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Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by yellowsun: 10:10am On Oct 25, 2015
His Royal Highness
Chief Frank Opigo
Dawai 111, Amananaowei of Angiama was a
statesman politician, educationist and a
philanthropist. He graduated in 1953 as the first
graduate of central/western Ijaw land who later
served as Assistant Registrar, Student Union.

In 1967 he became the administrator of Yenegoa
Province of Biafra and the commissioner for rural
development.
"Biafra" , a name familiar with the Old eastern region and Igbos today was
suggested by him.

Chief Opigo gave Biafra (after the Bight of Biafra now
Bonny) its name and the rest of the seceding eastern region adopted it.
Biafra historical record would remain incomplete if
this great Ijaw son is not remembered. http://biafranchronicle.com/2015/05/28/27th-of-may/

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Beesluv: 10:11am On Oct 25, 2015
Good
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Nobody: 10:15am On Oct 25, 2015
Hypocrisy is when Buhari supports the independence of Palestinians but arrests Nnamdi Kanu for clamouring for Biafra

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by benedictnsi(m): 10:19am On Oct 25, 2015
Euro31:
Hypocrisy is when Buhari supports the independence of Palestinians but arrests Nnamdi Kanu for clamouring for Biafra



It is hypocrisy for Enugu traditional rulers to tell the entire igbos to count them out in the clamour for Biafra..... It is highly Hypocrisy cum Betrayal

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Nobody: 10:28am On Oct 25, 2015
Iranu..................
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Tolexander: 10:34am On Oct 25, 2015
Chief Opigo gave Biafra (after the Bight of Biafra now
Bonny)
its name and the rest of the seceding eastern region adopted it.
The bolded part sounds gibberish!

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by adorablepepple(f): 10:53am On Oct 25, 2015
He is resting in his grave already, you guys should go and rest and stop clamoring for problems.
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by lyntiffany(f): 10:58am On Oct 25, 2015
benedictnsi:




It is hypocrisy for Enugu traditional rulers to tell the entire igbos to count them out in the clamour for Biafra..... It is highly Hypocrisy cum Betrayal
They don't and can never speak for us, besides we have no traditional rulers in my state,none that I can remember and if we do, they stand irrelevant to us as individuals can determine or make decisions on what they want.

#Traditional rulers indeed#

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Pineapp: 11:02am On Oct 25, 2015
His manhood lives on....

BIAFRA kwe nuuuuuuu cheesy
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by benedictnsi(m): 11:08am On Oct 25, 2015
lyntiffany:
They don't and can never speak for us, besides we have no traditional rulers in my state,none that I can remember and if we do, they stand irrelevant to us as individuals can determine or make decisions on what they want.

#Traditional rulers indeed#

Sister it is pertinent that you make observations or enquiries befor concluding......

Anyway..... Go and read news, you will understand me better

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by buzquet(m): 11:13am On Oct 25, 2015
His dream wasnt fulfill b4 his death. The lesson learnt from this is that, stop dreaming what is realistically not possible #BIAFRAISAJOKE

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by yellowsun: 11:50am On Oct 25, 2015
Throw more light
Tolexander:
The bolded part sounds gibberish!
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by fr3do(m): 12:16pm On Oct 25, 2015
Also remember that early Portuguese travellers referred to Biafra as Biafra.
It's in ancient maps.

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Kestolovee95(f): 12:27pm On Oct 25, 2015
yellowsun:
His Royal Highness
Chief Frank Opigo
Dawai 111, Amananaowei of Angiama was a
statesman politician, educationist and a
philanthropist. He graduated in 1953 as the first
graduate of central/western Ijaw land who later
served as Assistant Registrar, Student Union.

In 1967 he became the administrator of Yenegoa
Province of Biafra and the commissioner for rural
development.
"Biafra" , a name familiar with the Old eastern region and Igbos today was
suggested by him.

Chief Opigo gave Biafra (after the Bight of Biafra now
Bonny) its name and the rest of the seceding eastern region adopted it.
Biafra historical record would remain incomplete if
this great Ijaw son is not remembered. http://biafranchronicle.com/2015/05/28/27th-of-may/

Now that's an Ijaw Biafran. I suggest that the Biafran seat of power should be named after him.

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by naijapips02: 12:30pm On Oct 25, 2015
lyntiffany:
They don't and can never speak for us, besides we have no traditional rulers in my state,none that I can remember and if we do, they stand irrelevant to us as individuals can determine or make decisions on what they want.

#Traditional rulers indeed#

little brain. who then can speak for you? Nnamdi kanu abi? i wonder where nnamdi kanu saw these class of low brained midgets.
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by lyntiffany(f): 12:41pm On Oct 25, 2015
naijapips02:


little brain. who then can speak for you? Nnamdi kanu abi? i wonder where nnamdi kanu saw these class of low brained midgets.
you nincompoop go to the cemetery where your brain is buried and dig it up.


If yours tells you when to stand and sit, ours don't and can't dictate for us.
They can air their views but not forcefully imposing it on us. Fool.

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by naijapips02: 12:52pm On Oct 25, 2015
lyntiffany:
you nincompoop go to the cemetery where your brain is buried and dig it up.


If yours tells you when to stand and sit, ours don't and can't dictate for us.
They can air their views but not forcefully imposing it on us. Fool.

dwarf, these are the people the world listens to and not you motor park zombies. Your albino doesn't have the clout to actualize viagra. If viagra is to come, it is powerful men like the Eze ndi Enugu that would move for it's actualization and not over-bleached midgets like you and your dilector.
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by lyntiffany(f): 1:09pm On Oct 25, 2015
naijapips02:


dwarf, these are the people the world listens to and not you motor park zombies. Your albino doesn't have the clout to actualize viagra. If viagra is to come, it is powerful men like the Eze ndi Enugu that would move for it's actualization and not over-bleached midgets like you and your dilector.

Please next time you want to engage me with your tantrums make sure your words are correctly spelt.

From your rants I can deduce that you are a Dundee, your mental defectiveness is irredeemable.

Tunji fool there is nothing like Eze ndi Enugu.

Cone head am done with you.

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Ukeachu1(m): 1:35pm On Oct 25, 2015
naijapips02:


little brain. who then can speak for you? Nnamdi kanu abi? i wonder where nnamdi kanu saw these class of low brained midgets.

na u start d insult o. ehen

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Nobody: 2:17pm On Oct 25, 2015
naijapips02:


little brain. who then can speak for you? Nnamdi kanu abi? i wonder where nnamdi kanu saw these class of low brained midgets.

What exactly are you looking for on this thread?
Humanity could have been saved the stress of dealing with you if your father had pulled out.
You people jump around BIAFRAN threads like persons without homes. I promise you, you will get it hot from me someday.
For now, I'll leave you to finish yourself with your illiteracy.

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by naijaking1: 2:23pm On Oct 25, 2015
yellowsun:
His Royal Highness
Chief Frank Opigo
Dawai 111, Amananaowei of Angiama was a
statesman politician, educationist and a
philanthropist. He graduated in 1953 as the first
graduate of central/western Ijaw land who later
served as Assistant Registrar, Student Union.

In 1967 he became the administrator of Yenegoa
Province of Biafra and the commissioner for rural
development.
"Biafra" , a name familiar with the Old eastern region and Igbos today was
suggested by him.

Chief Opigo gave Biafra (after the Bight of Biafra now
Bonny) its name and the rest of the seceding eastern region adopted it.
Biafra historical record would remain incomplete if
this great Ijaw son is not remembered. http://biafranchronicle.com/2015/05/28/27th-of-may/

Now that's a worthy son of eastern Nigeria!
Not criminals like Adaka Boro and Ken Saro Wiwa

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Tolexander: 3:01pm On Oct 25, 2015
yellowsun:
Throw more light
it sounds so ambiguous.
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by yellowsun: 3:08pm On Oct 25, 2015
Tolexander:
it sounds so ambiguous.
The Atlantic boundary of Nigeria was known as the Bight of Biafra but was changed in after the civil war to Bight of. Bonny

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Tolexander: 3:29pm On Oct 25, 2015
yellowsun:

The Atlantic boundary of Nigeria was known as the Bight of Biafra but was changed in after the civil war to Bight of. Bonny
ya, I know this, the way and the articulation of words made it ambiguous.
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by wordcat(m): 6:46pm On Oct 25, 2015
Tolexander:
The bolded part sounds gibberish!

No be small Gibberish!
Imagine, he suggested Biafra after the Bight of Biafra
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by tosyne2much(m): 9:14am On Oct 27, 2015
lyntiffany:
you nincompoop go to the cemetery where your brain is buried and dig it up.


If yours tells you when to stand and sit, ours don't and can't dictate for us.
They can air their views but not forcefully imposing it on us. Fool.
Please take it easy ma cheesy

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Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by tck2000(m): 2:21pm On Jun 09, 2019
Say No to Biafra
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Uncletony(m): 6:16pm On Jun 09, 2019
karma comes after everyone eventually.
You can't get away from screwing people over your entire life.
I dnt care who you are
What goes around comes around
that is how it works.
Sooner or later, the univverse will serve u the revenge that u deserve!......uncle T
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Nobody: 7:56pm On Jun 09, 2019
yellowsun:
Throw more light

What do Biafra mean?
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Nobody: 8:03pm On Jun 09, 2019
The type of history that instigate war.... according to the understanding of some yorubas and Hausa FULANI
Re: Photo: The Man Who Suggested The Name "BIAFRA" by Nobody: 8:15pm On Jun 09, 2019
That he gave a name doesn't mean he belongs there.

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