I describe this as the conflict between the na-my-brother-dey-there syndrome and the no-be-my-brother reactive tendency. It used to be the case in this country up till the time President Olusegun Obasanjo left in 2007, that whoever held power in Abuja was openly and strongly supported by other Nigerians, regardless of ethnicity or religion
Browsing: Nnamdi Kanu
The President-General of the organisation, Chief John Nwodo, gave the warning in Awka on Thursday, while addressing members of the Anambra State House of Assembly.
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has advised Nnamdi Kanu and other pro-Biafra groups to settle down and work on dialogue…
An Igbo politician is a bridge builder, who establishes and sustains friendship across the Niger. The likes of Uzor Kalus of Abia, Rochas Okorochas of Imo, Peter Obis of Anambra among others are clear examples of successful Igbo businessmen who transcend geographic boundaries of Nigeria in wise investment in the productive sector, before venturing into politics to support the Igboland
The party, in a letter to Kanu, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Ifeatu Obiokoye, and made available to the media in Awka
The proactive move by the Acting President to engage the South East and Northern elders has expectedly doused the tension that was generated by the vituperations of the respective region’s youth groups. Hate speeches or provocative comments serve as catalysts for political conflagration that may have unintended consequences
Delusion is a terrible affliction and treating those that have won the hearts and minds of millions of Igbo youth in our country with contempt and disdain will prove to be a costly mistake for the Buhari administration
As the Igbo agitations persist and assume threatening dimensions, we submit that there is need to ensure that they are given the opportunity to exercise the right to self-determination as entrenched under the aforementioned international statutes to which Nigeria is a signatory
They said this was to allow the Igbo have their dream country, Biafra
War costs more than data plan on a digital device; it’s more than virtual experience on a console. Nigeria’s civil war cost more than one million lives, displaced and disrupted the lives of millions more, and left even a greater number stranded with permanent scars
Ralph Uwazurike, the leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, has appealed for peace…
If the security agencies fail to act, particularly on the matter of the coalition of Northern youths promoting Igbo hatred, the Federal Government would have committed a grievous sin, likely to be interpreted as aiding and abetting
The group, a representation of elders of South East, flayed the campaign launched by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra to secede from Nigeria
The forum expressed “disappointment” with the Northern Governors’ Forum for disowning the youth groups
This was stated in statement made available to journalists via email as a result of threats against Igbo lives and property in the North by some Northern groups
Although resolutions of the meeting were not disclosed, it was however gathered that it was used to strengthen relationships among other Igbo groups in the agitation as well as provided opportunity for advice on the Biafra struggle.
Kanu, who made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Umuahia on Monday, said such measure would help to foster peace and douse tension in the country
Dr. Victor Oye, the National Chairman of the party, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka, Anambra State on Monday that the party was happy that the rule of law had been observed on the matter
Justice Binta Nyako had on Tuesday April 25 admitted Kanu to bail on health grounds
Kanu was let free from Kuje Prison in Abuja on Friday evening after meeting the bail conditions as pronounced by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday