Opinion

NIGERIA: UNITY AND THE INELASTICITY OF NATIONHOOD

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2017 0

Anyone that wishes Nigeria well as a nation will not for one minute entertain support for groups or activities that contemplate the fracturing of the nation. Breaking up the nation would in the case be most outrageous. As of the time of writing this piece, groups like the Indigenous People of

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Ohaneze and Its Unjustified Fear of the Army

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2017 0

It takes morbid fear to work up the courage to condemn what a large population are commending. When the Nigerian Army inaugurated a 7-member Special Board of Inquiry into allegations of human rights abuses against it the development was met with accolades. Several people commended the development as a plus for the Army because it […]

News Politics

Group raises alarm, says selfish people have hijacked Ohaneze

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2017 0

A south east group, the SouthEast Renewal Group (SERG) has raised an alarm over claims that the pan-igbo socio cultural group, Ohaneze has been hijacked by some selfish individuals who do not represent the true interest beneficial to people of south east Nigeria. The SERG said instead of charting a new course that relies more […]

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We will soon delete Nigeria – MASSOB

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2016 0

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of witch-hunting pro-Biafra agitators while the country continues to depreciate. The group said Nigeria will soon be deleted in order to give way for the emergence of Biafra. MASSOB made the accusation while reacting to Buhari’s recent pronouncement that, […]

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Family cries out over son’s whereabouts

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2015 0

The family of one Mr Anthony Vincent Ochi has cried out over his whereabouts. This is also as the police have since declared him wanted. Anthony Vincent, from Amofia Agu Affa, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State is alleged to be a prominent member of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign […]

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MASSOB Slams FG over Indifference to Less Privileged

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Monday, in Onitsha, Anambra State, accused the Federal Government of marginalising the motherless babies and physically challenged persons, particularly in the South East geo-political zone. Speaking to journalists, the organisation’s National Director of Red Cross, Engr. Osondu Okparaeke,

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Why we want Jega removed – MASSOB

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2015 0

  The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Bi­afra (MASSOB), at the weekend, held a rally in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, to explain its demand for the removal of the National Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Atahiru Jega, over electoral insin­cerity. Speaking on the occa­sion, the Zonal Woman […]

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Enugu shuts down as MASSOB declares that Jega must go

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2015 0

Enugu shuts down as MASSOB declares that Jega must go Members of the pan-Biafran organisation, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), early on Friday shuts down Enugu as they marched round major streets calling for the removal of INEC’s chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega. Displaying placards of various inscriptions, the pro-Biafrans, […]

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Again, teenager, five others declared wanted over MASSOB activities

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 March 2015 0

By Chibueze Okafor, Enugu A teenage boy, Ejiofor Stephen Mayor has been declared wanted for his role in the activities of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra , MASSOB. This came after he was found to be playing an informant role for the group which is pushing for an independent […]