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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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the commencement of formal process for proscription of secessionist group, the Indigeneous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Nigerian Military had last week declared IPOB a terrorist organisation after which governors of the five south-east states announced the proscription of the activities of the group in the region. But the development […]
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Reno Omokri, former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reminded Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, the he is Nigeria’s minister of information and not propaganda. Omokri said this in reaction to Mohammed’s allegation that people in opposition parties were sponsoring the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a statement on Tuesday, Omokri said Mohammed […]
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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Men of the Nigerian Army are gradually being withdrawn from various checkpoints in Aba after the recent clash with protesting members of the Indigenous People of Biafra.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that Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia state governor told newsmen in Umuahia that the military on Operation Python Dance II had withdrawn from the […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki says the categorisation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation by the defence headquarters and proscription of the group by south-east governors did not follow due process. In a statement on Monday, Saraki said due processes must be followed in accordance with the law before such declaration […]
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is not set up to fight for right of anyone or group but a tool by opposition to destabilise the country. The minister said this at a news conference in Lagos on Sunday. He alleged that IPOB was being sponsored […]
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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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Chairman of South-East governor’s forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has responded to questions on why he and his colleagues to proscribe the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), stressing that anyone who wants to foment trouble must be crushed. Speaking to journalists in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, on Saturday, he […]
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused defence spokesman, John Enenche of deceiving the public by declaring IPOB a terrorist group, calling for his dismissal from the Nigerian army. Eneche who made the announcement declaring IPOB a terrorist group, cited the “formation of a Biafra secret service, militant possession and use of weapons as well as […]
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