What Nigeria’s longest-serving wartime leader actually said — and why it matters more than the headlines suggest When General Yakubu Gowon walked into the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre …
Biafra
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Investigative Report
INVESTIGATIVE HISTORICAL FEATURE | Ojukwu Pawned Biafra’s Mineral Wealth for $10M — Gowon
Former Nigerian head of state makes explosive first-person disclosure in 859-page autobiography launched in Abuja on Tuesday. KEHINDE ADEGOKE writes. Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, leader of Biafra during the …
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Features/News Analyses
South-east Breathes Again as Nnamdi Kanu Ends Sit-at-Home Order
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeAfter years of fear, violence, and economic paralysis, IPOB’s leader declares a permanent halt to the Monday lockdown, offering the region a chance at renewal. For years, Mondays in Nigeria’s …
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Politics/NASS
Otti Denies Political Motive in Visit to IPOB Leader Kanu
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterUmuahia: Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has clarified that his recent visit to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre was …
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News Across the Nation
Biafra Agitator Simon Ekpa Sentenced to Six Years for Terrorism in Finland
by BBC Reportby BBC ReportA court in Finland has sentenced a controversial leader of a Nigerian secessionist movement to six years in prison after convicting him of terrorism-related offences. Simon Ekpa, a Finnish citizen …
