The acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Abdul Kafarati, on Wednesday granted the Nigerian Government an interim injunction proscribing the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This followed an application filed by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, urging the court to grant the injunction. […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, said the country has tolerated the excesses of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and his hate speech for too long. He referred to IPOB as a contraption against the Buhari administration, saying the government […]
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Men of the Nigerian Army are gradually being withdrawn from various checkpoints in Aba after the recent clash with protesting members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. It was earlier reported on Sunday that Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia state governor told newsmen in Umuahia that the military on Operation Python Dance II had withdrawn from the […]
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The police has confirmed the death of a police officer, after an attack by suspected members of the pro-Biafra separatist group, IPOB, in Abia State. The police also announced that at least 59 suspected members of the now outlawed group have been arrested by security officials and will be prosecuted for murder, arson and other […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to meet and dialogue with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as a measure to curb the secessionist agitations in the South-East. Obasanjo made his opinion known in an interview with the Newsweek Magazine. He said, “I don’t see […]
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After an emergency meeting in Enugu on Friday, South-east governors announced a ban on all the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in their geo-political zone. Earlier on Friday, the defence headquarters declared IPOB “a militant terror group”. According to some insiders, the governors succumbed to a directive from Aso Rock, as a […]
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The defence headquarters has branded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a “militant terrorist organisation” and urged parents to dissuade their wards from joining the group. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, John Enenche, the director, defence information, restated the commitment of the armed forces to confront “all security challenges facing the country”. Enenche […]
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The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has directed an immediate imposition of curfew from dusk to dawn (6pm – 6am) within the Greater Jos – Bukuru Metropolis, until further notice. Samuel, Emmanuel Nanle, Director, Press & Public Affairs to the governor said in a statement that the directive followed “sudden build up of tension […]
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A video showing men of the Nigerian army forcing believed to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to swim in dirty swamp water while flogging them with canes, has surfaced on social media. According to the person who brought out the video, the incident took place along Aba-Umuahia road. Watch below Meanwhile, the […]
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Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has cancelled a pre-scheduled meeting with the south-east governors forum. In a statement personally signed by him, Kanu alleged that soldiers intend to assassinate him on his way to the meeting. He also said his group was preoccupied with attending to victims of the “unprovoked military […]
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