Igboland Biafra on May 30, 1967. Nigerian General Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu on this day made a declaration of independence of Biafra from Nigeria and became the head of state of the new republic. The Nigerian Civil War (or the "Nigerian-Biafran War") lasted from 6 July 1967 until 15 January 1970, after which Biafra once again became part of Nigeria. The Republic of Biafra was defeated after three years of war by the federal government of Nigeria from 1967 to 1970 with military support from the United Kingdom (strategy and ammunition), Soviet Union (ammunition), the United Arab Republic (air force), as well as
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Nigeria) problem on a wider scale. The agency is known to have commissioned a weekly TV/Radio series, "NESREA Watch", which had a cast that included popular Nigeria artists like Kiki Omeili. One of the States set out to build a 260 km superhighway from Calabar to Katsina-Ala, both in Nigeria. However, the road was to run through one of the country's pristine rainforests. This led to an uproar from local and international environmental activists who complained that the Cross River State Government had not consulted widely before embarking on the massive project. NESREA that issued an order for construction work to