- A Facebook post claimed that President Donald Trump of the United States (US) vowed to liberate the Igbos from Nigeria
- Donald was reelected and assumed office as the 47th US president on Monday, January 20, 2025
- A fact-checking platform investigated the viral claim that President Trump promised to make Biafra independent
A video surfaced online claiming Donald Trump backed the yearslong Biafra agitation.
Photo credits: Win McNamee, SOPA ImagesSource: Getty ImagesThe current president of the United States, Donald Trump, has now decided to look into the Biafra in Nigeria so they can be independent.” These people have suffered in the hands of the northern Muslim-dominated volks who continue ripping the natural resources of southern Nigeria, mainly the people of the United States of Biafra and Nnamdi Kanu. The Biafran leader should be released immediately.”Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) protest in South Africa.
Photo credit: Michele SpatariSource: Getty Images
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- Biafra: Enugu governor briefs Tinubu on IPOBs sit-at-home, video surfaces
Fact-check on Biafra forces’ alleged killing
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NNPP guber candidate emerges community youth leader
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Amid Kano emirship tussle, Primate Ayodele sends warning message to Sanusi
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Tinubu appoints Nnamani, Anyim, Shaibu, 19 others into federal agencies
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