The Calabar Capital Lie: How They Twisted History To Deceive You

The Calabar Capital Lie: How They Twisted History To Deceive You

The Calabar Capital Lie: How They Twisted History To Deceive You

Let’s get this straight, Calabar was never the first capital city of Nigeria. Never! But for decades, that lie has been fed to Nigerians like gospel truth. Why? Because those who manipulate history in Nigeria understand one thing; “control the past and you will control how people see themselves today.”

They knew Calabar sits deep in Biafran soil, a land naturally blended with indigenous Igbo communities of Cross River. They couldn’t deny the historical truth, so they decided to twist it. By falsely declaring Calabar as “Nigeria’s first capital,” they planted psychological balance, a deceptive inclusion just to make us feel we were once part of the system that has done nothing but marginalized and destroyed us.

Think about it: Lagos, a Yoruba city, became capital; now Abuja, a Hausa-Fulani territory, holds that same title. And what did they do for the East? They fabricated a fake consolation prize, the “Calabar Capital Myth”, packaged it and told it to you as a fact.

It was a political trick, a historical sedative meant to calm the Biafran mind from asking the real question:
Why is it that the East builds the nation, yet never owns the center of power?

They lied because the truth terrifies them. The truth is that Biafra has always been the brain, the engine and the light of this contraption called Nigeria. And when light exposes darkness, the liars panic.

So, next time someone says Calabar was the first capital of Nigeria, look them in the eye and tell them:
“No! That’s another colonial lie designed to bury Biafra’s truth.”