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Mahdi Shehu has accused the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu of taking instructions from foreign powers, particularly the United States, over its opposition to the death penalty for terrorists and kidnappers. Speaking in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Monday, Shehu said the government’s position sends a dangerous signal at a time when Nigerians are facing widespread insecurity, …

‎ Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has raised serious concerns over what he described as growing marginalisation and persecution of northern Muslims under the current federal administration. ‎In a detailed public statement, El-Rufai said Nigeria has experienced a troubling shift since June 2023. ‎He warned that the change is threatening national unity, fairness, and social balance. ‎”Since June 2023, …

I have never responded to a rejoinder in my career as a writer. Not out of arrogance, not out of disdain, and certainly not because criticism unsettles me. I have avoided rejoinders because Nigerian political rebuttals are almost always predictable exercises in ad hominem attacks, strawman arguments, and whataboutism, carefully designed to evade substance while appearing combative. This response would …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected allegations by former Abia State governor and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, that 30,000 people lost their lives in the South-East as a result of the activities of the group’s leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, titled “IPOB Did Not …

Newly obtained United States Department of Justice documents have revealed how pro-Biafra groups influenced US policymakers to take a hard stance on Nigeria. The filings show that President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, in part, due to pressure from diaspora advocacy organisations. US Senator Ted Cruz has amplified the claims, accusing the Nigerian government of enabling …

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has commended the designation of Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ by the United States government. Reacting to the development in a statement on Sunday, IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful noted that a Canadian court had earlier designated Nigeria’s major political parties – All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as …

Instead of renting washed-out and poorly lettered individuals who parade themselves on television and social media to comment on matters far above their understanding, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) should do one very simple thing—since the court has refused to do it. Let the NBA, as the supposed guardian of legal conscience in Nigeria, tell the world under what extant …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to a report published by an online platform – Premium Times, under the headline, ”Nnamdi Kanu waives defence in terrorism trial – Judge cautions”,, and described the report as false. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the IPOB said “our attention has been drawn to a misleading report published …

Human rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said that politically sponsored cult groups, not the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, are the main drivers of insecurity in the South-East. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Odinkalu acknowledged that the separatist movement contributes to the insecurity in the region. However, …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected what it described as a “purported medical report” allegedly prepared by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on the health condition of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group warned against tendering the alleged purported NMA medical report before the Federal High Court, Abuja, during Kanu’s appearance on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. In …