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Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that while they welcome the recent call by the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo for the unconditional release of the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021, they noted that the issue of granting of bail or standing surety does not arise […]
Continue ReadingTwo democratic institutions of the United States – the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI) – have expressed concern about the activities of separatist groups and informal security outfits in the South-east and South-west of Nigeria, warning that they could be recipes for election violence in 2023. The international delegation of the […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has questioned the Nigerian Government on how the farmer-herder crisis is being handled. In a pre-recorded interview with Channels Television which was aired on Monday August 22, the literary icon wondered why the government was yet to ban the cattle group, Miyetti Allah, while it had proscribed the […]
Continue ReadingThe Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared a sit-at-home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in the Southeast, ahead of a court judgement expected to be delivered on their leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights case instituted against the Nigerian government. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said the order became necessary as Kanu is billed to appear […]
Continue ReadingIndigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has announced a ban on the singing of Nigeria’s national anthem in schools across the Southeast zone in Nigeria. IPOB’s Head of Directorate of State (DoS), Chika Edoziem, made the announcement as part of its action plan for the year 2022. He also announced the ban on the use of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, yesterday condemned the execution of two policemen allegedly in the Southeast. The policemen were said to have been killed by persons believed to be separatist elements in the region. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which described […]
Continue ReadingThe streets in Awka and other places in Anambra state, Nigeria, are currently deserted in spite of the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to lift its sit-at-home directive or order. IPOB had earlier announced plans to call for a sit-at-home order to protest the continued incaceration of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. This […]
Continue ReadingPan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has appealed to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to reconsider its seven-day sit-at-home directive which coincided with the Anambra governorship election. IPOB had recently resolved to observe a seven-day sit-at-home in the South-East from November 5 to November 10 unless the Federal Government released its leader, Mazi Nnamdi […]
Continue ReadingImo State capital, Owerri, was a shadow of itself on Monday as residents continued to stay indoors in compliance with the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the five South-East states of Nigeria. This has continued two months after the separatist group, IPOB, said it had cancelled its weekly sit-at-home order […]
Continue ReadingIndigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has banned the rearing and consumption of ‘Fulani’ cattle in Igboland. Mazi Chika Edoziem, Head of IPOB’s Directorate of State stated that the “ban takes complete effect in six months from 08/10/2021.” Edoziem said from April 8, 2022, only the local breed would “be consumed and used for all […]
Continue ReadingIndigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has banned the Nigerian flag in the Southeast zone of the country. In a statement released by the Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Emma Powerful, in Awka, Anambra State on Saturday, the secessionist group said the ban begins today, and also declared October 1 a sit-at-home day. He […]
Continue ReadingIndigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened a one-month sit-at-home protest in ‘Biafraland’ if its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is not brought to court on October 21. Emma Powerful, the Media and Publicity Secretary of the IPOB, made this known on Wednesday in a statement made available to our correspondent in Awka, Anambra State. He said […]
Continue ReadingBarring last-minute considerations, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will arrive Owerri, the Imo State capital, today. If the officials of the Indigenous People of Biafra have their way with the sit-at-home order they asked the state residents to observe, it is possible that Buhari’s motorcade will drive through mostly emptied streets. Also, the […]
Continue ReadingIn spite of the suspension of the weekly Monday sit-at-home order declared by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the detention of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, residents of Anambra and Abia states deserted their markets, offices and business areas on Monday, August 16. IPOB on Saturday announced the suspension of the sit-at-home order saying […]
Continue ReadingImo State Police Command, Nigeria, says it has commenced an investigation after a man’s penis was chopped off over an allegation he was working against IPOB as a government informant. In a horrific video shared online, a politician popularly known as Matador Enyi-Oha na Orsu, had his male member chopped off on Saturday, July 3. He was then […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Kaduna State, Nigeria, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said the way bandits and Boko Haram terrorists operate is different from that of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Nnamdi Kanu. While speaking to BBC Pidgin, El-Rufai stated that bandits are not calling for the break up of Nigeria but are just […]
Continue ReadingThe Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to the recent arrest, extradition, and court appearance of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group said it won’t relent in the pursuit of the Biafra freedom. Powerful added that the Buhari-led government will be held accountable should “anything […]
Continue ReadingIn his piece on Tuesday, ‘The Death of Ahmed Gulak’, Dr Reuben Abati attested to the character of the late Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan with whom he worked. He also spoke about the danger his gruesome murder portends, especially at this period in our nation. I didn’t know Gulak as well as Reuben, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has raised an alarm of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Eastern Security Network acquiring bombs and explosives which they are moving from Lagos to Imo to destabilize the South-East state. The information was conveyed in a letter with reference number, S.238/5/1538 dated April 26, 2021 and signed by I. Abdullah on […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has angrily reacted to the killing of a top commander of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) simply identified as Ikonso, vowing to avenge the killing. IPOB, in the press statement released by its Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, strongly condemned the attack and promised: ”hell […]
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