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2019: Don’t deceive us with construction of second Niger Bridge, MASSOB tells Buhari
…says Presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan promised same The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has called on the Federal Government not to deceive the South-East and South-South regions with the construction of the second Niger Bridge. MASSOB said rather than make empty promises on the construction of a second Niger…
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Nnamdi Kanu, dead or alive is ‘Biafra hero’ – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Sunday said the missing leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is a true hero of Biafra, either dead or alive. MASSOB described Kanu as a determined man who was destined for the actualisation of Biafra. In a statement posted…
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Lagos, Abuja, other cities Igbos dominate, invest in are part of Biafra land – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, on Thursday declared that Lagos; Nigeria’s commercial hub and Abuja; the nation’s capital territory and some other cities where Igbos live, work and have investments in are all part of Biafra. Speaking at Awgu, in Enugu, during a rally organised to welcome the…
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Election must hold in Anambra – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said the governorship election in Anambra State must hold. National Director of Information of MASSOB, Sunday Okereafor said this in an interview with Punch. This is contrary to a statement made by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,…
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Quit notice: MASSOB declares August for ‘repatriation’ of Igbos
In compliance with October 1 Arewa youth quit notice deadline, the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State Biafra (MASSOB) has declared August a month of mass return for Igbo living in the northern parts of the country. The group said the choice of August was informed by its significance in Igbo calendar as the…
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MASSOB chides S’East governors for wearing Hausa/Fulani attire
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, on Wednesday chided South-East governors for wearing “Hausa/Fulani traditional attire” at public functions. MASSOB leader, Uchenna Madu in a statement berated governors of Ebonyi and Enugu states, Dave Umahi and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, respectively, for putting on Hausa/Fulani attire at the recent meeting between Igbo…
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Biafra Day celebration: No group should force people to stay at home – Ekweremadu
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, has advised that Biafra Day celebration as well as the sit-at-home order declared by some right groups in South-East for May 30 should be optional. The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra had called on citizens of South-East to stay…
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Biafra: MASSOB disowns Uwuazurike’s group, distances self from 22 May celebration
The leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB) has distanced itself from the celebration slated for Monday, May 22. The group said it was not affiliated to any group called Biafra Independent Movement led by Chief Ralph Uwuazrurike. MASSOB in a statement by its leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu…
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Ignore IPOB’s May 30 sit at home order, MASSOB tells Ndigbo
The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra has urged Ndigbo to ignore the order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, that called for sit-at-home on May 30. MASSOB also accused IPOB of ignorance and lacking the knowledge of the circumstances and events of the struggle towards actualizing the independence of the…
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Direct your anti-war advice to Fulani herdsmen, MASSOB tells Sultan
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has faulted the advice by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, that Nigerians should avoid acts that could plunge the country into another civil war. MASSOB said rather than making reference to the whole country, the Sultan ought to have directed his advice…