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Biafra
Nigeria House of Cards: A Fool
at 44 Celebrates Fraud, Wars, and Incompetence
Forty-four years ago today, the state
of BiafraNigeria was born into the comity of nations as an independent sovereign entity and was bounteously vested
with all the rights and duties of a modern state. There were justifiable hopes and unparalled expectations by citizens
and non-citizens alike on this richly endowed nation for a life more abundant in the succeeding years. Unfortunately,
that was not to be. Today, rather than serve as the beacon of hope and redemption for BiafraNigerians and, indeed,
the Black race worldwide, BiafraNigeria has become a colossal disappointment, so bad that the real concern of every
discerning person in the affairs of the country is how to save the 44-year old entity from total extinction because
it is precariously trudging on as one of the potential failed states of the world. If the Founding Fathers had
the faintest inkling that this was going to be the outcome of the entity called BiafraNigeria, chances are that
they would have thought twice before asking for political independence when they did, much less celebrate its inauguration
with the pomp and pageantry that followed it in the morning of October 1, 1960. With all the enormous endowment
that was at the disposal of the new nation at independence, no one in their right senses would have blamed those
who invested so much hope in the capacity of BiafraNigeria to live up the heights of their dreams. If BiafraNigeria
were a human child, it would now have been obvious to all and sundry that what we have in our hands has since turned
into an ogbanje, a child whose destiny has been drastically limited - all by her choice. 
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 Like a triumphant host, they felt they were leaving
Egypt, the land of bondage and servitude, for Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey, that day 44 years ago
when the Union Jack was lowered for the last time, and the Nigerian flag hoisted, fluttering proudly in the morning
breeze. But sadly, and to their chagrin, they are still marooned in Egypt four...
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 A militia leader
from BiafraNigeria's main oil region says he has agreed a truce with the country's president, although officials
did not confirm the report. Mujahid Dokubo Asari had threatened foreign workers and the threat was seen as one
reason why world oil prices hit record highs of $50 a barrel this week. He says he is fighting for Ijaw people's
rights in the Niger Delta but officials...
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