*Why we walked out- Lead counsel to IPOB leader ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for treasonable felony scheduled for Wednesday, did not go as scheduled as lawyers for the defendant walked out of court before the
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Coalition of the United Political Party (CUPP) has called on the Federal Government to unconditionally release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, CUPP spokesman, Chief Imo Ikenga Ugochinyere, noted that the ongoing trial of the IPOB […]
*As IPOB cancels sit-at-home order, urges participation in Anambra poll NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA South East Governors, on Thursday, pledged to meet with the Federal Government over the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and other political issues affecting the region. This is even as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has cancelled its one week sit-at-home order across the South-East. IPOB said the order was called off following consultations with elders, traditional, and religious leaders from the Southeast. Spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Thursday evening. According to Powerful: “Following the genuine
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the raid of Indigeneous People of Biafra (IPOB) hideouts in Enugu. The operation at the Eastern Security Network (ESN) camp was carried out Monday night in Mgbowo under Agwu Local Government Area. In a statement on Tuesday, Major Abubakar Abdullahi, acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations said two IPOB […]
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command has captured a top member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The suspect, Udebuan Sage Chibueze, who also commands its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), was said to have been arrested in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. READ ALSO: SERAP sues Buhari, […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed there is a clandestine plan by the Nigerian government to eliminate lawyers representing their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This was contained in a statement signed by IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful and sent to DAILY POST on Friday. “We wish to put the whole world on notice about […]
By Charles Onyekwere The Leadership of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has not ordered the people of Anambra State to boycott the November 6, 2021 governorship election in the state. It, however, warned politicians and propagandists to leave IPOB out of their “political predicaments”. In a statement on Thursday by its spokesperson, Emma […]
*Asks Kenyan Govt to provide full information on abduction of IPOB leader The United Nations has asked the Federal Government to provide detailed information on the circumstances surrounding Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This was contained in a document titled: ‘Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other […]
The Police say it has continued a manhunt for a 45-year-old man, Ajuba Jerome Everest over his alleged involvement in the activities of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Everest, born on August 2nd, 1976, is said to be one of the ringleaders of the IPOB in the Awkuzu Area of Anambra State. However, […]
The Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, on Monday disclosed that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a very big force because the majority of the group’s membership is not in Nigeria. Noting that Nnamdi Kanu enjoys a huge following in the South-east, he warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to take the […]
*Condemn spate of killings in region *Say Ebube Agu, regional security outfit to take root before end of 2021 South East governors rose from a meeting in Enugu on Tuesday and declared that they would do everything to end the “sit-at-home’’ order of proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The declaration is contained in a […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared a sit-at-home across the Southeast on October 1. IPOB said the October 1 sit-at-home is to show its rejection of Nigeria and all the country stands for. In a statement by its spokesman on Saturday, Emma Powerful, the group also declared the commencement of “operation no Nigerian […]
Gunmen suspected to be members of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday stormed the Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State and stopped students from taking their examination. According to Daily Trust, the students were preparing to sit for English in the ongoing Junior Secondary School Examination […]
The Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reportedly declared Thursday, September 9, 2021, as sit-at-home in Imo State. Naija News reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to visit the Southeast state on that day. The new directive was made known in a broadcast on Monday evening by IPOB-HDOS, Mazi Chika Edoziem. The […]
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has given reasons why people in the South-East still adhere to the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) despite its suspension. According to Umahi, “it is a question of fear”. He stated this while speaking with State House correspondents on Monday, following a meeting with […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken steps to win the release of some of its members who have been detained in Ghana. In a tweet on Monday, Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers defending IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, stated this. On Sunday, as they were conducting their monthly meeting in Accra’s Mallam Junction, […]
By Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki The Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, on Sunday, said the zone is already on “red alert” as a result of the sit-at-home ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Umahi lamented that the sit-at-home order by IPOB, if not stopped, […]
Twitter has removed a message from Simon Ekpa, a self-described follower of Nnamdi Kanu and a high-ranking member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Ekpa made waves on Wednesday when he tweeted that Lagos APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe should prepare to die. “Joe Igbokwe get ready to die because Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will finally […]
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused a militia group, Otokoto boys, of being behind the killings and beheading of some Imo residents. In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, IPOB claimed that the militia group had found their way back to the state with the help of the Imo […]