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IS NEW NIGERIA POSSIBLE? An experience from a citizen will help in the answer

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 I saw musa obi  Femi Andrew mike all helping to salvage my car. Men don't cry, but I cried! I sent my car for service in preparation for my trip to Benue since Wednesday. The vehicle was not returned until yesterday evening.  I was very angry that the mechanic delayed my planned trip but was also glad that he brought the car back for me to leave this morning.  So I decided to drive around to be sure the car was in good condition for the trip, this was about 7.30pm...I drove up to the Games Village Traffic Junction and the car stopped. I tried starting it and it won't start, so parked, called the mechanic, who told me he has gone home but will see if he can make it back to me.  So I decided to start the car once more and Bang! The car burst into flames...I ran out of the car in shock and confusion. The next episode of this mishap is the reason for my narrative.  From the moving traffic, I saw men and boys park their cars and were rushing to my burning car with fire extinguishe

History and the plague on our society today

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  The Biafran War : Agitations, Causes, and   Results(1967-1970) This year was 1967, it was a brutal  war in Nigeria, which killed an estimation of 1.3 million people, mostly from the Igbo tribe. A highly ranked military officer called Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu led the Biafran republic. Ojukwu wanted an independent Igbo republic due to the violence that happened in the North as regard the Igbo tribe. Ojukwu sat for reconciliation and mediation, which failed woefully due to the fact that Nigeria government opposed secession. Due to this failure a bitter and horrific war broke out from 1967-1970 . Nigeria declared war on Biafra shortly after it’s declaration of independence, eventually resulting in the defeat of Biafra which ended in ultimate aggression and painstaking for each parties involved (Nigeria and the acclaimed republic of Biafra) Immediate causes of the war was an agitation from the Eastern region to gain self independence from  Nigeria government due to some major polit