Tag: IPOB
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IPOB and the lost cause – Dele Sobowale
Dele Sobowale “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, in Beyond Good and Evil. These days, each time the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, is in the news, I weep quietly. The leaders of what started as a honourable struggle for justice…
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Police arrest alleged IPOB kingpin in Imo
Police arrest alleged IPOB kingpin in Imo
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We arrested Chiwetalu Agu for canvassing support for IPOB – Army
The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed the arrest of veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, stating that he was arrested for inciting members of the public and gathering support for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). TheNewsGuru had reported that Chiwetalu Agu was seen in a viral video online, manhandled and taken away by men of…
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Nigerian Army opens up on arrest of Chiwetalu Agu
Nigerian Army opens up on arrest of Chiwetalu Agu
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Insecurity: South East Govs condemn IPOB’s sit-at-home directive, to launch Ebube Agu in all five states before end of year
The South-East Governors Forum has said that the ‘Ebube Agu’ security outfit will be established in all southeast states before the end of the year. The governors said this as part of their eight-point agenda during a meeting that took place at the Enugu State Government House on Tuesday. “The meeting agreed that the South-East…
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Not all attacks are perpetrated by IPOB; over 30 separatist groups exist in South East – Abaribe
Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, says there are dozens of separatist groups in the south-east region of the country. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the politician lamented that the media has always focus on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) whenever an attack happens in the region. “One of the biggest problems the media has…
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Video: Joe Igbokwe fingers IPOB as gunmen raze his house in Anambra
The spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, Lagos State chapter, Joe Igbokwe, has accused members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra of invading his house in Nnewi, Anambra State, and setting it ablaze. Mr Igbokwe said security cameras captured the arsonists arriving in a vehicle at his residence in the commercial Anambra town. He said…
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Ebonyi people will not obey IPOB’s `sit-at-home’ order on Oct. 1 – Umahi
People of Ebonyi will not sit at home during Nigeria’s 61st anniversary celebrations on Friday as ordered by proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ebonyi’s Gov. David Umahi made the declaration in Abakaliki on Thursday in a chat with newsmen. He said the Oct. 1 date was very important to Nigeria and equally very important…
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IPOB denies involvement in Chike Akunyili’s assassination, says killings in Anambra State politically motivated
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied being responsible for the murder of Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of late Prof Dora Akunyili; a former Minister of Information.
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Gideon Okeke condemns IPOB’s sit-at-home order
Popular actor, Gideon Okeke has condemned the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the south-east. IPOB had on July 30 declared a sit-at-home in the south-east every Monday until Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The proscribed group noted that the…