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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Timmi: 1:33pm On Nov 21, 2022
Emergingnation3:
Cry for forever.... The actualization of sovereign state of Biafra is imminent, nothing can stop it ..

Chronic unity beggar..

I thought it’s already existing, you and your people just need to move to the southeast enclave, call the republic whatever you want to call it and let Peter OBI be your president. The rest of us Nigerians will be much better for it and we can’t wait for you and your people to emigrate and go.

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Ihavefaith333: 1:38pm On Nov 21, 2022
This evil old man does not want Igbo to be united with peace loving Nigerians that is why he is always reminding them of biafra

He is just saying this to incite Biafra agitators so that Igbo would be seen as criminals and separatists.

Soyinka, why not lead a war for declaration of Odua republic you cunning old devil.

Leave Igbos alone.
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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by joefelin2345: 1:39pm On Nov 21, 2022
Mindlog:
The Biafran war can never be air brushed away
But the January 1966 coup could abi? With all the dead personalities such as Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sir Tafawa Balewa, Chief SLA Akintola, Brig. Ademulegun, Col Ralph Sodeinde, Col Pam, Brig Mamlari etc. These were fathers, husbands, Uncle's, Brothers etc of some people as well. It is a pity that people contributed towards that war. The war for me is our war too & if we can learn something from it we could come closer to what the men at time were not...the architect of out future.

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Emergingnation3(m): 1:40pm On Nov 21, 2022
Timmi:


I thought it’s already existing, you and your people just need to move to the southeast enclave, call the republic whatever you want to call it and let Peter OBI be your president. The rest of us Nigerians will be much better for it and we can’t wait for you and your people to emigrate and go.
Yes, we are planning to leave in droves from every nook and cranny of this contraption for BIAFRA, the way we did in the 60ths, which your unity begging fathers , allied together fought to keep us in the name of one Nijiara !!

The actualization of sovereign state of is a task that must be accomplished..... Afonja Muslims and their Fulani counterpart, should continue their joint headslamming in Nigeria forever, for all we care..

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Cuam: 1:43pm On Nov 21, 2022
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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Franciscabless(f): 1:46pm On Nov 21, 2022
He has spoken well

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by J3susFr3ak: 1:48pm On Nov 21, 2022
Realists:


What an hypocrite, What of the cold blooded murder of Sir AT Balewa, what of the cold blooded murder of Sir Ahmadu Bello and Akintola ?, When will their family get justice?, The Igbo conspirators want the world to forget about them, forgetting that KARMA has the address of each one of them with their family names.
You can't murder a nation leader and think your own leaders will prosper and lead you to promise land, just like they murdered the greatest Nigeria & Northern leaders in 1966, so also shall their leaders be murdered till the end of time. Every life matters.

If you're Northern....I suppose the 500 billion dollars your leaders and Arewa region has stolen from the East should be compensation enough?

Oh...it is not enough? Not even the innocent blood your radical Islamic fanatics and lunatic herdsmen have been spilling to drunken stupor since 2015? Or do you think it is only the blood of "leaders" are of any worth compared to those your terrorists have been spilling every single day?

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Idiko1: 1:51pm On Nov 21, 2022
nwekeugochukwu:
Memories Of Biafra Can't Be Erased, Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has said that the removal of history from the curriculum of Nigerian schools by the government is a criminal act, IGBERETV reports.

Speaking at the 24th edition of the Lagos Book and Arts Festival organized by Book Kraft, Soyinka stated that memories of Biafra can't be erased by the removal of history from schools' curriculum as the agitation can never be defeated and can never be wiped away.

He said;

“Collective memory is the key because it is that memory which is related to the mechanisms of relating reality to whatever narrative is given to us. It is far more important and it is more dangerous because you can get trapped in it because it is collected as a community activity and some of that I think is happening to us here in Nigeria.

“I’m referring of course to Biafra.

“The collective memory there is very strong, even before the war, I warned that this collective memory might remain to plague efforts at nation being and that therefore, everything should be done to avoid that war.

“When I use expressions like, Biafra can never be defeated can never be wiped away, people thought I was talking about just the battlefield.

“I was talking about, a notion, a passion which enters the collective memory in active life not just as a past narrative. this is what I was warning against. And we’re seeing it today.

“Governments sometimes think that by undertaking the criminal act of removing history from schools, something which I never believed could ever happen to us. The government actually stopped teaching of history in schools.

“So naive, so stupid as not to recognise that there is something called memory, collective memory, active memory in the present.

“If the purpose was to obliterate the war or memories of the war, what about events that led up to the war? What about the position, the narrative of existence in relation to the outer world? How do you obliterate for heaven’s sake?

“Yet people sat down and went about their business when they removed history from the curriculum.

“That’s what I mean by saying that we must always adjudicate the present by history, by the collective memory.

“At the same time, however, we must take care not to become prisoners of that collective memory. That member must be able to use our collective memory in a progressive, productive, creative, and advanced way.”



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I guess this dude should speak adamantly on numerous issues which besieged the shithole called Nigeria as he did before and during Biafra/Nigeria war which saw him in jail.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by MelesZanawi: 1:53pm On Nov 21, 2022
Soyinka has done more for Biafra than many Igbos. That is why when I see them insulting him, I laugh at their stupidity.

When Soyinka was imprisoned by Gowon for supporting Biafra, Achebe was in America sleeping with college girls.

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by MelesZanawi: 1:54pm On Nov 21, 2022
Cuam:


You're a tribal bigot , own your truth and stop acting like your statement was made jokingly.

Did he mention your father's name or why are you convulsing?

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Laeroy(f): 1:56pm On Nov 21, 2022
Biafra reminds me of this song below by Cynthia Erivo...........




I been walkin'
With my face turned to the sun
Weight on my shoulders
A bullet in my gun
Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head
Just in case I have to run
I do what I can when I can while I can for my people
While the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night
That's when I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I can feel it in my bones
Early in the mornin'
Before the sun begins to shine
We're gonna start movin'
Towards that separating line
I'm wadin' through muddy waters
You know I got a made up mind
And I don't mind if I lose any blood on the way to salvation
And I'll fight with the strength that I got until I die
So I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
And I know what's around the bend
Might be hard to face 'cause I'm alone
And I just might fail
But Lord knows I tried
Sure as stars fill up the sky
Stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Do you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
I hear freedom calling
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I can feel it in my bones
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Mummyimbecile(m): 1:57pm On Nov 21, 2022
The then Military Government of Nigeria, and also the civilian Government had all it takes to address the issue after the war, and make Nigeria work again...but what did they do?...Nothing!

What lead to the civil war is still playing out today. Am afraid, the quest for the restoration of the Independent State of Biafra can't be defeated.

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Mindlog: 1:58pm On Nov 21, 2022
joefelin2345:
But the January 1966 coup could abi? With all the dead personalities such as Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sir Tafawa Balewa, Chief SLA Akintola, Brig. Ademulegun, Col Ralph Sodeinde, Col Pam, Brig Mamlari etc. These were fathers, husbands, Uncle's, Brothers etc of some people as well. It is a pity that people contributed towards that war. The war for me is our war too & if we can learn something from it we could come closer to what the men at time were not...the architect of out future.

As the focus was on the Biafran war, history classes would have given Nigerians the knowledge of the built up crisis and how things got escalated into a full blown war, how it was fought, the surrender and efforts on post war reunification of the minds of Nigerians......My father survived being killed by the soldiers as he drove from Lagos back to the East in November1966 as he did mistaken him for a young Missionary Catholic Priest because of his fair skin complexion and spoken English. wink

It was a senseless war by all account, nothing good was gained from it.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by TUTU147: 1:59pm On Nov 21, 2022
I know Biafra is an ideology, and it is very difficult to defeat ideology.Some of us were not born during the war,but the desire to see the new nation is still in us.The government can do justice by allowing every region to go without blood bath.You can not beat a child and ask the child not to cry.Even after MNK, the struggle will still continue because it is a spirit.The sun shall rise one day.

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Zeezenho: 2:00pm On Nov 21, 2022
Timmi:


I thought it’s already existing, you and your people just need to move to the southeast enclave, call the republic whatever you want to call it and let Peter OBI be your president. The rest of us Nigerians will be much better for it and we can’t wait for you and your people to emigrate and go.

Do you can steal their properties and all they worked for. lazy petty their.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Ojiofor: 2:00pm On Nov 21, 2022
yyba:
SOYINKA has collect money from ibo to say all this rubbish , very unfortunate

No he is actually still trying to distract Igbo youths from OBIEDIENT movement which have so far dominated Nigeria political space by resurrecting the memories of Biafra.The timing is suspect.Igbo youths dont be fooled.

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by premierlead: 2:00pm On Nov 21, 2022
Biafrans are hypocrite, they are the real enemy of themselves
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by ogwumgbe: 2:02pm On Nov 21, 2022
Realists:


What an hypocrite, What of the cold blooded murder of Sir AT Balewa, what of the cold blooded murder of Sir Ahmadu Bello and Akintola ?, When will their family get justice?, The Igbo conspirators want the world to forget about them, forgetting that KARMA has the address of each one of them with their family names.
You can't murder a nation leader and think your own leaders will prosper and lead you to promise land, just like they murdered the greatest Nigeria & Northern leaders in 1966, so also shall their leaders be murdered till the end of time. Every life matters.

Just as your leaders have been at the receiving end of that murder: Abiola, Jakande, Awolowo, what a people?
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Cuam: 2:02pm On Nov 21, 2022
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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by premierlead: 2:06pm On Nov 21, 2022
Ojiofor:


No he is actually still trying to distract Igbo youths from OBIEDIENT movement which have so far dominated Nigeria political space by resurrecting the memories of Biafra.The timing is suspect.Igbo youths dont be fooled.


Igbo youths are fooling themselves already, war in their land, agitation of no election in the east come 2023 plus Soludo outburst about their popular candidate...Peter Obi. Some of the thugs from that region are promising no election in the east

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Nairalandnigga(m): 2:11pm On Nov 21, 2022
As an igbo guy, Soyinka should take his Biafra nonsense to Yoruba land, we are not interested.
Soyinka is a distraction that is working for Tinubu.

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Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Idiko1: 2:12pm On Nov 21, 2022
MelesZanawi:
Soyinka has done more for Biafra than many Igbos. That is why when I see them insulting him, I laugh at their stupidity.

When Soyinka was imprisoned by Gowon for supporting Biafra, Achebe was in America sleeping with college girls.


The bolded destroyed whatever good intentions you had, if any. To correct your silly figment of imagination, Soyinka did not support Biafra however, he pleaded for Biafra/Nigeria war to be avoided. He supported nation states to be created out of the delinquent Nigeria.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Akuruoulo(m): 2:12pm On Nov 21, 2022
toobusy:
One scary hidden open secret is that the southeasterns will one day separate from Nigeria and become independent,the only real hidden secret there is the time.
THE YORUBA AND HAUSA TRIBE KNEW THIS , AND THATS WHY THEY DON'T EVER WANT TO OWN A PROPERTY IN IGBO LAND.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Allison012: 2:12pm On Nov 21, 2022
Ugaboy:
It's in my own best interest, I do not interfere in matters that will flood my notification with mentions...

I come in peace not in vawulence
And i'm bringing vawulence to you now.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Basiliun: 2:13pm On Nov 21, 2022
This is an axiomatic truth which some folke will never like especially those power mongers
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Neddstark: 2:16pm On Nov 21, 2022
Cuam:


You're a tribal bigot , own your truth and stop acting like your statement was made jokingly.

Emeka you no wan traffic white go Malay again?
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by tsdarkside(m): 2:16pm On Nov 21, 2022
MelesZanawi:
Soyinka has done more for Biafra than many Igbos. That is why when I see them insulting him, I laugh at their stupidity.

When Soyinka was imprisoned by Gowon for supporting Biafra, Achebe was in America sleeping with college girls.


igbos are too emotional....
they dont see through politicians shenanigans....

most nigerians dont care what politicians say....
but we rather play politics than invite total anarchy with warlords here and their....
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by Ojiofor: 2:17pm On Nov 21, 2022
premierlead:



Igbo youths are fooling themselves already, war in their land, agitation of no election in the east come 2023 plus Soludo outburst about their popular candidate...Peter Obi. Some of the thugs from that region are promising no election in the east

I know some Igbo youths are already fooling around but I know majority of Igbo youths are wise and won't fall for Soyinka's intellectual ethnic political mind games he is playing with Biafra.The tragedy of Biafra made Soyinka famous when he was detained during the war and he still want to continue to benefit from that tragedy.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by felzokugo(m): 2:19pm On Nov 21, 2022
yyba:
SOYINKA has collect money from ibo to say all this rubbish , very unfortunate
Yeye dey smell.
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by tsdarkside(m): 2:21pm On Nov 21, 2022
Nairalandnigga:
As an igbo guy, Soyinka should take his Biafra nonsense to Yoruba land, we are not interested.
Soyinka is a distraction that is working for Tinubu.

igbos will forget ofcourse that Soyinka is a yoruba too....
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by felzokugo(m): 2:22pm On Nov 21, 2022
Neddstark:
Me sha I want Biafra to happen.
Igbos can go back to their land.
Obidients Yorubas can join them in Anambra state since they believe in the Pandora criminal so much
Then the most sophisticated tribe in Africa will show the world the greatness of the Black man

Anyone who has a problem with my above statement will be disappointed after the election because their candidate won't win.


Kwantinue!
Re: Biafra Can Never Be Defeated And Wiped Away - Soyinka by laiperi: 2:23pm On Nov 21, 2022
Soyinka needs to give up on Igbo cause. No matter what he did, do or say, Igbo would abuse him like they do against the "most detribalized Nigerian" Obasanjo when he brought Igbo into the most powerful positions after the war, abused Fajuyi as a traitor for dying with Ironsi, killed Banjo for leading Biafra into his father land, killed Ademulegu in his sleep, killed Akintola the man that told Awo the truth about Igbo not to mention other Yoruba still in love and businesses with Igbo.

Including moi. Is it genetic to follow them to grave?

Even the last Biafran Government with all Igbo powerful positions led by a Biafran Jonathan has been denied as never.

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