In a situation that a man’s life is considered as cheap as that of a fowl which can be taken when it is least expected, it is hardly possible to distinguish between a criminally motivated attack and a politically driven one in the times we are today.

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, yesterday, granted the request made by the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to access a medical doctor of his choice, while in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). 

On January 13, 1970, Olusegun Obasanjo, army colonel and General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Third Marine Commando Division of the Nigerian Army, arrived Amichi in the old Nnewi Division of what was then known as East Central State...

Immediate past chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr. Monday Ubani, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to kick-start the healing process of South East by releasing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and fixing deplorable roads in the region.

Factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has announced that there will be a two-week sit-at-home in the South East. Ekpa tweeted in the early hours of Tuesday to issue a fresh threat of another lockdown. "Following the demand by the Biafra people for more sit at home civil disobedience, the…

The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, last Sunday, ended its crusade themed, “God That Does What No Man Can Do.” The two-day programme held at the church’s headquarters in Ijesha, Lagos, attracted participants from all walks of life, including the former Head of State, Dr. Yakubu Gowon, who was the special guest.

There was pandemonium in Enugu State, yesterday, following reports of shooting by unknown gunmen, who allegedly invaded the town to enforce a one-week sit-at-home order by Simeon Ekpa-led Biafra independence agitators.

Despite ban on Monday sit-at-home in Enugu State, shops and businesses remained shut, yesterday.

The fact that residents of Enugu State seemingly ignored the recent directive by Governor Peter Mbah not to obey the latest sit-at-home order by a faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the state shows that ending the disruptive all-Monday entrenched practice cannot be achieved by executive fiat.

Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has, again, expressed worry over his client’s continued detention against court orders, his poor health and Department of State Services’ (DSS) alleged refusal to grant his doctors access to his health needs.

The quest for the restoration of the Biafra republic has become almost a singsong for young people of Igbo extraction. Although it has created pains, claimed lives and property, and continues to impact negatively on the economy of the region, its proponents insist on the feasibility of the project.

Igbo youth groups under the aegis of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set free the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and drop all charges preferred against him.