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WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN NNAMDI KANU’S ARREST IN KENYA – DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday distanced itself from the controversial arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya, insisting its operations are limited strictly to Nigeria’s territorial borders. This emerged during cross-examination of a prosecution witness, identified …

SIMON EKPA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLINGS IN SOUTH EAST, SLAMS BIAFRA RADIO Detained Biafra activist, Simon Ekpa has denied being behind the killings in the South-East Nigeria. Speaking through his lawyer, Mr Jonathan Levy, in a statement made available to journalists, he slammed the Biafra Radio and others over what he called defamatory publications regarding the alleged killings in Orsu …

FINLAND CHARGES SIMON EKPA WITH INCITING TERRORISM Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they have charged Simon Ekpa with inciting terrorism online. This is even as the prosecution authority said the prosecutor had decided to drop charges against four others in the case due to a lack of evidence. This was revealed in a statement by Finland’s National Prosecution Authority. According …

BIAFRA WAR PAINFUL EPISODE IN NIGERIA, MILITARY STIFLED DEMOCRACY – GOWON Former Nigerian Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has identified the Biafra civil war as the “most painful episode in Nigeria’s history.” Gowon, however, insisted that the military preserved Nigeria’s unity during the civil war. The former ruler, who spoke in Abuja on Wednesday, also affirmed that military rule …

NNAMDI KANU’S LAWYER, PROSECUTION DISAGREE ON VIDEO RECORDING, DETENTION Lawyers to the leader of Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the federal government prosecution team have disagreed over the video recording of the statement he made while in custody and his prolonged detention. Kanu is standing trial on seven-count charges of alleged terrorism before a Federal High …

FG MAKES U-TURN, DENIES SIMON EKPA EXTRADITION CLAIMS The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has distanced himself from reports suggesting that the Federal Government has begun extradition proceedings against separatist agitator Simon Ekpa. In a statement issued on Friday by Kamarudeen Ogundele, Special Adviser to the President on Communication and Publicity (Office of …

I WAS KIDNAPPED, NOT ARRESTED – NNAMDI KANU DEFENDS HIMSELF The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, appeared today, May 8, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja as his trial resumed, with both defense and prosecution continuing arguments over his alleged involvement in terrorism-related offenses, ABN TV reports. Kanu, who looked calm and …

MORE SENIOR LAWYERS JOIN NNAMDI KANU’S DEFENCE TEAM More senior and eminent lawyers have joined the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as his trial continues. The latest additions to Kanu’s legal team include Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Paul Esokoro, and Dr. P.K. Obi. This was disclosed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, …

COURT SCRUTINISES NNAMDI KANU’S PAST VIDEO BROADCASTS, ADJOURNS TRIAL TO MAY 8 The ongoing trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continued on Wednesday May 7, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The trial was marked by intense scrutiny of Kanu’s past broadcasts and a series of dramatic exchanges between the prosecution …

I ESTABLISHED RADIO BIAFRA TO PROMOTE TRUTH, PEACE – NNAMDI KANU Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), stated that he established Radio Biafra to “promote truth, peace, and the fight for fundamental human rights.” He made this statement during an interrogation by the Department of State Services (DSS), a video of which was played in …