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

Nnamdi Kanu’s words, actions constitute terrorism – Sagay

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Itsa Sagay has said the military’s declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation was the right thing to do. Sagay, however, said he was not aware of what the law says in such situation. Background: The military had declared IPOB a... Read More

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September 19, 2017

The Big 5: ASUU suspends strike; IPOB says Nnamdi Kanu has gone missing; and other top stories

Good morning Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: After 36 days, the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has finally suspended its strike. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement in Abuja late Monday. He said the union was suspending the strike until the end of October for the... Read More

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September 19, 2017

Reuben Abati: The python does not dance

by Reuben Abati Operation code-names have been an important part of military operations since the Germans first applied them in World War 1 but it may be said that the recent (or ongoing?) controversial military exercise in the South Eastern part of Nigeria codenamed Operation Python Dance II is the first major incident in Nigerian... Read More

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September 18, 2017

Whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu, parents unknown since soldiers’ attack – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday alleged that the whereabouts of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu and his parents are unknown since the alleged attack on his residence in Abia. The background: Troops of the Nigerian Army had reportedly opened fire on Kanu’s residence during the Operation Python Dance in the South-East. They were... Read More

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September 18, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 18th of September

Follow the stories and analyses on YNaija: President Buhari arrives New York for UN Summit (PHOTOS) The Thread: “The side chick must have receipts, a book deal and a Breakfast Club interview” | Twitter loses its mind a second time over Kevin Hart’s cheating Dethrone Kanu’s father within 24 hours | Abia youth tell Ikpeazu

Cover Stories

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September 18, 2017

YNaija Editorial: We have been made enemies of the State

It’s been a full week since the Nigerian government unleashed its Operation Python Dance II on innocent Nigerians in the South East. While we’d hoped that the sheer irresponsibility of a show of force against one’s own citizens would have resolved itself – for the best – in that time, a horrible situation has only... Read More

Thinking Through

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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

Kanu remains the hero of the oppressed in Nigeria – Southeast group

The Eastern Consultative Forum (ECA) has described the branding of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB ) as a terrorist group and its proscription by Southeast governors as an attempt by the federal government to “postpone restructuring” of the country. In a statement signed by its secretary, Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, the group said the military exercise by the Nigerian army... 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

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September 18, 2017

“We are grateful to God for intervening” | Gov Ikpeazu talks about the Operation Python Dance II exercise

The Governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday on his visit to the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abia council, has expressed gratitude to God for averting a bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to the state for a one-month military exercise code-named Operation Python Dance II. Highlights: Ikpeazu... Read More

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September 17, 2017

“The soldiers wanted to bulldoze their way into the palace but IPOB…” | Read our top10 quotes from last week

“I was sleeping this evening when suddenly I was woken up by the blaring of sirens. Initially, I thought it was the Commissioner of Police who lives in the neighbourhood that was returning home. But the blaring persisted and was followed up by sporadic gun shots. The soldiers wanted to bulldoze their way into the... Read More

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September 17, 2017

Dethrone Kanu’s father within 24 hours | Abia youth tell Ikpeazu

The Umuahia Youth Movement has asked governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu to dethrone Israel Kanu, ruler of Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia. The traditional ruler is the father of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group in a letter copying President Muhammadu Buhari said they would take laws into their... Read More

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September 17, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Python Dance and the bite of Biafra

by Simon Kolawole Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the army chief, is a famous snake farmer. Naturally, he had no hesitation in unleashing pythons on south-eastern Nigeria to enforce the peace. The pythons have been dancing dangerously. Our polity, sharply divided along ethno-religious lines, is writhing in snake poison. The aim of Python Dance II,... Read More

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September 17, 2017

‘Security agencies begin search for Nnamdi Kanu’

Troops have launched a search for leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in the South-East region, The Nation reports. According to the newspaper, security agencies had been directed to arrest Kanu and other leaders of his group. Kanu had disappeared after troops marched into his community in Abia State and allegedly... Read More

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September 17, 2017

Nnamdi Kanu will soon reveal his location – Brother

Younger brother to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said the agitator will soon reveal his location. His brother simply identified as ‘Fine boy’ told Punch that Kanu would also recat to the declaration of IPOB as a terrorist organisation and proscription of the activities of IPOB in the state.... Read More

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IPOB, location, Nnamdi Kanu, reveal, south east

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

Dealing with IPOB: Ban the game or steal the audience?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Besides restoring the economy from recession, the biggest challenge of the Nigerian Government, under Muhammadu Buhari has undoubtedly been about dealing with Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB. From October 2015, when Kanu was arrested and jailed, IPOB became vivid in everyone’s consciousness. The demonstrations began from all quarters, the cries of illegality... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Opinion: The Federal Government and IPOB’s terrorist threat

by Dele Awogbeoba For the last two years, any constant listener of Radio Biafra, when hosted by Nnamdi Kanu, would have discerned three very critical themes behind his broadcasts. The first is the hate and derision directed against a group he terms Hausa-Fulani of the North and the Yoruba of the Western parts... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Terror-risk; Terrorist: Is there a difference?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Boko Haram was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2013. The process involved legal procedures which relied, as evidence, on the universally condemned spate of bombings and killings perpetrated by the organisation. The United Nations building in Abuja, Christmas day bombing at Madala Niger State and... Read More

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September 16, 2017

The Thread: The FG has only one interest and it is not the protection of Nigerian lives

The Nigerian Military moved into Abia state unprovoked, and many cheered. It went ahead to declare IPOB a terrorist organisation, nevermind that no such legal powers are vested in it to do so, still more cheered. Many cheered because they way they see it, IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu were finally getting their just deserts. Here... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Charly Boy: Mr President, why should Nigeria spoil in your hand?

My president, I bare my heart out in this letter with great respect and humility. Often times I wonder if you read any of my open letters. However, I write this open letter so fellow Nigerians will understand the ache in my heart. I was about 17yrs during the Nigerian civil war. My youth was... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Oluwo promises to meet with IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi Friday, said he would arrange a meeting with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to address agitations by the group. The traditional ruler also said he would meet with some significant traditional rulers in the Southeast to seek an end ti the crisis... Read More

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September 16, 2017

Nnamdi Kanu petitions UN, U.S., others over alleged intimidation by Nigerian Army

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has written a petition to the United Nations, the European Union and the Presidents of the United States, Russia and Israel over the invasion of the Southeast by soldiers. Highlights: In the petition dated September 14, signed by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the IPOB... Read More

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September 16, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of September

Follow the stories and analyses on YNaija: NLC, TUC urge Nigerians to disregard strike threat by ULC D’Tigers advance to the 2017 Afrobasket final after beating Senegal The Thread: “I owe Igbos a duty not to be misled” | Kayode Ogundamisi explains his OPC struggle

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September 16, 2017

Dele Momodu: Our dear Army, please cool temper

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me confess my admiration for security forces generally. It is not just because of the cleanliness and crispiness of their uniform or the famed discipline that they imbue in their members. It is because I find their job too risky. I often wonder why any man or woman would... Read More

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Dele Momodu, IPOB, Nigerian Army, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, security

September 15, 2017

The Thread: “I owe Igbos a duty not to be misled” | Kayode Ogundamisi explains his OPC struggle

TwitterNG came for Kayode Ogundamisi today, armed with receipts of his OPC past, in response to what seemed like a continuous aggression against Nnamdi Kanu and his group, IPOB. The receipts showed that Ogundamisi at some point agitated for a Yoruba nation, same way Nnamdi Kanu has been doing in recent times. What’s more, he... Read More

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IPOB, Kayode Ogundamisi, Nnamdi Kanu, OPC, Politics, security, social media, The Thread

September 15, 2017

Meet with Nnamdi Kanu, Obasanjo advises Buhari

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to meet with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu before the ongoing crisis gets out of hand. Obasanjo said, “I don’t see anything wrong in that [Buhari meeting with Kanu]. I would not object to that; if anything, I would encourage it.” Talking to... Read More

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September 15, 2017

The Thread: Kayode Ogundamisi was once an Nnamdi Kanu | TwitterNG shows receipts

Kayode Ogundamisi is one of TwitterNG’s overlords. According to his Twitter bio, he is Canary! The Producer|Host of PolitrickswithKO; a commentator on Nigeria & Inter-Politics, and anti-corruption campaigner. Mr Ogundamisi has been quite taken with Nnamdi Kanu’s activities for a good minute; he’s usually seen tweeting about hate speeches the “Supreme Leader” delivered in the... Read More

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September 15, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: IPOB, Boko Haram and President Buhari’s hypocrisy

by Peregrino Brimah Nigeria is full of hypocrites. Our activists, our mainstream media, our traditional leaders and our government. In June of 2013, the Nation bore the headline, “Buhari faults clampdown on Boko Haram members.” Quoting the article, “He (Buhari) accused the government of killing and destroying their houses while the Niger Delta militants were given... Read More

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Opinion: How Nnamdi Kanu happened to Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu’s words, actions constitute terrorism – Sagay

The Big 5: ASUU suspends strike; IPOB says Nnamdi Kanu has gone missing; and other top stories

Reuben Abati: The python does not dance

Whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu, parents unknown since soldiers’ attack – IPOB

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 18th of September

YNaija Editorial: We have been made enemies of the State

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

Kanu remains the hero of the oppressed in Nigeria – Southeast group

Turkey dissociates self from citizen who expressed support for Biafra

“We are grateful to God for intervening” | Gov Ikpeazu talks about the Operation Python Dance II exercise

“The soldiers wanted to bulldoze their way into the palace but IPOB…” | Read our top10 quotes from last week

Dethrone Kanu’s father within 24 hours | Abia youth tell Ikpeazu

Simon Kolawole: Python Dance and the bite of Biafra

‘Security agencies begin search for Nnamdi Kanu’

Nnamdi Kanu will soon reveal his location – Brother

Why we banned the activities of IPOB – Umahi

Dealing with IPOB: Ban the game or steal the audience?

Opinion: The Federal Government and IPOB’s terrorist threat

Terror-risk; Terrorist: Is there a difference?

The Thread: The FG has only one interest and it is not the protection of Nigerian lives

Charly Boy: Mr President, why should Nigeria spoil in your hand?

Oluwo promises to meet with IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu petitions UN, U.S., others over alleged intimidation by Nigerian Army

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of September

Dele Momodu: Our dear Army, please cool temper

The Thread: “I owe Igbos a duty not to be misled” | Kayode Ogundamisi explains his OPC struggle

Meet with Nnamdi Kanu, Obasanjo advises Buhari

The Thread: Kayode Ogundamisi was once an Nnamdi Kanu | TwitterNG shows receipts

Peregrino Brimah: IPOB, Boko Haram and President Buhari’s hypocrisy

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