Tag: Biafra
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Biafra: Produce Nnamdi Kanu for trial on March 28, Court tells Abaribe
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered Nnamdi Kanu’s counsel, to produce him in court on March 28, or for his sureties to explain his whereabouts. Justice Binta Nyako gave the order while ruling on an application for adjournment made by the prosecuting counsel, Mr Shuaibu Labaran. Kanu was admitted to bail on April…
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IPOB unveils Hausa radio service
The Indigenous People of Biafra, led by wanted Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has launched its Hausa Radio Service. The launch, on Thursday, was contained in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful. The statement said the maiden daily broadcast will begin on January 6, 2018 at 7pm Nigerian time on Short Wave 15110 KHz 19 Meter…
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Biafra: Purveyors of hate speeches have left Nigeria on a divided part – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said the agitation for secession spearheaded by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and hate speeches have made present day Nigeria more divided than ever. The former Vice President made the observation at the 40th anniversary of the Federal Government College, Okigwe, Imo State, over the weekend. Recall that…
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493 identified Biafra war victims to get N88bn compensation
…as ECOWAS Court adopts terms of settlement in three suits by victims The Federal Government has agreed to pay N88billion as compensation to 493 identified victims of the last civil war and reconstructions of some communities ravaged by the war. Recall that TheNewsGuru.com had earlier launched Movement Against War in Nigeria, a campaign to raise…
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Atiku lauds Buhari over payment of pension for Biafra police
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the payment of pension to police personnel who served under the Biafran police during the civil war. The Biafra Police officers were granted presidential pardon in 2000. In a post on his Twitter page, Atiku said Buhari’s move shows a commitment to peace…
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Ohanaeze to Buhari: “Address Igbo marginalisation, not pension,’
The Igbo apex cultural group, Ohanaeze, says President Muhammadu Buhari should tackle marginalisation of Igbo instead of paying pension to ex-Biafra policemen. President Buhari had announced that the Federal Government will pay pensions to former Biafra police officers. However, in a statement on yesteday, Ohanaeze President John Nwodo said there was more pressing issues among…
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Buhari okays payment of pension to retired Biafran police officers
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved payment of pension to police officers who served in the defunct Biafran Police during the 30 months Civil War. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the officers had earlier been granted presidential pardon in 2000 by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo. Succour has come the way of police officers who served in…
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BIAFRA: US Embassy, spokesman sued over comments on IPOB
The Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Nigeria and its Spokesman, Mr. Russel Brooks, have been dragged before a federal high court sitting in Abuja over the comments and the stand of the US government on the Indigenous People of Biafra,when it was proscribed by the Nigerian government last month. The federal…
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Biafra: Buhari meets Sout-East Governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with governors and leaders of south-eastern states over the recent agitations in the region. The meeting held inside the new Banquet hall of the State House in Abuja shortly after Islamic prayers. The leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo, who spoke with State House correspondents after the meeting said…
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Biafra: Starve IPOB of funds to end menace, FG tells international partners
The Federal Government has appealed to its international partners to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and starve it of the funds that gave the group sustenance. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the appeal in an article, entitled ”Thwarting Terrorism in Nigeria”, which appeared in the US newspaper, ’Washington…