Biafra groups have emerged advocating for a separate country for the people of south-eastern Nigeria. Biafra groups continue to surface after the death of Ojukwu. To advance Biafra restoration, MASSOB leader Chief Ralph Uwazuruike established Radio Biafra in the United Kingdom (Great Britain) in 2009, with Mr. Nnamdi Kanu as his radio director; later Kanu was said to have been dismissed from MASSOB because of accusations of supporting violence that is against MASSOB philosophy. . The Biafra agitators accuse the state and the Federal Republic of Nigeria of marginalising the Igbo people. MASSOB says it is a peaceful group and advertises
1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. Gettys of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1964, defeated Republican challenger B. Leonard Phillips. Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McMillan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1939, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Edward B. Baskin in the general election. 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina The 1970 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1970 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 9 and the runoff