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Pro-Biafra Protests In Onitsha Turn Violent, At Least Two Police Dead And One Mosque Burned

Onitsha, a city located in Anambra State, witnessed violence on Wednesday during Biafran nationalist demonstrations organized by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) groups. Mosque Burning In OnitshaTwitter It will be recalled that earlier today SaharaReporters published that the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, warned against violence and destruction during the demonstrations throughout the Onitsha area. The terse nature of Police Chief Arase’s warning indicated a tense relat

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Nigerian Bloggers In Abroad Looking At Us Like…. Lol #NoToSocialMediaBill

It high we send our Senators on an educational retreat #TheyNeedIt Lol. So what's the point of having freedom of the press and having defamation in the Nigerian constitution? #NoToSocialMediaBill How will you properly judge defaulters and who would be qualify to be in that prestigious category. If (senators) you have a personal fight with Sahara reporters don't try to suffocate everyone!

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First Nigerian National Goalkeeper, Sam Ibiam dies at 90

Nigeria's first ever national goalkeeper, Sam Ibiam has died at the age of 90. Family sources say the late Ibiam who was the Nigerian goalkeeper for the team that played against the United Kingdom in 1949, died yesterday December 2nd after a brief illness. Ibiam popularly known as ‘The Black Magnet’ or ‘The Cat’, played for the first Nigerian senior national team known as the Red Devils.