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More Trouble For Presidency As Igbo Lawyers apply to join suit seeking exit of South-east from Nigeria More Trouble For Presidency As Igbo Lawyers apply to join suit seeking exit of South-east from Nigeria Association of Igbo lawyers has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja with an application to be joined as a partyContinue reading “More Trouble For Presidency As Igbo Lawyers apply to join suit seeking exit of South-east from Nigeria”

YORUBA WHAT DID THE IGBOS DO TO YOU? YORUBA WHAT DID THE IGBOS DO TO YOU? I have repeatedly asked the Yorubas to list the wrongs done to them by Ndigbo. Today, all I have received are: they called Lagos no man’s land and they don’t respect our culture. I went ahead to list theContinue reading “YORUBA WHAT DID THE IGBOS DO TO YOU?”

I remember when Nigeria had 19 States: I remember when Nigeria had 19 States: My State Governor was Professor Ambrose Alli. Up Bendel….. Just like Ex-CBN Gov Professor Charles Soludo, Governor of present day Anambra State, we had a State Governor in 1979 who was a former Central Bank Governor, in the person of DrContinue reading “I remember when Nigeria had 19 States:”

THE BIAFRA SECESSION QUEST IS THE GRAVEST UNDOING OF IGBO PEOPLE……!!! THE BIAFRA SECESSION QUEST IS THE GRAVEST UNDOING OF IGBO PEOPLE……!!! Meet Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike, the man who made history as Nigeria’s first Professor and a true pioneer in African education and history. Born in Awka, Anambra State in 1917, Professor Dike roseContinue reading “THE BIAFRA SECESSION QUEST IS THE GRAVEST UNDOING OF IGBO PEOPLE……!!!”

THE AFRICAN PROPHETS THEY TRIED TO SILENCE In the spirit of Sankara, Achebe, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, I write on this topic THE AFRICAN PROPHETS THEY TRIED TO SILENCE (A Reflection on Misunderstood Voices and the Price of Truth) Africa has never lacked prophets. From the Nile to the Niger, from the Cape to Cairo,Continue reading “THE AFRICAN PROPHETS THEY TRIED TO SILENCE”

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 historyContinue reading “The Calabar Capital Lie: How They Twisted History To Deceive You”

Arthur Nzeribe: The Arms Dealer Who Supplied Both Sides of Nigeria’s Civil WarAn Untold Story Arthur Nzeribe: The Arms Dealer Who Supplied Both Sides of Nigeria’s Civil WarAn Untold Story When people think of Arthur Nzeribe, the late Nigerian businessman and politician, most remember his flamboyant lifestyle, vast wealth, and eventual role as a senator.Continue reading “Arthur Nzeribe: The Arms Dealer Who Supplied Both Sides of Nigeria’s Civil WarAn Untold Story”

Radio Biafra; Radio Biafra; Colonel Obasanjo asked some of the Radio Biafra workers to accompany him to Lagos where they would be reabsorbed by Radio Nigeria. Radio Biafra had many prominent names. People like Chinua Achebe, Uche Chukwumerije and Cyprian Ekwensi made contributions. At the time the war ended in January 1970, it was headedContinue reading “Radio Biafra;”

THE Yoruba COUP THAT LED TO THE EXTERMINATION OF TAFAWA BALEWA Obasanjo removed History from our school.A Yoruba man called obasanjo removed History from our school because history didn’t favor themTHE Yoruba COUP THAT LED TO THE EXTERMINATION OF TAFAWA BALEWA Since Nigeria became independent in 1960, there have been five military coups. Between 1966Continue reading “THE Yoruba COUP THAT LED TO THE EXTERMINATION OF TAFAWA BALEWA”

THE INDIGENOUS IGBO PEOPLE OF BENUE: THE FORGOTTEN KIN RISING AGAIN THE INDIGENOUS IGBO PEOPLE OF BENUE: THE FORGOTTEN KIN RISING AGAIN For too long, a hidden truth has been buried under Nigeria’s artificial map.For too long, the children of the same ancestors have been told they are strangers in their own land.But truth, likeContinue reading “THE INDIGENOUS IGBO PEOPLE OF BENUE: THE FORGOTTEN KIN RISING AGAIN”