The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has announced a region-wide sit-at-home on May 30 in the Southeast. In a statement issued via its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, on Thursday, IPOB said the sit-at-home is a tribute to the Biafran heroes who lost their lives during the civil war from 1967 to 1970. Powerful said the…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised an alarm over the health situation of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said Kanu is battling with internal bleeding caused by torture from the officers of the Department of State Services (DSS). According to him,…
An Enugu state High Court on Thursday, declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. In 2017, the South-East Governors Forum led by former Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State proscribed IPOB and its activities, leading to the FG calling the self-determination…
The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command, on Thursday arraigned Charity Iroakazi, 28, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly having in her possession 36 berets with IPOB insignia on them. The defendant, a woman, an artisan who resides at 14, Nurudeen St., Ojo, Lagos, is being tried for conspiracy and unlawful possession of…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared May 30, 2023, as a day for compulsory sit-at-home for the Biafra Remembrance Day celebration. The separatist group said every ‘Biafran’ (someone who hails from Southeast Nigeria) must honour those who died in the civil war and Biafra Nation actualisation struggle. IPOB on Monday in a statement…
Fredrick Nwajagu, the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos State, who threatened to invite members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos State in order to secure Igbo properties in the state has been granted bail. The Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, granted Nwajagu bail in the sum…
New court documents obtained from the State Security Service (SSS) obtained by PREMIUM TIMES have revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been funding “unknown gunmen” terrorising the Southeast region of the country. The secret police known as the SSS or Department of State Services (DSS) accused Emefiele of…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has again distanced itself from the sit-at-home directive aimed at grounding activities in Southeast Nigeria on Tuesday, October 4. The detained leader of the separatist group, Nnamdi Kanu on Saturday told his supporters not to enforce any sit-at-home order on October 4. A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia…
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared Tuesday, September 13, as sit-at-home across the South-East. Naija News reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to visit Imo State on the same day to commission some projects. In a statement on Saturday, the IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful stated that the sit-at-home was in solidarity with its…
The Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) has called on South-East leaders, elders and politicians residing in Abuja not to the region without its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Residents of Abuja have been gripped with fear, following incessant attacks by terrorists last week, with some fleeing the Federal Capital territory to other states. In view…
