Simon Ekpa
27 Mar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to immediately commence extradition proceedings against Mr. Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government in exile.
24 Mar
The Defence Headquarters has declared top self-proclaimed leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, wanted. Ekpa was among the 97 persons declared wanted for various crimes against the Nigerian State
23 Mar
The factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has been declared wanted by the Defense Headquarters in Abuja for terrorism. Ekpa, from his base in Finlad, declared the famous Monday sit-at-home in all five Southeast states at different times to protest the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who said…
25 Sep 2023
Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), yesterday, criticised a viral video in which the self styled Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, purported placed a ban on vehicle plates bearing Nigerian numbers “from operating in Biafra land.” COSEYL said that the video was another plot to heighten the tension and insecurity in the region. In the video,…
21 Aug 2023
Rising up for a United Nigeria (RUN) have applauded the authorities on the adherence of rule of law on matters relating to the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
18 Aug 2023
Aguleri community in Anambra East Local Council, yesterday, warned the self-acclaimed auto-pilot leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, against threatening their traditional ruler, His Royal Highness (HRH), Dr. Michael Idigo.
8 Aug 2023
Many Imo State residents across the 27 councils, yesterday, complied with the sit-at-home order issued by Simon Ekpa-led faction of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), ignoring the economic empowerment option by the incarcerated leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu.
6 Aug 2023
There are feelings that the drumbeat for sit-at-home in the southeast region for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has become incoherent, producing different sounds for the dancers.
1 Aug 2023
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Tuesday, asked the Senate to march words with action towards ensuring swift action by the Federal Government in handling Finland-based Simon Ekpa. The Senate had asked the Federal Government to approach the Finnish Government to extradite Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the…
1 Aug 2023
The factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has threatened to impose a three-week sit-at-home on civil servants in the Southeast region of Nigeria. Ekpa on Tuesday morning tweeted that if IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not released, there will be a fresh sit-at-home in the South Eastern states…
1 Aug 2023
Despite Imo State government’s directive, residents, yesterday, largely stayed away from their shops and business premises for fear of being attacked. Government had directed residents to shun Simon Ekpa’s sit-at-home order and go about their legitimate businesses or risk having their shops sealed.
28 Jul 2023
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday, described, as half-hearted and hypocritical, the demand by the Senate that Finland-based pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, be extradited and prosecuted for the illegal Monday sit-at-home in the South east and the attendant violence, killings and economic losses recorded in the region. The rights group…
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