THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA NATION

  Nigeria has never had worse enemies than its own people who refuse to reason beyond geographical, religious or ethnic boundaries. Happenings across the country have never been uglier than now; from the dreaded Boko Haram sect unleashing their terrorism in the Northeast to the marauding bandits in the Northwest kidnapping and killing people in their villages at will, coupled with criminal elements among herdsmen bearing automatic weapons, creating discord with in the Southwest, to secessionists in the East, pushing for their Biafra. Nigeria is on fire and unfortunately issues like the second EndSARS protest is also coming at this point acting more of a fuel to the on-going crises than a solution. The truth is we all have no other country than Nigeria, and by virtue of the crises we have on our table at the moment, we already have more than enough to deal with. No one among us can kill another and live in peace; we are at the time to decide either to live in peace or die. We must l...

  written by Elizabeth Iwunwa, who has been living, studying and working on Prince Edward Island since 2014.  For more information about our commentary section, please read this editor's blog and our FAQ. The victims of war are not only the soldiers who lose life and limb, but also the people who suffer pain, the destruction of their life's work and the realization of what fellow human beings are capable of. My father is one of such. My mother too, but mostly my father, for he was a child conscious of his surroundings when the Nigerian civil war began. 'Let us remember to find peace within ourselves and extend it to all whom we call neighbour This war, often called the Biafran war was the most fatal perpetration of Black-on-Black killing in Africa before the Rwandan genocide. It began in July 1967, ended in January 1970 and tainted Nigeria's newborn independence of seven years.  Nigeria began as a British colonial experiment. Follow...

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted reports of his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Jonathan said he is still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking at the supreme court victory/ thanksgiving service of the Bayelsa State governor, the former president described PDP “as a friend that carries people along.” According to Jonathan: “PDP has been a very friendly party, I am a member of PDP and I know from the beginning till today, it has been a very friendly party, PDP is a party that carries everybody along and we should extend that to Bayelsa State. Jonathan has been linked with a possible move to the APC after he played host to some chieftains of the ruling party. The former president was linked with the APC 2023 presidential ticket. However, the interim Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC, Mai Mala Buni had denied such claims.

  Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,  says the world has entered a new epoch with the appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Governor Wike, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said the appointment of Dr Okonjo-Iweala , a onetime Minister of Finance and Chairman of President Goodluck Jonathan Economic Team to lead the WTO, is a beacon of hope for Nigeria. The Rivers State governor said he is confident that Dr Okonjo-Iweala, who has distinguished herself as a renowned economist and contributed to the economic successes of many nations, will usher in a new era in the WTO. He stated the new Director General of the WTO throughout her career both at the World Bank and as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, had consistently demonstrated an exceptional taste for transparency, and passion for equity. “Having served in the Federal Executive Council with Dr Okonjo-Iweala, I am confident...

  The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the soldiers in Orlu, Imo State to vacate the area immediately. Again, the group warns the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to stop unwarranted statements that could endanger the lives of the people. The acclaimed President General of the splinter group, Onyeachonam Onuorah, in a statement Monday in Awka, called for calm in the area, while appealing to soldiers to vacate the town. He said the continued presence of soldiers in Orlu and some other communities within Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State was overdue, adding that the people were not in a war situation According to Onuorah, “It is condemnable for Governor Hope Uzodinma to lock up people in their houses for weeks without making provisions that will cushion the effects of hunger, health challenges and other untold hardship the imposed curfew has caused in t...

  Awolowo's achievements, brilliance, and intellectual prowess notwithstanding, he had his fair share of criticisms, and huge controversies. https://btcmining.best/lottery/ref/17348 Famed as the president who never ruled Nigeria, or in the much-cited words of Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, “the best president Nigeria never had,” Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo was born in the town of Ikenne in the South-Western part of Nigeria on March 6, 1909.  And in the same location, he was transformed to the world beyond on May 9, 1987. Like the proverbial elephant, he was different things to different people, having explored various fields of knowledge and areas of public engagement.  He was known as a statesman, a nationalist, pro-independence fighter, committed activist, reputable journalist, graduate economist, a trained lawyer, and above all, a politician and a Yorubaist. Awolowo was a well-educated man and an ideologue with independent and innovative ideas ...

US President, Joe Biden has reacted to the outcome of former President, Donald Trump’s trial at the Senate. https://freebitco.in/static/html/token/investor.html?r=22336481 Trump was on Saturday acquitted of the US Capitol insurrection charges against him. And in reaction, Biden, who took over from Trump last month said that the Capitol attack showed that, “democracy is fragile.” After the House of Representatives had impeached him for a second time last month, the Senate voted 57-43 to acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial and first in US history. “While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute,” Biden said in a statement after the acquittal. “This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant,” the President added. Trump was accused of inciting a mob that attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2020 in a bid to stop the certification of Joe Bide...