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Opinion: The Vindication of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Biafra Question – P. Omonua

24Mar

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Biafra, Elections, News, Nigeria

Opinion: The Vindication of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Biafra Question – P. Omonua

"The trio of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) and Professor Banji Akintoye, all of whom have advocated for the creation of separate independent Nations are not eccentric nor delusional." Someone forwarded an audio recording to me few days ago which must have been preserved for more than 57 years. It was the voice of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola (SLA), the last Premier of the Western Region and the 13th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland The voice was unmistakable, in his distinctive Ogbomosho accent. The summary of what he said, which I have transcribed from Yoruba to English as best as I could was: “…. Let us the Yorubas come together. Let the Ibos not ‘disorganize’ us with this election. We must not allow them to use this election to destroy our land, take over ...

2023 Elections: Ohanaeze Begs IPOB To Allow Elections Hold In South-East

16Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Biafra, Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 Elections: Ohanaeze Begs IPOB To Allow Elections Hold In South-East

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the Indigenous People of Biafra not to destabilise elections in the South East ahead of the 2023 elections. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the Indigenous People of Biafra not to destabilise elections in the South East ahead of the 2023 elections. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the Indigenous People of Biafra not to destabilise elections in the South East ahead of the 2023 elections. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged the Indigenous People of Biafra not to destabilise elections in the South East ahead of the 2023 elections. Recall that IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful had said on Thursday that ...

Joe Igbokwe Gives South East A Choice Among Biafra, SGF, Senate President

4Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Biafra, Elections, News, Nigeria

Joe Igbokwe Gives South East A Choice Among Biafra, SGF, Senate President

Joe Igbokwe, a stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, has called on leaders of the South-East region to choose their main priority ahead of the general elections in 2023. He asked the leaders of the South-East to choose among Biafra agitation, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, and the Senate President. Igbokwe, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Drainage and Water Resources, disclosed this in a post on his Facebook handle. He urged leaders of the South-East to be specific about their demands ahead of the 2023 general election. See Also: Joe Igbokwe: When It’s A Crime To Love Buhari, Nigeria And Igbo Land By Femi Adesina There have been calls by South-East members of the APC for the SGF and Senate Presiden...

30Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Dying Of Hunger – Lawyer

Despite the pronouncement by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja, the Department of State Services has not allowed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to change his clothes, while he was also facing starvation, head of his legal team and human rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has said. Ejiofor said these in a statement issued after the routine visit to the DSS Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday evening. He said, “In line with the court-ordered guideline, we conducted the routine visit to our indefatigable client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the DSS Headquarters today (Thursday). “Pertinent concerns on legal matters of engaging urgency were frankly discussed with Onyendu, and the outcomes were fruitful.“Onyendu’s continued use of s...

The Apostle of Auchi, The Pastor of Bolo and Igbo Stereotypes

27Apr

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Biafra, Religion

The Apostle of Auchi, The Pastor of Bolo and Igbo Stereotypes

The Igbo ethnic nationality has received some swipes from a number of Church leaders of very recent. Why it is hard to tackle these at times is that they are presented as goodwill messages meant to make the Igbo better in one way or the other. Pastor Fatoyimbo tell the Igbo that they are under a hustling-spirit curse So, we see Pastor Fatoyimbo tell the Igbo that they are under a hustling-spirit curse because of their stinginess to the work of God. Pastor Tunde Bakare tell the Igbo that they are under a curse, because they forced Alhaji Tafawa Balewa to drink alcohol; a curse which he (Bakare), in his kind nature, has lifted. Father Anelu ban Igbo songs in his parish as he admonishes the Igbo against cultural, and such, domination. Apostle Suleman reprimand the Igbo for disunity...

We Will Not Comment On Uzodinma’s New Position On Us ― IPOB

19Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

We Will Not Comment On Uzodinma’s New Position On Us ― IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, said that they will not respond to the Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State U-turn that it’s absolving them from the killings going on in Imo state. Governor Uzodinma had consistently blamed 8 pro- Biafra group of being behind the killings, mayhem and destructions in the state. But on Sunday, the Governor made a U-turn when he said that the killings were being done by politicians. According to him, the target has been his party, APC.Literally blaming the main opposition party, PDP, the governor said he had not heard or seen where a PDP member was killed or houses belonging to PDP members burnt or destroyed. He therefore warned the perpetrators and their sponsors to use the period of Easter to have a change of heart of face the music th...

IPOB Faults Incessant Amendment Of Charges Against Kanu

10Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

IPOB Faults Incessant Amendment Of Charges Against Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the Federal Government of deliberate attempts to introduce empty charges in order to continuously keep Nnamdi Kanu in detention. The group also said the federal government had constantly been amending its charges so as to prolong the issue of Kanu’s unconditional release from the Department of State Services’ custody. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday, IPOB said the Federal Government had carried out six successive amendments to the charges filed against Kanu in its desperation to manufacture offences that might provide suitable grounds to proffer charges where no offence known to the law existed. Nnamdi Kanu It pointed out that the manner in which Kanu was brought into the country was ...

Troops Dislodge IPOB/ESN Syndicate Behind Electoral Violence In Enugu

25Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Troops Dislodge IPOB/ESN Syndicate Behind Electoral Violence In Enugu

Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army on Wednesday 23 February 2022 conducted Operations to clear criminal havens, from where members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) operate at Azia, Orsumoghu, Lilu Forest, Mbosi and Uli in Ihiala and Orsu Local Government Areas of Anambra and Imo States respectively. A statement from the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu reads: During the clearance operations, troops overpowered and routed the dissidents, who staged an ambush against the gallant troops. The troops then proceeded to clear Lilu Forest, where they were met with resistance from the outlawed group. The criminals were again overrun by the troops who effectively cleared Lilu Forest and the ...

IPOB, ESN Members Out To Destroy Me – Abba Kyari

17Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Corruption, Crime, Drug Abuse, Nigeria, Security

IPOB, ESN Members Out To Destroy Me – Abba Kyari

The embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has claimed that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) are behind his travails due to the onslaught launched against them in the South East. Kyari was said to have made this claim when he appeared before a probe panel led by Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at the Force Headquarters. His claim was contained in a report submitted by the panel to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, which was in turn submitted to the Police Service Commission (PSC). According to the report, Kyari, who did not deny violating social media rules of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), was berated by the panel for the fact that the officer had been warne...

IPOB Is Finished – Asari Dokubo Mocks Nnamdi Kanu

8Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria

IPOB Is Finished – Asari Dokubo Mocks Nnamdi Kanu

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, on Monday, claimed that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is finished. Dokubo in a Facebook Live mocked the leader of the outlawed group, Nnamdi Kanu, for allegedly denying he is a member of IPOB and his members justifying it. He further stated that Kanu has denied the sit-at-home, but questioned who is responsible for the sit-at-home in the Southeast. According to Dokubo, the IPOB leader has shown himself that he is not in the struggle, as he set up a company with no director or head. This is coming after the lawmaker representing Abia-South Senatorial district, Enyinnaya Abaribe lamented on the effect of insecurity in the South East. See Also: Again, Ex-Niger Delta Militant Leader, Asari-Dokubo, Attacks Nnam...