Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has assured that contrary to perceptions in some quarters, South East governors have not abandoned the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during a media parley on Thursday night in Umuahia, Otti said the governors are actively engaging relevant authorities to secure…
President General of the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Senator John Azuta Mbata has called on the Federal Government to urgently release embattled leader of outlawed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The call followed reports that Kanu has some for about five years developed health challenges, including hypertension. Mbata also called on the federal…
Pro-Igbo groups in diaspora including the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID); Rising Sun Charities Organization; and Ambassadors for Self-Determination have petitioned President Donald Trump of the United States of America, seeking US sanctions against five Nigerian jurists and a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in Mohammad’s Buhari administration, over…
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has reiterated his call for the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, describing it as “the right thing to do.” Mbah made the appeal yesterday during a question-and-answer session following his presentation on “Leadership and Transformation” at the Showcase…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has commenced what his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor termed “a muscular legal action” against a staunch supporter of President Bola Tinubu, Reno Omokri. Kanu dragged Omokri before the Enugu High Court over some alleged defamatory publications against him and IPOB. In a writ of…
A pressure group known as the All Igbo Youth Forum has warned that Igbo youths would boycott the 2027 general elections in Nigeria unless the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is released. The National President of the Forum, Chinedu Obilor, issued the threat at a news briefing held at…
The Federal Government says it is open to negotiating the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, but insists it should not be used as a condition for political support. Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, stated this on Friday night while addressing journalists in Lagos. He dismissed reports…
Apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has once again asked the federal government to free the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, after four years in detention. This was contained in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Ezechi Chukwu, in Enugu weekend. The statement pleaded with…
A high court in Kenya has declared that the rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Nairobi to Nigeria in 2021 was unlawful, unconstitutional, and a violation of his fundamental human rights. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice E.C. Mwita ruled that the Kenyan government failed in its constitutional duty…
The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), took a dramatic turn on Friday as Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered court proceedings to be temporarily relocated to the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters. The move was made to facilitate an on-site inspection…
