Nigeria, The West African ZooBy Tim Tochukwu It has become obvious that a great number of Nigerians distaste the labeling of their country as a zoo by Biafran activists, especially Radio Biafra and Biafra Television. They also show dislike to their being labeled as the monkeys and baboons inhabiting the zoo.But having thought deeply about…
Nigerians are terroristsBy Tim Tochukwu This piece is in response to an article written by a Nigerian who, it seems, joined the campaign spearheaded by agents of Nigerian government against radio Biafra, and (by implication) Biafrans. The writer (with a Biafran name – Peregrino Brimah), published the article with the title: “Before The First Eastern…
IPOB Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest – Nigeria’s Biggest Mistake BACKGROUNDThe Eastern part of Nigeria is a made of predominantly Christian population whose way of life is different from their Northern Counterpart that are predominantly Muslims. These two groups of people existed on their own without the other part for thousands of years before the coming of…
The Agent of the Nigeria, Directorate of State Security (DSS) in Lagos kidnapped the Director of Radio Biafra, Biafra Television and the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Worldwide, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a marathon broadcast of the Radio Biafra this afternoon, Saturday, September 17, 2015, hosted by Mazi Uche Mefor, the Deputy Director…
Yoruba group, the Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has condemned what it described as an unrelenting desecration of Yoruba culture by the obsession of Igbo communities in having a crowned king in Yoruba domains. The socio-political group, in a statement issued on Friday, asserted that the title of Eze Ndigbo in Yorubaland is not backed by…
Some communities in Anambra West Local Government Area have been hit by the flood which reportedly submerged houses, destroyed farmlands as well as household items. The Chairman of the Council Area, Chief Simon Onuora, told newsmen in Nzam near Onitsha on Friday that the communities affected were Umuikwu Anam, Oroma Etiti, Umuemyi Anam, Umueze Anam,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his pledge to rout Boko Haram insurgents by the end of this year, but declared that he will not resign from office if the promise is not achieved as he would rather “stay and fight it out.” Buhari, who stated this during a chat with Al Jazeera’s UpFront programme, expressed…
Chief Olu Falae has recounted the scenes of his bizarre abduction saga that took place in September 2015. Olu Falae, who spoke with tears periodically dropping from his eyes, said, “I will consider my suffering a blessing if Yorubas are eventually liberated from the shackles of nomadic Fulani herdsmen who have become a thorn in…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria can win the current war against the terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Obasanjo said the country doesn’t necessarily have to wait until all insurgents have been killed before it can claim victory over the terrorists. Obasanjo, who led a group of Columbians and others to visit President Muhammadu Buhari…
Enjoying a chilled cider in a hotel pool bar, former Nigerian militant leader Ebi John has a simple message for President Muhammadu Buhari – keep paying my men or risk a new insurgency in the Niger Delta. Tensions have been building in the southern swampland since Buhari said in his inauguration speech in May that…