Main Menu

Tag: civil war

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Disowns Statement Saying Nnamdi Kanu Refused To Listen To Igbo Leaders

Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has disowned a statement credited to it on the re-arrest and arraignment of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).Read More

FG Protests Deletion Of Tweet, Says Twitter Can’t Gag Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari
Accuses microblogging site of double standards The Federal Government yesterday accused the social media giant, Twitter, of double standards in its treatment of issues affecting Nigeria. It warned that itRead More

We Can’t Afford Another Civil War, Says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Obasanjo: Insecurity won’t consume Nigeria US issues advisory on Lagos Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday rallied Nigerians to put the brakes on the spiralling violence that has pushed Nigeria toRead More

Tijjaniyya Islamic Movement’s Leadership Tussle Boils over

President Buhari snubs Muhammad Sanusi II, few weeks after appointment as sect’s leader, receives factional world and Nigeria leaders.
Buhari snubs Muhammad Sanusi II, few weeks after appointment as sect’s leader, receives factional world and Nigeria leaders The tussle over the leadership of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Religious Movement isRead More

Afenifere Seeks Foreign Intervention To Combat Herdsmen Crisis

The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere
Reiterates Soyinka’s warning on imminent civil war The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday urged the international community to intervene in the crisis between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria toRead More

#EndSARS: Kwara Gov Warns Against Instigating Another Civil War

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has urged Nigerians to refrain from actions that could spark another civil war and thus turn citizens to refugees elsewhere. AbdulRazaq stated this duringRead More

Enter The Era Of Boko Haram’s “Repentant” Terrorists

Boko Haram
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu wrote that the treatment handed out to the so-called “repentant” terrorists is an admission by the Federal Government that crime pays. The powers-that-be of Boko Haram haveRead More

Sierra Leone Suspends Minister For Threatening To Kill Rioters

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone suspended a cabinet minister on Sunday, May 10th, 2020 after he allegedly threatened to kill protesters, after a recent outpouring of violent encountersRead More

50 Years After Biafran War: Gowon Claims Ojukwu Announced A Different Thing From What They Agreed On At Aburi

Gowon and Ojukwu during Biafran War
50 years after the devastating Biafran War, Nigeria’s former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon said that the civil war was caused by the late Biafran leader, Odumegwu Ojukwu when heRead More