Tag: civil war
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1966 Coup: Why Nigeria can’t afford to lose another 2.5 million people to war – Soyinka
Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s only Nobel Laureate has warned that the nation cannot afford to lose another 2.5 million people to war as it did 50 years ago to the Nigerian Civil War. He spoke when he delivered a lecture, titled: “Never Again.” to commemorate the 50th year of the Nigerian Civil War in Lagos,…
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Nigerians have never been this divided, not even in civil war – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said at no point in the country’s existence as she been this divided. The former president said the country was in a worse situation at the moment when compared to the period of the civil war. The former President stated this on Thursday while speaking at a one-day 2019 annual…
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Nigerians ignorantly pushing for another civil war – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has accused Nigerians of indirectly pushing for another civil war through hate speeches, indiscriminate killings, terrorism, kidnapping and other evil vices that are now becoming a norm in the country. The governor said the nation was lucky to come out of the first civil war but stressed that Nigeria…
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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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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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‘I established NYSC to initiate reconciliation after civil war’ – Gowon
…says scheme has achieved its mandate A former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, says he is proud of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for achieving its mandate in its 44 years of existence. Gowon made the statement in Abuja on Friday when the NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Sulaiman Kazaure, and other top management…
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Military rule, civil war destroyed federalism – Atiku
…harps on restructuring Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Sunday said military incursion and the 30- month civil war led to the steady erosion of the nation’s federal structure. The federal structure, he noted, was erected by founding fathers to ensure national cohesion. Atiku said only a comprehensive restructuring of the country and devolution of…
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BIAFRA: ‘Our plan was not to exterminate Igbos’, says Obasanjo on civil war
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said it was not the intention of the Federal Government to wipe out Igbo during the civil war. Obasanjo said this at an event tagged, ‘Memory and Nation Building: Biafra 50 years later’, which held in Abuja on Thursday. The event was held to commemorate 50 years of the declaration…
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Let’s avoid mistakes that led us to civil war – Sultan warns Nigerians
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday, warned Nigerians against making the mistakes that led Nigeria into 30 months civil war. Abubakar, who said that the country would not be able to survive another civil war, added that it was necessary for every Nigerian to work towards peaceful coexistence. The monarch spoke…