Akokwa, During the Nigerian Civil War May Mgbede bite off the head of the invaders, Idoeh swore in his mind. Mgbede was the legendary intermediary between our ancestors and their gods. Children, weeds, and the uninitiated were banned from entering; death, wilted yams and cassava crops awaited anybody who gained entrance without permission. After forcefully […]
Nigerian People: Arise and Revolt I will start by addressing us on a platform that we are products of mental conditioning. According to Sam Adeyemi, 2006, he said “We may have underestimated the impact of our being colonized in this part of the world but slavery and colonization deal a devastating blow on the mind. […]
The Biafran Recruiters: A Tale From the Nigerian Civil War Oderah Monday, January 08, 1968. At five o’clock in the morning, Oderah, nearly six years old, had been awake for a while. Sandwiched between Kenko and Bartholomew, on a narrow, handcrafted bamboo mat, he reexamined the ceiling, and stared repeatedly at the blank walls. Where […]
COVID-19: Action Group On Free Civic Space Tackles Nigerian Govt on Human Rights Abuses Action Group on Free Civic Space represents a loose network of organizations, student unions, social movements and active citizens across Nigeria, working on different thematic issues, but committed to ensuring that government regulation in the name of national security does not […]