Enugu State residents Thursday partially observed the sit at home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest and mark its “holy day” in deference to those that have lost their lives to the struggle. IPOB is pushing…
Obasanjo’s ‘fulanisation’ echoes Nnamdi Kanu’s position, says IPOB (Punch)
The Indigenous People of Biafra said on Sunday former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comment on “Fulanisation” and “Islamisation” of the country had come too late. Obasanjo had in a recent comment decried the high level of insecurity in the country, regretting…
*Ambode winds up official duties, to unveil Onikan Stadium (ThisDay) *Deaths averted as petrol tanker, truck collide on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Leadership)
Ambode winds up official duties, to unveil Onikan Stadium (ThisDay) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will inaugurate a newly constructed Onikan Stadium, an ultra-modern sports facility with 5,100-seating capacity specifically redesigned in conformity to international standard. As shown on…
IPOB attacks South-East leaders for opposing sit-at-home order (Punch)
The Indigenous People of Biafra has berated the Governor of Eboyi State, Dave Umahi; his counterpart in Anambra State, Willie Obiano; and the President General of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Chief Nnaia Nwodo, over allged statements against the sit-at-home order issued…
IPOB: 33 detained traders released in Nnewi (Nation)
Nnewi, the industrial city of Anambra State, was agog following the release of 33 traders who were arrested and detained on the presumption that they were members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The arrest took place during the…
IPOB: Police to arraign 33 suspects for terrorism, others (Nation)
Thirty-three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) arrested on Friday during a bloody protest at Nnewi, Anambra State, will be arraigned for terrorism, murder, vandalism and theft, the police said yesterday. IPOB members who were on…
Presidency reacts to Nnamdi Kanu’s reappearance (Guardian)
Nigerian Government Tuesday reacted to the reappearance of the Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu months after he was declared missing. Kanu was last seen in public in September 2017 before Nigerian soldiers raided his residence in Umuahia. In September 2017,…
Nnamdi Kanu says he ran for his life, vows to return (Guardian)
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, said yesterday that he ran out of the country for his dear life. In a live broadcast from Jerusalem, the first in the last 17 months, monitored by The Guardian,…
Jubilation as Imo court releases detained 114 IPOB women (Punch)
A high court in Owerri on Friday evening released unconditionally 114 women suspected to be members of outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra. The women were remanded by a magistrate’s court in Owerri on Monday and Thursday respectively after they were…