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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

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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 […]

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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 […]

Editorial Features

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 […]

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‘Kanu is the wrong man to lead Biafra’ – Pro-Biafran activist hints at IPOB fracture

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

A staunch Biafra activist has expressed his disappointment, Sunday over the activities of the self-acclaimed Biafra secessionist leader, Nnamdi Kanu, following reports that the latter is on the run after the Nigerian army raided his home in Afaraukwu, Abia State last week. The activist, who chose to remain unnamed, expressed his bitterness at Kanu’s “stubbornness”, […]

Crime Tertiary

Nigerian Police Give List Of Crimes by IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, In Abia State

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

The Abia state police have highlighted some of the crimes alleged to have been committed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during the recent riots that took place in the state. The state police claimed that soldiers recovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs from the house of the leader of […]

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IPOB: We will not tolerate attacks on other Nigerians, Wike warns

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2017 0

The Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the state government would not tolerate any attack on other Nigerians living in the state by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) or any other group. In a state broadcast on the state security situation on Friday, Governor Wike announced that Rivers […]

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Oraganizer of IPOB Rally Declared Wanted

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2017 0

A key figure and member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra.(IPOB) Ndurue Okwudiri Innocent has been declared wanted by the Nigerian Police for his role in organizing rallies against the Federal government across the South-eastern part of the country, A statement by the police stated that Ndurue Okwudiri Innocent is among the people responsible […]

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Defense Headquarters declares IPOB terrorist organisation

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2017 0

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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Niger Delta group accuses Buhari of ‘militarising’ Nigeria over IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2017 0

The Niger Delta Revolutionary Council has condemned the actions of the army in Abia State, calling the force’s Operation Python Dance II operations an “onslaught” that is “provocative, lacks tact and emotional intelligence, is capable of igniting a civil war” and amounts to a “militarisation of our hard earned democracy.” In a

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Tension in Jos, as residents, traders scamper for safety

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

Residents and traders in Jos metropolis scampered for safety on Thursday at about 5:15pm. The panic started at Katako market situated in Jos north. The Special Task Force STF Media Officer Captain Umar Adams said the panic was ignited by rumor mongers who are bent on putting fear in people. He said the STF is […]

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Hausas, Igbos, clash in Jos

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

An ethnic clash between the Hausa and Igbo communities in Jos, the Plateau State capital has started. Sources say that several people have been injured along Rwang Pam street, an area said to be dominated by Igbos, after some Hausas tried to avenge the “killings” in SE around Chobe/Atili and Rwang Pam streets, and Ahmadu […]

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Shoot out in Umuahia despite Ikpeazu’s announcement

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

There is an ongoing shoot-out in Umuahia despite the earlier announcement of an agreement to withdraw troops from the Abia state capital. Update: Helicopter gunships have been deployed over Umuahia. Update 2: A source on the ground at the Afara, Umuahia has confirmed that the shooting is happening close to the compound of Nnamdi Kanu. […]

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Breaking: Gov. Ikpeazu agrees with Army to withdraw troops from Abia state after invasion

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 0

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state Thursday has announced an agreement with the Nigerian Army to withdraw troops from Umuahia, the state’s capital and the commercial city of Aba from Friday, Sept. 15. The announcement was made at a Press Conference in the state capital following the imposition of a dusk to dawn curfew in […]