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Afaraukwu Kingdom demands return of Kanu’s father

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2018 0

Following the absence of the father of Nnamdi Kanu’s royal father, HRH Eze Isreal O. Kanu after the military Python Dance II that destroyed his residence, the three autonomous communities that make up Afaraukwu Kingdom and their traditional rulers have pleaded with the South east governors to

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Human rights report scores Nigerian Army Operation Python Dance 3 high

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2018 0

…enumerates peace and stability as gains Despite stern criticism coming from some quarters, a human rights group has hailed the success of the Nigerian Army Operation code named “Python Dance 3.” After remarkable gains in the first two editions, the military launched the third exercise early this year on the heels of the uncontrollable surge […]

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Sit-at-home: Security agencies conduct joint show of force in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

Ahead of the September 14, sit-at-home order of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to mark the alleged killing of its members during 2017 Army Operation ‘PYTHON DANCE II’, all the security agencies in Enugu State, on Wednesday, commenced a joint training to contain any threat that might arise from the directives. Addressing the joint security […]

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IPOB unearths corpses of persons allegedly killed by soldiers in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2018 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disclosed that it has uncovered the corpses of persons suspected to be their members who were allegedly massacred by soldiers during their “Operation Python Dance” in Abia state. The Media and Publicity Secretary for IPOB in a statement made available on Tuesday by Comrade Emma Powerful, claimed that […]

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Biafra: Human rights group faults Intersociety report on killing of agitators

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

The Independent Human Rights and Crime Monitoring Group has faulted the report by some bodies that the Nigerian Army killed members of the pro-Biafra group during the Operation Python Dance 11 in south eastern part of the country. The group said the claim in some quarters were clear attempt to tarnish the image and efforts […]

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After3 Weeks , Army Invades Kanu’s Home Again, Carts Away Items

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2017 0

Barely three weeks after Nigerian Army personnel invaded the country home of the leader of the now-proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Afaraukwu, Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, reports have been confirmed that soldiers invaded the premises again Sunday. Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu, revealed that the invading soldiers also carted

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Operation Python Dance: Ndigbo in Germany condemn military invasion

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2017 0

The leadership of Ndigbo in Germany has decried what it saw as a military invasion of South-East Nigeria. The association said the occupation of the Igbo region of the country by the Nigerian army and in whatever guise was undemocratic, unconstitutional as well as against the fundamental human rights of the citizens.. In accordance with […]

Opinion

IPOB’s propaganda as a window into the state of our education system

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2017 0

Propaganda is misleading information put out with the aim of gaining political advantage. Ok, all sides in a political jostle do this and it is fine (or not). But when it is done, the authors of such information spin their information with the audience they are targeting in mind. The more uninformed or unenlightened the […]

Opinion Politics

Python Dance Is A Wonderful Exercise, Says Abia Dep Gov

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

Ude Chukwu, deputy governor of Abia state, says citizens of the state are comfortable with Operation Python Dance II, which he described as a wonderful exercise. Chukwu said this when Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, visited the 82 division headquarters of the military exercise located at the Nigeria Army Language Institute (NALI) Ovim in […]

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Pythons don’t dance, crocodile can never smile, Abati criticises Nigerian military over code-names

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

Reuben Abati, former spokesman to former Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan, slammed the Nigerian military over its operation code names. In an article entitled, ‘Python Do Not Dance,’ Abati noted that the Nigerian military has never been so clever in coming up with operation code names and such code-names as: Operation Python Dance and Crocodile Smile were wrong

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Army ends Operation Python Dance in South-East – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2016 0

The Operation Python Dance inaugurated by the Nigerian Army in the South East geo-political zone to curb crime in the area during the yuletide will end on December 27. The Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Col. Sagir Musa, made the disclosure in a telephone interview on Monday. The operation was […]