The courtroom drama surrounding the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, took a new turn on Thursday as his entire legal team, led by senior lawyer Kanu Agabi (SAN), withdrew from representing him. Agabi, appearing before the Federal High Court in Abuja, informed Justice...
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Detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has fired all members of his legal team. Kanu is facing trial before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja over his alleged involvement in terrorism activities. The trial began in October...
An Abuja magistrate court has ordered the remand of Aloy Ejimakor, legal counsel to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, along with 12 others, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The group was arrested during a protest held on Monday and spearheaded by activist Omoyele Sowore, demanding an end to Kanu’s...
Economic activities across Anambra, Enugu, and Ebonyi states came to a standstill on Monday as residents observed the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest, following a call by rights activist Omoyele Sowore. The demonstration, while largely peaceful, led to widespread shutdowns of markets, schools, banks, and businesses across the region. A visit by...
Detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh document which seeks to stall his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. At the last sitting of the Federal High Court, on Thursday October 16, the presiding judge, Justice...
In a swift legal move, the Federal High Court in Abuja has barred Omoyele Sowore — publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate — along with several organisations and unnamed individuals, from staging protests in key areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including the vicinity of Aso...
Team of medical experts set up by a Federal High Court to ascertain the health status of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has submitted its report. The team, led by President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) told the court that Kanu’s illness wasn’t...
A group of Igbo businessmen in the United States has raised the alarm that the ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu Now‘ protest planned for October 20, is a ploy by the presidential candidates in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and Atiku Abubakar, to delay Kanu’s ongoing trial of the IPOB leader....
In a sweeping wave of intelligence-led operations across multiple regions of the country, the Nigerian Army has recorded significant breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against terrorism, insurgency, and organized crime. Between October 8 and 11, 2025, troops neutralized 26 terrorists and criminal elements, arrested 22 suspects, rescued five kidnapped...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called for the immediate release or due prosecution of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing his prolonged detention as a “stain on the rule of law.”...
Three U.S.-based human rights and self-determination advocacy organizations have faulted President Bola Tinubu for likening the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the Boko Haram insurgent group in his Independence Day address. In a joint statement issued Thursday, the groups, Advocates for Victims of Injustice and Discrimination (AVID), Rising...
When, in March, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, ostensibly bowing to pressure by leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, reassigned his trial from Justice Binta Nyako, some of us warned that there won’t be an end to Kanu’s shenanigans. Expectedly,...
Nigerian Army has successfully apprehended Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, alias “Gentle De Yahoo,” a high-ranking commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to a military statement, the arrest took place during a joint operation with other security forces at...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday declined to hear a motion filed by Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking an order transferring him from the custody of Department of the State Service DSS to the National Hospital in Abuja for urgent medical attention. The presiding judge,...
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has firmly distanced itself from Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed leader recently convicted in Finland, emphasizing that he holds no affiliation with the group or its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement released on Monday, IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful declared, “Simon Ekpa has never...
Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has imposed a six-year prison sentence on Simon Ekpa, a prominent advocate for Biafran independence, for terrorism-related crimes. On Monday, the court unanimously convicted Ekpa of inciting terrorism and engaging in activities linked to a terrorist organization, according to Finnish news outlet Yle. The...
In its usual staged attempt to cause confusion and coerce presiding judges into arriving at rulings favourable to it, IPOB has once again resorted to demanding that Justice Kolawole Omotosho must strike out the ongoing charges against Nnamdi Kanu. Ridiculous! They have added that the current charges against Kanu...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday released three persons detained on the suspicion of belonging to the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), and it’s militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), and involvement in the killing of seven Fulani cattle herders. The Service...
By: ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), on Saturday ambushed the convoy of Dr. Kingsley Achigbu, Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, killing a security escort and injuring three others. Sources told...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Federal Government on Friday told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the threat by Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to break up Nigeria and establish the Republic of Biafra should not be considered an empty boast. Government said Kanu, who publicly...