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Nnamdi Kanu calls for calm, peace in Biafra land (Video)

Nnamdi Kanu calls for calm, peace in Biafra land (Video)

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has declared that he wants “Biafra land to be calm and peaceful”. Kanu made the declaration Tuesday in Abuja where he appeared before the Federal High Court. The courageous-looking IPOB Leader said that killings and violence in Biafra land had to stop immediately. His words:” I want Biafra land to be calm and peaceful; calm and very, very peaceful! We are fighting to defend our people not to kill them. We are fighting to defend them that’s why I’m here, and we will continue to do so until…
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War: Russia bombards Ukraine with kamikaze drones

War: Russia bombards Ukraine with kamikaze drones

A Ukrainian military official has revealed that Russian forces are using kamikaze drones for cross-border attacks into the northeastern Sumy region of the country. The portable so-called kamikaze drones carry warheads and detonate on impact. They are small and disposable devices equipped with cameras and GPS that when launched, locate nearby enemy assets and dive on command. The town of Krasnopillya was shelled with mortars four times and bombarded with “kamikaze drones,” Dmytro Zhyvytskyy said Tuesday, according to CNN. Four people were wounded, he added. “In general the situation is quite tense. Yesterday the communities and territories along the border…
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Buhari claims IPOB blowing up oil pipelines, funded by foreign countries

Buhari claims IPOB blowing up oil pipelines, funded by foreign countries

President Muhammadu Buhari has linked oil theft and pipeline vandalism to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Buhari said the vandalism and oil theft carried out by IPOB is responsible for the shortfall of the daily production quota in Nigeria. He disclosed this during a question and answer session with Bloomberg, a United States, US-based publication. The president urged foreign countries to designate IPOB as a terrorist organization. He accused the international communities of funding the separatist group. Buhari claimed IPOB was being funded through international financial networks. “Criminality and terrorism in oil-producing regions hamper production, and it would help…
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Opinion on 1966 Coup: Pastor Tunde Bakare and the Lies of a failed State

Opinion on 1966 Coup: Pastor Tunde Bakare and the Lies of a failed State

By Chuks Iloegbunam. Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church recently spoke through his hat while preaching a sermon. He told his congregation that, on January 15, 1966, during military action that toppled the First Republic, the soldiers that took Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa removed his turban, poured wine on his head, and force-fed him with the alcohol. For abominating him, Balewa, just before he was shot, pronounced a curse on Ndigbo, to the effect that no one from the ethnic group will ever dare rule over Nigeria. Mr. Bakare’s story, fanciful as it sounds, is a…
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EFCC confirms arrest of Cubana Chief Priest

EFCC confirms arrest of Cubana Chief Priest

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has confirmed that the popular Instagram celebrity, Pascal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, is currently in their custody. Reports emerged at the weekend that the commission arrested Pascal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the nation’s capital while he was traveling to Owerri, the Imo State capital. Pascal, who is currently being quizzed by the anti-graft agency, was arrested over alleged tax fraud and money laundering. When contacted, the spokesman of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed the development on Sunday night. Uwujaren, however, failed to reveal details of the arrest, saying “I…
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