The third fact is that there would not have been a Nigeria-Biafra war. The cause of the Nigeria-Biafra war was simply the inability of Nigeria, or...
Millions of Nigerians, the group argued, are still living with the consequences of the Accord’s betrayal, including insecurity, economic collapse, and a ‘unitary state masquerading as...
Gowon’s own contradictions further expose the deceit. In a 2007 interview, he claimed, “We never agreed to confederation at Aburi.” Yet, the official Aburi transcripts, published...
On Nigeria’s healing 55 years after the civil war, Gowon said, “We’ve survived 55 years since the war. My idea was that we’d rebuild the country...
Gowon made this statement during the Annual Conference of the Anglican Men’s Christian Fellowship held at Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, Abuja, over the weekend. The...
Gowon’s recent remarks are ahistorical. The Nigerian Civil War was not just a “political disagreement”; it was the culmination of systemic marginalization, a broken peace deal,...
Edgar says it’s a matter of conviction. “Nigeria has been running with leaders that have not shown any form of conviction. Even the average Nigerian does...
She particularly stressed the critical role of education in every woman’s life and recalled the temptations she faced when she started earning money as a beauty...
Although the author made several visits to Nigeria to deliver both oral and written messages from Ojukwu to many of his diverse contacts, it is interesting...
Sadly after that came the horrendous pogroms and slaughter of the Igbo in the North which eventually led to the civil war in which millions of...