Archives Tag: Biafra

Opinion

April 19, 2022

Today I take up a subject that many hate, and for those who might think this is inappropriate, I have a few words for you: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” – Plato “Just because you do not take an interest in … Continue reading Be Careful What You Wish For – The Case of Biafra 1

By chinedum

Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Somethings don’t always sound right, even though, more often than not, they are the offshoot of overactive imaginations left unchecked. Last week, news sauntered in about Northern youths asking Igbos residing in the 19 states of northern Nigeria to vacate the north by October 1, 2017 or risk another pogrom. Yet another pogrom—as if to … Continue reading Discover Nigeria: Igbo Pogroms: A Case of Overactive Imaginations and Transgenerational Silence

By nehijesu

Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Questions have always been powerful tools for teaching, particularly based on the capacity they give to us to read between the lines and truly interact with the subject being taught, in a manner that arms us with knowledge that is experiential. If you will allow me to quibble a bit: ‘History’, someone once said, ‘may … Continue reading Discover Nigeria: Our Union, Biafra and a State of Different Things

By nehijesu

Discover Nigeria

April 19, 2022

While October 1st (1963) is the day Nigeria became a republic after her first democratic process, May 29th is the official date for celebrating democracy as it is the day that military ruler Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar handed over power to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, marking the end of almost 30 years of military rule since 1966 – with a brief stint … Continue reading 4 Noteworthy Facts About Nigeria’s Democracy Day 2016

By nkemndem

iConnect Society

April 19, 2022

It was early evening and I sat in the backyard trying to get some cool breeze. I was not succeeding in any way. Even though it had rained heavily from 3 until about 5 in the morning, something I thought should have prevented the hot weather during the day, I could still feel the perspiration gathering in … Continue reading Teaching This Generation to Stop the War Before It Starts

By adaora

Books News

April 19, 2022

World renowned poet and African respected writer, Chinua Achebe, has taken The minds of Nigerian back to the hard times of the late 60’s during the Biafran War or the Nigerian Civil War, in a book titled There Was A Country. The book, which is a personal history of Biafra as remembered by Achebe, described … Continue reading “There Was a Country” New Book by Chinua Achebe

By david