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IPOB

September 26, 2017

IPOB thanks Afenifere, Yoruba elders for speaking against Operation Python Dance

The Indigenous People of Biafra has commended Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere for its stance against Operation Python Dance in the South-East. Background: Afenifere had condemned the deployment of troops to the South-East. IPOB’s statement: In a statement on Monday, Emma Powerful, spokesman of IPOB, thanked Afenifere “for their firm and decisive stance against the overwhelming... Read More

Afenifere, biafra, IPOB, Operation Python Dance, python dance

September 23, 2017

I am not in support of Nigeria’s division – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said he is interested in the unity of Nigeria. Fayose said this on Friday while responding to criticisms that followed his support for the Indigenous People of Biafra. Background: The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti had described Fayose as one of the sponsors of IPOB after he criticised the... Read More

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IPOB

September 22, 2017

“We are not terrorists and can never be” | IPOB replies FG

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is surprised that Nigeria proscribed a “peaceful organisation”. Reference: Nigerian defence headquarters declared IPOB a “militant terrorist organisation” – followed by the proscription of same by Southeast governors. Buhari took the heat off the Defence Headquarters and signed the declaration, which the AGF followed up and; A... Read More

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Speech

September 21, 2017

Lai Mohammed’s grouse with the UK on Radio Biafra

by Alexander O. Injury’s France and the United Kingdom have been accused of having links with IPOB, according to news reports. Various media quote the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as stating that “the financial headquarters” of the separatist group “is in France”. The Minister says this is a “fact”, while faulting the UK... Read More

Story of the day

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September 21, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: The danger of branding IPOB a terrorist group

by Femi Fani-Kayode Given the unfolding events in our country, I believe that this is the time for deep introspection and sober reflection. I am not a member of IPOB, I have never attended any IPOB meeting, neither am I Igbo. I am however deeply concerned about what is going on in our country, what... Read More

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September 21, 2017

IPOB members already printed passports, currencies – Presidency

Garba Shehu, Special Adviser to the President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has already printed passports and currencies for Biafra. Shehu said this on Thursday, when he featured on a programme on Channels TV. What happened: A Federal High Court declared IPOB a terrorist group after clashing with soldiers in... Read More

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September 21, 2017

Opinion: Biafra will not die

by Ayo-Bankole Akintujoye A few months ago, I wrote about reasons why the call for Biafra, as is currently being done by IPOB, is crap and a sheer waste of time – for obvious reasons – secessions are not achieved with noise and grandstanding! It takes a calculated mobilisation of financial, military, and political resources... Read More

biafra, Buhari, IPOB, national security, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, secession

September 21, 2017

FG accuses France, UK of “aiding” IPOB

The Federal Government has blamed the United Kingdom for its lack-lustre attitude towards the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) crisis – in consideration of the Biafra Radio that has been broadcasting from its territory. The government also accused France of sponsoring the secessionist group. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed,... Read More

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September 20, 2017

“We are concerned at the exposure of traits of terrorism in IPOB” | Former Senator writes letter to the UN

Nigeria’s senate president during the end of the third republic, Ameh Ebute has reportedly written a letter to the UN over the recent events in the Southeast. According to TheCable, Mr Ebute said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which he described as a terrorist group, was capable of causing “mass genocide” in Nigeria. In the... Read More

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September 19, 2017

Opinion: How Nnamdi Kanu happened to Nigeria

by Bura-Bari Nwilo In 2017, children given birth to in 1970 would be 47 years old. These are people who were born at the end of the 1967 – 1970 civil war that rocked the foundation of Nigeria, and grossly, the Igbo nation. To know the impact of the war, you’d have to look... Read More

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September 19, 2017

Why Muslims, non-Biafrans in the S’East have nothing to fear – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied burning a mosque at Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The group made the denial in a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful in Enugu, Tuesday. What happened: The secessionist group has been accused of burning a mosque in Abia State, after... Read More

biafra, fear, IPOB, mosque, Muslims, southeast

September 19, 2017

Fisayo Soyombo: A million pythons cannot dance away the Biafra question

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. — Albert Einstein Whoever he is, the military officer who coined the codename ‘Python Dance’ is a genius. Although an original version of the military operation, the Python Dance I, held between November 27 and December 27,... Read More

Abia State, biafra, Buhari, nigeria, Nigerian Army, Operation Python Dance II, opinion, Politics

September 18, 2017

Biafra: Northern governors visit Abia

Some northern governors have paid a solidarity visit to Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. This is after President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a delegation to visit the South-East on a peace mission. The visit was necessary after the deployment of troops to the region had heat up the polity. Some of the governors who visited the... Read More

Abia, biafra, Northern Governors

September 18, 2017

Buhari sends northern governors to S’East over Biafra agitation

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation of Northern governors to the South-East on peace mission, TheCable reports. The President had held a meeting with Governors Ganduje, Shettima and Tambuwal on Sunday before leaving for the US. Why it matters: The deployment of soldiers to the South-East to quell the agitation for Biafra had heat... Read More

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September 18, 2017

Ikpeazu’s pro-activeness in averting bloodshed in Abia takes him to #1 on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

Tensions are high in the country at the moment and one wrong move from anyone in power can set the country ablaze. The Army’s Operation Python Dance II in the Southeast had every possibility of turning out bloody but for the prompt and well thought out action of Abia governor, Okezie Ikepazu. In the week... Read More

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September 18, 2017

Turkey dissociates self from citizen who expressed support for Biafra

The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria has dissociated itself from a Turkish citizen, Abdülkadir Erkahraman, who has expressed support for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Highlights: Mr Erkahraman had visited Mr Kanu at his residence in Afarakwu, Abia in June – had also released a video three months earlier where he hailed... Read More

Abdülkadir Erkahraman, biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Turkey

September 17, 2017

IPOB is not a terrorist organisation – Ohanaeze

Igbo Socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not a terrorist organisation. The defence headquarters had declared IPOB a militant terrorist group after a clash with soldiers. But in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting in Enugu on Saturday and signed by John Nwodo, Ohanaeze asked... Read More

biafra, IPOB, Ohanaeze, organisation, terrorist

September 17, 2017

Igbos are not in support of Nigeria’s division – Okorocha

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said no Igbo person will support the division of Nigeria. Okorocha spoke on Saturday at the New Yam festival organised by the State Council of Traditional Rulers headed by Eze Samuel Ohir, in Owerri. He said every sensible Ndigbo has spoken against the call for secession by some groups. He... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Why we banned the activities of IPOB – Umahi

Chairman of the Southeast Governors forum and Governor of Ebonyi, Dave Umahi Saturday, said the governors of the region had to proscribe activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to put an end to the impending crisis in the region. Highlights: Umahi said the Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu was gradually losing control of... Read More

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September 16, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 16th of September

Follow the stories and analyses on YNaija: Political and religious leaders should lead Biafra struggle not the youth – Mbaka Charly Boy: Mr President, why should Nigeria spoil in your hand? Terror-risk; Terrorist: Is there a difference?

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IPOB

September 16, 2017

We are not terrorists, we are not violent – IPOB responds

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday downplayed the declaration by the Defence Headquarters, that the group is a “militant terrorist organisation”. In a phone interview with the Channels Television, the group said it is a non-violent movement and that it has never carried arms or killed anyone. “It is very, very laughable that that... Read More

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September 15, 2017

Southeast governors ban all IPOB activities

The governors of the Southeast have proscribed all the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and called on its leadership and all other aggrieved groups to articulate their position on all national issues and submit to the committee of governors, Ohaneze Ndigbo, and the members of the National Assembly from the zone through the Chairman... Read More

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September 15, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: The homicidal rhythm of Buhari’s Python Dance

by Femi Fani-Kayode On the 15th September 2016, one year ago today, I wrote the following. “You bathed in the blood of Biafrans, you crushed their bones and stripped away their dignity and self-respect just to keep Nigeria one. Now you say their children have no right to ask for self-determination simply because... Read More

Abia State, biafra, Buhari, Femi Fani-Kayode, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Operation Python Dance, opinion

September 15, 2017

Why were you silent on Nnamdi Kanu’s calls for war? | Garba Shehu replies Ezekwesili

The Presidency has berated former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, for accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of being a tribal leader. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement on Thursday. Shehu’s statement was in response to Ezekwesili’s warning to the President not to alienate the Igbos with... Read More

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September 14, 2017

IPOB agitation just a “childish act” – Okorocha

The governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha Thursday, described the agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for a Biafra Nation as a child’s play. Mr Okorocha, who spoke after leading a delegation of the Progressive Governors’ Forum to visit the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and victims of the recent flood disaster in Benue, said... Read More

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September 14, 2017

FG should have allowed S’East governors interface with Kanu – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the operation python dance being embarked upon by the Army in the South-East. Fayose in a series of tweets said the Federal Government should have allowed South East governors speak with IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and resolve the issues. He also stated that if Northern governors were allowed... Read More

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September 14, 2017

Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra agitation is child’s play – Okorocha

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has described Nnamdi Kanu’s agitation for Biafra as child’s play. Okorocha spoke in Wednesday after leading a delegation of the forum on a visit to internally displaced persons, IDPs, and victims of the recent Benue flood disaster in Benue State. The governor said no reasonable Igbo man was backing the... Read More

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September 14, 2017

The Big 5: Labour congress to begin indefinite strike; NASS postpones resumption; and other top stories

Good Morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: The United Labour Congress has threatened that workers in the country would embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to meet its demands by Friday. President of the ULC, Joe Ajaero, said, “the strike will be very effective as... Read More

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September 14, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Stop being a tribal leader, Ezekwesili tells Buhari | National Assembly postpones resumption by one week | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Panic as armed IPOB members search buses for Hausas (WATCH) – YNaija Biafra agitations aimed at making Nigeria ungovernable for Buhari – Northern coalition – YNaija IPOB/Army clash: Abia govt extends curfew by one day – YNaija National Assembly postpones resumption by one week – YNaija I... Read More

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September 14, 2017

Biafra agitations aimed at making Nigeria ungovernable for Buhari – Northern coalition

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Wednesday said the agitations for Biafra is an attempt to topple the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. The group while addressing journalists on Wednesday said IPOB’s aim is to make the country “ungovernable” for Buhari. The coalition also urged northerners not to engage in reprisal attacks over the... Read More

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