Tag: secession

DSS’ charges against Kanu frivolous – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of bringing frivolous charges against its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by its spokespersons Mr.…

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We will deal decisively with IPOB, militants – CDS

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonishakin, has promised to deal decisively with militants for blowing up oil pipelines and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, clamouring for secession.…

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What Emir of Kano really thinks of the Niger Delta struggle for secession

We do not know the Emir to speak often about the Niger Delta/Biafran struggle for secession; both as Central Bank Governor and now as the Emir of Kano. This is a man…

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Roundup: All the ways Biafra agitators have ramped up in the past week

by Roqeebah Olaoniye While the rest of the country might have been focused on other things, a lot has been going on in secessionist news. Accusations The Movement for Actualisation of…

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Opinion: The Yoruba people, Ijaws and true federalism

by Shenge Rahman Akanbi The recent meeting between some Yoruba politicians in old and new Afenifere and some leaders of the Ijaw Nation has once again brought to the fore the…

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Arrested pro-Biafra members gain freedom

A Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, on Wednesday, granted bail to 88 members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) who were…

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Republic of Biafra is a dead dream – Garba Shehu gives verdict

Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari would not throw his weight behind the secession of the Republic of…

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Biafra secession: Niger Delta group, MOSOP join forces with MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said agreed to a partnership with a faction of Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) to achieve the…

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‘Crisis will force Nigeria to separate from Biafra’

The General Overseer of Bethel House of God Mission, Awkunanaw, Enugu, Bishop Amaechi Agbo has predicted that the agitations for the creation of the Biafran state will come to pass.…

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Yoruba leaders threaten to secede from Nigeria over Fulani herdsmen

The abduction of Yoruba leader and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, by Fulani herdsmen and the recent invasion on his farmland has forced Yoruba leaders to…

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MASSOB leader begs UN to allow Biafra secede from Nigeria

Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) has given 'genuine reasons' why the United Nations should allow Biafra secede from Nigeria. Uwazuruike,…

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The Igbos have vowed to go away if Buhari turns his back on them

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Chairman of state Presidents of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in seven Igbo speaking states, Dr. Chris Eluemunoh, has warned that any further attempt to marginalise the ethnic group could…

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Opinion: Now that the Niger-Delta want to secede from Nigeria

by 'Tope Oriola A new outbreak of violence should be avoided as the weaponry of the “Generals” in the last insurgency has become more sophisticated. We must avoid loss of…

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Opinion: Is it time for us to dissolve Nigeria peacefully?

by Diran Apata DRIP! Drip!! Drip!!! The violent spilling of blood in our country goes on. It does not only show no sign of ceasing, it only shows signs of continuing.…

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