Biafra
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The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has called on the Federal Government to demilitarise the South-East region and unconditionally release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
24 Jan
The Organisation of Emerging African States has raised an alarm over the continued detention of Simon Ekpa, a Biafra separatist
21 Jan
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a defamation suit at the Enugu High Court against Bashir Ahmad, a former media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari. The suit centres on alleged statements made by Ahmad via his X account on January 19, 2025, labelling Kanu a terrorist and accusing…
14 Jan
Some Igbo groups have agreed to come together to campaign for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, just as they accused the federal government of being indisposed towards dialogue for his release. They stated that they would no longer remain silent while Kanu continues to languish in…
6 Jan
Even with the security issues since his incarceration, including the weekly Monday sit-at-home, leaders and stakeholders of Igbo land, at the weekend, failed to present the issue of releasing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at a Town Hall meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
23 Dec
Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, “Operation UDO KA” have neutralised 13 armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and nabbed three kidnappers in South-East. The Spokesman of the task force, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, made this known in a statement on Monday in Enugu. He said that the feat was in furtherance…
19 Dec
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State doubts the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from prison will stop the growing insecurity in the South-east region of Nigeria. Soludo made his doubts known on Tuesday during a press briefing at the Governor’s Lodge in Anambra, despite many Igbo leaders…
13 Dec
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has pledged to provide a peaceful environment for Christmas in the South-East region, urging the people of the zone wishing to return home for the festive period to do so.
9 Dec
The American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) have demanded the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on or before December 25, 2024.
2 Dec
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed the purported declaration of the Biafra Republic by some members of the Simeon Ekpa-led Biafra agitators in Finland as a “scam.” Dissociating itself from the purported declaration, IPOB stated that there was no room for another Biafra declaration besides the one made by the former warlord Dim…
1 Dec
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from a recent purported declaration of the Biafran Republic by a group in Finland. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB described the declaration as a scam perpetrated by individuals seeking to destabilise the region. Powerful stressed that the only legitimate declaration of…
21 Nov
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters hopes that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will be extradited to Nigeria to face charges of terrorism brought against him. Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, disclosed this on Thursday night, adding that the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Chris Musa,…
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