Nigerian Times

Photo of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu as the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970. The Lion of Biafra is gone? And no comets seen? The sun has set in the land of the rising sun. And not even an echo of the sound of a gun? Alas! For the great man passes on and leaving behind all he has done. Now that the last true leader of Indigbo is no more, who will now be worthy of the mantle of his greatness? Tweet

Nigerian soldiers of the Special Task Force (STF) on patrol. "Wetin, wetin, what is happening?" Asked the harmless student in the group protesting students of the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi in Jos, and a soldier in the Special Task Force (STF) on security in Jos shot him in the chest and killed him. The full report is on page 4 of today's Saturday Punch newspaper. Nigerian youth full of dreams of a New Nigeria murdered by a heartless law enforcement officer paid to protect him and other innocent citizens, because the indignant student in angst only asked the right question on what is happening in Nigeria! Echoing the the burden of the late Marvin Gaye's song What's Going On ? Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today - Ya Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only lo...