Tag: Biafra
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Biafra: Court summons Orji Kalu over recent 'outbursts' on Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts
The Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to appear on November 14, 2018, to testify on the whereabouts of the missing leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. The request to summon the former governor to appear in court was filed by…
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Biafra: IPOB women protest, demand Nnamdi Kanu’s release
The police in Imo on Friday arrested some women protesting over the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for allegedly conducting an unlawful assembly. Some of the women, mostly of middle age and from the Southeast states, were half nude, while others dressed in black and marched through…
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Biafra: Ohanaeze blasts IPOB for outlining ‘conditions for peace’
The apex Igbo cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described as spurious, mendacious and the height of blackmail for the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), to outline what it called the preconditions for peace between it and Ohanaeze Ndigbo. In a press release, the Special Adviser to the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Media and…
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Bloody Biafra day: Five killed, several others arrested as agitators clash with police
Not less than five people were feared killed yesterday while the police arrested several members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) in the South-East and South-South regions. Several others were injured in clashes with police during rallies in support of planned declaration of Biafra…
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IPOB declares May 30 sit-at-home protest
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared May 30, 2018 sit–at-home day in remembrance of the Biafra struggle, victims of Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram violence and those who died in the hands of security agencies in Nigeria. In a statement on Friday by its spokesperson Emma Powerful, the pro-Biafra group urged the people of…
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JUST IN: Biafra protesters storm Westminster, demand release of Nnamdi Kanu from Buhari [Photos]
Some Biafran protesters are currently demonstrating at the Pall Mall Street, Westminster as President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to meet Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime minister Theresa May and other heads of government. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Westminster is 650 metres from Buckingham Palace venue of the meeting. The protesters are, among other things, requesting the release…
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Biafra: Court resumes trial of IPOB members without Nnamdi Kanu
The Federal Government on Tuesday filed a fresh three-count charge of treasonable felony against four members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The four accused persons are Bright Chimeze, Benjamin Madubugwu, Chidiebere Onwudiwe and David Nwawuisi. They were initially facing a similar charge along with the wanted IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Following the…
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Produce Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB tells FG
Outlawed pro-Biafran group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has asked the Nigerian government to produce its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group also called for the release of four others standing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged lack of evidence. Those facing trial are Benjamin Madubugwu, David Nwawusi, Bright Chimezie Ishinwa, and Chidiebere…
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Biafra: IPOB appeals proscription order
The outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the Court of Appeal to upturn its proscription and declaration as a terrorist organisation. Recall that Justice Adamu Kafarati of the Federal High Court on September 22, 2017, made the order while ruling on an ex parte application by Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister…
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Okowa mourns Biafra hero, Col. Joseph Achuzia
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has expressed sadness over the death of Col. Joseph Achuzia, a former civil war veteran and Ikemba of Asaba. The governor’s condolences were contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Charles Aniagwu on Wednesday in Asaba. Achuzie, popularly known as “Hannibal”, died on Feb. 26 at the Federal…