Tag: Biafra
November 6 in History: The Man Who Ended The Nigerian Civil War, Philip Effiong, Died
On November 6, 2003, Major General Philip Effiong, the man who ended the Nigerian Civil War died in…
November 4 in Nigerian History: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Was Born in Zungeru
On November 4, 1933, General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the officer who led the former Eastern Region to secede…
September 25 in History: Biafra Executed Nigeria’s First Commonwealth Gold Medallist, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Three Others For Treason
On September 25, 1967, the Biafran military government executed four of its senior Army officers by firing squad…
September 13 in Nigerian History: MASSOB, a pro-Biafra Group Was Formed
On September 13, 1999, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, was formed.…
July 6 in History: Ojukwu Declares Biafra, Abduction of Shell Worker
On July 6, 1967, Nigeria was plunged into civil conflict yesterday as federal troops clashed with secessionist forces…
Biafra Day: Umuahia, Ebonyi Others Shut As IPOB Declares Lockdown In SE
Residents of Umuahia, Abia state on May 30 2026 observed sit-at-home order declared by Indeginous People of Biafra,…
May 30: Today in Nigeria history, Biafra was established
On this day, May 30 in 1967, the Republic of Biafra was established by Igbo military officer and…
May 11: Today in Nigeria history, Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe was born
On this day, May 11 in 1996, Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, first president of Nigeria during the First Nigerian…
The battle over Ojukwu’s Estate that quietly exposed family, tradition and modern law
You know some places in Nigeria have this way of feeling things before they happen, whispers in traffic,…
Life Imprisonment: Nnamdi Kanu Has 90 Days to File an Appeal — What Happens if He Misses It?
Morning in Abuja feels heavier than usual. The city moves, but a hush hangs near the Federal High…
From Radio Biafra to Detention to Escape to Court: Nnamdi Kanu’s Long Road to Prison
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.…
INTERVIEW: We Don’t Know Simon Ekpa— MASSOB
Simon Ekpa was arrested by the Finnish Authorities for alleged terrorism in Nigeria MASSOB denies knowledge of the…