Tag Archives: C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
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 »
Posted in Analysis, Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Biafra, Biafran, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, CHINUA ACHEBE, Igbo people, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, United States
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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 »
Dr Chukwuma Egemba Dear General Gowon, Since you were deposed from power more than 35 years ago, you have understandably been guided in your public utterances, especially about the murdering spree you presided over between 1966-1970. Now you have allowed … read more »
Posted in Article, Letters & Interviews, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Aburi Accord, Biafra, bokoharam, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, IndepthAfrica, Langtang Mafia, Nigeria, Theophilus Danjuma, Yakubu Gowon
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How did the military administration of General Abdulsalami Abubakar come about May 29 as handover date? This piece explores the issues around May 29. The workings of their minds may never be known. General Abdulsalami Abubakar’s Provisional Ruling Council, PRC, … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Abdulsalami Abubakar, Aburi, bbc news, Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, National Democratic Coalition, Nigeria, Nigeria movies, Nigeria news, nigeria news online, nigeria news today, Nigeria newspapers, Sani Abacha, thisday nigeria news, world news nigeria
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By Anthony A. Kila Once a person and above all a personality dies it is common practice to treat him or her with kindness and with more compassion and general understanding. After death, hatchets are buried and hitherto foes are … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Emeka, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Lagos, Nigeria, Ojukwu, Uche Chukwumerije, Zungeru
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By General Dr. Yakubu Gowon Hereunder is the tribute of Yakubu Gowon as published on pages 02-04 of Book of Tributes, a reflection of life and times of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu -Ojukwu, issued at Ikemba’s burial in Nnewi: TRIBUTE TO … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Emeka, Igbo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, London, Nigeria, Ojukwu, Yakubu Gowon
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Dakar/Abuja – Thousands of Nigerians travelled to south-eastern Nigeria on Friday for the burial of Biafran independence leader Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, Nigerian television reported. Ojukwu declared independence for the region of Biafra in 1967. The resulting civil war killed more than … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, England, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Ojukwu, Vanguard, William Shakespeare, X NigeriaX BiafraX C. Odumegwu OjukwuX Goodluck JonathanX OjukwuX VanguardX William ShakespeareX England
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PROMINENT Igbo leaders and Nigerians thronged the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, to pay their last respect to the ex-Biafrian warlord, Chief Chukuwemeka-Ojukwu, whose corpse arrived in Nigeria on Monday morning. The body arrived at 5.09 a.m … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Hottest News, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigerian Army, Ojukwu
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Emeka Ihedioha, KSC, CON Tuesday, 07 February 2012 13:40 Since the news of the death of the great soldier-statesman, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Dikedioranma Ndigbo, on Saturday, 26 November, 2011 in a London hospital was made public, the entire country … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Aburi, Aburi Accord, Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian Army, Ojukwu
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By Abena Ampofoa Asare Unlike the Biafra experience, indigenous peoples confronting land dispossession are looking beyond the nation-state for justice. Forty-five years after the self-proclaimed independence of the Republic of Biafra, Odumegwu Ojukwu, the spokesman and architect of the Land … read more »
Posted in Article, Pan African News
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Tagged Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, CHINUA ACHEBE, Igbo, Igbo people, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Nigeria
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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 »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Atlanta, Biafra, Biafran, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Igbo, Igbo people, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Oranika
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By J. C. Madu, MD. With the greatest sense of responsibility and honour we see it as a privilege to stand before this great audience today. Brothers and sisters we want to say thank you for coming. We want to … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Human rights, Imo State, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Indigenous People, Nigeria, Self-determination, United Nations
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By Uche Okoro In the affairs of men, there comes a time when rational filters have to be applied to separate everything that is unnecessary from those things that are critically important. The issues bedevilling Nigeria have come of age, … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Biafra, Boko Haram, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, God, Igbo, Igbo people, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria
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By Dr. Emma Enekwechi When the death of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu was announced, I expected a torrent of reactions ranging from the sublime to the mundane down to the insane. So far I have not been disappointed. Reactions have come … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Eastern Nigeria, Gowon, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, Yakubu Gowon
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My President I am writing to you from far away Boston, where the impact of the massive call by the Nigeria Labor and their political manipulators would not have any impact; where my physical presence will not be threatened; from … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, Miscellaneous
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Tagged Benin, Boston, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Ojukwu, Port Harcourt, Southern United States
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Every sociopolitical system personifies itself in one or two lead-human characters such that one can point at that person or those persons and say, “Yes, these are exemplars of the system” and, do so with reasonable accuracy. For the dysfunctional … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Biafra, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Gowon, Igbo, Igbo people, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, Yakubu Gowon
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