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(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 30, 2017 A man points at a Biafran flag painted on a wall on Old Market road in Onitsha during a shutdown in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Nigerian civil war. - In a region where separatist sentiments often flare up among the indigenous Igbo, officials are pointing at the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra or IPOB that agitates for a separate state. But the situation is far from clear. IPOB says it is falsely accused in a bid to divide the separatists who are already split over strategy. Some southern leaders accuse rivals of sponsoring attacks to discredit them. (Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS / AFP)

Security operatives hit IPOB stronghold in Anambra, recover arms, others

The Nigeria Army, yesterday, disclosed that its operatives neutralised a stronghold of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Lilu forest
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Nnamdi Kanu
[FILES] Men of the Nigeria State Secret Police (SSS) escorts Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu (2nd L), outside the Federal High Court during the trial of the IPOB leader who is facing a 7-count amended charge on alleged treasonable felony and terrorism at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 21, 2021. - A high-profile case against a Nigerian separatist accused of terrorism and treason was adjourned on October 21, 2021, lawyers said, after a court appearance under heavy security in the capital Abuja. Nnamdi Kanu, 53, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, which wants a separate state for the ethnic Igbo people in the southeast, was arrested abroad in June and brought back to Nigeria to face trial. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)

Group restates stance on January 23 date for Kanu, others’ release

A group, the Biafra Nations League (BNL), has insisted on the January 23, 2022 ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to release leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu
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Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman (second right) and other members at a press conference in Kaduna yesterday, over the outcome of the recent northern governors and traditional rulers’ meeting. PHOTO: SAXIONE AKHAINE

Coalition tells Northerners to boycott goods from South East

Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has directed all Northerners to boycott the sale, purchase and consumption of goods from the South East from April 2022.
3 years ago
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Nnamdi Kanu
[FILES] Men of the Nigeria State Secret Police (SSS) escorts Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu (2nd L), outside the Federal High Court during the trial of the IPOB leader who is facing a 7-count amended charge on alleged treasonable felony and terrorism at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 21, 2021. - A high-profile case against a Nigerian separatist accused of terrorism and treason was adjourned on October 21, 2021, lawyers said, after a court appearance under heavy security in the capital Abuja. Nnamdi Kanu, 53, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, which wants a separate state for the ethnic Igbo people in the southeast, was arrested abroad in June and brought back to Nigeria to face trial. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)

Court reschedules Nnamdi Kanu’s trial for January 18, 2022

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, yesterday, rescheduled the trial of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from January 19, 2022, to January 18,
3 years ago
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Nnamdi Kanu
[FILES] Acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, with his lawyers at the Federal High Court Abuja.

Counsel prays for accelerated hearing in Kanu’s suits

Special Counsel for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, has called for accelerated hearing and disposal of the suit filed by Kanu
3 years ago
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President Muhammadu Buhari (left); Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Chief Mbazulike Amaechi; Bishop Sunday Onuoha and Chief Goody Uwazurike during a visit to the State House, Abuja…yesterday PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA

Demand for Kanu’s release difficult, Buhari tells Igbo leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu is a difficult one, but he will consider the demand
3 years ago
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