Nigeria as a Genocidal State - Israel Rising

In spite of all apparent reality to the contrary, and for reasons just as varied as the people, there may be a few individuals and interest groups who still wish for the survival of the Nigerian state as it is presently constituted. Such well-wishers naturally are interested in seeing the country move forward in the positive direction. For some obvious reasons this much desired forward march has remained an impossible goal for about the entire span of the country’s history. Perhaps one of the most important first steps that is needed by the country to go forward in the desired direction is to find a way to unify the many divergent national, religious, ethnical and other aspiring groups which are the various strands that form the national fabric of the Nigerian country.

Israel Rising picks up the Return of the Bakassi Boys in Nigeria

 Israel Rising picks up the Return of the Bakassi Boys in Nigeria 

I am not African, neither have I ever planted foot on that great continent. I am a Jew, living in Israel. As such, I am sensitive to the insensitivities of the world. Granted that I may be missing facts, nuances, that I may possess important errors in my view of the goings on in Nigeria; still, as a Jew and as an Israeli I feel that I do “get it”, that the situation on the ground demands that an outsider’s voice be spoken and heard.

Is Nigeria the Only Country Where Idiots Rule? [Israel Rising]

Is Nigeria the Only Country Where Idiots Rule? [Israel Rising]

For over four decades now, another Nigeria-Biafra war has been looming. These two entities, forced together by the British in 1914 have increasingly moved towards direct confrontation for the first time since 1970.

Nigeria is a sinking ship - Israel Rising

Nigeria is a sinking ship - Israel Rising

From East to West, North to South the Biafran conflict is heating up globally. The Biafran war, fought between Nigeria and Biafra from the years 1967-1970 has been recorded as the most brutal civil war any black nation has ever witnessed. With the help of the British, innocent young people, mostly women and children numbering close to 6 million lost their lives.