President Muhammadu Buhari has said that an unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), currently standing trial, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary. Receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and…
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Nov. 10 for hearing the application of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, challenging the competency of the charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. Justice Binta Nyako, on Thursday, fixed the date after counsel to the IPOB leader, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, informed…
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has accused leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu of living a five-star life abroad and wearing designer clothes while on the run outside the country for over four years. Lai Mohammed stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday on the re-arrest of the…
By Obinna Akukwe It is a shame that the All Progressive Congress, of which I am a member, postponed the zonal congress earlier scheduled for Okpara Square, Enugu on 30th of May, due to the scare of IPOB, ESN and UGM. It is a big shame and it shows the caliber of people plotting the…
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has secured the release of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and former militant leaders, Henry Okah, in prison in South Africa and Charles Okah, incarcerated in Nigeria. MEND, which has engaged the Federal Government in a dialogue through the oil companies…
The government of Anambra State has issued a press release on the crisis that occurred in Nkpor, where protesters clashed with security operatives. In the statement issued by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ogbuefi Tony Nnachetta, it was disclosed the demonstration, which was meant to be peaceful, was hijacked by members of two Igbo groups.…
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed his men to deal decisively with members of the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, caught with arms. Arase condemned the killing of a policeman during a protest involving the group on Monday. In a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja on Tuesday,…
Last week, an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court directed the Department of State Services, DSS, to produce in court on Monday, November 23, 2015, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. This followed failure of the DSS to produce the accused in court in the past to answer criminal charges levelled…
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, are presently holding a demonstration in Onitsha, Anambra State. According to what our correspondent gathered, the protesters are kicking against the detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has been in the custody of the Nigerian authorities after he was arrested in Lagos few weeks ago. The…
Men of the Nigeria Police have been directed to henceforth arrest anyone found inciting violence in any part of the country. A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Force spokesperson, Bisi Kolawole, disclosed that this order came from the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, following “recent activities of members of the Movement…