extent of saying that it … read more »

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Igbo Communities in Atlanta Pay Tribute to their Hero-General Emeka Ojukwu – Report I

January 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Paul Okechukwu Oranika The Ojukwu Memorial celebrations, in Atlanta GA, Jan 28th 2012, is a remarkable story of the coming together of the entire Igbo Communities in Georgia and beyond to pay tribute to an illustrious Igbo son, a … read more »

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