Umueriland Today

BREAKING: Deputy commissioner of Police killed in Shiite, police clash Protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have shot dead a senior police officer, DCP Umar, who was in charge of Operations at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Umar was reportedly gunned down as he tried to pacify the rampaging Shi’ite members who disrupted commercial activities and vehicular movement during their protest at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, today. He was immediately taken to an undisclosed hospital where he gave up the ghost

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THE EKUMEKU RESISTANCE THE EKUMEKU One of the Reasons The British Hates the Igbos! The British-Igbo War That Lasted For 31 YEARS: The resolutions of the Berlin conference of 1884-1885, gave European nations the rights to lay claim to lands and resources in Africa. Britain, who had engaged in the trade with coastal cities before and during the 19th century, made bold their intentions to covet resources and rule over indigenous nations all over Africa. Tribes resisted the British invaders, and this led to protracted wars. Many African tribes put up a great fight against the superior fire power of the suppressive British. One of such tribes are the Igbo people of ancient Biafra, who are now one of the three major tribes in Nigeria. The Ekuemeku Movement was the name of Igbo army, that held the British at bay and fought them for 31 years. The Ekumeku movement consisted of a great number of attacks and uprising by the Anioma people of land, against the British, from 1893-1914.

THE FIGHT AND THE SILENT MONKEY. Once Upon A Time Several years ago, in the jungle of Nkili, in the heart of Africa, there was Nwa-ozor the monkey who jumped in ecstacy, keeping a 'dignified' silence as he watched the fight between the Tiger and Lion at the valley of Ruwa. Nwa-ozor felt safe and immuned on the branch of the huge Iroko tree, because neither the Lion nor the Tiger could climb to reach his abode with their fight. Over time, the fight became bloody. The Lion eventually killed the Tiger. However, the Lion sustained serious injuries and broke two of his legs Priest Tortoise, the all-knowing Native Doctor of Nkili Kingdom said he needed the kidneys and  heart of a monkey to prepare the medicine that would heal the wounds and the broken legs of the heir apparent of Nkili Kingdom. King Lion urgently summoned Leopard to climb the Iroko tree and go fetch Nwa-ozor the monkey, that his kidneys and heart may be extracted for the healing balm of his precious h