By BABARA KALU, Akwa – The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has made a clarification that it is not against the call for restructuring in Nigeria. IPOB, however, said its major demand was for a referendum to decide whether “Biafra” would continue to be part of Nigeria or not....
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The Nigerian Army, 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri and the police command in Imo have dismissed social media reports of a clash between personnel of the two security agencies. This is contained in a release co-signed by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Capt. Joseph Akubo and the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – An unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), currently standing trial, runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving a group under the aegis of...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the condition the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is being subjected into at the detention facility of the Department of the State Services. Kanu’s counsel, Aloy Ejimakor and Ifeanyi Ejiofor, had alleged in a statement on...
Alhaji Lawal Usman, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, has advised the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop its current violent campaign in the South East. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’ told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Zaria that...
Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, has said a report in the public domain that people are leaving the state in large numbers is false. Adinuba said that instead, the opposite is the truth as a large number of people, especially qualified voters, are...
As stakeholders mobilise for the governorship election in Anambra State, major roads and streets in Awka have been deserted. During a tour of the state capital by Channels Television crew on Friday, only a few people were seen on the streets, especially in places that used to be crowded....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, (BCS) His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu has cancelled this week pilgrimage to his birth place Biakpan, for the annual 3-day pilgrimage billed to have held from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 November 2021. Biakpan is...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Chairman of the National Peace Committee, General Abdulsalam Abubakar (Rtd) has urged candidates in the Anambra Governorship election to abide by the letter and Spirit of the Peace Accord which they have signed. Abubakar who stated this in Awka, the Anambra State Capital on...
Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto State, has advised the people of Anambra to come out and exercise their franchise during Saturday’s Governorship election. Kukah gave the advice in an interview with newsmen during the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stakeholders’ meeting on the state election...
As the Anambra governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, approaches, a mixture of apprehension and confidence have taken over the space. This is because of the threat of the sit-at-home order declared by the proscribed indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) between Nov. 4 and Nov. 10, which threatens the conduct...
A Lagos lawmaker from Igbo extraction, Mr Jude Idimogu, has appealed to members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to change strategy and give peace a chance on the Anambra governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that IPOB agitation in Anambra and other South-east...
The Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi, has explained that despite calls to proscribe bandits as terrorists, the Federal Government is yet to do so because it is still reviewing and following all the required procedures. Mr Magashi said this while responding to questions from journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno...
Troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn have raided some identified camps of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) in Ebonyi State. PRNigeria gathered that the IPOB/ESN camps, located at Ochokwu Village in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were raided by military troops during a clearance operation. “During...