Day: May 14, 2021

Political Class And Conspiracy Of Silence

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Dr. Muiz Banire The security situation in Nigeria has become wholly intractable. What started as an isolated case of insurgency in some parts of Borno State has become a national malaise rapidly expanding and threatening the fragile fabric of the nation called Nigeria. The human losses at present have befuddled our capacity to take records and there is hardly an accurate account of people already consumed by the violence of the men of the gun. Thousands of lives have been snuffed out by Boko Haram bombs and guns in the…

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‘We Must Defend Ourselves Or Die!’: The Principle Of Uti Possidetis Juris In International Law, Custom

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By Obadiah Mailafia I read with interest the other day the unattributed submission of someone on the juridical doctrine of Uti Possidetis Juris. He essentially reduces the principle to the idea that any territory that you possess as a fait accompli by dint of sheer force is, ipso facto, yours by right of conquest. He used it as a basis to deliver a warning to the Yoruba and Ndigbo of the South that should their territories be overrun by the Fulani militias; the latter would get to keep such territories…

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IPOB Alleged Attack: Igbo Cannot Be Part Of Any Plot To Attack Lagos – Ohanaeze Assures Gov. Sanwo-Olu

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Leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (right), Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ambassador (Prof.) George Obiozor The Ohanaeze Ndigbo the apex body of Ndigbo has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to ignore the rumour that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were plotting to attack Lagos State. The body noted that it was a ploy to distract the State Governor and his administration from providing good governance for all residents of the State as the Igbo have a strong…

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DISCLAIMER: The Man Nigerian Army Arrested Not ESN Commander – IPOB Insists

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Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (right) and Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the alleged arrest of Eastern Security Network (ESN) Deputy Commander. The army had claimed it arrested the ESN Deputy Commander, Awurum Eze in Aba, Abia State. Kanu said the man that was arrested by the Nigerian Army was too old to be recruited into the ESN. Awurum’s arrest was disclosed by the Director of Army…

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