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Radio Fulani: IPOB, OPC ready for Showdown

H Last week, the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government announced that it has acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence for the purpose of opening a radio frequency to reach Fulani herdsmen across various locations in the country as part of measures to enhance nomadic education. Education Minister, Adamu Adamu who disclosed this in Abuja during an interview with newsmen, noted that the establishment of the radio frequency – which will broadcast in Fufulde, the Fulani language and operate on frequency of 720KHz – is to end the persistent ‘farmers versus herders’ crises across the country. “The radio service will serve as a vehicle for social mobilisation and education, in addition to interactive radio instruction methodology that will be adopted to reach the very hard-to-reach segment of our target population,” he said. “Additionally, it will enhance our capacity to address crisis between herders and farmers with attendant consequences to loss of live

Biafra: Ohanaeze backs IPOB, MASSOB

Ohanaeze From Chidi Nnadi, Enugu The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed its unflinching support for agitation for a sovereign state of Biafra. The organisation announced its backing at a press conference organised by its Secretary General, Dr Joe Nworgu even as Ohanaeze revealed it was set hand over to new national officers in January after election and to confirm the ban placed on the youth wing of the organisation. Nworgu said that the continued marginalisation of the Igbo has made the agitation for the state of Biafra inevitable, saying that Igbo adults are as disgruntled as the youths who are leading in the agitation for Biafra. He said Ohanaeze had not condemned the Biafran agitation by the youths, asking “why should we condemn what is true?” According to him,“the difference is that while the parent body is preaching patience, the youths don’t have time for such; youths must be youths, so they are responding in their own ways. But the probl