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Biafra war

May 29, 2023

Nigerian civil war that claimed three million lives was ‘little fracas’: Yakubu Gowon

“As far as I’m concerned, I’m satisfied that we are still existing as a united nation after that little fracas,” Mr Gowon said in a brief ARISE TV interview on Monday.

Starved and malnourished Biafra children and former military dictator Yakubu Gowon
September 11, 2022

Queen Elizabeth’s Britain strongly supported Nigeria during Biafra War: Buhari  

The war which lasted over 30 months ended in 1970. However, historians still lament the country’s failure to ensure a proper reconciliation and closure 50 years on.

August 9, 2022

We killed one million people to keep Nigeria united: President Buhari

Mr Buhari said the circumstances that led to such wanton loss of lives between 1967-1970 must not be allowed to repeat itself.

President Muhammadu Buhari
June 4, 2021

Like Twitter, Facebook deletes Buhari’s “genocidal” post

Although Facebook did not release any official statement regarding the post, observations by The Gazette indicated that the post has been removed.

Facebook logo and Buhari used to illustrate the story