Tag: Nnamdi Kanu
-
JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu’s re-arrest will bring peace, stability to South East – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo said the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB is the beginning of the end of violent agitations in southeastern Nigeria and a lesson to others. The Igbo group also urged the Federal Government to handle his trial with caution and due legal procedure. Ohanaeze cautioned Igbos…
-
Nnamdi Kanu tells court reason he jumped bail, went underground
The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu said he might have been killed if he didn’t jump bail in 2017. Kanu disclosed this on Tuesday when he was arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu indicated his interest to talk after the judge ruled that…
-
![UPDATED: How Interpol, Nigeria’s security agents nabbed, repatriated Nnamdi Kanu [More Photos]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Kanu-2-225x300-1.jpeg)
UPDATED: How Interpol, Nigeria’s security agents nabbed, repatriated Nnamdi Kanu [More Photos]
The Federal Government has apprehended Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who has been on the run after jumping bail. Announcing the arrest of Kanu (a self-proclaimed leader of IPOB), Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami(SAN), revealed how Kanu was arrested and repatriated to Nigeria on Sunday.…
-
BREAKING: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu rearraigned, remanded in DSS custody
The Federal Government on Tuesday presented the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu before Federal High Court in Abuja. Lawyer to the FG, S. M. Labaran, said Kanu was arrested through intelligence and collaborative efforts of security agencies. Labaran was silent on where and how Kanu was arrested. Following Labaran’s ex-parte…
-
BREAKING: FG arrests IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested. Speaking with Journalist, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami(SAN), said Kanu was arrested and brought back to Nigeria on Sunday.\ He said the arrest followed a collaborative effort between…
-
Southeast govs want to sacrifice Igbo people for power – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused Southeast governors of being desperate for power. Kanu claimed that Southeast governors are ready to sacrifice people and anything for their personal gains. Speaking through the spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, Kanu vowed that the Southeast would actualize Biafra. A statement signed by…
-
75 Northern groups place N100m bounty on IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
A coalition of 75 Northern groups under the aegis of Northern Consensus Movement on Thursday announced a reward of N100 million for persons who can produce leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for continuation of his trial for alleged treason. The groups, which disclosed this while briefing reporters in Abuja,…
-
How Western nations ignored what FG told them about IPOB, Kanu before Twitter face-off
As the face-off between the Federal Government and Twitter persists, there are indications that some Western nations had earlier received a formal designation of the activities of IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as terrorists. A top Federal Government official, who made the disclosure, said the government, which turned in the petition almost two months…
-
Twitter deletes Nnamdi Kanu’s offensive tweet
Twitter has deleted an offensive tweet of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In the tweet, which has been taken down, Kanu threatened that soldiers deployed in the South-East will be killed. He also attacked Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State; Malam Garba Shehu and Mr Femi Adesina, Presidential spokesmen.…
-
The Limits of Separatism – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta Our numerous current worries have driven our national conversation into a dark corner. The future of the nation has suddenly become the subject of debate and argument. A slightly confused and splintered national elite is running all over the place with sometimes conflicting notions of how not to keep our nation together. Nearly…