David Oyelowo is EPing a limited series in development with the BBC about Biafra with Fremantle and Richard Johns’ newly-launched Argo Films. Biafra is set in the UK and Nigeria, with the story unfolding across two main timelines: the present…
Why new charges against Kanu won’t stand – Lawyer
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that new charges against Kanu would not stand till the Federal Government released him (Kanu) from its custody. Ejimakor made this known…
Victory for the Vanquished: A review of Hanum Mary Chioke’s “It Is A Goal! No!” — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It Is A Goal! No! – The Necessity of Biafra by Hanum Mary Chioke; ISBN: 978-978-977-670-2; 2018; 259pp Man’s existence on earth can be understood like a football match in which a goal must be scored for victory to be…
*71-year-old man dies during sex romp with prostitute in Ogun (Punch)*People Now Trooping For Help After My Mother-In-Law’s Burial – Obi Cubana’s Wife (Leadership)
71-year-old man dies during sex romp with prostitute in Ogun (Punch) Tragedy struck in Sagamu when a 71-year-old man, identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, reportedly died during a sex romp with a commercial sex worker inside a hotel in Ogun…
Poets return to Idoto in honour of Christopher Okigbo
African poets will make a return pilgrimage to the quiet and rustic Ojoto village in Anambra State between 19th and 21st August, 2021 for the triennial poetry festival in honour of one of Africa’s greatest poets, Christopher Okigbo. The statement…
When you forgive, do you really forget? – Gbubemi Atimomo
…pondering on what it means to forgive and forget In my final year in secondary school, I stayed in a small room with three roommates. One morning, while running late for class, I started looking for my sandals. I searched…
I’ll not throw Nnamdi Kanu under the bus -Chimamanda
Yesterday I announced that I would unveal my thoughts regarding the IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Several people reached out, advising me to be neutral and steer clear of political discourse. They meant well for a young female writer with a…
How to wake a 60-year-old sleeping giant – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
A sleeping giant is a bad sight to behold. Nigeria happens to be widely acknowledged as the Giant of Africa. China used to be the apt example of a giant that was fast asleep, which made Napoleon Bonaparte to reportedly…
There was a warrior called Ojukwu – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
He did not deliver on his promise to write “The Book” before his death. The fact that Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu did not publish a book on the Nigeria-Biafra War leaves a very large hole in whatever passes for Nigerian history.…
Nnamdi Kanu: Defence team makes a U-turn on Orji Kalu’s summons (Punch)
The defence team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has dropped its push to have a former Governor of Abia State Orji Kalu appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja and testify about…