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Chronology
30 Jun 1849                Bight of Biafra British protectorate.
 1 Feb 1852                Bight of Benin British protectorate.
 6 Aug 1861                Bights of Biafra and Benin a united protectorate.
 6 Aug 1861                Lagos and adjacent area annexed by Britain.      
 5 Jun 1885                Niger Districts Protectorate (of United African Co)
13 Jan 1886                Lagos a separate colony.
10 Jul 1886                Niger River Delta Protectorate (of Royal Niger Co.)
1891                       Oil Rivers Protectorate
13 May 1893                Niger Coast Protectorate
 1 Jan 1900                British Nigerian colonies.
 1 Jan 1900                Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria.
28 Feb 1906                Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
 1 Jan 1914                Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
 1 Oct 1954                Federation of Nigeria (autonomous).
 1 Oct 1960                Independence from U.K. (Federation
                             of Nigeria).
 1 Oct 1963                Federal Republic of Nigeria
24 May 1966                Republic of Nigeria
 1 Sep 1966                Federal Republic of Nigeria
30 May 1967 - 12 Jan 1970  Secession of Biafra (not recognized).
 

 

ELTON123:
That's my country u are talking about

lisimmo:
bight of biafra ( eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon. ) was recognised, not biafra as a country.

Hemah:
PLEASE IGBOS DO NOT EVER USE THE WORD #BIAFRA, IT IS A VILLAGE IN PORTUGAL – OZODIOBI OSUJI

There is no need for Igbo people to call themselves by a Portuguese name, Biafra. I feel insulted been referred to by a Portuguese name, Biafra.

“Biafra took name from “Bight of Biafra” as labeled by colonial conquerors

“On 30 June 1849, Britain established a colonial protectorate over the Bight of Biafra, under the authority of the BritishConsuls of the Bight of Benin

“Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name from the Bight of Biafra (the Atlantic bay to its south).[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra“[/b]

So, let us stop hearing that nonsense called Biafra. Please refer to us as Alaigbo. Forget Ijaws, Efiks and other groups that were in the so-called Biafra. No ethnic group should dominate others. Igbos should strive for their independence and allow other groups to do the same and give up the delusion that they need to call themselves Biafra so as to have Ijaw, Efik and others in it. Those groups do not want to be ruled by Igbos and this Igbos does not want to dominate other ethnic groups.

Nigeria_North_And_South-Igbo

I want independence for my people. There must be a Republic of Alaigbo with capital at Owerri. This is not a negotiable proposition, it is a done deal; if you do not like it you are free to go jump into the Atlantic Ocean and drown yourself and I could care less.

Africans self-rule does not mean that we should allow ourselves to be ruled by half Arabs called Fulanis. Half Arabs used to rule all of Sudan and abused real Africans in South Sudan and currently do so to real Africans in Darfur province of Sudan.

Internal colonialism whereby one so-called African group dominates others should not be tolerated just as white rule of Africans should not be tolerated.

I will not tolerate Buhari and his Arabized Fulani rule of Alaigbo. The subject is not open for debate.

I want independence for my people. There must be a Republic of Alaigbo with capital at Owerri. This is not a negotiable proposition

lisimmo:
bight of biafra ( eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon. ) was recognised, not biafra as a country.

Ioannes:
please can one ipob member on this forum tell us what Biafra means in Igbo language

Meaning of the word "Biafra" and location of Biafra

Little is known about the literal meaning of the word Biafra. It is not part of the Igbo language. It is unclear whether the origin of the word Biafra has any relationship to "Bia", the Igbo word for "Come". The word Biafra most likely derives from the subgroup Biafar or Biafada[30] of the Tenda ethnic group who reside primarily in Guinea-Bissau.[31] Manuel Álvares (1526–1583), a Portuguese Jesuit Educator, in his work "Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone", writes about the "Biafar heathen" in chapter 13 of the same book.[32] The word Biafar thus appears to have been a common word in the Portuguese language back in the 16th century.
Historical maps of Biafra

Early modern maps of Africa from the 15th–19th centuries, drawn by European cartographers from accounts written by explorers and travellers, reveal some interesting information about Biafra:

1. The original word used by the European travellers was not Biafra but Biafara,[33][34] Biafar[35] and sometimes also Biafares.[36]
2. The exact original region of Biafra is not restricted to Eastern Nigeria alone. According to the maps, the European travelers used the word Biafara to describe the entire region east of River Niger going down to the Mount Cameroon region, thus including Cameroon and a large area around Gabon. The word Biafara also appears on maps from the 18th century in the area around Gambia.[37]

biafranqueen:
I have read in some places
BIA =Igbo language meaning come and they will say something of Fra meaning all or something like that good question.
This is what I found:

Kyase:

Are you minding the male queen?

biafranqueen:
Who is a male your mother right?
Keep showing us you had upbringing in the gutters of the slum.....

biafranqueen:
Who is a male your mother right?
Keep showing us you had upbringing in the gutters of the slum.....

Obiagu1:
The original Biafra would have been better for the Igbo than with the Hausa and Yoruba, people we have no interactions, connections, culture nor relationship with. The British really messed up.
I think Nigeria is the greatest injustice to Africa by the Europeans!

If a country comprising current Biafra, Cameroon (minus the Hausas), Equitorial Guinea and Gabon was created instead, it would have been awesome. We are all bantoid.

biafranqueen:

Humm would you care to expand?
Not sure that we have much in common with Southern Somalians or other Africans in Angola or Congo.

Obiagu1:


Not with the full bantus but with the semi-bantus people of ancient Biafra.
You can hardly differentiate an Igbo from a Gabonese.

Strahovski:


Stop deceiving yourself. There is no biafra. Look at yourself, posting biafra on on a NIGERIAN forum? Spending NIGERIAN NAIRA, using a NIGERIAN DRIVERS LICENSE AND PASSPORT. When asked your country or nationality you say NIGERIA.

Why?

YOUR BIAFRA IS NOT RECOGNISED AS AS A NATION. GET THAT INTO YOUR HEAD. YOU CAN WHINE AND POST AS MUCH AS YOU WANT ONLINE AND MAKE NOISE IN YOUR HOUSE.

THIS IS THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA! You want biafra. ..go to the government house and start the war.. if you have the balls.

Last time I checked your ojukwu wh started the trash ran away in exile with many so called biafra children suffering and starving.

You guys failed... and will fail again. There is no biafra there would never be.

And if there will be. It's gonna be war and u gonna die.

Kyase:

But do u know that the Bantus are the tivs of Nigeria?

Obiagu1:


Yes, Biafrans are not regarded as bantus but semi-bantus.

Obiagu1:


Not with the full bantus but with the semi-bantus people of ancient Biafra.
You can hardly differentiate an Igbo from a Gabonese.

Obiagu1:


Yes, Biafrans are not regarded as bantus but semi-bantus.

Obiagu1:
The original Biafra would have been better for the Igbo than with the Hausa and Yoruba, people we have no interactions, connections, culture nor relationship with. The British really messed up.
I think Nigeria is the greatest injustice to Africa by the Europeans!

If a country comprising current Biafra, Cameroon (minus the Hausas), Equitorial Guinea and Gabon was created instead, it would have been awesome. We are all bantoid.

Obiagu1:
The original Biafra would have been better for the Igbo than with the Hausa and Yoruba, people we have no interactions, connections, culture nor relationship with. The British really messed up.
I think Nigeria is the greatest injustice to Africa by the Europeans!

If a country comprising current Biafra, Cameroon (minus the Hausas), Equitorial Guinea and Gabon was created instead, it would have been awesome. We are all bantoid.

biafranqueen:


Even though it is not recognized now does not mean that we can not use peaceful means to actualize it.
Are you familiar with Weimar Germany which was composed of Germany, Poland and Russia?
I know it is normal for emotions to overflow when countries breakup but you should look at the bright side. You will now get a bigger share of the "South-South oil revenue" so cheer up

biafranqueen:
Can you give us more insight into the word Biafra, its meanings and origin ?

kel4soft:


Because of the Oyel right?

carnegiefan:


When are you people going to get tired of this insane obsession with oil?
Do y'all think that oil will last forever?

Biafra is about IDEALS. Ideals that set the black man free from mental slavery and backwardness.