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Why FG should release Nnamdi Kanu – Rochas Okorocha

by Dolapo Adelana Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha has urged the federal government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Okorocha, who stated this in an interview with The Sun while speaking on the Biafra agitation, said the continued detention of Kanu is making him a hero. He said, “On... Read More

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Biafra: Nigerian government perfecting plans to kill Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB

by Dolapo Adelana The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday, said the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje Prison, was part of a grand design by the Federal Government to kill him In a statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, the pro-Biafra group alleged that the government... Read More

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IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu appears in court (PHOTOS)

by Dolapo Adelana Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Monday appeared in court on the cases of treasonable felony filed against him. Kanu appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja dressed like a Jewish rabbi. It was gathered that journalists were allegedly barred from covering Monday’s... Read More

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I didn’t approve Radio Biafra to start broadcasting in America – Kanu

by Dolapo Adelana The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he never authorised the launch of Radio Biafra slated for Sunday in the U.S, Premium Times reports. Speaking through his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in a telephone conversation on Sunday, Kanu said he and his deputy, Uche Mefor were oblivious to... Read More

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Who can the IPOB count on now that France doesn’t “think there is any kind of future for Biafra”?

Nigeria has been mired in unexhausted agitations for secession for years now. It does not matter that the 30 moth-long civil war ended leaving the country intact as a single entity, the echoes of instability still rock the nation leaving Nigeria very vulnerable to escalated levels of these kinds of agitation at any time. The... Read More

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IPOB

Britain suppressing quest for Biafra – IPOB

by Dolapo Adelana The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused Britain of using the Nigerian government to suppress the actualisation of Biafra. IPOB made the disclosure in a statement released on Wednesday by Emma Mezu and Clifford Iroanya. The group said the “restoration of the nation of Biafra” is unstoppable. “It is hypocritical of... Read More

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“This is a country of savages and animals” | Nnamdi Kanu blasts Nigeria (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu says Nigeria is a country that does not “obey the law”. Kanu stated this on Wednesday after Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja threw out six charges filed against him by the Federal Government. Kanu, who was dressed in... Read More

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BREAKING: Court strikes out 6 charges against Nnamdi Kanu

by Azeez Adeniyi A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed six charges brought against leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi KANU by the Federal Government. The charges bordered on “ownership of unlawful society, illegal importation of radio transmitters and researching on how to make improvised explosive devices”. The charges had earlier... Read More

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February 28, 2017

Just In: Soludo, Utomi demand Nnamdi Kanu’s release

by Dolapo Adelana Former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Chukwuma Soludo and a one-time presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi have demanded the immediate release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking under the aegis of ‘Nzuko Umunna’, a pan-Igbo group, they also called for the release of his colleagues... Read More

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February 22, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. EFCC recovers 17 vehicles from ex-Customs boss, Dikko (PHOTOS) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered seventeen exotic vehicles in a warehouse of the former Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde located at Nnamdi Azikwe Street, Kaduna. 2. NGO petitions NBC to stop... Read More

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IPOB

February 22, 2017

We will meet at the Criminal Court, IPOB tells Army

by Azeez Adeniyi The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said it would meet the Nigerian Army at the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague. IPOb said this in a statement on Tuesday while responding to a denial by the army that it didn’t kill 11 of its members during the Trump solidarity rally... Read More

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February 19, 2017

We killed no IPOB member in Rivers – Army

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigerian Army has denied allegations that its men killed 11 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on January 20 during a solidarity rally for US president, Donald Trump in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Army’s spokesman, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, said the army adhered strictly to... Read More

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February 13, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Here’s the full list of winners at the 2017 Grammy Awards The 59th annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. This year marks Beyonce’s 21st win as Adele was one of the biggest winners of the night. See full... Read More

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IPOB

February 13, 2017

How soldiers killed 5, injured 20 of our members – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the army of killing five of its members and injuring 20 others during a meeting Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. In a statement on Sunday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Mr Emma Powerful, IPOB claimed that the soldiers stormed the venue of the... Read More

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February 1, 2017

Opinion: Growing calls for self defence, an indictment of government ineffectiveness

Adesina Tosin Nathaniel “And I Told My People, I say Any Fulani Herdsmen you see Around You Kill Him, Yesterday she was talking I just kept Quiet, Because you know women there are Things you don’t tell Them and I’ve told them in the Church Here, Around This Premises that any Fulani Herdsman that... Read More

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IPOB

January 29, 2017

Apostle Suleiman: DSS must invite Zahra Buhari, El-Rufai, Sultan for inciting comments -IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the invitation of General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman by the the Department of State Security (DSS). Suleiman was invited following his inciting comments on the killing of innocent Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen. In a video that went viral, Suleiman had told his members... Read More

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January 29, 2017

IPOB protests are sponsored by S’East politicians – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said politicians in the South East sponsor protests organized by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra. National Director of Information for MASSOB, Sunday Okereafor said IPOB gets financial aid to stage protests. He said IPOB always incite violence during its protests.... Read More

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January 28, 2017

“Why are you postponing Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights case?” | IPOB asks ECOWAS court

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (ECCJ) of deliberately stalling the case of the abuse of human rights of its leader Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement by its Spokespersons, Emma Nmezu, a lawyer, and Dr. Clifford Iroanya, the group wondered why it has taken over a year to pass... Read More

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January 25, 2017

Senate begins probe into killing of IPOB members

The Senate on Tuesday directed the Committee on Police and National Security to investigate the killing of 11 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in Port Hacourt. The resolution of the senate came through a motion by Senator Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP Abia North) on the gruesome murder of members of the Indigenous People of... Read More

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January 23, 2017

Opinion: A wedding in America and the reception in Nigeria

by Osuchukwu Mark Anthony. “Few days to Mr Trump’s inauguration, Biafrans decided to celebrate Trump’s victory and swearing in on the streets of Nigeria wielding Biafran flags of different sizes. I wonder where common sense went to. A sensitive government as that of Buhari! Yet, people go around with their insensitivity looking for who... Read More

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IPOB

January 22, 2017

‘We may soon take up arms for self-defence’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that it may soon take up arms to protect members from continuous attacks from security agencies, TheCable reports. Deputy leader of the group, Uche Mefor while speaking to the online platform said security forces have continued to attack and kill IPOB youths even though they are harmless. “IPOB is... Read More

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January 22, 2017

Factcheck: The defeat of Boko Haram is not a defining metric of President Buhari’s commitment to combating insecurity

On the 8th of January, Pastor Tunde Bakare stood before his congregation ( Latter Rain Assembly) to give his annual State of the Nation address. It is a speech that ties together events of the past year in Nigeria and the world, and the projections (and sometimes prophetic declarations) for the new year. In this year’s... Read More

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January 22, 2017

Trump rally: Police killed 11 members, 200 missing – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra on Saturday dismissed a claim by the Nigeria Police Force that only one person died during its rally for the inauguration of US President Donald Trump in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group said 11 of its members were killed. IPOB also... Read More

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January 22, 2017

IPOB didn’t obtain permit for Trump rally – Police

The Rivers State Police Command on Saturday said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) did not obtain permission before embarking on its rally for US President, Donald Trump in Port Harcourt on Friday. The state Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Magaji, disclosed this while speaking with journalists. Magaji said such act was condemnable and... Read More

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January 20, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Jammeh asks ECOWAS to extend noon deadline Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh has asked ECOWAS for an extension of the deadline given to him to vacate office from noon to 4 pm local time. 2. Donald Trump sworn in as 45th U.S. president Donald J.... Read More

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January 20, 2017

The Thread: We cannot coerce IPOB to be Nigerians

In celebration of Trump’s inauguration, members of IPOB decided a rally in his honourable will be a great idea. But the Nigerian military decided to disrupt that. Do see below: 1/ I got off the phone not long ago with two friends resident in Port Harcourt. There was a rally today, pro-Trump rally. — Chxta... Read More

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January 20, 2017

Just In: One killed as IPOB rally for Trump turns violent

One person has been killed at the solidarity rally organised by the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) for Donald Trump. According to The Punch the rally holding in Port Harcourt turned violent making security operatives to shoot killing one person and injuring several others. The incident occurred around 10:20am in Okporo around Artillery axis of Port... Read More

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January 16, 2017

The Late 5: These are the five stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Heaven will fall if soldiers stop our rally for Trump – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have said there would be repercussions if their solidarity rally in honour of Donald Trump is interrupted by soldiers. 2. Dog kills Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow’s son Habibou Barrow,... Read More

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