Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has affirmed that the group has withdrawn its threat that Ndigbo will boycott the general elections. In his verified Facebook account, Kanu called off the threat, saying: “Having confirmed on Thursday, February 14 that our preconditions and terms have been met, signed sealed and delivered,…

The Police Command in Anambra has arrested 34 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) in connection with the killing of a police Inspector in Nnewi. SP Haruna Mohammed , spokesman of the command made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday. Haruna said that some personnel and a Divisional Police…

Rep Anayo Nnebe (PDP-Anambra), has dismissed the call by leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on the people of the South East to boycott the 2019 general elections. Nnebe, who represents Awka North/South Constituency in the House of Representatives, spoke on Monday with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…

A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe and others are to be prosecuted over an alleged involvement in how Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), escaped from the country.

Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, on Saturday revealed that inter-agencies synergy and engagement of stakeholders made foiled the sit-at-home order by the terrorist organization, IPOB, last weekend. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) declared sit-at-home order across the five South-East States on Sept.…

Yesterday’s sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB failed completely in Ebonyi State as people were seen going their normal businesses. Similarly, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide led by Deputy National Chairman, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro thanked Ndigbo for avoiding another bloodshed by defying the order. Both vehicular and human movements…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday accused the Swiss embassy in Abuja of ‘aiding and abetting’ by reportedly refusing to grant entry visa to some members of Kanu’s family into Switzerland. In a statement in Enugu by its Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the IPOB said the development was a clear case of “criminal conspiracy…

A high court sitting in Owerri on Friday granted the unconditional release of 114 women alleged to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group. The women who were remanded on the orders of a magistrate’s court in Owerri were arrested on Friday August 17 by the police for demanding to know the…

For the umpteenth time, members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have called on the Federal Government to produce their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. During a meeting with Igbo leaders in Enugu yesterday, members of the proscribed organisation pledged to continue their discussions on peace, unity and reconciliation with government and relevant stakeholders. This comes…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) rose from a meeting with Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), led by Professor Ben Nwabueze, seeking the de-proscription of the group as a ‘terrorist’ organisation. The group said this was part of the conditions for peace with Southeast governors and the Federal Government. IPOB also…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied involvement in the alleged bombing at the residence of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo recently also accused the Nigeria Police and other law enforcement agencies of being in the habit of “painting the group black in a futile attempt to discredit the struggle…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said, yesterday, that the Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe was arrested and detained by operatives of the State Security Services (DSS) over his alleged link with the group. It stated that the operatives spent Friday night and yesterday morning at the Senator’s residence in search of IPOB insignia…