The routine of gently but skillfully pushing wooden canoes into the water body at the shores of Kainji Lake each dawn has been part of the lives of generations of fishermen in North-central Nigeria. The lake was not always calm – vigorously exhaling and flooding the banks, then intermittently receding – but was inevitably connected […]
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Multiple photos have shown Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in an awkward prison setting, suggesting how he is faring in custody, following his recent life sentence after years of legal battle with the Nigerian government. The photos, widely shared on Facebook and other social media platforms, portray him languishing […]
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When Nigerian Army troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade stormed the hideout of Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as ‘Gentle De Yahoo’ in Aku-Ihube, South East Nigeria, they did more than capture a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). They triggered a complex […]
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The ring light in Amina Yusuf’s* room stood near an old white wardrobe. For months, it remained unused, except during the occasional recordings where she mimed along to Hausa love songs, glancing between her phone screen and the mirror at the other side of the room. These moments were fleeting, unsure steps in her experiment […]
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Within just four days this December, over 70 Nigerians have lost their lives in a series of stampedes that occurred at a holiday funfair and two charity gatherings in two southern states and Abuja, the capital city. These incidents have raised concerns about crowd management mechanisms and socio-economic conditions driving such tragedy. A week of […]
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Simon Ekpa, the factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was arrested by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday, Nov. 21. The district court of Päijät-Häme subsequently imprisoned him for promoting violent separatist actions against civilians and authorities in southeastern Nigeria. The Finland-based Biafra Nation agitator took over the […]
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He picks up news stories about the humanitarian crises in Nigeria and twists narratives with bloated headlines, adding some religious colouration to feed the tasteful yearning of his audience. On his social media accounts, he has shared countless distorted stories, blemishing facts with fiction — and many among his thousands of followers consume them, believing […]
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