The Nigerian Civil war, which lasted from July 1966 to January 1970, remains the most significant event in the country’s post-independence history in ways reminiscent of the American Civil War. In the ...

NNEWI, Nigeria (AP) – The late leader of Nigeria’s breakaway Republic of Biafra received final honors Friday from a nation he once fought bitterly against in a war that saw 1 million people killed.

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Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has described the Biafra civil war as the most painful chapter in Nigeria’s history, while also acknowledging the damaging impact of prolonged ...

In present-day conflicts from Gaza to Yemen, gaining access to food is still restricted as a weapon of war.

ENUGU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nearly half a century after a civil war in which a million people died, 27-year-old Okoli Ikedi is part of a new protest movement in southeastern Nigeria calling for an ...

Author Philip Effiong Jr. Releases “My Biafran Scar,” a Powerful Memoir of the Nigerian Civil War NH, UNITED STATES, January 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com ...

"Of course I'm in support of Biafra," said 28-year-old wholesale food trader Uchenna Ede. "If we are freed, the eastern part of Nigeria would have a huge turnaround." Such calls have become common ...

ENUGU, Nigeria, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Nearly half a century after a civil war in which a million people died, 27-year-old Okoli Ikedi is part of a new protest movement in southeastern Nigeria calling for ...