The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has said that, despite over four years of trial and multiple amended charges, the Federal Government has failed to present any credible or admissible evidence directly linking the pro-Biafran leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to any act of terrorism, incitement, or violence. In a press statement on behalf of the IPoB’s Directorate of Legal Affairs, …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has described the ongoing trial of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and what transpired in court as a full-blown indictment on the Nigeria’s judicial system and exposure of the Federal Government’s ‘reckless abuse’ of judicial processes. In a statement on Friday, the spokesman for the outlawed pro-Biafran group, Emma Powerful said that what transpired …

The Enugu, State capital and Owerri, its Imo State counterpart, were quiet on Friday as residents complied with a sit-at-home order imposed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra to mark ‘2025 Biafra Day’. IPOB has for years been directing residents to stay indoors every 30 May in …

Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online, who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader, Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said it had charged ‘a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent and participation in the activities of a terrorist group’. It added …

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across the South-East region of Nigeria have accused security agencies of operating with a bias, alleging that while Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) activists are routinely targeted with swift and forceful action, armed herdsmen responsible for violent attacks on communities are ignored. In a joint statement, the CSOs expressed deep concern over what they described as …

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has promised to assist in sensitising Abia youths for recruitment into the Nigerian Army. Otti stated this in Government House Umuahia on Wednesday, while receiving in the audience, a delegation of the Year 2025 Nigerian Army Recruitment Awareness Team, from Army headquarters, Abuja led by Brig. Gen. Chima Ekeator. Otti’s position comes days after …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has urged youths in the South-East to avoid joining the Nigerian Army, warning that doing so may expose them to the dangers of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. Instead, IPOB is encouraging young people in the region to return home and take up farming, arguing that the Nigerian state has consistently treated soldiers …

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court for the resumed hearing of his protracted case. Despite Kanu’s insistence that Justice Nyako has no jurisdiction over his case, the judge adjourned the matter …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has accused the Bola Tinubu-led administration of assassinating its Biafran land National Coordinator, Mr. Ikechukwu Ugwuoha. In a statement on Monday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPoB alleged that Ugwuoha was assassinated around his residence on Friday in Aba, Abia State by agents allegedly recruited by the Nigerian government. Powerful …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has banned the celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day in the South-East region. In a statement on Monday, the separatist group declared that anyone found participating in any activity marking this year’s Independence Day would be considered an enemy of the land. It said Igbo should go about their normal business or remain in …