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Legacies
By 1970, the Nigerian Civil War had ended, but the struggle over oil was only beginning. The war had revealed oil’s centrality to Nigeria’s survival, and it had also exposed the competing hands that sought to shape its destiny. Britain left behind pipelines, contracts, and corporate entrenchment. The Soviet Union left behind ideas, trained minds, and a critique of dependency. Both legacies continue to reverberate.
Biafra, the Niger Delta, and the Long War for Sovereignty
In the heart of southeastern Nigeria lies the Niger Delta, a region rich in oil and memory. It was here, in 1967, that the Republic of Biafra declared independence, igniting a civil war that would claim millions of lives and expose the fault lines of a postcolonial nation still tethered to imperial logic. Today, as foreign powers issue ultimatums and eye the region’s resources, the ghosts of Biafra stir once more.