Forty-five years after the civil war, which signalled Biafra’s death, Nigeria is again facing a secession threat. A group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is behind the separatist campaign. In ...

The Nigerian army has just declared the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation for these reasons. This declaration follows renewed agitations for an independent Biafra State in ...

The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, has sounded a note of warning to Simon Ekpa and his group of Biafra agitators to steer clear of the Niger Delta, saying that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawyer Aloy Ejimakor, activist Omoyele Sowore, and other legal consultants walk outside the Federal High Court during the ruling ...

On May 30, 1967, Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu declared the Eastern Region of Nigeria an independent state—the Republic of Biafra. [Getty Images] Biafra Day is not just a day of remembrance—it’s ...

I returned from Kigali a few days ago. The highlight of my trip was a harrowing visit to a museum commemorating the million or so Rwandese people who were slaughtered during a genocide that shocked ...

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