Tag: biafran
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Imo Attack: 18-yr-Old suspect, seven others accosted by police
An 18-year-old suspect and seven others have been nabbed for allegedly attacking the Agwa Divisional Police Headquarters in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. Gunmen had on Saturday stormed the facility, killing no fewer than four police officers. They also burnt down parts of the police station. But two days after the incident,…
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Payment of retired Biafran policemen will mark closure to painful legacies of civil war – FG
The Federal Government on Friday said the payment of pension benefits to retired Biafran police officers was aimed at ‘bringing closure’ to the painful legacies of the Nigerian Civil War. The payment of the pension was flagged off at an elaborate ceremony in Enugu on Friday. The affected police personnel were part of the Nigerian…
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‘Reports saying ‘I’m Biafran is fake’ – Chimamanda Adichie
Nigerian frontline novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has distanced herself from articles quoting her as saying she is Biafran. The award-winning writer shared a screenshot of the report on her Facebook page insisting it did not emanate from her She wrote, “Headline below, and other similar headlines, which appeared on some websites are false. “They are…
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Candy stallworth as a metaphor of a Biafran agitation driven by lies and deceit
By Mayor Ikoroha Candy Stallworth is Caucasian with no Nigerian biological connections and who has never set foot on Nigerian shores. She is designated on Facebook as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Chief Mobilization Officer in the United States of America. Her Twitter handle is @BiafraQueen1 and her Twitter Profile describes her thus: “Ambassador…