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IPOB proscription: Appeal Court shifts Kanu’s joinder application to March 7, 2023

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2022 0

By Andrew Orolua The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has shifted hearing to March 7, 2023 in an application filed by the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu seeking to be joined in the appeal challenging the proscription of the group by the Federal

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Don’t enforce sit-at-home on October 4 –Nnamdi Kanu tells supporters

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2022 0

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Saturday told his supporters not to enforce a sit-at-home order on October 4. A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia is expected to deliver a ruling on jurisdictional issues raised suo motu by the Court in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed […]

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Man cries out as police declares him wanted over IPOB

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Alfred Umeh, Awka A middle-aged man, Onwudinjo Chukwuma, from Agulu in Anambra State has called on human rights organisations to come to his aid after he was declared wanted by the police. The police declared Chukwuma and fifteen others wanted over their alleged membership of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. However, speaking to […]

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Military Intensifies Crack Down on IPOB Members over Death of Personnel

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The military personnel attached to the “Operation Python Dance” in Eastern Nigeria have intensified its crackdown on members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the killings of its eleven personnel attached to the Mgbidi military check point last weekend. Reports say that the army lost eleven soldiers attached to the Mgbidi military check […]

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‘I’m not an IPOB member’ – Man cries out after police declared him wanted

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2022 0

A middle-aged man, Chukwuma Lawrence Onwudinjo from Agulu in Anambra State, has cried out after the police declared him wanted for being a member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Chukwuma’s ordeal started on August 22, 2022 during a clash with the police and suspected members of the police in Achi, Oji River […]

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IPOB rejects Peter Obi, Igbo presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2022 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has rejected the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Igbo presidency. IPOB said it’s neither interested in an Igbo President nor a Nigerian President of Southeast extraction. The group said its members are not part of Obi’s supporters because they are interested in Nigeria’s disintegration. Emma Powerful, […]

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Obasi Uchenna Emmanuel, Suspected Member Of IPOB/ESN In Enugu Community Declared Wanted.

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2022 0

The Nigeria military Men declared OBASI UCHENNA EMMANUEL wanted Who said to be from OGBAKU TOWN in Awgu Local government area of Enugu State to be a member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra wanted due to their unlawful activities. Uchenna’s uncle, the duo were branded saboteurs by the militant wing of IPOB, and […]

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ESN will unleash venom on Ebubeagu – IPOB tells Gov Uzodinma

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2022 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the Eastern Security Network, ESN, is ready to stop the alleged reckless massacre of the Ebubeagu security outfit. IPOB vowed to “unleash its venom” on Ebubeagu for the recent massacre in Imo State. A few weeks ago, the Ebubeagu reportedly murdered 14 innocent Imo youths coming back […]

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Shut down IPOB-linked YouTube channels – Buhari govt tells Google

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2022 0

The Nigerian Government has urged Google to shut down the YouTube channels belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, anchored its call on the fact that IPOB is a proscribed organization, NAN reports. Mohammed made the call while receiving a team of Google officials on Thursday […]

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IPOB reacts as Kanu’s lawyer floors Buhari govt in court, gets N52m compensation

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2022 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the defeat of the federal government by the counsel to its leader, Ifeanyi Ejiofor at an Awka Federal High Court in Anambra State. The court, led by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, ruled in favour of Ejiofor, following the invasion of the lawyer’s home by operatives of the […]

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We won’t allow Islamization of Nigeria – IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2022 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has cautioned against the alleged plot to Islamize Nigeria. IPOB warned that it won’t allow any individual, government, or ethnic groups to Islamize Nigeria or turn it into a Fulani colony. Emma Powerful, the spokesperson of the separatist group, said some people, government, and ethnic groups are trying to […]

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IPOB warns Pastor Kumuyi, Don’t hold any crusade in Abia

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2022 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, urged Pastor Williams Kumuyi of Deeper Life Bible Church to cancel his scheduled crusade in Abia State. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, warned Kumuyi to stop the planned crusade due to the security in the Southeast. Stressing that IPOB would not allow anyone to die, Powerful noted that […]

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Police uncover IPOB/ ESN deadly shrine, ‘arrest 7 suspects, live python’ in Imo

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2022 0

The Imo State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has uncovered a deadly shrine and arrested seven suspected members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as well as a live python they used to fortify themselves before attacks. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, who […]

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Stop IPOB from using your platform to incite violence, Lai Mohammed tells Facebook

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2022 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to use their platforms to incite violence and instigate ethnic hatred in Nigeria. The Minister made the demand in Abuja on Tuesday at a meeting with a team from […]

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We’ll chase Fulani terrorists out of Southeast, Hausas safe with us – IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2022 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday warned that Fulani terrorists masquerading as herders are not welcome in the Southeast. IPOB explained that Fulani terrorists masquerading as herders are raping and killing the vulnerable in the region. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, however, said the group is not against Hausas and non-indigenes residing […]

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IPOB: Man, two sons, others killed as security agents raid Anambra community

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By Daniel Ogwu, Awka A man identified as Ifeanyi Amatam and his two sons, Makuo Amatam and Nzubar Amatam are among the victims of the raid carried out by a joint team of security operatives in Umunze village, Ubaha, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This is said to be part of the […]

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Northerners’ll never allow Igbo become president, Southeast should support Biafra – IPOB

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2021 0

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday said southeast leaders should throw their weight behind actualising Biafra rather than beg northerners to support their presidential ambition. IPOB said southeast leaders should realize that the northern oligarchy would never support a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction, hence the need to support Biafra. A statement

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Troops thwart IPOB/ESN attack on Imo communities, uncover IEDs

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2021 0

Troops on Monday thwarted an attempt by outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) members to unleash mayhem on two communities in Imo. The outlawed IPOB/ESN members attempted to unleash mayhem on Mgbidi and Awo-Mmamma communities within Oru West Local Government Area of Imo when troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn […]

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Nnamdi Kanu: Idea of pardon is premature – Malami

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2021 0

*Insists it’s premature to conclude soldiers used live ammunition at Lekki toll gate The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the issue of pardoning the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is premature. Malami stated this on Wednesday while appearing as a […]

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Consider consequences of your actions, Orji Kalu tells Nnamdi Kanu

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2021 0

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to consider the consequences of his action and utterances for the sake of his followers. Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, said this on Monday during his visit to the IPOB […]