“We are in high spirits that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will soon come out of detention sooner than expected, and better too. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has assured Nigerians that he would be released soon while urging Kanu’s supporters to be patient and … Read more
“I will advise those in power to handle this case carefully because one misstep could trigger the mother of all violence in Nigeria, his group are seriously aggrieved and planning seriously. The Senior Pastor of Divine Mercy Church, Olatobiloba Peters, has on Tuesday said Nigerians should pray for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People … Read more
”Nnamdi Kanu, I promised you I will smoke you out. Your madness never start, this one wey start now na market he dey go. you have harmed Biafrans and traded with us so much. A former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, has mocked Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over his … Read more
“They are yearning for referendum and separation, put it in motion and you take the fire off them. Opposition ignites the fire” Socio-political commentator and Activist Aisha Yesufu has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to the agitations of the people and grant the process of referendum for the zones that want to separate from Nigeria. … Read more
Kanu said the British authorities must declare that he is not a criminal but “a person who possesses a political opinion which the Nigerian authorities are seeking to suppress using punishment of some sort.” Recently rearrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has written to the British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona … Read more
“You cannot discriminate. You cannot say because Nnamdi Kanu is from a particular tribe, let us do this. The same principle must be applied to the bandits, Miyetti Allah and others The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB by … Read more
“We the global movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, confirm the abduction of our Leader…” Almost twenty-four hours after his arrest was made public, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Wednesday, issued a warning to the federal government to ensure that no harm befalls … Read more
Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the arrest of self-acclaimed Biafran leader, Nnamdi Kanu. EkoHotBlog had earlier reported that Kanu has been arrested by a combined team of Nigerian and foreign security agents in a coordinated interception. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday, at … Read more
The Igala groups are of the opinion that late Biafran leader, Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu attacked Igala land during the 1967 civil war. The Biafra Nations League, BNL, has said that Igala and entire Middle Belt, should not be included in its map unless they show interest to be part of it. Some groups in … Read more
Umahi affirmed that the people of the South East were committed to one united Nigeria under a platform of justice, equity of rights, fairness, love, and respect for one another. Governors in the South East region of Nigeria have faulted the notion that they have been unbothered about the agitation for secession by the Indigenous … Read more
Dokubo in the video denied receiving N20m from IPOB The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, swindled him out of N20m. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dokubo, in March, declared himself as the leader of the Biafra … Read more
The group placed a N100 million bounty on Nnamdi Kanu A northern group known as the Northern Consensus Movement(NCM) has declared the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu wanted. The group also placed a N100 million bounty on Kanu. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that this was announced at a press conference on Thursday … Read more
The protest is coming barely a week after President Muhammadu Buhari drew widespread condemnation over a tweet he made threatening ‘genocidal’ violence. Agitators for a sovereign state of Biafra have stormed the UK Parliament in London protesting against an alleged genocide being perpetrated by the Nigerian government, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. On Friday, the agitators, in … Read more
…the outlawed group said neither IPOB nor its security outfit, Eastern Security Network, had been involved in any attack on security personnel… The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused security operatives of house-to-house abduction and killing of youths in the South-East. While denying any involvement in the killing of 128 security personnel in Imo … Read more
IPOB had restricted movements across the South-East in commemoration of the 54th Anniversary of the defunct Republic of Biafra Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday said the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot issue a sit-at-home order to the people of Rivers State. Wike stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that Rivers … Read more
A Nigerian court had in 2017 outlawed IPOB with the Federal Government designating the group as terrorists Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State believes violence is not the best way to achieve the creation of an independent Biafra nation, insisting that there are better means of going about such agitation. Ikpeazu disclosed this when he … Read more
The IPOB leader revealed this in a statement by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful The leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday, warned all residents of Igbo land against flouting the May 31st sit-at-home order in commemoration of the “fallen heroes” of Biafra, EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
“We do not want to secede from Nigeria” – Umahi The South-East governors say they are vehemently opposed to the agitation for secession and actualisation of Biafra republic by IPOB and reiterated their commitment to upholding sovereignty of Nigeria. The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, Governor David Umahi, made the position of his colleagues … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday, declared a total shut down of the entire ‘Biafraland’ on May 30. The IPOB leader enjoined Christians in the North to also sit-at-home. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday, declared a total shut down of … Read more
“We finally wish to renew our request for the global community’s intervention The Coalition of 15 Northern Groups, CNG, has implored the international communities to prevail on Nigerian government and the United Nations in facilitating and expediting the realisation of self-determination and independence for Biafra, as being agitated by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. … Read more