IPOB

February 8, 2016

Biafra: ‘IPOB has uncovered another plan to continue to detain Nnamdi Kanu’

Secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday, denied that the group played a role in the alleged hijacking of a merchant ship. The group also accused the All Progressive Congress of plotting to continue the detention of the group’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and other members of the movement, who were arrested. This was... Read More

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February 3, 2016

‘Buhari has not sidelined the South East in any way’

The All Progressive Congress, APC in Abia state has rubbished claims that President Buhari has marginalized the Igbo race. A chieftain of the party, Ephraim Iroakazi, while speaking with journalists in Umuahia, stated that Buhari has given the Igbos what is due to them. He further noted that the Igbos have the opportunity to benefit from the government instead... Read More

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February 3, 2016

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We are not involved in the alleged seizure of merchant ship – IPOB, MASSOB. Vanguard $650,000 subsidy case against Lawan reopened by ICPC. Leadership Group condemns Falana’s move against Okonjo-Iweala. Vanguard FG tells NASS it can’t stop hike in electricity tariff. Leadership Former Chief of Air Staff, Amosu says he’s not returning arms funds. YNaija... Read More

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January 31, 2016

Ex-militants threaten to blow up ‘vessel with people aboard’ if Nnamdi Kanu is not released

A group of ex-militants in support of the agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to secede- have taken responsibility for the hijack of a ship on Friday along the Bakassi Pennisula Nigeria coastal line. The group had recently given the Federal Government a 31-day ultimatum to release the IPOB leader and Director of... Read More

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January 29, 2016

MASSOB will ‘decolonize South South from those who held them captives for decades’

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Soverign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has dismissed reports that the aim of the agitation for secession is to colonize the South-south geopolitical zone because of its vast oil resources. MASSOB, on Thursday, January 28, in a statement released by the group’s leader, Uchenna Madu categorically dismissed such reports.... Read More

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January 20, 2016

BREAKING: Court orders Nnamdi Kanu to be taken to prison

A Federal High Court judge has ordered that the custody of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, be relinquished by the Department of State Services. Nnamdi Kanu was arraigned before the court on Wednesday, January 20 on trial for charges bordering on treason and his agitations... Read More

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January 20, 2016

Read the charges brought against Nnamdi Kanu as he appears in court

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Biafra Radio, Nnamdi Kanu has appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu who was picked up by the Department of State Services and has been in their custody since October 14, 2015 has been arraigned before the court for charges of treason... Read More

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January 20, 2016

The European Union will support Biafra agitation… under these conditions

The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Federica Mogherini has responded to the call for a referendum by the Organization of Emerging African States, OEAS and the agitators for a Biafra state. In addition to calling for the release of all Biafran political prisoners, and a snap referendum held in 90 days for Biafra’s... Read More

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January 19, 2016

IPOB to drag Buhari before ICC [DETAILS]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) intends to head to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to file a complaint against President Muhammadu Buhari and other government agencies. The group’s lawyers, who disclosed this on Tuesday, stated that the complaint would be filed by Göran Sluiter of Prakken d’Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers, a... Read More

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January 18, 2016

MASSOB to Obasanjo: ‘Biafra is not dead and will never die’

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has reacted to the comments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the recent pro-Biafra protests. Speaking recently at a public discussion on Biafra organised by Nextier Advisory in Abuja, Obasanjo stated that the clamour for secession is a dead issue, that has become a... Read More

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January 18, 2016

BREAKING: Pro-Biafra protest in Aba turns bloody (VIEWER DISCRETION)

The ongoing protest by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Enyimba city, Aba, Abia state, has turned bloody. According to the Nation Newspapers, the protest has denigrated into chaos and bloodshed as security agents and the protesters have clashed in the city. Soldiers of the 144 Battalion of the Nigeria Army were said to... Read More

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January 18, 2016

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer chased out of court

The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been stalled momentarily by dissenting views as to who his legal counsel is. According to The Cable, Vincent Obetta who had represented the IPOB leader since the beginning of his travails, was absent at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday,... Read More

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January 15, 2016

MASSOB directs members to begin worldwide pro-Biafra protests

The leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has threatened that its members would resume another round of protests from January 18 over continued detention of the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This decision was taken after rising from a one-day meeting of national executive officers at MASSOB... Read More

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January 14, 2016

Release Nnamdi Kanu to us… we’ll show him the pointlessness of his actions – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to release the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to Igbo leaders. The group assured Buhari that Kanu would be made to realise the pointlessness of continuing his pro-Biafra agitation. Chairman of state presidents of Ohanaeze in the seven Igbo-speaking states, Chris Eluemunoh on Thursday, stated that Igbo leaders... Read More

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January 11, 2016

‘FG planning to detain Nnamdi Kanu with Boko Haram members… and kill him there’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Department of State Services of denying medical treatment to Nnamdi Kanu, their detained leader, who’s also the Director of Radio Biafra. According to IPOB, the health of Nnamdi Kanu was gradually deteriorating and he’s in dire need of medical assistance. The pro-Biafran group also restated its... Read More

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January 8, 2016

Conspiracy theory: ‘DSS, Buhari are planning to kill Igbo-Biafrans, secretly execute Nnamdi Kanu’

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu is being tortured in detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), with the the ultimate aim of secretly executing him. IPOB disclosed this in a statement on its website Biafra Herald on Thursday, where it was also stated that... Read More

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January 7, 2016

‘I was selected as one of Biafran soldiers’ | Read IPOB member’s statement to DSS

A handwritten statement by a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been obtained by Sahara Reporters. The statement is reportedly being used as evidence by the Department of State Services (DSS) to prove that potential ‘Biafra soldiers’ usually took weapons along to IPOB meetings. Tochukwu Meribe, the author of the statement, revealed... Read More

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January 5, 2016

‘I’m in charge of IPOB, Radio Biafra | Read Nnamdi Kanu’s statement to DSS

Radio Biafra Director and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu says he described Nigeria as a zoo in order to facilitate ‘the desired change’. Kanu, who has been charged with treason and other offences, revealed this in a statement made to the Department of State Services on October 24, ten days after he was arrested in... Read More

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December 31, 2015

‘Nnamdi Kanu would rather die than apologise to Buhari’ – MASSOB, IPOB

The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have vehemently rejected the reports that Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari. IPOB and MASSOB have said the insinuations are completely false, while describing the move as a calculated and systematic attempt by agents of... Read More

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December 30, 2015

My client never apologised to Buhari – Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer

Vincent Obetta- legal counsel to incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu- has declared that there is no possibility of his client apologising to President Muhammadu Buhari. Discussing with TheCable on Wednesday, December 26, Obetta said that the rumored news of Kanu’s apology only shows that the government would go to any length... Read More

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December 18, 2015

‘There were deaths’ | Police confirm Onitsha shooting of pro-Biafrans… with an explanation

Five members of the IPOB movement were reportedly killed on Thursday by soldiers in Onitsha during the celebration of the Federal High Court order granting Nnamdi Kanu release from the detention of the Department of State Services. Festus Uyanna, an eyewitness related to journalists what transpired between the soldiers and the jubilant protesters. The pro-Biafra agitators had gathered in... Read More

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December 16, 2015

BREAKING: Pro-Biafra supporters ignore APC, begin protest in Lagos (PHOTOS)

In spite of being warned by the All Progressives Congress against protesting in Lagos, pro-Biafrans are presently marching on the streets of the commercial state. The Lagos chapter of the APC had on Tuesday, issued a warning to the protesters against causing crisis in the state by carrying out protests. In defiance of the warning, the pro-Biafrans... Read More

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December 16, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu discharged by Abuja court, DSS files fresh charges

Magistrate of the chief magistrate court, Wuse zone 2, Abuja, Shuaibu Usman has on Wednesday, December 16 discharged director of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu of all the charges brought against him by the DSS. Kanu was arraigned on the count charge of criminal conspiracy and ownership of an unlawful society by... Read More

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December 15, 2015

APC to IPOB: ‘We will not allow you protest in Lagos’

The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against holding demonstrations in the state. IPOB had in a statement on Monday, disclosed that it will be embarking on a Lagos Mega Rally/Protest slated for December 16-17. Reacting to the proposed rally by members of IPOB, the Lagos state APC said... Read More

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December 9, 2015

‘We’re not interested in an Igbo President in 2019’ – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has declared that their only agenda is the release of Nnamdi Kanu and the actualization of Biafra. The pro-Biafra group said it’s not interested in being allowed to clinch the presidential seat in 2019 as being advocated by some Northern elements. Spokesperson of the IPOB, Emma Powerful, said the group... Read More

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December 8, 2015

‘We have decided to suspend pro-Biafra protests’ – IPOB, MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have resolved to end their protests and demonstrations. The two pro-Biafra groups had staged series of protests in the past one month, over the continued detention of the Director, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. After a meeting of... Read More

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December 5, 2015

‘There is no faction in MASSOB’ – Uwazuruike

Contrary to earlier indication that the leader of the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Ralph Uwazuruike was expelled by a faction of the group, Uwazuruike has insisted that he remains the leader of MASSOB. He also reiterated that Uchenna Madu and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu are no longer part of MASSOB and have long... Read More

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December 4, 2015

Police begin arrest of Biafra protesters

The protest march embarked upon by members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has gotten 4 of their members arrested. In the early hours of Friday, police officers attached to Ebonyi State police command arrested four members of the MASSOB group. The arrested members were part of a crowd of peaceful... Read More

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December 4, 2015

‘We want to go, nobody will stop us’ | IPOB says APC behind Onitsha killings

The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), claims that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) orchestrated the violence that led to the death of its members at the Niger Bridge Head Onitsha on Wednesday, December 2. IPOB maintains that the ruling party had been making several attempts to provoke violence in their protests to justify Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention. Spokesperson... Read More

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December 3, 2015

Dead protesters trigger Governor Obiano’s speech on Biafra agitation

Governor Obiano of Anambra has broken his silence on the continued protests in the state and blockage of Niger Bridge. His reaction is coming in the wake of the killing of 9 Indigenous People of Biafra protesters by the Joint Military Task Force in the early hours of Wednesday, December 3 when they clashed with... Read More

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