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90 years and still a virgin..no wonder she still look younger than her age..thank God she did not have to go through Nigerian men and their wahala as it has a way of making women age faster..one would pass her for a 65 years old woman..weldone mama for your humanitarian work.

since the Northerners are head strong against restructuring then division is the answer.This is becos the minorities cannot continue to be oppressed over and over again..it is either we come and discuss on how to live together or we go our separate ways.

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raker300:
So the niger deltans have been working against the igbos even before independence? Chai!

I told my people not to associate with these folks yet they keep felling sorry for them.

you have been divided already..the Hausa Fulani knows one thing..Divide and rule. Dont fall for it.

I believe these farmers..My friend that lost his job some time last year ventured into cassava farming somewhere around at Ofada, in Ogun state.. Fulani cattle continuously eat up the cassava plant until there was non left..other farmers were equally affected..he was so frustrated about it because he invested a lot of money in the whole process..He had to look for something else to do in order not to be a victim of Fulani herds men attack. These Fulani people are terrible

Coolcash1:
Enjoy your loot...Some of us are still enjoying the bull ride...

ride on

Just sold my firs bank today @6.42 after making almost double the amount i invested..I dont care if FBN get to N10...this time i dont want to get greedy..i am content with the proceed so far and look for another good penny stock to my.. .

ESDKING:
Look at his name "Adeniyi". When we say that afonjas are the people who are worried and having nightmares about Biafra, they will deny it and say its @bokis that are against disintegration, that they don't care about Biafra even when its obvious they are gnashing their teeth behind closed doors.

See how foolish this man is, disgracing his generation and tribe with this poo he called letter

.This total compliance of sit at home order was really a hit to all oblong skulls that's why they keep emphasizing on that non stop. He even made mention of how the sit at home order will affect the fed allocation of Igbos, Waooo !!! I never knew afonjas are this caring.

If I were afonja (God forbids), my only concern is to have my own oduo republic rather than expressing my opinion where its not needed nothing more nothing less.

WELL, OPINION OF AFONJAS ABOUT BIAFRA= WORTHLESS !!

Forget the messenger and concentrate on the message..I am not a n Igbo but i am a sympathizer to the Biafra cause..but Adeniyi has a point..if The igbo nation cannot govern themselves efficiently under regionalism then how are they sure BIAFRA will work out when you live at least with regionalism you can implement what ever systemthat will be good for the people of BIAFRA..To me Mr Adeniyi has a point though he has bad blood toward Nnadi Kanu.

Daboomb:
You all said this same thing before the election in 2015!
I am sure you remember when you all said he has lost three times and would lose again!
I am sure you remember Jonathan's advert trying to incite Christians not to vote for Buhari because he is a Muslim
I am sure you remember the fake stories about Certificates and even an Obituary advertisement by one of your heroes!

Real Nigerians are praying for Buhari to recover his health and trust me, if he is "medically able", he aint going anywhere till 2023.

God Bless our President, God bless Nigeria

Born to rule mentality..but let me let you know that weather the north likes it or not...Buharis' style of leadership have divided this country more that any administration since SINCE 1999..a Fulani man that could still hold a grudge against an entire ethnic group becos of a bloody coup that happened over 50 yrs ago is not fit to rule this country..we don't the need a president of the core-north, Nigerians voted for a president that would be a father to all..and not to his Fulani brothers..who are all about the country with fire arms , maiming and killing at will, unchecked and unchallenged..becos their kins-man is power..let me let you know that.the blood of those people that were massacred by his brothers while he looks the other way have cried to the most high God and he alone will answer to their cries which i believe he has.

Daboomb:
When you speak, make sure what you say, are borne out by "facts on ground".

If you think it is an easy task to unseat an incumbent President (like Buhari did, with the votes of Nigerians) go and ask Atiku, Falaye, and many others who have tried to democratically unseat an incumbent President.

This is what the love of Nigerians, achieved for Buhari.
FACT!

They voted for him because they though he was a changed man..stop fighting a loose battle..Nigerians are just waiting for him to finish his tenure or resign and hand over if he is too sick to rule

HiddenShadow:
Why then did Awolowo opposed it when it was represented again at Aburi Ghana by Ojukwu


Awolowo was simply not serious about his believe

Awolowo is Dead..and he is not be affected by the present woes of this country..let us put our issues and carve out the south first from the north first.or demand for restructuring.all this issue that has happened over 50 yrs ago will not solve anything but will only give the north power to oppress the whole south..enough of this online hatred among the south.

Daboomb:
Stop being a tribal Bigot!

This has nothing to do with Hausa people.
When Buhari recovers, even much more love will be shown to him as well.
Remember, it took an even bigger love to remove a sitting President and replace him with a 'Hausa' President.

In your Dream Abi..Pres Buhari is unlovable..he is too rigid.

TonyeBarcanista:
No age limit (that's illegal) but there is arrangement for youths.

It is in the constitution that youth occupies at least 25% slot of party and public offices. To ensure gender balance, women occupies 30% minimum and PLWD 5%.

Also youths are to pay ONLY 10% of membership fee in all categories.

Youth age is 18-35...

if your party's ideology is to distance itself from any politicians( both wealthy and influential) who have one way or the other contributed to the mess we are having today then you it is ok..If your party will position youths that are their educated and smart with .age limit not more than 50 years as the fore runner of of their party then the youth will come on board.Last and not the least, if restructuring is in your agenda and other better frame work on how to take Nigeria from it present stagnant situation then you are good to go. We not want another APC that came like a lion in sheep clothing which turn out to be worse off without any vision nor ideology..

[b]I just stumbled on this article of an opposition party PDP , commending Gov Ambode for his achievement in Lagos state thus far..this is how an opposition should be... you commend good work put in place and criticize when your opposition is not meeting up to expectations..not that you will see good work in play but you paint it black just to score cheap political goal..please APC should learn maturity from the PDP.. This is what i call healthy politics..and not the nonsense lies told every where against the PDP as if they did nothing good only for Ameachi in recent time after bad mouthing the rail project to turn anround to commend president Johathan for his achievement in the rail project [/b]

The Moshood Salvador faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos on Sunday commended the Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration for his achievements in infrastructure development in the last two years.

The Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

He said that no one could shut his eyes to the achievements of the governor in the area of road construction and rehabilitation in the last two years, as Lagosians were better for it.

Gani also scored the governor high in area of traffic management, saying sanity was returning to some flashpoints through the deployment of some solutions.

He said the deployment of Close Circuit TV cameras in strategic areas and the provision of other security infrastructure by the administration to check crime were also commendable.

The Publicity Secretary, however, said the PDP would have achieved more than Ambode within the same period if its governorship aspirant in the 2015 elections, Mr Jimi Agbaje, had been elected.

“Based on the assessment of the PDP of the administration of Gov. Ambode in the last two years, we will say he has performed above average in the area road construction and traffic management.

“Politics apart, Ambode has probably built more roads more his predecessors within the same period.

“Look at Abule Egba, he did a yeoman’s job there. He also did well with the roads in Aboru linking Abesan and all of that.

“Even, our leader, Chief Olabode George, acknowledged that he did wonderfully well in the construction of roads in Epe Area.

“And we give him kudos for effective traffic management, especially for freeing up areas like Third Mainland Bridge to Iyana -Oworo which used to be a traffic nightmare.

“And the provision of CCTV cameras in some areas and the provision of security equipment to police is another area we will commend him.

“Even as we commend him for rejuvenating governance in the last two years, we want to state unequivocally that our candidate in the 2015 election, Mr Jimi Agbaje, would have achieved more within the same period if he had been elected.

“This is because Agbaje is a technocrat who knows his onions and is passionate about the masses and that the PDP has better programmes tailored to address the needs of Lagosians,” he said.

Gani said the PDP was commending Ambode based on his achievements to demonstrate that opposition politics should not turn a blind eye to the performance of government in power.

He, however, urged Ambode not to be carried away by the commendation, especially from the opposition, but that it should spur him to do well in the areas that needed attention

Gani advised Ambode to give education its place of pride in his government by providing infrastructure to improve quality.

He also advised the governor to improve allocation to bursaries and scholarships to boost access to education especially by indigent students.

The Publicity Secretary noted that housing was a big challenge in the state and urged the governor to use the second half of his administration to provide affordable housing for residents.

http://nigeriamasterweb.com/paperfrmes.html

Nigerians and other nationals outside the United Kingdom are to pay a new fee of £5.48 before they can make any form of British visa enquiry through electronic mail.

Similarly, all visa enquiries outside the United Kingdom will be handled by a new contractor, Sitel UK. These new developments are contained in a terse statement made available on Thursday to Vanguard by the Media and Public Affairs Officer of the British High Commission in Abuja, Mr. Joe Abuku. The statement said, “From 1 June, all customer enquiries will be handled by a new commercial partner Sitel UK. The new contract will see a number of changes for customers. “These changes help the government reduce costs and ensure those who benefit directly from the UK immigration system make an appropriate contribution.

“The main changes for customers applying from outside the UK are: all phone numbers and opening hours will change, the number of languages offered is reducing to 8 including English, while customers who contact UK Visas and Immigration by email will be charged £5.48. “You will need to pay using a credit or debit card for contacting us by email. The charge includes the first email enquiry you send and any follow-up emails to and from the contact centre relating to the same enquiry. “The way you pay to use the telephone service will remain the same using a credit or debit card. “If you do not have access to a credit or debit card, you may choose to use a trusted 3rd party such as an agent or sponsor. “There are no changes to services if you are contacting us from inside the UK,” the statement said

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/breaking-nigerians-others-pay-5-48-uk-visa-email/

FFKfuckedBIANCA:
Point of correction Sir, the division of Nigeria would be into more than two component

Divide into two first then biafra can now separate if they don't want to remain in the south...but without the north and true federalism in place..then those agitating for their own country might be doing it out of old grudges they have toward the other tribe.

mekuzi09:
I'll love to see a framework that will eliminate forever, that annoying term 'minority'. Nobody is a minority. I'll love to see a framework that will establish equality, justice and meritocracy.....

If Biafra can stand on this ideology of "no minority but everyone is important" and coupled with a fantastic frame work of how to manage the new nation.. then i believe the south south regions would not be too skeptical to buy into the BIAFRA vision..but i believe for everyone to come one board as equal then the name BIFRA should be changed to a more nationalistic name that will give even the minorities a sense of belonging..that is if you want the south south to be part of BIAFRA.If that is achieve then i will be a potential citizen of the new nation.my two cent.

HiddenShadow:
Only fools think that after UN referendum has set the Biafrans free will they be free

The rest of Nigeria will remain intact after the Biafrans leave

the rest of Nigerians cannot remain with the north especially the core north..they are not the kind of people that people would want to live with if given the opportunity..they are too blood thirsty and mentally lazy..not willing to accept progressive policy..but would rather dwell in their medieval and oppressive religious laws which only applies only to the poor and not the rich..they allow that to determine how they live..we are tire of the core north..their wahala is too much...the core north is the reason Biafra want out of Nigeria..nothing more.

Today’s we will be looking at a chronology of the Nigerian Civil War which lasted for 30 months from July 1967 to January 1970. Because of the vexed nature of this issue, almost 50 years later, I will only state facts, there will be no sides taken.
On 30 May 1967, Colonel Emeka Ojukwu, military governor of the Eastern Region, declared independence as the Republic of Biafra. By 2 July, Nigeria started mobilising 1 Area Command NA along Biafra’s northern border for OPUNICORD, the “police action” against the rebels.

War started on 6 July when 1 Area Command NA advanced in two columns into Biafra. Each brigade had three battalions. 1 Brigade, led by Colonel Shuwa, moved along the Ogugu-Ogunga-Nsukka Road in today’s Enugu state with Nsukka as its objective. 2 Brigade, led by Lt. Col Shelpidi, advanced along the Gakem-Obudu-Ogoja Road, towards Obudu in today’s Cross River state. By 10 July, 1 Brigade had captured its initial objectives, and according to HM Njoku could have gone as far as Enugu that day. Njoku, a Biafran commander, reported Biafran troops inflicting wounds on themselves, and suddenly catching malaria to run away. When they did advance towards Enugu, Nigerian troops under the command of Major Obasanjo reached the city centre but could not hold the city. They were repelled by a Biafran regiment under the command of Obasanjo’s best friend, a certain Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. By 12 July, 2 Brigade had captured ALL of its objectives: Gakem, Obudu and Ogoja were back in Nigerian hands.

In the Niger Delta, just before war began General Yakubu Gowon, the Nigerian leader, had pardoned Ijaw nationalist Isaac Adaka Boro who’d declared Niger Delta Republic in 1966. When Biafra seceeded, Boro declared that he’d not swap his Nigerian citizenship for a Biafra dominated by Igbo people. On 26 July 1967, the Lagos Garrison, with members of Boro’s group as members, landed in Bonny with Nigerian Navy support. After securing Bonny, the LGO’s next objective was to capture Port Harcourt, but that action had to be suspend that when Biafra invaded the Midwest.

In the northern sector meanwhile, Nzeogwu, now a Lt. Col, was killed in an ambush on July 29, 1967. This left Enugu open to Nigeria. But despite Obasanjo’s success, he could not move further as resources were redeployed to counter the Midwest invasion. By October 1967, Obasanjo had been redeployed to Army HQ in Lagos, and Lt. Col Danjuma placed in charge of the Enugu sector. Following the successful repuslion of the Midwest invasion, Danjuma moved to capture Enugu, and did on October 4 1967. The Biafran capital was moved to Umuahia. Meanwhile, all the Biafran soldiers captured by Danjuma’s troops were executed in Ogoja.
On 8 August, Biafra invade the previously neutral Midwest with the stated aim of advancing to capture Nigeria’s capital, Lagos.

Under the command of Col. Victor Banjo, the 7000 Biafran troops split up at Agbor, Lt. Col. Festus Akagha headed west to Benin. Major Humphrey Chukwuka headed south to Warri, while Lt. Col. Mike Inveso headed north to Auchi. Inveso’s aim after capturing the northern Midwest was to swing back East at Idah, and engage Nigerian troops from their rear, and his troops committed the first mass murder of the war when they massacred Hausa civilians at Okene in today’s Kogi state, an apparent reprisal for the pogroms of a year before.
The Biafran invasion secured the Midwest within one day, but crucially failed to capture David Ejoor, the governor. In Warri, Chukwuka released Major Adewale Ademoyega, one of the Jan 1966 coupists, who then went on to command Biafra’s 19 Battalion. Akagha was meant to secure Benin with a portion of his troops, while Banjo would take the rest and head towards Lagos.

The Biafran invasion of the Midwest ran into trouble at that point as Banjo spent the next three weeks sat in Benin arguing with Ojukwu. Against Banjo’s recommendation, Sam Ogbemudia, Biafra appointed Albert Okonkwo, an Igbo, as governor of the Republic of Benin. Of course, the appointment of an Igbo rather than a Bini man to head the “Republic of Benin” was looked askance by the locals. These three weeks were crucial, as it gave Nigeria time to regroup after the shock of the Biafran invasion of the Midwest.

By September 18, 12 Brigade in Ore, today’s Ondo state, came under attack by Nigeria’s 2 Division led by Col. Murtala Mohammed. 12 Brigade retreated immediately. In their retreat, they bombed the Oluwa Bridge at Ofosu (border between Edo and Ondo today). When 12 Brigade got to Benin, rather than mounting a defense of the city, they looted the Central Bank and harassed civilians. 12 Brigade also killed civilians at Evbuoneka and Urhonigbe, both in today’s Edo state.

It is said there was a massacre at Ughelli, in today’s Delta state, but I have no records to show that that did happen. These massacres had the effect of definitely turning the non-Igbo Midwesterners against Igbo speaking people, with sad consequences. Non-Igbo Midwesterners would provide lists of Igbos to Nigerian troops, which would be used for nefarious purposes.

By September 20, Murtala’s 2 Division entered Benin. Some Biafran troops were captured and summarily executed at Benin Prison. Meanwhile, Col. Benjamin Adekunle, and his 3 Marine Commando Division, landed in Warri by sea and captured Sapele and Ughelli. Murtala’s 2 Division continued pursuing the Biafrans eastward, but were frustrated by Biafran tactics of blowing bridges. However, the only really major obstacle was the River Niger, and blowing up that bridge brought 2 Division’s advance to a grinding halt.

The Niger Bridge was blown on October 5, 1967, effectively halting Murtala’s advance east. His troops halted in Asaba, the capital of Delta state today. The direct result of Murtala’s troops stopping in Asaba was the Asaba Massacre two days later, by far the largest in the war. On October 7, 1967, Nigerian soldiers under Col. Murtala Mohammed killed about 800 able-bodied civilian men and boys in Asaba. This massacre prolonged the war because after that Biafrans believed that they would be victims of a Nigerian genocide.

During October of 1967, 2 Division made three attempts to cross the River Niger at Onitsha, and were repulsed three times. To open a new front, Operation Tiger Claw was launched by the Nigerian side in Calabar on 17 October led by Col. Adekunle. On 17 October, troops under Adekunle landed at Calabar which was defended by Biafra’s 8 Battalion under Major Ogbu Oji. Adekunle himself took part in the action which eventually overwhelmed the Biafrans. Oji was wounded and evacuated to Umuahia. He was replaced by Lt. Col David Okafor, while on the Nigerian side, Adekunle was reinforced by Lt. Col. Muhammadu Buhari. As the situation in Calabar worsened for the Biafrans, Ojukwu ordered 7 Battalion under Lt. Col Adigio in to help the situation. Adigio refused because according to him, they were outgunned by the Nigerians. He was replaced by Lt. Col. Akagha who went in.

However, by October 20, the day after arriving, Akagha sent a message to Ojukwu that the situation was hopeless in Calabar. To relieve the situation, Ojukwu deployed some of his mercenaries to Calabar, but even they failed to halt the Nigerian advance. Biafran troops surrendered en masse on October 20, 1967 in Calabar and this was the first time that POWs were taken.
Back in the western theatre, Murtala had repeatedly failed to cross to Onitsha, but kept disobeying orders to stop trying. Their only successful crossing was repelled as on landing, rather than engaging the Biafran troops, they looted Onitsha Market. Finally, after failing in two more attempts, at the loss of thousands of his men, he obeyed orders and moved north to Idah. Starting on January 2, 1968, troops under Murtala and Col. Shehu Yar’Adua successfully crossed the Niger River at Idah.

Their first encounter was against Biafra’s 53 Brigade led by Maj. Chris Ude and some mercenaries. They were beaten back. 53 Brigade was then reinforced by Col. Inveso, but they couldn’t hold out for too long. On January 19, 2 Division captured Awka, finally placing Onitsha within Nigeria’s reach but it would take a further 2 months. Ojukwu deployed Major Joseph Achuzia to fend off Murtala, and Achuzia counter-attacked and held of Murtala for months. By the middle of February 1968, Murtala took Udi first, then Ozala which cut off Inveso and his men from the rest of Biafra. On March 20, 1968, 2 Division captured Abagana, and with Yar’Adua and Murtala in command, the Battle for Onitsha had begun. In command of the Biafrans in this battle were Joseph Achuzia and Tim Onwutuegwu, one of the Jan 1966 coup plotters. The Battle for Onitsha was very vicious, and lasted for 2 days, but ended with a comprehensive defeat of the Biafrans. On the morning of March 22, the Biafran 11 Division retreated to Nnewi, after heavy casualties on both sides. Nigeria’s success at Onitsha was rewarded with a heavy store of Biafran equipment which was left behind by the defeated troops.
A few days later however, Achuzia scored a major success with the Abagana Ambush where he destroyed a lot of equipment. On March 31, 1968, Achuzia attacked a 96 car Nigerian convoy at Abagana killing 150 Nigerian troops. He failed to kill Murtala. However, the Abagana Ambush had one major tactical victory for Biafra, it knocked the ill-disciplined Murtala out of the war.

Murtala wasn’t injured at Abagana, but he was reprimanded by his superiors, and as result went to the UK AWOL.
On March 8 1968, the invasion of Port Harcourt which was to have happened in September 1967 finally started. Nigeria’s 33 Brigade, commanded by Col. Ted Hamman overran Biafran positions at Oron and began heading towards Uyo.

At Oron, he linked up with 16 and 17 Brigade under the command of Col. Etuk and Lt. Col. Shande and they proceeded to Opobo. As the Biafrans retreated from the Cross River area, Col. Alani Akinrinade who had been at Bonny launched his offensive. Akinrinade’s troops inflicted heavy casualties on Biafra’s 52 Brigade, which was commanded by Col. Ogbugbo Kalu. By April 1, the Nigerians had captured Onne, but they failed to dig in, and were forced to retreat by mercenaries four days later.

However, as the Nigerians retreated from Onne, Biafran troops in Bori for some reason panicked and retreated, giving the Nigerians the initiative.
On May 19, Ojukwu redeployed Maj. Achizia who had proved to be a good defensive fighter to Port Harcourt to defend the city.

Achuzia reorganised Biafran defences, made them more effective. But it was a lost cause, Port Harcourt fell five days later.
Trying to seize on the capture of Port Harcourt, Adekunle bragged that he would capture Owerri, Aba and Umuahia in two weeks. On September 2, 1968, Nigeria began shelling Aba, and troops deployed under heavy Biafran fire.

This was called Operation OAU. The fighting in Aba was bloody, and involved a lot of house-to-house, and hand-to-hand combat. Casualties on both sides were high. Biafra’s 14 Divison finally surrendered Aba on September 14, 1968 to Major Etuk’s 16 Brigade after heavy casualties on both sides. Four days later, on September 18, 14 Division withdrew from Ohoba and Obinze, both on the outskirts of Owerri, leaving the city open. Etuk took Owerri on September 18, 1968 without a shot fired, a situation which enraged Ojukwu who gave Col. Kalu an ultimatum: either recapture Owerri, or get fired.

Kalu as a result ordered counter-attack which successfully recaptured Obinze. Achuzia was redeployed to join the battle. On September 30, Nigeria captured Okigwe, but by then, the Biafrans were being reinforced by the French, which turned things around. Two weeks later, the heavily re-equipped Biafrans under Achuzia had turned the battle around and began making gains. Since Operation OAU started, the Nigerians had lost over 15,000 soldiers, and Adekunle finally asked for help on October 10, 1968.
On October 14, the Nigerians began withdrawing to Port Harcourt, but one division was left isolated in Owerri. They surrendered. By October 15, Biafra had recaptured Aba, and had taken 6,500 Nigerian soldiers prisoner, their biggest success of the war.

Just a quick word here that in November 1968, Biafran troops led by mercenaries, and buoyed by the successes in OAU tried to recapture Onitsha. However, Rolf Steiner and Taffy Williams failed to recapture Onitsha and lost 2000 men in the process, effectively weakening Biafra even more.
After losing Operation OAU, the Nigerians reorganised. Lt. Col Theophilus Danjuma was elevated to lead 1 Division and asked to capture Umuahia.

Major Ibrahim Babangida was redeployed to head 82 Battalion, and asked to capture and hold Uzuakoli. He got injured in the fighting. On the Biafran side, Ojukwu replaced Tim Onwutuegwu with Joe Achuzia, task: to defend Umuahia at all costs.
However, on April 19, Danjuma’s troops broke through outside Uzuakoli, under 5 km from Umuahia and advanced despite the obstacles. Faced with imminent defeat, and finding that he had no reinforcements with which to work with, Achuzia withdrew from Umuahia on April 22. 1969.

Umuahia was never recaptured by Biafra, and in the meantime, Nigeria removed Adekunle from 3 Marine Commando and replaced him with Col. Obasanjo.
The war settled into a period of stalemate from the fall of Umuahia until the final offensive which was called Operation Tail-Wind.

It was during this period that massive starvation and disease occurred in the tiny Biafran enclave centered around Owerri. Finally, on January 7, 1970, Obasanjo launched his offensive with the target of capturing Uli, Biafra’s last airstrip. On January 9, 1970, Owerri was captured by the Nigerians putting Uli in grave danger of being captured by Obasanjo’s troops. In the Battle for Owerri, Obasanjo’s troops got their biggest prize capturing Col. Joseph Achuzia, which essentially broke Biafran moral.

Capture would have trapped Ojukwu, so the next day, Ojukwu fled to the Ivory Coast from the Uli Airstrip, leaving Philip Effiong in charge. The very next day, Janaury 11, 1970, Uli fell to Nigerian troops, effectively ending the war on the battlefield. A few belligerent Biafran troops led by Tim Onwutuegwu continued fighting, but this ended when Onwutuegwu was killed on January 12.
On Janaury 15, 1970, General Effiong signed the instrument of surrender and declared that all Biafrans were now, once again, Nigerians.
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Cheta Nwanze writes from Lagos

Related Posts Cheta Nwanze:
http://newswirengr.com/2014/06/01/cheta-nwanze-chronology-of-the-nigerian-civil-war-biafra/

non of the above/...all bunches of thieves

the man die too?

Nigeria under true federalism is far better than a split up Nigeria...but anything outside from this is, then it would be better the country split between the north and south..the south can now decide if they wish to establish their true federalism where all regions will be responsible for to manage their affair and pay tax to the centre...that is a better picture.

Donald duke, along with your antecedent, if you are also interested in taking us back to true federalism..then i am 100% beside you.

id911:
If French youths had this type of mentality Emmanuel Macron would certainly not be French President today.

May God eternally bless every Nigerian youth that will think differently and support intellectuals like Donald Duke, Akinwumi Adesina, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, etc to rescue us from the current vultures we have now

yesss..What about Donald Duke and Akinwunmi Adeshina? those are good coombo..it wont be bad at all..buuuuuuuuuuuuuut Naija mentality dey weaken my spirit.

nextprince:
Donald Duke, you are very qualified to rule Nigeria, and I will personally cast my vote for you.

i CONCUR

Amberon:
All the various tribes of the SS have spoken in one voice that we are against Biafra but all you people do is insult us for not aligning with Biafra.

The reasonable thing Igbo's could have done was to send prominent people who would try to convince us on the pros of joining Biafra but instead they arrogantly included us in their maps and told us to our faces that we're biafrans whether or not we like it. That alone dashed all hopes of SS joining Biafra.

Exactly my thought..I thought they will do that.You cant just mob up people from diverse regions and assume they are BIAFRA without due consultation..that is ARROGANCE.

DontForceUnity:
In Biafra,

True Federalism will be the right of Niger Delta people

Total control over their destiny, law, resources, etc

If all regions under Biafra will be alowed to manage their resources and contribute some quota to the centre( true federalism) then that is a welcome development..but i still believe that the Igbos' would always oppress the minority group just like the way the northerners are treating the rest of the country...BIAFRA is an Igbo project..if the Niger Delta must be part of it then it cannot bear that name BIAFRA...if not it will become ans Igbo nation while the rest of the non igbo group will be shortchange in areas of their aspiration in the political arena. BIAFRA should just be content with their five state since it is an Igbo project..

carzola:
This rich men...
They feel they can
Do anything....

Even build a house on
Another mans plot of land
And dash it to him...

DId i just smell envy? be happy for the poor neighbor who just got a wonderful house..

The Op''s write up, though is on point but i would say a bit bias toward his own tribe men..I have been one of the people clamoring for Seun and his moderators to put a stop to this Igbos/ Yoruba e-warriors and the hate speech that seems to be gracing all the thread on Nairaland .There is so much Afonja and Ipob/Igbo name calling here and there even on important national topics that i expected us as Nigerians to discuss and deliberate on with civility, but would be painted with ethno/religious and political coloration's..then the hateful name calling and hate speech erode the whole place.thereby loosing the relevance of message of the thread...These nuisance are not only from the Igbo extractions...the Yorubas' e-warriors are culprit too...so they should also be scolded...the way they do it here is like a game of bravado of who know how to strike better in getting on one another nerves..it a pity i must say...But why single out and lash at on only the Igbo e-warriors and leave the other partner in crime to look like the innocent one or victim still baffles me..they are all guilty here my brother.that is why i said your write up is bias.

Fine the Igbos E-Warriors crossed the line regarding Acting president Osibanjo's speech regarding the Biafra War but APC Yorubas e-warriors too were known to have insulted former president Jonathan with reckless abandon during his tenure..as they were very dissatisfied with his administration. That is democracy for you..so what is good for the goose should also be good for the gander don't you think so?

We should be fair in what ever we do..this is the reason Nigeria is not moving forward; because each tribe would hide their wrong and rather over emphasize on the wrong of another tribe...we all should be fair in handling issues that involve people from all tribe.


I am neither an Igbo, Yoruba nor an Hausa, so i am on neutral here side here. In all fairness if the Igbos want Biafra then let it be granted to them...But they should try and channel all this energy and hanger toward their leaders/ representative in the national assembly to champion their demand.

samstradam:
A president of the North that wants to kill Boko haram, bring back chibok girls and fight corruption is fine with me for now as long as he allows my Lagos to keep developing at its pace.

Eventually if his onesideness is not addressed, I will move on to the next local champion that will give me what I believe is important for my region and hopefully my country to move on.

these statement of your sound very selfish and childish..how old are again? please when are adult are commenting on important national issues it is not the best of time to start playing around.It is offensive.

nice one but when the Lagos to calabar rail project be concession?

Jaynom:
Ewwww!

Is that a puke? it really nice with bread..that is what i use on my bread instead of Margarine/butter.It nice..i think you should try it someday