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IPOB members hold rally in Anambra, makes fresh call on Ndigbo to boycott guber election

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2017 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised fresh call on Ndigbo to totally boycott the Anambra State governorship election slated for November 18, this year. In a statement issued by the Media/National Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful which was made available to the media in

Opinion

The parable of the terrorist, the zoo keeper and the python

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2017 0

Once upon a time, 16 years after the Zoo returned to civil rule, there lived a terrorist named Mazi Kanu and his terror squad, the IPOB. Unlike most terrorists of his time – like Alhaji Shekau who led the Boko Haram sect which ran rampage in North Eastern part of the Zoo, Bin Laden who […]

Politics

Wike is an ally of IPOB – APC alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2017 0

Nyesom Wike, the Governor of River state was Tuesday alleged to be a close ally of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, according to the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The state arm of the party said since the proscription of the pro-Biafra group, Wike has been “feeling vulnerable, disorientated and very […]

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Minister urges International partners to proscribe IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on Nigeria’s international partners to designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation. The Minister made the call in his article, entitled ”Thwarting Terrorism in Nigeria”, which appeared in the US newspaper ‘Washington Times’ on Thursday, 12th Oct.

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Abaribe to lose ₦100m bail bond if Nnamdi Kanu fails to attend Nov. 20 trial

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to be discharged as a surety to Indigenous Peoples of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu. At the resumed hearing of Kanu’s trial on Tuesday, counsel to Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe told the court that his client did not know of Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts, […]

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There will be war if FG can’t bring Kanu to court today – IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2017 0

The banned Indigenous People of Biafra has threatened to take up arms against the Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari if it failed to produce its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, dead or alive, on Tuesday (today) in court. Kanu is facing treason charges. He was granted bail in April, with an order to return to court […]

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After3 Weeks , Army Invades Kanu’s Home Again, Carts Away Items

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2017 0

Barely three weeks after Nigerian Army personnel invaded the country home of the leader of the now-proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Afaraukwu, Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, reports have been confirmed that soldiers invaded the premises again Sunday. Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu, revealed that the invading soldiers also carted

Opinion Politics

The people following Nnamdi Kanu have entered one chance – Nigerian Army

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2017 0

The Nigerian Army has said that the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is known by both his brother and his lawyer. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, said this during a two-day media conference on the military’s enhancement of human rights in Abuja, Daily Post […]

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South-East Governors Are Confusionists – Junaid Muhammad

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2017 0

For trying to renounce their role in the proscription of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), second republic lawmaker, Junaid Muhammad, has described the Southeast governors as a bunch of confusionists. Muhammad made the remark in response to an alleged declaration by Governor Okiezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, that southeast governors only banned IPOB, without declaring […]

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Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers ask court to order Buratai to produce the IPOB leader

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2017 0

Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, ‎Nnamdi Kanu, has been declared missing by his team of lawyers. The legal team led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor ‎said it had, therefore, Wednesday filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja praying for an order directing the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to […]

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60 IPOB members put on trial

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2017 0

Sixty people, suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were remanded in custody today when they appeared in court after clashes with the security services in Abia state. The defendants are charged with a string of offences, including attempted murder and terrorism. Abia state police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonna said the case […]

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IPOB/MASSOB rift deepens

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2017 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra has said that the Radio Biafra which is said to be based outside the country neither belonged to MASSOB nor its leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike. Speaking in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Uche Mefor, deputy leader of IPOB, explained that though MASSOB assisted in funding the radio station, the arrangement only […]

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Terror tag: IPOB wants court to set aside it’s proscription

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2017 0

The banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday challenged its proscription as a terrorist group by the federal government and asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the court’s ex-parte proscription orders. The Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court , Justice Abdu Kafarati, on Wednesday , issued the proscription […]

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France denies funding IPOB agitation, Nnamdi Kanu

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2017 0

The French government has denied allegations of France funding the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in seeking a referendum to carve out a separate country in the South East region of Nigeria. The federal government of Nigeria which launched a military clampdown on the separatist group last week and subsequently prescribed it a terrorist organisation, […]

Opinion

IPOB’s propaganda as a window into the state of our education system

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2017 0

Propaganda is misleading information put out with the aim of gaining political advantage. Ok, all sides in a political jostle do this and it is fine (or not). But when it is done, the authors of such information spin their information with the audience they are targeting in mind. The more uninformed or unenlightened the […]

Opinion Politics

Federal Government To Block IPOB Funding Sources – Lai Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

The Federal Government says it is aware of sources of funding of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and is taking steps to block them. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared on a live TV programme “Good Morning Nigeria” on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). […]

Politics

“IPOB Crisis Bigger Than Boko Haram” – Kashim Shettima

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB separatist crisis being spearheaded by Nnamdi Kanu is bigger than the activities of the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram, Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has said. No fewer than 20, 000 people are believed to have been killed by Boko Haram since the Islamist sect started its attacks in […]

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Nigeria’s FG to block IPOB funding sources

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

The Federal Government of Nigeria said it is aware of sources funding the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it is taking steps to block them. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this Tuesday on a live TV programme “Good Morning Nigeria” on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). “Terrorists do not […]

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Pythons don’t dance, crocodile can never smile, Abati criticises Nigerian military over code-names

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

Reuben Abati, former spokesman to former Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan, slammed the Nigerian military over its operation code names. In an article entitled, ‘Python Do Not Dance,’ Abati noted that the Nigerian military has never been so clever in coming up with operation code names and such code-names as: Operation Python Dance and Crocodile Smile were wrong

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Senator accuses FG of double standard over declaration of IPOB as terrorist group

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

The national leader, South-South, of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Senator Roland Owie, has faulted the decision of the President Muhammadu Buhari- administration to declare the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group, saying it smacks of double standard. Owie pointed out that the Buhari administration was not walking the way of justice and […]