Biafra News

OHANAEZE CELEBRATES SIMON EKPA’S ARREST, SAYS IT’S HUGE RELIEF The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed leader of the Biafran independence movement, as a huge relief for the Ndigbo. The organization said Ekpa’s arrest marked a significant milestone in the collective journey towards healing and reconciliation. A Finnish court had sent …

IPOB DISOWNS SIMON EKPA, SAYS HE’S NOT ITS MEMBER‘The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has disowned Finland based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested yesterday for allegedly sponsoring terrorism in the South East, Nigeria.In a press release by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group stated categorically that “for public records, Simon Ekpa has never been a member of IPOB …

SIMON EKPA WILL BE EXTRADITED TO NIGERIA – DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has stated that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will be extradited to the country to face charges against him. Speaking on the arrest of Ekpa in a short press statement made available to SaharaReporters, the Director of …

FINLAND COURT REMANDS SIMON EKPA IN PRISON FOR INCITING TERROR IN NIGERIA A Finland district court in Lahti on Thursday, ordered the imprisonment of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on probable cause for public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent in Nigeria. Ekpa was accused of using social media platforms to …

EX-PRESIDENTIAL AIDE BERATES FG OVER CONTINUOUS KILLINGS IN SOUTH EAST Jackson Ude, the former Director of Strategy and Communications for President Goodluck Jonathan, has lampooned the federal government over the continuous killing of Igbos in the Southeastern part of the country. He described and irresponsible, despicable and dangerous, the lackluster attitude of the federal government towards the bloodsheds and denial …

FIVE FEARED KILLED AS SIT-AT-HOME ENFORCERS ATTACK ANAMBRA COMMUNITIES Communities in Anambra Central Senatorial Zone are in tension as gunmen said to be enforcing the outlawed sit-at-home order wreaked havoc on Monday morning. It was gathered that the attacks which happened between 8am and 10am in Abatete, Abagana and Ukpo left no fewer than five persons dead. A source told …

NNAMDI KANU WILL SOON REGAIN FREEDOM – OTTI, ABIA GOVERNOR Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has revealed that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will soon regain his freedom. The governor made the disclosure while speaking during a monthly media chat at the Government House Banquet Hall in Umuahia. Governor Otti revealed ongoing discussions with …

GOWON, OBASANJO MASTERMINDED KILLING OF IGBO SCHOOLCHILDREN DURING CIVIL WAR – OHANAEZE The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has said that former Nigerian heads of state, General Yakubu Gowon (retd) and General Olusegun Obasanjo (retd) allegedly masterminded the killing of Igbo (Southeasterners) schoolchildren during the 1967-1970 civil war. The war was between the Nigerian military government and the South-East Biafran Nation …

WHY NIGERIAN GOVT REFUSED TO RELEASE NNAMDI KANU – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday declared that the Nigerian government has refused to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, because he has not compromised. IPOB said Kanu is being persecuted instead of prosecuted because the group has not been destroyed, as expected by the Nigerian government. Emma Powerful, …

CHIEF JUDGE REJECTS NYAKO’S RECUSAL FROM NNAMDI KANU’S CASE, RETURNS CASE FILE The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has rejected the recusal of Justice Binta Nyako from the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice Nyako had recently stepped down from the case following Kanu’s demand, in which …