The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disassociated itself from a recent declaration of Biafra made in Finland, dismissing it as a sham and a disservice to the Biafran cause. In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the proscribed group labeled the declaration as a “charade” and reaffirmed that the only … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Enugu State High Court, under the leadership of Justice A.O Onovo, has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the late Chief (Dr) Debe Odumegwu Ojukwu against the widow of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu. The court ruled that the suit lacked merit and awarded the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and ex-governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, have been accused of betraying the late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu. The leadership of the Biafra Independence Movement and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (BIM-MASSOB) said Obi and Okorocha … Read more
Ojukwu Laments over APGA members’ mass defections ahead of Anambra poll Ms Ojukwu blamed the current situation in APGA on what she called “leadership failure” by the party. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bianca Ojukwu, the widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has described the All Progressives Grand Alliance as a secret cult, expressing worry … Read more
“I have never had peace since the day I was arrested. Never in my wildest imagination did I envisage I would kill a human being. I see his face in my dream every night. At times I would be scared to sleep. Chidinma Ojukwu, the 21-year-old UNILAG student suspected to have killed Super TV CEO, … Read more
One of the indelible events (if not the biggest event) that Nigeria cannot sweep under the carpets is the civil war (also known as the Biafra war). But, one name we don’t seem to hear a lot is Philip Effiong – a key actor in the Biafra story. Philip Effiong was the first Vice President and the … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday says it has provided the Attorney General (AGF) and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami all relevant materials needed to prosecute 33 ex-operatives of the now scrapped Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) indicted for impunity and rights abuses. Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, made the claim in reaction to … Read more