Biafra News

SIMON EKPA IN FINNISH COURT FACES TERRORISM CHARGES Finnish politician and Biafra political activist, Simon Ekpa, has appeared before the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland on Friday, as his trial on terrorism-related charges officially begins, News360 Nigeria reports. Ekpa, who has long been at the centre of secessionist agitation for an independent Biafra, was arrested by Finnish authorities in November …

58 YEARS AFTER BIAFRA: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE PORTEND? This is 58 years since the declaration of the state of Biafra by Col. Emeka Ojukwu. What do you think is the significance of that declaration? IPOB is aware that this is the 58th anniversary of the Biafra declaration by the Eastern Consultative Assembly, led by our eternal leader, the late …

NO COURT APPROVED MY DETENTION – NNAMDI KANU AS COURT ADJOURNS The cross-examination of the leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu concluded today after an intense courtroom session that lasted several hours. Kanu, who testified in his own defense, maintained that his detention by the DSS was not supported by any court order and insisted that his rights had been …

IMO, ANAMBRA WORST HIT AS SIT-AT-HOME ORDERS CLAIM OVER 700 LIVES IN SOUTH EAST IN FOUR YEARS — REPORT A new report by SB Morgen Intelligence has revealed a staggering toll of violence in Nigeria’s South-East region, with 776 deaths from 332 recorded attacks linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its enforcement of the controversial sit-at-home order …

COURT ADMITS JUDGEMENT ON MILITARY RAID ON NNAMDI KANU’S RESIDENCE A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted as evidence a judgment by Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court on the military invasion of the residence of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in 2017. Justice James Omotosho admitted the …

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 …