The Nigerian Army has vowed to punish the soldiers who participated in the assault on journalists in Umuahia on Tuesday. During the sad occurrence, at least two journalists were reportedly assaulted. The soldiers had accused the press men of filming them as they rode by the state secretariat of Nigerian Union of Journalists. The newsmen […]
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Following repeated clashes between Nigerian Soldiers and Biafran agitators, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has declared a three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state. The governor said the state will continue to subscribe to the supremacy of the Nigerian Constitution and work with the federal government to forestall seccessionist threats. The governor also noted that the […]
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Following the Federal Government’s call for his bail to be revoked, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), says anyone who comes to “biafraland” to arrest him will die there. Following his arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS), and 18 months incarceration, Binta Nyako, justice of a federal high court […]
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The self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday disclosed that while he was incarcerated, he was the sovereign state of Biafra but he rejected it because it had only the five Igbo States. Speaking further when Igbo civil society coalition visited him in Umuahia, Abia state, the IPOB leader said […]
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The federal high court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) till October 17. Kanu, who is due to appear in court on Tuesday, was last arraigned on April 25 during which he was granted bail on health grounds. Binta Nyako, justice of the court, […]
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“Treat the surrendering Biafrans well or risk their children rising again”- Colonel Phillip Effiong, Vice President of Biafra, 1970. These profound words from a wise and deeply courageous man have proved to be prophetic. The truth is that those that resist the idea of restructuring and that say no to the conducting of a referendum […]
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The Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD), has called for national dialogue to address agitations in parts of the country. Executive Director of the centre, Abm. Abdullahi Omaki, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the agitation for secession and restructuring of the country by different […]
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Garba Umar, the Anambra police commissioner, says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot stop the November 18 governorship election in the state. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, had recently said the election will not hold if the federal government fails to conduct a referendum on Biafra. Umar who spoke with NAN on Saturday said […]
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DW Africa in a recent interview, got the view of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as to why he is still fighting to secure independence for Biafra people. WATCH VIDEO BELOW… Video credits: DW
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Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says election the November 18 governorship election in Anambra state will not hold if the federal government fails to conduct a referendum on Biafra. Speaking at his father’s palace in Afara Ukwu Ibeku, Umuahia, Abia state, Kanu threatened that members of his group might also […]
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