THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA NATION

  Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of MASSOB said the killing of Igbos in Northern states stirred agitation for Biafra.  The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has revealed why it began agitation for independent of the defunct Republic of Biafra.  Uwazuruike disclosed this when he played host to convener of the Northern Elders Council, Professor Ango Abdullahi, in his Owerri residence on Tuesday. He further stated that Igbos were still being killed in the North, appealing to Abdullahi to help stop the bloodshed. He said,  There is no doubt that a lot of senseless bloodshed is still going on periodically in the Northern Nigeria today. Only sadists and possibly, the perpetrators of the damnable act will be happy to kill, maim and destroy precious human lives with reckless abandon. I was constrained to start agitating for an independent Biafra when I could no longer bear the way Ndigbo were being killed in parts of ...

  Recall that the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo while speaking at a town hall meeting in Minnesota, the United States of America, recently had said the problem of Nigeria was not geographical restructuring but prudent management of national resources.  Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, insisted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, was dishonest about the issue of restructuring of Nigeria.     But, Abubakar had faulted the stance of Osinbajo, stressing that the Vice President was wrong about his claim on restructuring.    ONLINE STORE Osinbajo, however, responded to Abubakar’s statement, insisting that restructuring in whatever shape or form, will not mean much if our political leaders see public resources as an extension of their bank accounts. Following the bickering between Osinbajo and Abubakar, APC said that the calls for restructuring by many politicians was often time a populist and opportunistic ...

    By Emma Amaize Dr. Owamah, also the President, Academic Research and Entrepreneurship Development (A-RED) Initiative and guest speaker, stated this in an interview with reporters on the sideline of the maiden public lecture of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Ughelli branch. Asaba — Acting Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Dr Hilary Owamah, has said that it was lamentable that 40 years of independence, Nigeria still rely basically on foreign nations for its technological and industrial requirements.  His words:  It is regrettable that over 40 years after independence, Nigeria still depend largely on foreign nations for her various technological and industrial needs. Its development is still grossly low in terms technological productivity. Until engineers are allowed to fully perform their roles in the society, achievement of sustainable economic development would continue to elude the...

  Contrary to the notion that Senator Mark was capitalizing on the populist agenda, the former Senate President in a statement by his media aide, Paul Mumeh, said he had listened and galvanized the views of various ethnic nationalities in Nigeria and submitted that restructuring is now.  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2019 presidential hopeful, Senator David Mark, has insisted that restructuring of Nigeria is an idea whose time has come.  According to him: “It is understandable that the APC would accuse me of being a new convert to restructuring in view of their many failed promises to the Nigerian people. I will not make promises like them. My antecedent over the years especially during my tenure as Senate President is a testimony that I will always act in the nation’s best interest. He stressed: “My position is anchored on the feedback from Nigerians, and as a leader, in my own right, I have to act in consonance with the wishes of people. ...

  Following the disclosure by the Nigerian Army that it will soon commence its Operation Python Dance 3 in the South East, BNYL, had said it  won’t take it  Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, on Tuesday threatened to revive militants activities in the Niger Delta if Operation Python Dance 3 was allowed in the South East. However, raising its latest resistance, BNYL warned against the action. In a statement sent to BIAFRA NEWS, the Biafra group also warned security operatives against, Shooting unarmed Pro-Biafra supporters on 14th September, IPOB Sit-at-home. In the statement jointly signed by its Deputy Leader, Ebuta Ogar Takon and Chief of Staff, Linus Essien, BNYL said it,  has what it takes to revive Militia activities in the creeks of Bakassi and Niger Delta if Python Dance 3 is allowed in the South East. BNYL also faulted the statement by the police to deal with members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The group berated pol...

  Her saddest moment, she said, was when after expressing joy and happiness that her daughter had been freed, she woke up to know that she was only dreaming. She added that the family had not remained the same since the unfortunate incident. Leah Sharibu was one of the 110 female students of the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, who were abducted on February 19, 2018, by Boko Haram terrorists. While others were released by the terrorists following negotiations, Leah is still being held captive because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. Rebecca Sharibu spoke in an interview with  NEWS at the headquarters of the Church of Christ in Nations in Jos during the second anniversary of the Arewa Christians and Indigenous Pastors Association. At the ceremony, notable personalities and institutions including BIAFRA NEWS Newspapers and the family of Leah Sharibu were given awards.In an interview with  a   correspondent ...

  The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the terror attack on Gudumbali, saying that its combined troops of 82 Division Task Force Brigade and 158 Task Force Battalion repelled the attack and were restoring normalcy in the area. Boko Haram terrorists have staged a fresh attack on a military base in Baga in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, a day after they invaded Gudumbali area in the Guzamala Local Government Area and sacked the residents.  The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Texas Chukwu, said the terrorists  set some buildings ablaze in the community but no casualty was recorded. Our correspondent reported on Sunday that the Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday overran the troops’ location in Gudumbali and displaced the residents to Gubio town. Eyewitnesses said the terrorists captured the community after trooping into the areas in large numbers and shooting sporadically which sent thousands of residents fleeing. Our corr...