Igbo can’t afford another war — Uwazurike
The leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Ralph Uwazurike, has warned that Igbos cannot afford another war.
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Civil war has not united Nigeria, but a political settlement will
By Olu Fasan RECENTLY, Nigeria marked the 51st anniversary of the end of its civil war, from July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970. Too often, retired generals tell us they fought the war to secure Nigeria’s ‘unity’. But, in truth, all they did was to stop, with lethal force, a constituent unit – the
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CIVIL WAR: ‘Nigeria more divided now than in 1967’
•It’s time to say never again – Kukah, Adebanjo, Amechi, Yakassai, others •No basis for Nigeria’s unity – Nnamdi Kanu By Clifford Ndujihe, Political Editor YEESTERDAY, January 15, marked exactly 51 years of the end of the 30-month Nigerian-Biafran Civil War that claimed an estimated three million lives on both sides. After the war, the
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‘51 years after, Nigeria hasn’t learnt from civil war ordeal’
…Nation hasn’t recovered from wounds of civil war —Kukah …Civil war lessons ‘ll help us address past errors —Utomi …Let’s restructure, return to true federalism —Adebanjo …This not the country we founded —Amechi By Clifford Ndujhe, Politics Editor FIFTY-ONE years after the Nigerian-Biafran Civil War, a host of eminent Nigerians said, yesterday, that the country
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51 YEARS AFTER: How to avert another civil war— Adebanjo, Amechi, Yakassai, Kukah, Igali, others
FIFTY-ONE years after the Nigeria-Biafran Civil War, some eminent Nigerians said, on Thursday, that the country learned little or nothing from the deadly misadventure and could return to the disastrous path.
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Wounds of Civil War haven’t healed— Bishop Kukah
By Nwafor Sunday The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, Thursday, said that the wounds of the civil war have not been healed. Kukah disclosed this at a zoom meeting organized by Dele Momodu of the Ovation Magazine and Mazi Ezeoke. Speaking on the theme: The Second never again conference: 51 years after Nigerian-Biafran
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CIVIL WAR: Why we’re organising ‘Never Again’ parley —Utomi
DISTURBED by the divisions and stunted development caused by the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, some eminent Nigerians are determined to ensure that the country did not return to the deadly road, Professor Pat Utomi has said.
Read More CIVIL WAR: Amechi, Yakassai, Adebanjo, Utomi, others hold ‘Never Again’ parley
FIFTY-ONE years after the Nigerian-Biafran Civil War, eminent Nigerians drawn from all parts of the country will brainstorm on how to ensure that Nigeria does not return to such a deadly path again.
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R.E.V.E.A.L.E.D: Civil war cost Nigeria £130m
By Dirisu Yakubu & Alice Ekpang The 30 months old civil war between Nigeria and Biafra cost the former a whopping £130 million, an academic, Adetunji Ogunyemi has revealed. Ogunyemi who disclosed this while facilitating a session at the ongoing media training workshop in Abuja organised by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, a German Non Governmental Organization, decried what
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2023: Kalu’s presidency as act of reconciliation after Civil War
By Dr. Johnson Greg In January 1970, the Biafran General, Philip Effiong, led the leadership of the secessionist Biafran State to a meeting with General Yakubu Gowon to acknowledge the end of the Nigerian civil war. Effiong ended his speech with the following words: “The Republic of Biafra [hereby] ceases to exist”. Apparently excited and
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