The Christmas Spirit from the Heart of Biafra
...Music, Message and News Analysis
with Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha
Voice of Biafra International (VOBI)
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This is a special holiday gift --- an experience of Christmas through the hearts of the Biafran people. Listen in to this recorded broadcast and follow along below to this moving Christmas message reaching out to all of us across the world...
Christmas fast approaches and the Season already dwells among us. Let us Biafrans now allow ourselves to be caressed by it; let us allow ourselves to be covered by the gentleness, the grace and goodness of this Christmas Season. Let Christmas become us, and we, Christmas. Amen. And, that’s all of us: Biafrans and non-Biafrans alike, for Christmas knows no borders or boundaries. Amen.
Christmas a biala a bia: ka anyi ndi Biafra kwee ka mmuo Christmas wuru mmuo ga a no na ime anyi—anyi na ndi Uwa na ile: Amen!
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Christmas is about Peace .The World is full of strife and struggles; Biafra’s struggle against Evil called Nigeria is one such struggle of Good against Evil. This struggle is ferocious; it is relentless. But, Christmas is a reminder that Struggle, no matter how fierce, will never overcome Peace; Christmas is our assurance that Peace triumphs over Strife--always; Christmas is the proof that Peace is enduring, to the end. So may we Biafrans be reminded this Season: Biafra shall know Peace; Biafra shall be at peace again. Amen. And, so shall the World—our Tormentor included. Amen.
Christmas wu Udo; Christmas na a si na Udo e merie la Ogu na Nsogbu na ime Uwa ya. Christmas na a si na, na ihe gbasara Ndoli anyi ndi Biafra na i nweta Biafra, na Udo e merie la Ndoli ahu, maka Udo Biafra a nochie la anya Ndoli na Nsogbu Nigeria. Amen. Na ihi Christmas: Udo Biafra; udo Uwa, Udo ebe o wula, ma owughiladi Nigeria. Amen.
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“Goodwill!” is the Spirit of Christmas. Biafra and Biafrans have been so bruised and victimized by Nigeria that we have forgotten the term, Goodwill, and its meaning. We do not even know if we ourselves possess such a normally natural disposition anymore; quite certain, though, that Goodwill is NOT to be in any way or manner associated with our Tormentor, Nigeria. But, Christmas restores the promise and practice of Goodwill: may such be the promise and the practice in Biafra, and by Biafrans. Amen. And, since Christmas Goodwill—the only kind there really is—knows no bounds, may our Tormentor be touched, possessed of and changed by this Goodwill, too. Amen.
“Obioma” wu Mmuo Christmas. Maka nsogbu na mmegbu Nigeria mere ndi Biafra, o nwere ike wuru na anyi a maghi zi kwa ihe Obioma wu. Ma, Christmas e cheta ra la anyi Obioma, nye kwa anyi Obioma ahu, nke no na mmuo anyi. Obioma ahu wu oke zuru Uwa dum: ya ka anyi wu ndi Biafra ji; Obioma ahu ka anyi na e nye Uwa dum—ma Nigeria kwa. Amen!
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By the tradition of Christmas, Magic makes and becomes Reality; Wishes made come true. Christmas is a guarantee that Humanity will Wish; more so, that Humanity will find some way to fulfill her own Wishes; and characteristically, that Humanity will deliberately make this Season magical with the “good” Magic, by her magical actions. Biafrans have one collective wish this Christmas: Liberation from Nigeria, that we may finally enjoy our Freedom and Liberty. Christmas is the reassurance that we will deliver on that Wish: we will fulfill that Wish. Amen. In our own Liberty and Freedom, Nigeria may also know her own Liberty and Freedom, as will the rest of the World. Amen. Thus Biafra will make Magic and know the Magic of Christmas; as will Nigeria; as will the rest of the World. Amen.
Christmas wu oge “Ihe Di Ebube”, mgbe anyi na e nweta ihe anyi choro—ihe no anyi na obi. Na oge Ihe Ebube ya, ihe anyi choro, Christmas e nye anyi ya. Otu ihe ka anyi wu ndi Biafra choro na oge ya: Ihe ahu wu Biafra: ka Nigeria si anyi na ahu puo, ka anyi si Nigeria puwa, gaa nweta Biafra anyi. Nweta Biafra ka e jiri gbara anyi Christmas: anyi ma na o mechala e mechaa. Na Nigeria i ha anyi wu Biafra aka, ka anyi nwere onwe anyi, Nigeria na e nyere onwe nke ya aka ka o nwere onwe ya—nke e meeghi bee e me. O wu “Liberty and Freedom,” onyiye Christmas nyere Uwa dum. Amen.
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This Christmas, it is our Wish that our revered brethren-heroes, the members of MASSOB in Nigeria’s prisons, including their leader, our adored Ralph Uwazurike, and their officials, such as our beloved Uchenna Madu, have their complete and unconditional freedom. It is our Wish that the world over, all similarly unjustly imprisoned persons have their full and unconditional release. In the Spirit of Christmas. In the name of Christmas. This Christmas.
Na oge Christmas ya—na aha na Mmuo Christmas—anyi choro ka a hapu umu nne anyi ndi MASSOB na ile no na mkporo ndi Nigeria aka, ka ha puta na mkporo—ma onye isi MASSOB, Ralph Uwazurike, ma ndi ndu ndi MASSOB, dika Uchenna Madu. Anyi ji kwa Obi Christmas na a cho ka ndi mmadu ndi owula ndi no na onodu di ka ndi MASSOB anyi no na mkporo Nigeria taa, na ebe owula na ime uwa ya, ka e weputa ha, hapu ha aka. Na ihi Christmas.
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Biafra alive! Because it is God Who makes it so!
Biafra: biri kwa
Biafra, ndu gi! Biafra, ndu gi!! Biafra, ndu gi!!!—na ndu anyi kwa. Maka Chineke nonyere la gi—nonyere kwa ra anyi!
That’s the News Analysis for the week. Thank you.
God bless and keep Biafra, and you, until our next broadcast. * * * * * * * * *
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