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Nigerian army ‘denies calling Ipob a terrorist group’

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2017 0

Nigeria’s army chief has backtracked from the labeling of secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, Ipob, as a terrorist organisation, the Vanguard news site reports. Lt Gen Tukur Buratai termed last week’s announcement as a “pronouncement on Ipob”: What the

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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”, […]

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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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4 days after, Kanu, parents still at large

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

• Police takeover IPOB leader father’s palace • Sunday church services in Umuahia peaceful, solemn • Gov Lalong relaxes curfew in Jos Four days after the Nigeria Army onslaught on the residence of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Afaraukwu in Ibeku Umuahia Local Government Area of Abia State, […]

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Disgruntled politicians, treasury looters behind IPOB – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

The federal government has said that 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 of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, stated this at a press conference in Lagos on Sunday. He further claimed […]

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“You cannot lead only those who worship, swear by you,” Ezekwesili accuses Buhari of alienating SE

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 Post a comment

Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of education and leader of the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign Group, BBOG, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of alienating a South Eastern region of Nigerians by his actions. In a series of tweets apparently directed at Buhari, the BBOG leader said all Nigerians must be carried along by the Nigerian president for […]

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Igbos should have one rallying cry to Nigeria: Let us go!

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2017 Post a comment

Of all the problems supposedly employing the occupants of Aso Rock, the federal government has managed to turn the cause of Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra into a cause célèbre. Let us be clear about this – the government has bungled its response to the legitimate concerns of a significant swathe of […]

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Abia on the boil as Army, IPOB raise the temperature

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

Abia State shot into the centre of the country’s attention on Tuesday 11 September, as a host of security developments linked with the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group raised a new set of concerns over the military’s conduct and the Federal Government’s strategy towards dealing with an increasingly growing secessionist movement. A detachment of […]

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Nnamdi Kanu cannot be confirmed alive- Lawyer

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2017 0

The lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, says his client has been placed under house arrest by the Nigerian Army. In a statement issued shortly after the incident, Ejiofor said he got a distress call from Kanu but that he couldn’t confirm whether he is alive or […]

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Ikpeazu declares curfew in Aba

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2017 0

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has declared a three-day curfew in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the State. Ikpeazu said the curfew was necessitated by the attack on the officers and men of the Nigerian Army by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Nnamdi Kanu. Faulting the attitude of […]

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Soldiers surround Nnamdi Kanu’s home, attack journalists in Umuahia

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2017 0

A detachment of soldiers from the Nigerian Army has surrounded the Afaraukwu country home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The soldiers arrived the community barely 48 hours after the clash between the Army and IPOB members on Sunday evening, which left three people injured. Today’s detachment arrived in ten […]

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Army moves into Nnamdi Kanu hometown, injuries feared

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2017 0

A little over a day after the Nigerian army said it has commenced the second phase of its Operation Python Dance II in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone, a new video has emerged showing soldiers in armoured tanks, patrol vans and other military gadgetry purportedly enter the home of the leader of the Indigenous People of […]

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S’East Governors Advise IPOB To Embrace Dialogue At Their Enugu Meeting

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

The South-East governors who met on Wednesday with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said instead of confrontation, dialogue was the only way to resolve the issues surrounding the agitation of the group. The governors made this known following the crucial meeting with the IPOB leader which was held at the […]

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Anambra guber: South East Govs meet Nnamdi Kanu, want him to withdraw poll boycott

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

The South East Governors’ Forum at Government House, Enugu on Wednesday met with the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and asked him to rescind his call on Anambra people to boycott the governorship election slated for November. The South East governors told the IPOB leader that the group’s demands must not […]

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What South-east Governors and Nnamdi Kanu reached over Biafra agitation

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

The South-east governors Wednesday said dialogue and not confrontation was the only panacea needed to solve the agitation by the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB. Earlier today, Wednesday, the governors had a meeting with the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Government House, Enugu. According to report, the governors told the IPOB leader that the […]

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South East governors meet with Nnamdi Kanu

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

Governors of the south-east states are currently holding a meeting with the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. All five governors from the region are present at the meeting which is being held at the residence of the Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi according to Emmanuel Uzor, the Chief Press Secretary of […]

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IPOB goods seller: “Nigeria is not feeding me, I’ve a right to feed myself” [VIDEO]

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2017 0

A member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nwada Onyinye Chukwudi, has said that a primary motivation for her joining the separatist group was being swindled of a significant part of her salary as an Anambra state employee. In a video obtained by Daily Times, Chukwudi, who hails from Awkuzu in Oyi local government […]

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Forget IPOB, stay with us – Arewa youth to Igbos in North

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2017 0

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum has urged Igbo people in the North to ignore the directive of the Indigenous People of Biafra that they should leave the region, and called on the Federal Government to re-arrest Nnamdi Kanu. The youths stated that having withdrawn their notice to quit issued to the Igbo living in the […]

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Kanu: Ohaneze accuses FG of bias

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2017 0

The apex Igbo socio-political group, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has condemned the Federal Government’s call for the re-arrest and bail revocation of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. President General of Ohaneze, Chief Nnia Nwodo, also accused the Federal Government of bias, double standards and violation of Kanu’s fundamental human rights especially

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FG wants court to revoke Nnamdi Kanu’s bail, seeks his rearrest

Ihesiulo Grace 26 August 2017 0

The Federal government has formally filed an application before the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to revoke the bail granted the Leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on April 25, 2017 on health ground. In the application filed by the prosecution in charge NO: FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015 between Federal Republic of Nigeria […]