This event is a part of the Council for Africa´s 50th anniversary celebrations. The Biafra war from 1967-1970 was the first civil war in post-independence Africa and sparked strong reactions... Read more
By Odoh Michael “All over Nigeria, there is Biafra but that Biafra of Today is the Biafra of the Nigerians and not the Biafra of the Igbos: the Biafra of the mind not of the fields”— Emeka O... Read more
By Chido Onumah “There are two basic questions that must be answered by all Nigerians. One, do we want to remain as one country? Two, if the answer is yes, under what conditions?” – Chief Bo... Read more
By Ireke Kalu Onuma Making comments on 50 years of the declaration of Biafra and the ensuing Biafran conflict and struggle has become a craze now. It is trending and the trend actually isn... Read more
By T. Uzodima Nwala Introduction Before I thank the organisers of this Conference and pay my tribute to the Memory of my friend, late Major-General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, in whose Foundation C... Read more
By John Nnia Nwodo PROTOCOLS: I am grateful to Shehu Musa Yar Adua Foundation, Ford Foundation and OSIWA – the co-sponsors of this event for your kind invitation. I commend your foresi... Read more
By Yemi Osinbajo The conveners of this event, The Yar’Adua Memorial Centre, the Ford foundation and the Open Society Initiative West Africa, have done us an enermous favour by offering... Read more
By Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe It is an unconscionable tragedy of incalculable historical consequences that Barack Hussein Obama, the first African-descent president of the US republic in 233 years en... Read more
By Oduche Azih Even I, the no-nonsense analyst that they call me, do have time for soft news. I was checking out the internet for official Lagos State Government releases concerning the cur... Read more
By Eke Eke Without prejudice and sentiments. There are facts, opinions and outright falsehood or lies. The one, one applies, often depends on one’s objective. Facts, opinion and lies are oft... Read more