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‘Buratai confessed that soldiers killed Biafrans while praying’ – IPOB

Following the Chief Army Staff, Lt.-General Tukur Buratai’s disclosure that the army has set up a committee to investigate the alleged killing of pro-Biafra protesters in Aba, Abia state, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Friday, rejected the committee. IPOB said the committee is “is fundamentally riddled with conflict of interest and lacks the... Read More

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‘Anyaoku is our negotiator, stop terrifying him with private emails’ – IPOB tells media

Secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, stated that contrary to media reports, former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme and a former Commonwealth Secretary General, Emeka Anyaoku, were not ‘IPOB commanders.’ It would be recalled that in an earlier statement, the IPOB had identified Ekwueme and Anyaoku as Igbo leaders who can... Read More

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‘DSS threatened to kill me’| ‘You’re a threat to our witnesses’ | Nnamdi Kanu’s trial drama

The continuation of the trial of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu took a different turn on Monday, when the lawyers on the case told Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court that their lives were being threatened. While Kanu’s lawyer maintained that the Department of State Services threatened to kill him, the... Read More

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‘Buhari could have Fayose removed, Fani-Kayode jailed’ | 7 things to note from Femi Adesina’s interview

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, in an interview with Daily Independent Newspaper, discussed some of the key issues in the country. Being a man close to the president, Adesina answered questions pertaining to the current administration and the policies of the government. These are the 7 things to... Read More

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IPOB to Buhari: ‘We will not tolerate Nigeria’

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s assertion on Al Jazeera that Nigeria would not tolerate the activities of pro-Biafra agitators, the Indigenous People of Biafra, has issued a responses, stating that Biafra would also not tolerate Nigeria. Spokespersons of IPOB, Emma Mmezu and Dr Clifford Iroanya, issued a rebuttal to the President’s comments, in a statement, titled:... Read More

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How Nnamdi Kanu’s wife almost lost her pregnancy over husband’s detention

Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, wife of detained leader of secessionist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the government of the United Kingdom of abandoning her husband. Okwu-Kanu stated this in an interview granted to an American magazine, Newsweek. She said that her husband’s fundamental human rights has been violated as a court had... Read More

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Not everyone in my government is 100% loyal – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has categorically stated that not all the members of his government are fully loyal to him and the cause of his administration. Buhari said there are ‘certainly’ saboteurs in his government, during an interview with Al-Jazeera, which was aired on Saturday, March 5. He expressed doubts over the fidelity of the government... Read More

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Alleged Biafra sponsorship: Ex-APGA Chairman, Victor Umeh released by DSS

Former national chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Victor Umeh, who was on Wednesday, arrested by the Department of State Security Service, has been released. Umeh, who was arrested over his alleged sponsorship of pro-Biafra group- Indigenous People of Biafra, was released on Friday morning. The party’s deputy secretary, Jerry Obasi, who confirmed his... Read More

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Y! Special Report: From Peckham to Biafra- Is Nnamdi Kanu a selfless saviour or the perfect propagandist?

On a sunny afternoon in July 2013, as Hilary Okeke drove around the city of Enugu with his friends on their way back from scouting for girls at the Polo Park Mall, he turned on the radio. As he fiddled with the knob, an Igbo version of American superstar Jay Z’s Forever Young came on,... Read More

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Biafra: Why DSS arrested ex-APGA Chairman, Victor Umeh

Victor Umeh, the former Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, was on Thursday, arrested by the Department of State Security. While it was initially uncertain why the DSS arrested the politician, his media aide, Stan Okeke has now revealed that it has to do with his alleged support of pro-Biafra agitators. The security agency... Read More

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‘Use all necessary means to achieve Biafra’s independence’ – OEAS

The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), an international organization that promotes self-determination of African states, has called for the ‘creation and implementation of a Biafra United Front’ while urging agitators to use all possible means to see to the establishment of Biafra. It would be recalled that the organization has repeatedly called on the... Read More

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Pope Francis addressed us as ‘Biafrans’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, a secessionist group has stated that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis prayed for thousands of their members who converged at the Vatican City State on Sunday, February 28. Pope Francis was reported to have addressed them as ‘Biafrans’ and prayed for them during his weekly Angelus address where he speaks... Read More

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February 29, 2016

Why ‘I’d rather die in jail’ – Nnamdi Kanu

Radio Biafra Director and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu says he’d rather rot in jail than allow Igbo Socio cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, ‘claim the glory’ of his freedom. According to a statement signed on behalf of IPOB by its United Kingdom spokesmen, Dr Clifford Iroanya and Emma Mmezu, the incarcerated... Read More

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February 28, 2016

‘Stop speaking against Biafra’ | MASSOB warns Ohaneze youth wing

Pro-Biafra group, Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB), has condemned the youth arm of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC), saying that the group was turning history upside down. MASSOB also accused OYC of betraying the Igbo people through its statement that Ndi-igbo should remain in a united Nigeria instead of having... Read More

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February 28, 2016

‘Buhari caused the new Biafra agitation’ | 5 things we learned from Balarabe Musa

Alhaji Balarabe Musa, a second republic governor of Kaduna State, in an interview with Vanguard shared his view on several burning issues in Nigeria today, including the Biafra agitation, Nigeria’s unity as well as the presidency. YNaija brings you 5 things we learned from the interview. All statements in quote were made by Balarabe Musa.... Read More

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February 27, 2016

What FG must do to end Biafra agitation in Nigeria – Ohaneze Ndigbo

Apex pan Igbo social, political and cultural organisation- Ohaneze Ndigbo, has advised the Federal Government to take some certain steps in order to bring to an end, the agitation for secession by pro-Biafra elements in the South East. Ohaneze Ndigbo on Saturday, demanded the establishment of the South East Development Commission- saddled with the responsibility... Read More

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February 27, 2016

‘We are Nigeria’s landlord… we can’t leave our house for tenants’ – Ndigbo

The Youth Council of Ohaneze Ndigbo, has stated that people of the South East region have the largest stake in Nigeria, hence it is unrealistic to agitate for secession from the country. The group, while appealing to the federal government to release the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, alos urged him to seek better... Read More

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February 25, 2016

‘Ijaw is Biafra’ – Asari Dokubo

Mujahid Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Front, says the name ‘Biafra’ originated from Ijaw land. Dokubo said that it was an Ijaw man, who suggested the name at a meeting convened by the deceased leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu. According to the activist/former militant leader, the name... Read More

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February 25, 2016

‘Biafra is the only answer to Nigeria’s problems’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, has stated that ‘Biafra’ is the only solution to the problems bedeviling Nigeria. IPOB described the leaders of the All Progressives Congress-led government as ‘confused and dumb’ people who led Nigeria into the current economic crisis.+ The pro-Biafra group on Wednesday, also embarked on a fasting and prayer session for... Read More

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February 24, 2016

Nnamdi Kanu: ‘Buhari’s advisers don’t want him to succeed’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is littered with bad advisers, hence his resolve to not release their leader- Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB said the Buhari is not being told the truth by his advisers simply because they are secretly hoping his government fails. After... Read More

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February 21, 2016

Biafra: ‘Cry of marginalization is more of emotion, than logic’ – Arewa

Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ibrahim Coomassie, has said that the recent upsurge in for the independence of Biafra by Igbos was based on emotions rather than logic. Coomassie, who is a former Inspector General of the Nigerian Police, stated this at the University of NIgeria, Nsukka (UNN), where he was awarded a honorary... Read More

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February 18, 2016

Police IG to IPOB: ‘If you carry arms, you’ll be dealt with’

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has warned pro-Biafra agitators to either reconsider their stance on bearing of arms or face the consequences of extant laws concerning firearms. This is following media reports that members of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), threatened to carry arms in self defence against the military. Arase... Read More

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February 17, 2016

Nigerian soldiers beat up pro-Biafra protester (WATCH)

Several pro-Biafra protesters have lost their lives in numerous protests across the Eastern part of the nation since the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. As the protests rages on, many still continue to lose their lives as a result of the highhandedness of the security operatives meant to ensure... Read More

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February 17, 2016

‘We’ve been pushed to the wall by the Nigerian military, police’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied reports that it would resort to violence and self defence against Nigeria’s security agencies. In a statement released in Nnewi by the IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Emma Powerful on Tuesday, IPOB said it never threatened to resort to violence in its agitation for the release of... Read More

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February 16, 2016

‘Ijaw, Igala, others are part of Biafra’ – IPOB

Secessionist group, Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MOSSOB), has called on South East and South South Governors to come together to stop the attacks on pro-Biafra protesters by security agents in their states. This was stated by the MOSSOB leader, Solomon Chukwu, when his group paid a visit to Uyo, Akwa... Read More

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February 15, 2016

‘Biafrans will be in the mode of self defence from Wednesday’ – IPOB

Members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) have communicated their resolve to start carrying arms from Wednesday February 17 ‘in self-defence’. The pro-Biafra group made its position known in a statement put out by its spokesperson, Emma Nmezu in Umuahia on Sunday. IPOB said the failure of its members to carry arms had exposed... Read More

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February 12, 2016

Biafra: ‘Mobilise and defend yourselves’ – OEAS urges IPOB

Following the recent killing of members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)- the Organisation of Emerging African States (OEAS), on Friday, issued a statement decrying the killings. The group, which aims at promoting self governance among African countries and ending neo-colonial rule, stated that the in the face of the attack on unarmed IPOB, the... Read More

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February 10, 2016

How IPOB members attacked school, teachers in Aba after clash with Army [DETAILS]

Irate members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Tuesday, February 9 attacked a secondary school in Aba, Abia state as revenge for the death of 6 of their members during a recent clash between the group and the Nigerian Army. Students and teachers of the National High School, Port Harcourt road, Aba were thrown... Read More

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February 10, 2016

How 6 pro-Biafra protesters were ‘shot dead’ by security agents in Aba

6 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra were on Tuesday killed in Aba, Abia state, while 20 others were arrested by security agents. The IPOB members were said to have been protesting the continued detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is facing trial for treason and other crimes against the federal government. Vanguard... Read More

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February 9, 2016

Nnamdi Kanu denied access to British, Nigerian passports and money

The application for the release of certain personal items by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biaf‎ra, Nnamdi Kanu has been dismissed by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Nnamdi Kanu, through his lawyer, Chuks Muouma (SAN), had requested the court to order the release of some items which... Read More

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