Tag: Biafra
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‘Nobody can hold me liable if Kanu doesn’t show up in court,’ says surety
Senator representing Abia-South District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says he is not liable if the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, does not show up in court on October 17 for continuation of his trial for alleged treasonable offences. Mr. Abaribe was one of three sureties in the bail for Mr. Kanu in…
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Operation Python Dance II: Ohaneze, Igbo Leaders should apologize to the military
The Igbos for Nigeria Movement [INM] has called on the foremost Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo and Igbo Leaders to apologize to the military for their earlier acts of silence, indifference, collusion and passive support that allowed the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to metamorphosed into a full blown terror group, whose leader, Nnamdi Kanu,…
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FG publishes IPOB declaration as a terrorist group
The Federal Government has gazetted the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja which proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra and declared it a terrorist group. Recall that a Federal High Court had proscribed the group and declared it a terrorist organisation. “The court had imposed the gazetting as part of the requirement to…
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‘BIAFRA not a terrorist group’ says US
The United States Government has said it does not consider the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation. Recall TheNewsGuru.com reported that the Federal High Court in Abuja gave a judicial backing of the executive order of President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring the group as a “militant terrorist organisation” – declaring that the activities of…
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Biafra: Calm down, we can’t pull out of Nigeria now – Lagos lawmaker tells Kanu
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Jude Idimogu, on Saturday, said it was too late for the Igbo nation to pull out of Nigeria. Idimogu, representing Oshodi/Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, told newsmen in Lagos that secession would be injurious to the Igbos. He said: “As a full-blooded Igbo man and a…
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Biafra: IPOB will be worse than Boko Haram if not tackled, says group
A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Transparency and Good Governance has warned that the Nnamdi Kanu led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will be worse than Boko Haram if not urgently tackled. The coalition noted that before its proscription by the military and southeast governors, IPOB had exhibited all the characteristics of a terrorists…
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BIAFRA: Gov Ikpeazu saved Nigeria from danger – Shettima
The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and the Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has commended the wisdom and leadership exhibited by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State in handling the recent security challenge in Abia State. Shettima stated this when he led a delegation of the Northern Governors to Abia State. He…
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Police nab two suspected IPOB members over alleged killing of 4 in Asaba
The Delta Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons in connection with last Friday’s attack at the popular Abraka market in Asaba in which four persons were allegedly killed. Delta State Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Zanna The command made this known in a statement in Asaba by its spokesperson, DSP Andrew Aniamaka on…
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Biafra: I’ll meet Nnamdi Kanu, other traditional rulers to resolve crisis – Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, on Friday said as the father of all Nigerians, he is ready to play his role by meeting with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and other agitation groups to address some of their demands and restore peace in the troubled region. The…
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Biafra: Our dear Army, please cool temper, by Dele Momodu
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me confess my admiration for security forces generally. It is not just because of the cleanliness and crispiness of their uniform or the famed discipline that they imbue in their members. It is because I find their job too risky. I often wonder why any man or woman would…