On May 30, 1967, Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu declared the Eastern Region of Nigeria an independent state—the Republic of Biafra. [Getty Images] Biafra Day is not just a day of remembrance—it’s ...

Over 15 pro-Biafra groups yesterday vowed to celebrate the 52nd Biafra anniversary on may 30. The groups include Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign state of Biafra (MASSOB); Eastern ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, warned the Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof. Charles Esimone, and West African Examination Council. The group urged UNIZIK ...

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has declared May 30, 2026, as Biafra Day. MASSOB announced a sit-at-home across the South-East in commemoration of the 59th ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared May 30, 2026 as a Remembrance Day for Biafran heroes and heroines and announced a sit-at-home across communities in the South-East.

It was reported January 30th that, in an interview earlier, Ojukwu told United Press International that he would welcome U.S. intervention to end the bitter six-month old civil war caused by Biafra's ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, has declared a sit-at-home on May 30, 2026 to mark the annual ...

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Australia has announced that its members will hold a rally across Australia on May 30th in honour of Biafra’s fallen heroes. The Director of ...

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has disassociated itself from the Biafra Independence Movement (BIM)’s celebration of 51st anniversary of Biafra on May 22, ...

She wasn't born when civil war broke out in her native Nigeria. But Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — now 29 — flawlessly chronicles the Ibo people's... Capturing Biafra's Brief Day in the 'Yellow Sun' ...