Thursday’s arrest by the Finnish authorities of a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa was received with rapturous joy and relief in many parts of the South-East and Nigeria as a whole. It is gathered that Ekpa’s eventual arrest in his residence in faraway Lahti followed relentless pressure mounted by the Federal Government and Igbo leaders on the Finland government …

Finland authorities on Thursday arrested a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa. He is the brain behind the sit-at-home order in the South-East. According to a Finland news outlet, Helsingin Sanomat (HS), the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti. The platform reported that its team had gone to Ekpa’s residence for an interview but to their …

Counsel for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor has raised concern over alleged denial of adequate medical attention to his client and leader of the ogroup, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a letter dated 30 January, the lawyer said that the Department of State Services (DSS) has no adequate medical facilities to treat Kanu’s worsening health condition or …

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) and the family of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Monday disagreed on the offer by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo to stand surety for him. At the weekend, Soludo said that he was ready to stand surety if the detained IPoB leader could not be released unconditionally. The governor said: “I …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has called on the Federal Government to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. While flaging off the campaign of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka, the Anambra capital, on Saturday, Soludo said that Kanu is critical to the security conversation in the southeast, and …

A coalition of various Igbo unions across the globe, the Global Igbo Alliance (GIA) has advocated that the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention would restore peace and security in the South East region. A statement signed by the group’s president and secretary, Dr. Christian Duru and Mrs Chinwe …

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has filed another N20 billion suit against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam Abubakar Malami. Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor said that the AGF defamed the IPoB leader when he claimed that the latter jumped bail, which necessitated the N20 billion claim for damages. This is coming barely …

A team of government prosecutors has alleged that the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu refused to present himself before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his planned re-arraignment. The Director of Public Prosecution at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. M. B. Abubakar on Monday told Justice Binta Nyako: “My Lord, …

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Kanu has alleged that “enemies” are seeking loopholes to blackmail the group. According to Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who visited him at the Department of State Security Service facility in Abuja, the embattled leader urged IPOB members to be circumspect in their dealings. In a statement posted …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday halted the execution of its own judgment which faulted the rendition of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria, and also set aside the terrorism charges against him. Justice Haruna Tsanami upheld the application of the Federal Government and ordered that the execution of …