Biafrans Have the Right to Demand for Independence, Says European Union

February 3, 2017
Emeh James Anyalekwa


Biafrans Have the Right to Demand for Independence, Says European Union

The European Union High Commission has expressed concerns over the heavy-handed suppression of Biafrans in Nigeria, and has promised to pressure for the immediate and safe release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran activists who are being unlawfully detained by the Nigeria government led by president Muhammadu Buhari.

The EU also emphasized that Biafrans have the right to demand for independence in a peaceful protest as such rights are fundamental human rights.

Federica Mogherini, Vice president of the EU Commission, and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy made this disclosure while answering series of questions tabled before the commission through a letter signed by dozens of EU Parliamentarians, demanding for an urgent action from the Commission in addressing the incarceration of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran activists by the Nigeria government, and to also call the Nigeria government to order over the continuous killing of Biafrans and excessive abuse of human rights in Nigeria.

image: http://igberetvnews.com/undefined

In the reply issued on behalf of the European Union Commission on February 2, 2017, Vice-President Mogherini stated that “the European Union (EU) is deeply concerned about the violence that has erupted in relation to the Biafra movement.
“The EU follows closely the fate of Nwannekaenyi “Nnmadi” Kenny Okwu Kanu, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi since their arrest in October 2015 and, more broadly, pays close attention to the treatment of the pro-Biafra movement by Nigerian authorities.”

In addition, the EU High Commission upheld the inalienable rights of Biafrans “to protest and express them freely, as long as this right is exercised in a peaceful manner.”
It went further to advocate for a fair prosecution of activists who are languishing in various detention centers across the country which must be in line with the rule of law and democracy.

“The EU supports individuals’ right to protest and express them freely, as long as this right is exercised in a peaceful manner. Potential prosecutions should also be carried out in a manner compatible with the rule of law,

“The EU raises human rights issues at every opportunity with the Nigerian authorities, to encourage them to respect human rights, and to improve the rule of law. This issue will be on the agenda of the next EU – Nigeria Ministerial Dialogue due to take place in Abuja this spring,

“In the implementation of the European Development Fund, the Commission is also engaged in building capacities to enable Nigeria to fulfill its human rights commitments, as “rule of law, governance and democracy” is one of the three sectors of concentration of the National Indicative Programme for Nigeria,” the EU High Commission stated.

By Paul Ihechi Alagba
For Family Writers

Read more at http://igberetvnews.com/328696#SAzuC3APCH2tXKld.99

Olamide And Timaya Bags Ambassadorial Deal With Glo World

Congratulations to the both of them. . . SEE MORE > > > http://flowdropas.com/news-ola....mide-and-timaya-bags

Adekunle Gold - #NoForget [Official Video] ft. Simi

The Urban high-life singer/songwriter has been riding the wave of his 2016 Gold album, the rising ybnl toaster #AdekunleGold is back with a catchy visual for the romantic song “No Forget” Featuring Simi.

LINK: http://flowdropas.com/premiere....-adekunle-gold-no-fo

JUST IN! Goodluck Jonathan Testifies Before US Congress On Niger Delta, Persecution Of Christians

February 2, 2017
Kingsley Chimezie


Former President Goodluck Jonathan has met with the United States Congress House Sub-Committee on Africa to speak on the

Niger Delta issue and the challenges facing Christians in Nigeria. Ikechukwu Eze, said the meeting was part of efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to fulfill its mission to promote peace and prosperity in Nigeria and Africa.

image: http://igberetvnews.com/wp-con....tent/uploads/2017/02

The statement said the former president, who was invited by the U.S. Congress subcommittee and spoke in his capacity as chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation.

Dr. Jonathan, who became president in 2010 left office in 2015, said the implementation of the resolutions of the 2014 National Conference is the panacea that will prevent ethnic and religious tensions that lead to crises such as the recent Southern Kaduna killings.

He also identified impunity as a factor that contributes to the reoccurrence of such violence, noting that if those behind previous violence were not prosecuted then likeminded individuals and groups would be emboldened to repeat the same act.

Mr. Jonathan talked about his efforts to end impunity, specifically citing the case of Kabiru Sokoto, the mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger state who was arrested, prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned by his administration and was the first successful prosecution of a terrorist attack on a place of worship in Nigeria’s history.

He said: “That promise was fulfilled on the 20th of December 2013 when Kabiru Umar, aka Kabiru Sokoto, was sentenced to life imprisonment after my administration investigated that crime, identified him as the mastermind, arrested him and diligently prosecuted him and some of his associates.”

The former president also noted that his administration’s prosecution of the perpetrators of the deadly bombing of an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission also in Madalla on April 8, 2011 was the first successful prosecution of terrorists in Nigeria.

While supporting the 2014 National Conference’s recommendation for an independent Religious Equity Commission to be set up to apprehend and arrest perpetrators of ethnic and religious violence, Mr. Jonathan said that ending impunity will also mean ending these tensions.

On the Niger Delta, the former president said he fully aligned with the views of the 2014 National Conference which called for True and Fiscal Federalism as the way out of agitations in the region and in other parts of Nigeria.

He also said that interventionist agencies like the Niger Delta Development Commission tend not to be effective due to over politicization. The former President opined that the almost overnight development of a state like Akwa-Ibom proved that what the region needed was resource control not interventionist agencies.

The meeting was attended by Chairman of the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations, Congressman Christopher H Smith and other influential staff of the Committee.

Read more at http://igberetvnews.com/327958#6c6KuS0dxGJFUlDB.99

Donald Trump vows to 'totally destroy' Johnson Amendment that stops churches funding political parties

Comes as apparent leaked executive order promises to enshrine conservative Christian beliefs in policy

Jon Sharman

The Independent US
President Donald Trump has announced he will "get rid of and totally destroy" a 60-year-old rule that blocks tax-exempt religious groups from endorsing or opposing political candidates.

The so-called Johnson amendment was introduced by then-Senator Lyndon B Johnson in 1954. It threatens churches and other religious institutions with the loss of their tax-exempt status should they overstep the mark.

At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC on Thursday Mr Trump said: "Jefferson asked, 'Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?' Among those freedoms is the right to worship according to our own beliefs. That is why I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution—I will do that."

Read more

Trump 'planning sweeping changes to religious freedoms'

Mr Trump also spoke about a global threat to free worship. He said: "Freedom of religion is a sacred right, but it's also a right under threat all around us and the world is under serious, serious threat in so many different ways.

"I've never seen it so much and so openly. We're going to straighten it out. That's what I do, I fix things. It's time we're going to be a little bit tough."

In an apparent reference to Isis, he added: "We've seen unimaginable violence carried out in the name of religion. Acts of wanton slaughter against religious minorities. Terrorism is a fundamental threat to religious freedom."

The declaration came as an apparent leaked draft of a new executive order set out how specific religious beliefs—reflecting conservative Christian social tenets—could become enshrined as executive policy.

They include "the belief that marriage is or should be recognised as the union of one man and one woman, sexual relations are properly reserved for such a marriage, male and female and their equivalents refer to an individual’s immutable biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy, physiology, or genetics at or before birth, and that human life begins at conception and merits protection at all stages of life".

The draft order seeks to protect the tax-exempt status of organisations that propound those beliefs, as well as to block "adverse action" against groups that discriminate, on religious grounds, in the provision of adoption and fostering services. White House spokesman Sean Spicer did not comment on the specifics of the leak.
Trumped! The best cartoons on 'The Donald'

10 show all

His address to the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual event organised by The Fellowship Foundation, a Christian group, and attended by the President of the day, was not the first time Mr Trump had set out his plan for the Johnson amendment.

Last September he tried to woo evangelical voters with a promise that the US' "Christian heritage will be cherished, protected, defended like you have never seen before". His repeal of the amendment would "give our churches their voice back", he said.

The repeal was one of his 282 campaign promises.

On Thursday Mr Trump added: "Our republic was formed on the basis that freedom is not a gift from government, but that freedom is a gift from God. We are all united by our faith, in our creator, in our firm knowledge that we are all equal in his eyes. We are not just flesh and bone and blood. We are human beings with souls."

كل شئ مقدر لنا

https://youtu.be/tF55KyeRIZU

EXPLOSIVE: Illuminati Members Protest Against President Donald Trump [VIDEO]

Following the waves of protests that have been rocking the United States of America, since the advent of Donald Trump, a video has emerged online, one which many cannot stop sharing and talking about.

The video shows Satanists protesting against the ideologies pushed by Donald Trump, a development which many social media users have come to see as that moment when Satan himself affirms that Trump is a greater evil - than many have thought of Satan.

Below is the video...