http://massobnews.com/archive/archive-rssen-us// // http://massobnews.com/2012/05/12/boko-haram-militant-leader-captured-in-north-nigeria-bbc-news-reportSat, 12 May 2012 16:11:31 +0000Daily Trust (Abuja)The symbol of the proposed party is "the early morning sun" with the acronym UPGA written on the bar upon which the rising sun is rested. The motto of UPGA is love and unity while the flag is made of white and green colours with the proposed party's symbol displayed on the white part of the flag. But the recent refusal of INEC to register the party citing the symbol as having "ethnic connotation" among other reasons, raises the question as to whether the sun has already set on APGA's 'Rising Sun.'http://massobnews.com/2012/05/10/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-upga-has-the-sun-set-on-the-early-morning-sunThu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Vanguard (Lagos)Asaba - SIX members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, were yesterday sentenced to prison by a chief magistrate's court sitting in Asaba, Delta, for wearing regalia of defunct Biafra and proclaiming to be members of the group.http://massobnews.com/2012/05/09/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-court-jails-six-massob-members-in-asaba-for-wearing-biafra-regaliaWed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Vanguard (Lagos)Senator Ben Obi, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Inter-Party Affairs, is one of the leading South-Easterners noted for his political brilliance.http://massobnews.com/2012/05/05/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-time-of-politicking-is-over-were-in-for-governance-senator-ben-obiSat, 05 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Fahamu (Oxford)The problem of Nigeria is one-Nigeria. The state structure is wrong. The solution is restructuring; separation of the warring peoples, cultures and religions into independent countries.http://massobnews.com/2012/05/03/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-united-states-911-nigeria-and-the-big-opinion-shiftThu, 03 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Daily Trust (Abuja)I stared at the gory picture, tears running down my face; an image that would be my torment through the week. And it was not to be my last! For, I saw others, just as the week went by, at Bayero University, Kano, and on the streets of Jalingo. The blood of innocent - too much of it!http://massobnews.com/2012/05/02/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-before-the-next-terror-victimsWed, 02 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000The Star (Nairobi)KENYANS are likely to endure more power interruptions as the sole distributor Kenya Power continue to blame ongoing heavy rains and cable vandalism. Over the last weeks, there have been major outages in many parts of the country some lasting for days. By Monday evening, Kenya Power said electricity supply had been restored to most parts of Nairobi after power outages that persisted in the city most of the weekend.http://massobnews.com/2012/05/02/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-electricity-interruption-worsens-as-rains-go-onLeadership (Abuja)Last week, former head of state and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari warned that unless there is social justice in the country, Nigeria risks a revolution in the near future. Louis Achi gauges the substance of Buhari's warning, attempts a deconstruction of the term and aggregates the 'revolutionary' positions of other prominent Nigerians in recent times and their implications for the national journey.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/29/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-what-manner-of-revolutionSun, 29 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000Leadership (Abuja)After the struggle put up by the late Gani Fawehinmi, it has become easy to obtain party registration from the Independent National Electoral Commission. It is therefore strange to hear that Chief Chekwas Christopher Okorie failed to get his party registered.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/29/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-lame-excuses-for-rejecting-upgaPort Harcourt - A Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Nwika Gbinu, has been abducted by a yet to be identified gunmen in Onne, Eleme local government area of Rivers State, Daily Trust gathered yesterday.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-catholic-priest-kidnapped-in-riversFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000Lagos - Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited says it will drill a relief well in order to stop a gas leak that has led to the shutdown of its Obite production facility on the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 58 in Rivers State.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-gas-leak-total-to-drill-relief-wellWindhoek - A new study has revealed that Africa sits on huge untapped, underground water reserves especially in its more arid regions.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-huge-water-reserves-are-still-untappedAs the nation is still engulfed in a celebratory mood celebrating 32 years of our independence it is imperative that we take note and dissect the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy which has been the country's key policy over the past two years.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-empowerment-the-coveted-prizeOne of Zimbabwe's greatest and most revered sons Herbert Chitepo was assassinated on March 18, 1975.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-in-pursuit-of-revolutionary-gainsCapital FM (Nairobi)The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) on Thursday recommended that county governments should receive an allocation Sh203 billion while Sh407 billion be given to the national government.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-cra-publishes-criteria-for-county-revenueThe Daily Observer (Banjul)Jenoi - At least 40 women and political party representatives in the country are currently taking part in a forum that center on 'enhancing women's participation in democracy' at the Jenoi Agricultural Rural Farmers Training Centre in the Lower River Region.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-womens-participation-in-democracy-forum-underway-in-jenoiThe Star (Nairobi)A Sh1.8 billion water and sanitation project to serve 600,000 residents of Busia and Bungoma counties was launched in Teso district yesterday. A World Vision Kenya-sponsored stakeholders' workshop at Hotel Levantes in Amagoro was yesterday told that the government has given out Sh10m for the feasibility studies. Regional Commissioner for Upper Western Mohammed Rashid led three DCs from Nambale, Bumula and Teso in its launch. The project will be funded by the World Bank, Unicef, ADB and World Vision, among other donors.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/27/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-sh18-billion-water-project-for-busia-and-bungomaGovernment of South Sudan (Juba)Beijing - The President of the Republic H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday April 24th, 2012 evening at Peoples' Great Hall in Beijing met his Chinese counterpart H.E Hun Jintao. The meeting primarily centered on the bilateral relationship with China, South Sudan's relationship in the region including the current tensions between Juba and Khartoum and the contributions China can provide as a partner to the two disputing states to reduce the tensions between them.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/26/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-president-kiir-meets-his-chinese-counterpart-he-hu-jintaoThu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 For millions of people across Africa, getting clean drinking water can be a daily struggle. But now researchers say they have found a ... ( Resource: Africa Sitting on Sea of Groundwater Reserves The unification of the water resources of Africa is one of the primary bases for African unity, with a system of canals linking rivers and lakes in the kind of infrastructure planning that ensures that all will have water.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/26/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-water-and-reconstruction-an-agenda-for-transformationThe Star (Nairobi)THE Nandi Central District Development Committee yesterday ordered the closure of a controversial dumpsite in Kapsabet town declaring it a health hazard. The committee under the chairmanship of area DC Ahammed Abdulahi and attended by departmental heads among them health officials directed that the dumpsite, which doubles up as a public cemetery, be closed down and the local council to urgently find an alternative site.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/25/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-dc-orders-closure-of-nandi-dumpsiteWed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000The Star (Nairobi)Loggers have almost wiped out Kijabe forest strip and experts predict if this does not stop, landslides will follow.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/25/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-kijabes-bleak-futureDaily Trust (Abuja)The bid by the United Peoples Grand Alliance (UPGA) to become registered as a political party has hit the rocks as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to grant its request for registration.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/25/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-inec-turns-down-upgas-registration-requestNewly founded United Peoples Grand Alliance (UPGA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to call the National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh to order, saying he was blackmailing the commission on the registration of UPGA.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/23/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-upga-wants-inec-to-call-umeh-to-orderMon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000The continuing failure of the Nigerian state to protect the Igbo people from genocide demands new solutions to realise security and self-determination.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/19/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-this-phase-of-igbo-genocideThu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 died in the U.K. aged 78.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/18/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-how-ojukwu-saved-me-and-my-familyWed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000Leadership (Abuja)Dr Lateef Adegbite is the secretary general of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs( NSCIA). He was co-founder and first National President of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria. After his studies in England, Adegbite began his career teaching law at the University of Lagos, until his retirement in September 1976. In this interview with Kazeem Akintunde, he speaks on some national issues, especially the Boko Haram sect.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/17/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-boko-haram-is-more-political-than-religious-adegbiteTue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu illustrious son of an illustrious father, former Military Governor of the defunct Eastern Nigeria, "Eze Igbo Gburugburu", "Dim", "Ikemba Nnewi", "Peoples General", has come and gone.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/10/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-chief-emeka-ojukwu-also-a-war-lord-in-the-court-roomiTue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000The Moment (London)NIGERIA's situation is utterly hopeless and only fools refuse to see that the only solution to the problem is the division of the country.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/09/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-division-as-solution-to-the-countrys-problemsMon, 09 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000The Moment (London)THE Nigerian state and internal machinery, the Federal government, has always employed the instrumentality of state cohesion to suppress and inflict pain on various sections of the country.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/06/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-nation-on-threshold-of-historyFri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000The Moment (London)Paul Omo Obadan examines Northern leaders' complaint that revenue sharing formula does not favour the North, hence the under-development, which they claim gave birth to Boko Haram and the like.http://massobnews.com/2012/04/02/massob-biafra-nigeria-news-revenue-formula-not-to-blame-for-norths-under-developmentMon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000