Akajiofo Press

17/06/2026

📖 WEEK 10: THE BIAFRAN WAR

I've been sitting on this one for weeks.

The Speculative Repair series.
The Biafran War.
Click here for full version:

https://akajiofo.com/week-10-the-biafran-war/

The facts. What led to war, what happened, and how 2–3 million civilians died.

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Not a history lesson. A reckoning
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THE PREVENTABLE CATASTROPHE

THE ROAD TO WAR (1960–1966)

Nigeria began its independence in 1960 as a fragile federation of three regions: North, East, and West. Each region had its own constitution, civil service, judiciary, and treasury. This was real federalism – not the decorative version we have today.

Saturday: the launch. The novel that tries to stitch the wound.

room / 19:00 CET official start
👉 Platforms: https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/BXVkc6YUSQKunUAODGkgtg
👉 https://youtu.be/T4SGtTrji9Y

Ibekwe Paul Chukwuemeka
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17/06/2026

📖 WEEK 10: THE BIAFRAN WAR

I've been sitting on this one for weeks.

The Speculative Repair series.
The Biafran War.
Click here for full version:

https://akajiofo.com/week-10-the-biafran-war/

The facts. What led to war, what happened, and how 2–3 million civilians died.

---

Not a history lesson. A reckoning
—
THE PREVENTABLE CATASTROPHE

THE ROAD TO WAR (1960–1966)

Nigeria began its independence in 1960 as a fragile federation of three regions: North, East, and West. Each region had its own constitution, civil service, judiciary, and treasury. This was real federalism – not the decorative version we have today.

Saturday: the launch. The novel that tries to stitch the wound.

room / 19:00 CET official start
👉 Platforms: https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/BXVkc6YUSQKunUAODGkgtg
👉 https://youtu.be/T4SGtTrji9Y

Ibekwe Paul Chukwuemeka
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, , , ,

15/06/2026

The Question

What comes AFTER survival? 🕯️ Most stories stop too soon. Mine starts there.
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👉 https://youtu.be/T4SGtTrji9Y

13/06/2026

My Parent's Story - The City He Never Returned To

My father kept ledgers. My mother remembers everything. This novel is their inheritance.
💛 Full story linked in bio:
https://youtu.be/T4SGtTrji9Y

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12/06/2026

My Parent's Story - The City He Never Returned To

My father kept ledgers. My mother remembers everything. This novel is their inheritance.
💛 Full story linked in bio:
https://youtu.be/T4SGtTrji9Y

02/06/2026

Akajiofo Press announces the global virtual launch of "The City He Never Returned To" by Ibekwe Paul Chukwuemeka. A powerful 60-year family saga of war, memory, and structural repair. Join the live chat on June 20th!
Set your reminder here:




https://akajiofo.com/for-immediate-release-media-alert/

25/05/2026

Speculative Repair Week 7:
THE VERDICT
The January 1966 coup was a failed repair. The July counter‑coup was not a repair – it was a revenge massacre. And the pogroms were genocide. Nigeria had crossed a line from which it has never fully recovered.
https://akajiofo.com/speculative-repair-week-7-the-july-1966-counter-coup-the-pogroms/
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25/05/2026

News analysis:
The NDC has positioned Peter Obi as its consensus candidate for 2027, with Kwankwaso as his likely running mate. A high-stakes move that could reshape the opposition. Here's my take:

https://akajiofo.com/analysis-story-the-ndc-gambit-how-peter-obi-and-kwankwaso-are-rewriting-nigerias-2027-playboo/

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has positioned itself to rival the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections with a potential Obi-Kwankwaso ticket. By merging the 'Obidient' and 'Kwankwasiyya' movements, the NDC aims to address geographic fragmentation and offers a strategy where O...