The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has commenced contempt proceedings against the Federal Government for failing to obey a court order. Kanu through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, filed Form 49 titled: “Notice to Show Cause Why An Order Of Committal Should Not Be Made,” before the Abuja federal high court on Monday. The …

The lawmaker representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Abia State, Obinna Aguocha, has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his office to secure the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra’s (IPoB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has been in detention since his extradition in June 2020, facing charges of alleged terrorism by the Federal Government. Despite a 2022 Court of …

The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm that their son is critically ill in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The family claimed that he urgently needed a cardiologist, and urged President Bola Tinubu not to allow him to die in the DSS custody. Kanu has …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) have called on the Federal Government to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, saying that his health is deteriorating in detention. The pro-Biafran group stated this in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Friday. The statement read, “IPOB is bringing to the notice of the international communities, that the Federal Government and her …

Renowned Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Igboho, passionately urged the Federal Government to immediately release the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Igboho’s plea, conveyed through a viral video on Tuesday, coincided with Kanu’s ongoing trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who appeared in court on Monday for the first time following …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government until April 22, 2024. Kanu in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/462/2022 accused the FG of kidnapping him from Kenya and bringing him to Nigeria for trial. He also wants an order for his release …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu has said that the achievement of peace and security in the South-East is the prerequisite for demanding the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The deputy speaker said this during an interaction with newsmen in his Bende country home. …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the leader of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has been in detention at the Department of State Services (DSS) since 2021 following his arrest in Kenya and repatriation to Nigeria. The Supreme Court, on …

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the continuation of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on terrorism charges. The case, which started in 2015, had been put on hold at the Federal High Court in Abuja after the Court of Appeal dismissed the charges in a judgement delivered in October 2022. …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), on Monday, warned the Department of State Services (DSS) to be careful with the handling of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. IPoB said the DSS’s decision to deny its leader access to visitors was suspicious. It said the secret police’s claim of denying Kanu access to visitors due to last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election …