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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…
16 Dec
A Joint Security Task force in Imo State code-named Operation Udoka has neutralised four suspected terrorists and arrested five others during an ongoing operation in the community.
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.
12 Dec
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has pledged to provide a peaceful environment for Christmas in the Southeast region, urging the people of the zone wishing to return home for the festive period to do so. A statement on Thursday by the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, reiterated the group’s commitment to…
9 Dec
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release Sunday and Calista Ifedi, a South-East couple in detention over alleged membership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to Amnesty, the couple, who were arrested in their home in Enugu State on November 23, 2021, have been in detention for…
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.
6 Dec
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said arrested separatist, Simon Ekpa, was partying and having fun while pushing others to kill themselves. Ekpa, who seeks to restore the defunct Biafra Republic, is currently in the custody of authorities in Finland. He and his Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) have been…
4 Dec
The Joint Security Task Force in Imo State, also known as Operation Udoka, has arrested over 20 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a joint clearance operation.
3 Dec
The Joint Security Taskforce in Imo State, otherwise known as Operation Udoka, has arrested over twenty suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security outfit, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a joint clearance operation. This was as the security team raided and destroyed their camps at Aku Community in Okigwe…
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…
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