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

Here are the top five stories you should track today. 1) Gbaramatu monarch raises alarm The Nigerian military, on Saturday, invaded the Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri, Delta State. According to the traditional ruler of the Kingdom, residents of the community have fled, some are missing while he has been under house arrest. 2) Buhari... Read More

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May 31, 2016

A round-up of what happened during Monday’s Biafra protests

Pro-Biafra agitators, on Monday, had violent clashes with Nigerian security forces – in several South-east states – which led to the deaths of more than 30 persons. Here’s a round-up of what actually went down: 1) The Joint Security Task Force arrested the Nnewi South Regional Administrator of MASSOB, Anthony Nwodo, and 14 other persons... Read More

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May 30, 2016

Pro-Biafra protesters spotted in Hong Kong (VIDEO)

A day after Nigerians celebrated the 2016 Democracy Day, pro-Biafran agitators took to the streets of Hong Kong, Southeastern China, to protest for a sovereign state of Biafra. The protesters chanted songs in Igbo while waving Biafra flags and carrying placards. Watch video: Not everyday you run into Biafra protest march in Hong Kong. pic.twitter.com/xrVbjHzRHY... Read More

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May 30, 2016

What is going in Onitsha? – Here’s what we know so far

Earlier today, we reported that pro-Biafrans from all over the world would celebrate the fallen heroes and heroines of Biafra. What was supposed to be a “peaceful remembrance march” in Onitsha, Anambra as well as Aba Abia, Rivers and Delta states” – has turned bloody. More than four persons have reportedly been killed following a... Read More

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May 30, 2016

Pro-Biafrans are celebrating something today

While Nigerians marked Democracy Day on May 29, pro-Biafrans from all over the world are expected to celebrate the fallen heroes and heroines of Biafra on Monday, May 30. A “peaceful remembrance march” will be held in Anambra for those who died during the Biafra/ Nigeria civil war of 1967 to 1970 and those who... Read More

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May 25, 2016

Appeal Court says no bail for Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has today, dismissed the appeal of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and his co-accused for bail. Kanu has been in the custody of the Federal Government since December 2015 when he was arrested by operative of the Department of State Services. He is currently being... Read More

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May 24, 2016

‘Biafra will be achieved without violence’ – IPOB

Secessionist group, the Ingenious People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday, said that it will achieve Biafra through civil disobedience and without violence. The group made this known in a statement released by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful. The statement noted that the American civil right activist achieved their aim without violence. The statement reads, “IPOB can... Read More

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May 20, 2016

These are the 13 states Biafra agitators want from Nigeria

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has revealed the number of states said to be a part of the Republic of Biafra, if they break away from Nigeria. The IPOB has also declared that Biafra is not for Igbo-speaking people as there are other people who do not speak Igbo but are part of the... Read More

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May 18, 2016

5 reasons why IPOB is happy with President Buhari

That the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) would claim to be genuinely happy with President Muhammadu Buhari is just as unlikely as snow falling in Lagos, not with the continued detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. However, in a sarcastic twist, the group has declared that it is happy with President Buhari’s style of governance... Read More

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May 18, 2016

‘Uwazuruike has betrayed Igbo people’ -Kanu’s brother

The younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Kanunta Kanu, has accused the leader of the Movement of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Ralph Uwazuruike of enriching himself through the Biafra struggle and betraying Igbo people. According to Vanguard, Kanu insisted that Uwazuruike is no longer useful... Read More

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May 18, 2016

‘We’ll achieve Biafra without war’ -IPOB

Secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Wednesday, vowed that it will not go to war to achieve the sovereign state of Biafra. This was contained in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari by the groups legal counsel, Emekaa Emekesri. The letter also stated that the President’s utterances on the Biafra issue was... Read More

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May 15, 2016

Biafra: IPOB’s N5.8bn case against FG to be heard on June 21

The suit which was slammed on the Federal Government by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has been assigned to Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja and will be heard on June 21. IPOB is seeking damages of up to N8.5billion against the Federal Government for their members who were “wickedly... Read More

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May 13, 2016

Opinion: Let me explain why Biafra is very important

A certain part of Igboland has a proverb that says “The person that does not know where the rain began to beat him, the rain beat him well”. This simple proverb captures the fact that somebody who does not know the source of his or her problems will never be able to solve the problem.... Read More

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May 11, 2016

What exactly Biafra protesters said about Buhari yesterday

Over 5,000 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday, May 10 took to the streets of Aba in an unplanned peaceful protest. Despite the impromptu nature of the protest, thousands of Biafran agitators still managed to show up donning black outfits and waving the flag of the proposed Republic of Biafra. The... Read More

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May 11, 2016

Biafra protesters hold ‘5,000 man march’ against Buhari

Over 5,000 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra came out in Aba, Abia state on Tuesday, May 10 to protest President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that Biafra agitationwill be crushed. Agitation has been on for the secession of the Republic of Biafra from the Nigerian state since 2015- which led to the arrest of IPOB leader,... Read More

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April 29, 2016

‘South East governors traded Ndigbo for crumbs’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused South East governors and politicians of betraying Ndigbo for ‘crumbs’ from the All Progressives Congress federal government. In a statement released on Thursday by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Officer, Emma Powerful, the secessionist group alleged that South East governors have been compromised, hence their indifference to the... Read More

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April 27, 2016

‘Biafra is bigger than Nnamdi Kanu’ – MASSOB

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB has lauded the leadership style of Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. MASSOB and IPOB are key groups agitating for the secession of the Republic of Biafra from the Nigerian state. MASSOB, while praising Kanu’s leadership of the IPOB,... Read More

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April 26, 2016

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu loses in Abuja High Court

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the application submitted by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu requesting to stay proceedings on his trial until the ruling on his appeal is given. Nnamdi Kanu alongside two other defendants, are on trial for a six-count charge of treasonable felony, unlawful... Read More

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April 25, 2016

‘FG, AGF, DSS, judiciary ganging up against Nnamdi Kanu’ – IPOB

Secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Monday, accused the Nigerian government, the Department of State Services and the Attorney General of the Federation, of trying to frustrate the criminal trial of its embattled leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group said this in a statement signed by its Media and Publicity Officer, Emma Powerful, who... Read More

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AGF, DSS, FG, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu

April 25, 2016

How absence of ‘case file’ stalled Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal

Once again, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned the appeal of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) till Thursday, May 5. The court, on Monday, April 25 had to adjourn the said case because Kanu’s case file was not brought to court for the hearing. Kanu is being tried... Read More

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April 22, 2016

3 things we learned from Nnamdi Kanu’s poetic note to IPOB

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu recently wrote a poetic piece to his disciples from prison custody. Kanu, who has been in detention since September 2015, is being tried for treason, among other charges, by the federal government. From the note which painted the IPOB members in glowing adjectives, we learned 3... Read More

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April 18, 2016

‘Clueless, wicked old men and women’ | IPOB attacks ACF

The Indigenous People of Biafra has described the Arewa Consultative Forum as a ‘group of clueless, misinformed wicked men and women’. IPOB said on Monday, that the members of the ACF have shown that they lack a proper understanding of what the actualization of sovereign state of Biafra entails, by asking President Muhammadu Buhari to... Read More

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April 14, 2016

Shallow graves: Your allegation is ‘very suspicious’ – Ohanaeze tells DSS

Following the Department of State Services’ indictment of the Indigenous People of Biafra, in the killing of five Fulani herdsmen, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the DSS to produce physical evidence to back its claim. The DSS had alleged that IPOB was responsible for killing and burying the bodies of five... Read More

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DSS, Fulani, IPOB, Ohanaeze, shallow graves

April 13, 2016

Shallow graves: ‘Without autopsy, how did DSS identify the victims?’

Elite Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Aka Ikenga, has reacted to the allegation made by the Department of State Services – that the Indigenous People of Biafra were behind the killings of five Fulani men in Abia state. In a statement signed on Tuesday by Aka Ikenga’s president-general, Goddy Uwazuruike, the group said: “Aka Ikenga has read... Read More

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April 12, 2016

IPOB to DSS: ‘Where were you when Fulani herdsmen killed people in Agatu, Enugu’

Secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday, denied the allegations by the Department of State Services (DSS) that they killed five Fulani herdsmen and dumped their bodies in gutters at Abia state. The group questioned why the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government was worried when Fulani herdsmen were killed but never... Read More

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April 12, 2016

‘IPOB must never get the backing of other tribes in the country’

A group, the Conference of Minority Tribes of Nigeria (CMTN), has threatened to drag the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. The group made the call on Monday, in response to the allegation by the Department of State Security that the secessionist group killed some Fulani... Read More

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April 10, 2016

‘IPOB members are igniting ethnic terrorism’ – DSS

The Department of State Services has accused members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) of being complicit in the abduction/kidnap of five Hausa-Fulani residents, namely Mohammed Gainako, Ibrahim Mohammed, Idris Yakubu, and Isa Mohammed Rago at Isuikwuato LGA in Abia state. According to the statement released by Tony Opuiyo on behalf of the DSS,... Read More

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April 2, 2016

Many people are willing to die for Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, has urged the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to tread carefully on the issued of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB says Kanu, who’s currently in detention, will stop accepting food that goes through the Department of State Security, to avoid the possibility of being poisoned. IPOB had a few days... Read More

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April 1, 2016

IPOB declare the resurgence of Radio Biafra

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that the Radio Biafra, which was blocked by the Federal Government in 2015 has resumed broadcasting. The announcement is contained in a statement released by IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful. Powerful revealed that the radio station operates on short waves and its satellites covers all the Southeast geopolitical... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Buhari is the ‘godfather and guardian angel’ of Fulani herdsmen – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given President Muhammadu Buhari yet another 72-hour ultimatum -this time around, for the release of the 76 boys arrested by soldiers at Umuneshi, Awgu in Enugu State. According to IPOB, the arrested boys were protesting against the abduction of two women by Fulani herdsmen in their community when... Read More

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

A round-up of what happened during Monday’s Biafra protests

Pro-Biafra protesters spotted in Hong Kong (VIDEO)

What is going in Onitsha? – Here’s what we know so far

Pro-Biafrans are celebrating something today

Appeal Court says no bail for Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu

‘Biafra will be achieved without violence’ – IPOB

These are the 13 states Biafra agitators want from Nigeria

5 reasons why IPOB is happy with President Buhari

‘Uwazuruike has betrayed Igbo people’ -Kanu’s brother

‘We’ll achieve Biafra without war’ -IPOB

Biafra: IPOB’s N5.8bn case against FG to be heard on June 21

Opinion: Let me explain why Biafra is very important

What exactly Biafra protesters said about Buhari yesterday

Biafra protesters hold ‘5,000 man march’ against Buhari

‘South East governors traded Ndigbo for crumbs’ – IPOB

‘Biafra is bigger than Nnamdi Kanu’ – MASSOB

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu loses in Abuja High Court

‘FG, AGF, DSS, judiciary ganging up against Nnamdi Kanu’ – IPOB

How absence of ‘case file’ stalled Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal

3 things we learned from Nnamdi Kanu’s poetic note to IPOB

‘Clueless, wicked old men and women’ | IPOB attacks ACF

Shallow graves: Your allegation is ‘very suspicious’ – Ohanaeze tells DSS

Shallow graves: ‘Without autopsy, how did DSS identify the victims?’

IPOB to DSS: ‘Where were you when Fulani herdsmen killed people in Agatu, Enugu’

‘IPOB must never get the backing of other tribes in the country’

‘IPOB members are igniting ethnic terrorism’ – DSS

Many people are willing to die for Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB

IPOB declare the resurgence of Radio Biafra

Buhari is the ‘godfather and guardian angel’ of Fulani herdsmen – IPOB

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