Why Federal Government cannot release Nnamdi Kanu yet

The Federal Government, has revealed to a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the reason behind its reluctance to release the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu who has been detained since his October 17 arrest, had filed an application before the high court, seeking to enforcing his fundamental right to freedom.... Read More

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December 6, 2015

Dele Momodu: The pointlessness and uselessness of locking up Nnamdi Kanu

Fellow Nigerians, the roof is on fire. And the owners of the house should not sleep and snore lest they get badly burnt. Please, let no one treat or dismiss this Biafra controversy as humbug because it is very serious and has the potential of spiralling out of control and snowballing into an unprecedented conflagration... 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 2, 2015

How the peaceful Biafra protest in Onitsha turned into a bloodbath

What started out as a peaceful protest on Tuesday, December 1, by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the Radio Biafra Director, escalated into a bloodbath in the early hours of Wednesday, December 2 when the Joint Military Task force clashed with members of the IPOB. The Joint Military Task force comprises... Read More

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December 1, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu trial: Judge falls ill, protesters chant ‘give us Biafra’

About 500 pro-Biafra agitators arrived at the Federal Capital Territory magistrate court on Tuesday, December 1 ordering the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The protesters chanted: “All we are saying give us Biafra” while they sang songs of solidarity when they arrived at the court premises in... Read More

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November 30, 2015

Ohanaeze Ndigbo to FG: “Nnamdi Kanu should be released urgently”

The apex Igbo organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the Federal Government to urgently release Nnamdi Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has been in the detention of the Department of State Security, since his arrest in October. Ohanaeze Ndigbo arrived at the decision to demand for his... Read More

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November 27, 2015

Why Ndigbo cannot fight Nigeria | MASSOB leader speaks on IPOB, Radio Biafra

Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) Ralph Uwazuruike, says it’s impossible for the Ndigbo to take up arms against the Nigerian state. Uwazuruike said the South-East states are landlocked and as such, do not have the needed deep sea ports to bring in arms and ammunition to wage a war.... Read More

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November 25, 2015

‘Igbo leaders have shown their inferiority complex’ | MASSOB, IPOB reject dialogue

Movement for Actualization for Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have rejected the South East governors’ resolution, in an attempt to quell the protests over the detention of the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and agitations for secession. In a statement released on Wednesday, November 25, MASSOB claims... Read More

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November 23, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu’s alive, shows up in court

Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been arraigned in an Abuja Magistrate Court on Monday, November 23. Kanu has been in the detention of the Department of State Security since October 18, after being arrested at the Lagos Airport Hotel on his arrival from the United Kingdom. A faction of the Movement for the Actualization... Read More

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November 22, 2015

“Nnamdi Kanu has been murdered” – MASSOB faction claims

A faction for the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB), has alleged that the Director of Biafra Radio, Nnamdi Kanu, has been killed. Kanu has been in detention for over a month since he was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security, in Lagos. Kanu, who’s being charged on three counts... Read More

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November 18, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu trial: 2 lawyers battle in court to represent him

The Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu had two lawyers battle to represent him in court today. At the resumed hearing of his trial on Wednesday in Abuja, two lawyers Gabriel Egbule and Vincent Obetta, appeared before the judge, claiming to be his defendants. Kanu, who was arrested in October by the Department of State Security, is being... Read More

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November 15, 2015

‘You made money from Pro-Biafra protests’ | Father Mbaka slammed by MASSOB, IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has faulted the recent comments made by Enugu-based Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka. The outspoken cleric, on Saturday, urged all pro-Biafra youth protesting for the immediate release of Radio Biafra Director and leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to go back to their businesses. Mbaka criticised Biafra supporters protesting across South-East... Read More

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November 14, 2015

“Our son is not a trouble maker” | Nnamdi Kanu’s parents speak out

Parents of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, insist that their son is not known for trouble-making, and as such, his detention is unwarranted. Kanu’s father, who’s the Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia North Council Area of Abia State and mother, Ugoeze Nnenne Kanu, expressed shock at their son’s continued detention. While speaking with journalists at the... Read More

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November 11, 2015

No dialogue with Ohaneze until Kanu’s released – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has refused to participate in the proposed meeting with South East governors and Ohaneze Ndigbo, over the continued detention of the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. A faction of MASSOB insists that it will not attend the meeting scheduled to take place in... Read More

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November 6, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu protest: 83 Pro-Biafrans arrested in Bayelsa, 1 reported dead in Anambra

The Indigenous People of Biafra held its ‘One Million Man March’ across the South-East, South-South and other locations within the country, and beyond. In Anambra, over 30,000 people were reported to have gathered at Odumegwu Ojukwu Statue by Niger Bridge Head, where the protest-march began. The protest by IPOB members brought to a halt, most commercial activities... Read More

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November 5, 2015

‘We recognize the borders laid down at Independence’ | UK government’s position on Biafra

The British government is reported to have said it does not support the agitation and calls for a Biafran nation to be carved out of Nigeria, essentially secession. A representative of the UK government in Nigeria, was quoted to have said that his country still recognizes the ‘borders laid down at Independence’. To this effect, the British High... Read More

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November 4, 2015

How Nnamdi Kanu used Radio Biafra to plant our struggle in 78 countries – MASSOB

Nnamdi Kanu, Director of Radio Biafra, has become a factor of reckoning in Nigeria, owing to his arrest by the Department of State Services, says the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). MASSOB insists that the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is a price to pay for their... Read More

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November 3, 2015

Ogundana Michael Rotimi: With an Igbo President in 2023, Biafra becomes a forgotten issue

I do not share in Nnamdi Kanu`s ideology, I am not a supporter of Biafra, I never for once bought into Col. Ojukwu`s idea and I will never buy into the idea of Nnamdi Kanu. I am just an Igbo apologist that believes the Igbo community deserves a fair chance in 2023. Secession is not... Read More

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November 3, 2015

If Nnamdi Kanu is dead, Ralph Uwazuruike will be the happiest man – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has ascribed the recent criticism of the group by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, to Ralph Uwazuruike’s betrayal and deviation from the Biafran struggle. Obasanjo had recently described the Biafran struggle as an avenue to defraud people and make money. However, Uchenna Madu, factional National Director... Read More

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October 30, 2015

Emmanuel Ugwu: Fani-Kayode, Nnamdi Kanu and the brotherhood of hate

In a shadow rebuttal to my piece, Femi Fani-Kayode and The Laughter of Biafra which was an answer to Femi Fani-Kayode’s Nnnamdi Kanu and The Cry for Biafra, a devotee of The Tsetse Who Flew To Cambridge, obviously under pressure to produce a passable riposte, stitched together tissues of his principal’s supposedly pro-Igbo remarks from yesteryear. The patchwork of cherrypicked... Read More

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October 29, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra group disowned, ‘condemned’ by ‘Citizens of Enugu’

The violent agitation of the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been condemned by a pressure group, Concerned Citizens of Enugu State. The Concerned Citizens of Enugu State (CCES), has criticised the activities of IPOB over the detention of Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra. Kanu was arrested two weeks ago, by the Department of State... Read More

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October 28, 2015

‘We need guns and bullets’ | Could this be why Nnamdi Kanu was arrested? (WATCH)

A new video has surfaced, depicting Nnamdi Kanu, Director of Radio Biafra, requesting for ‘guns and bullets’. Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, was recently arrested in Lagos by operatives of the Department of State Security. Since then, ceaseless debates have raged-on on social media and beyond, as to why Kanu may... Read More

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July 19, 2015

Radio Biafra leader says white people are more intelligent than black Africans (AUDIO)

Nnamdi Kanu, the Director of the illegal radio station, Radio Biafra, is of the opinion that white people have a higher level of intelligence than black Africans. Kanu, who is based in the United Kingdom, was recorded to have made the statement. The audio recording was obtained from the Facebook page of Kayode Ogundamisi. UK... Read More

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Why Federal Government cannot release Nnamdi Kanu yet

Dele Momodu: The pointlessness and uselessness of locking up Nnamdi Kanu

Police begin arrest of Biafra protesters

How the peaceful Biafra protest in Onitsha turned into a bloodbath

Nnamdi Kanu trial: Judge falls ill, protesters chant ‘give us Biafra’

Ohanaeze Ndigbo to FG: “Nnamdi Kanu should be released urgently”

Why Ndigbo cannot fight Nigeria | MASSOB leader speaks on IPOB, Radio Biafra

‘Igbo leaders have shown their inferiority complex’ | MASSOB, IPOB reject dialogue

Nnamdi Kanu’s alive, shows up in court

“Nnamdi Kanu has been murdered” – MASSOB faction claims

Nnamdi Kanu trial: 2 lawyers battle in court to represent him

‘You made money from Pro-Biafra protests’ | Father Mbaka slammed by MASSOB, IPOB

“Our son is not a trouble maker” | Nnamdi Kanu’s parents speak out

No dialogue with Ohaneze until Kanu’s released – MASSOB

Nnamdi Kanu protest: 83 Pro-Biafrans arrested in Bayelsa, 1 reported dead in Anambra

‘We recognize the borders laid down at Independence’ | UK government’s position on Biafra

How Nnamdi Kanu used Radio Biafra to plant our struggle in 78 countries – MASSOB

Ogundana Michael Rotimi: With an Igbo President in 2023, Biafra becomes a forgotten issue

If Nnamdi Kanu is dead, Ralph Uwazuruike will be the happiest man – MASSOB

Emmanuel Ugwu: Fani-Kayode, Nnamdi Kanu and the brotherhood of hate

Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra group disowned, ‘condemned’ by ‘Citizens of Enugu’

‘We need guns and bullets’ | Could this be why Nnamdi Kanu was arrested? (WATCH)

Radio Biafra leader says white people are more intelligent than black Africans (AUDIO)

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