Eko Hot Blog reports that In a recent operation in Imo State, security agents dealt a significant blow to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), taking down 20 fighters and dismantling 50 hideouts in the Orsu Local Government Area. Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, described the joint effort as part … Read more
Eko hot blog reports that in a coordinated operation, Nigerian Army and Navy forces dealt a blow to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN), resulting in the elimination of five fighters in Imo State. Editor’s pick: Customs Stops Plan To Smuggle 400 Bags Of Beans Out Of Nigeria Tinubu Orders … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly advised Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to abandon any plans to establish a cattle ranch in Nimbo, Uzowani community of Enugu State. EDITOR’S PICK: Kano Hisbah Arrests 52 Keke Riders Over Alleged Immoral Haircuts And Unlawful Activities Femi Otedola Expresses Joy As … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised alarm over what it describes as terrorist attacks by the Nigerian military in Uli, Ihiala, Anambra State. The group alleges that the military, under the guise of searching for criminals, has engaged in the burning down of numerous houses in Uli. According to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed conditions to achieve true reconciliation in Nigeria. This online media platform reports that Kanu’s position was made public by his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel, after a recent visit to the IPOB leader. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has revealed that discussions are in progress to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu from detention. His chief press secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, shared this update in a statement from Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS [BREAKING] 2024: Tinubu Addresses Nigerians, Makes Promises – FULL … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra says its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is battling internal bleeding resulting from alleged torture in the detention of the Department of State Services. The pro-Biafran group said Kanu needed urgent and specialised medical emergency treatment to avert serious outcomes. EDITOR’S PICKS [BREAKING] 2024: Tinubu Addresses Nigerians, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that all thirty-six (36) members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who had been detained for two years in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, have been released by the Ebonyi State High Court. This online media platform reports that the counsel representing IPOB, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed this development … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has expressed disappointment in the Supreme Court over the nullification of the Court of Appeal’s decision to release its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. This online media reported earlier that the apex court held that although Nnamdi Kanu was illegally repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya when … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Supreme Court today rejected a plea for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The apex court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim but written by Justice Garba Lawal, voided the October 2022 ruling by the Court of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Army said it has arrested the commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, Uchechukwu Akpa, in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The military, in a release on Thursday, added that three other suspected members of IPOB/ESN, Udoka Ude, Ikechukwu Ulanta, and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has on Thursday claimed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is blackmailing its members ahead of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s case at the Supreme Court. The group made the claim while dismissing reports that the police raided Eastern Security Network (ESN) camps in Imo and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that the governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, is under pressure from Aso Rock to blackmail the Supreme Court ahead of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s December 15 judgment. IPOB made the claim on Friday while referring to Mbah’s statement describing the group … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has said the menace of Boko Haram in the North East is lesser than the banditry, kidnapping, IPOB and cultism happening in other zones across the country. The lawmaker stated this on Wednesday while shedding light on his earlier motion on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Emmanuel Powerful has said that the group would disband if the people vote against self-determination in a referendum. Powerful insisted that the United Nations charter has given them the right to chart their own political future if their political and economic … Read more
Eko Hot Blog the Nigerian army has described pro-Biafra gunmen terrorising residents of the South-east as mainly condemned criminals that escaped from Owerri Prison Facility during the infamous jail break in Imo State. The spokesperson of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement, said the army made the discovery when … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Saturday announced its intention to negotiate with President Bola Tinubu-led government on a peaceful exit of Biafra from Nigeria through a United Nations-supervised referendum. According to IPOB, the peaceful agitation for Biafra Independence started in 2012 without any violence or criminality. EDITOR’S PICKS Fraudulent … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) South-East Operation UDO KA II, on Thursday, arrested two Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) members and recovered a locally-made Rocket Propelled Launcher (Ogbunigwe) and improvise explosive device (IED)-making materials, among others. A statement by Lt Col. Jonah Unuakhalu said success followed … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Supreme Court has fixed December 15, 2023, as the date to deliver judgment in the case by the federal government of Nigeria against the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Supreme Court announced the date on Thursday after the lawyers … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned school principals in the Southeast against mobilizing their students for the October 1st Independence Day celebration. Speaking via a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, IPOB stated that those who go against their directive would have themselves to blame. EDITOR’S PICKS Victor … Read more