IPOB
22 May
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) to postpone their examination and convocation, respectively, billed for May 30.
21 May
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) to reschedule their examination and convocation, respectively, which are both set for May 30 this year. IPOB stated that May 30 is a day set aside to celebrate Biafra heroes (Biafra Day) and is observed as…
15 May
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled July 1 for the judgement in a N1 billion lawsuit brought by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after Kanu’s counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, the FG’s…
8 May
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in conjunction with personnel from Nigeria Police, Department of State Services, and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have conducted a successful special clearance operation across the general areas of Udda
3 May
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in conjunction with sister services and other security agencies, neutralised an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) expert of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsu - Ihitteukwa, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, on Wednesday, May 2, 2024. The troops, comprising…
29 Apr
For officially and publicly acknowledging the ‘unlawfulness’ of his extradition from Kenya to Nigeria in 2021, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the weekend, expressed, in writing, his profound appreciation
29 Apr
The alleged marginalisation of Ndigbo in the scheme of national politics, demand for a sixth state in the region, and unconditional release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu
23 Apr
The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has called on the judiciary to uphold the tenets of fair trial and justice without bias or influence in all cases. They urged the Federal Government (FG) to embrace a political solution by releasing the leader of the Indigenous People...
22 Apr
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has been standing trial on various charges, has debunked media reports and insinuations that he dictated to the court the conditions on which to continue his trial.
17 Apr
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will on May 20 know his fate in his request for restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to house arrest. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, fixed the date…
17 Apr
The Federal Government has opposed the conditions submitted by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu for the resumption of his trial. At Wednesday's proceedings at the Federal High Court Abuja, Kanu agreed to the acceleration of prosecution of the charges against him on the ground that his conditions…
11 Apr
The legal team of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to pull out of the trial if the Department of State Services (DSS), refuses unfettered access to Kanu, held in its custody.
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