THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA NATION

  The United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has indicted both Nigeria and Kenya Governments for the arrest and extraordinary rendition, torture and continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, without due process. UN therefore, asked Nigerian Government to, “immediate release Kanu unconditionally” and pay him adequate compensations for the arbitrary violation of his fundamental human rights. It also recommended that Government officials responsible for the torture meted to the IPOB Leader be investigated and punished. The UN body further directed Nigeria to report back within six months of the transmission of its opinions on Kanu’s matter, steps taken to comply with all the recommendations thereof. It referred the case of Kanu’s torture to Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for further consideration The UN Working Group also threatened to...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday lashed out at controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over his comment that the  emergence of Peter Obi as the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate has slowed down Biafra agitation in the Southeast. However, IPOB believes that Obi’s involvement in Nigerian politics can’t compromise the agitation for Biafra. DAILY POST reported that Gumi said the emergence of Obi as LP presidential candidate had slowed down the agitation for Biafra. The cleric had said the Obi’s movement had reduced IPOB’s activities, thereby bringing relative peace to the Southeast. Condemning Gumi’s remark, IPOB reiterated that it does not recognize Obi as a Biafran because he opted to engage in Nigerian politics. The separatist group noted that Obi’s involvement in the presidential race won’t affect its agitation for Biafra.  IPOB stressed that it does not engage in Nigeria’s election process because it’s “shambolic” and fraudulent. A sta...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has advised the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, to suspend her planned visit to the South-Eastern part of the country. IPOB made the call after it raised the alarm over an alleged plot to assassinate Laing during her visit to the South-East. According to the proscribed group, which claimed it got the information through its intelligence arm, the M-Branch, the idea is to assassinate the envoy in the South-East and blame it on its members. This was revealed in a statement by IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Thursday. The statement partly read, “The global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra, under the leadership of our Liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu, wish to advise the British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing to be more conscious of her environment. “The reason for this sincere security advice is to save her life. “The leadership of IPOB do hereby advise that Ms Catriona Liang, must as a matt...

  State governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have arrived in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The governors stormed the state for the PDP’s mega rally in favour of the party’s candidate in the election, Ademola Adeleke. Present in the state are Governors Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, who is also the Vice presidential candidate of the party. Also present is the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. However, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is noticeably absent. Wike is aggrieved with PDP’s leadership over the choice of Okowa as Atiku’s running mate. The Rivers governor, who came second during the party’s presidential primary, was believed to have been eyeing the Vice Presidential slot which went to Okowa.

  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, expressed willingness to reconcile with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Atiku said he is open to a reconciliation with Wike in the interest of the party. Addressing journalists in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, Atiku insisted that there are no factions in the PDP. The PDP presidential candidate insisted that the PDP was united. “It is a social media drama. There is nothing like a Wike camp or Atiku camp. There is one PDP family.” On plans to meet Wike for a possible reconciliation, and Atiku said: “Why not? I am open to that.” “Some people get angry when things don’t go their way and so on and so forth. We will overcome that. I have every belief that we are going to do that,” he added. Wike is disgruntled over Atiku’s choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate. Atiku had rejected the recommendations of a committee he set up to select his running mate, following ...

  Maverick entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has asked Nigerians to fight for freedom and confront oppressors ahead of the 2023 election. Charly Boy said this via his Twitter page while querying the capability of current Nigerian leaders in office. The activist asked Nigerians to get their PVC’s in order to cause a change, stressing that ‘Enough is Enough’. Charly Boy asked whether many Nigerians would willingly employ the current political office holders to run their business. His tweets read: “How many of our current political office holders would you employ to manage your business, if Nigeria is a business, and you are the owner? “We must fight for our freedom, and it will come with consequences. “We have no other options but to confront our oppressors. Enough is Enough. “Just go get your PVC first, them go soon know.”

  President Muhammadu Buhari has told his immediate family, particularly, his children that he is not leaving anything for them to inherit. Buhari, who is expected to bow out of office as President in May 2023, insisted that the only legacy he hopes to bequeath to them is proper education. The President, who was speaking on the importance of effective education, implored parents to inculcate right values in children, including deep fear of God, respect for constituted authorities and living a purposeful life through continuous education. His comment comes amidst the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other sister unions. While the President recently told ASUU that enough was enough regarding their prolonged strike, the leadership of the Union replied him, “describing the charge from the presidency as mere ranting without understanding the grasp of the issues that necessitated the strike”. The unions have locked horns with the government for over f...

  Veteran actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has said that Nigerians who are yet to get their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) are part of the problem in the country. The movie star said this via a video shared on his Instagram page. Kanayo noted that Nigerians have the power to save the country by going to vote, rather than going to church or mosque to pray. Highlighting the problems in the country, the 60-year-old actor pleaded with Nigerians, who collect money from politicians to cast their vote, to stop being cheap, adding that the state of the nation calls for urgent action. Kanayo said: “Please stop being cheap by selling your votes; the current state of our country calls for immediate action if we must save our father land. People are being kidnapped and prisoners set free to go and continue their evil enterprise, the list is endless. “You and I have the power to save our country. No one can do it but you. Do not say your vote will not count. “First, go and perform your civic responsibility...

  A son of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai Bashir, has disclosed what he will do if the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, wins the 2023 election. Bashir promised to climb two of the highest rocks in Nigeria if Obi wins the presidential election. He promised to climb Aso Rock, Zuma Rock and write “Bashir El-Rufai is a goat” if Obi wins the next presidential election. A Twitter user identified as CJMOOREPLUG had tweeted: “Even if you don’t say it out, it’s very obvious from the way the person smiles lately on TV. APC and PDP are jokers. Since 1998 nothing has changed in Nigeria. The 2023 election will be different. It is either Peter Obi or everyone move on, we can’t continue like this.” Responding, Bashir tweeted: “If Peter ever becomes President of Nigeria, I promise to climb Zuma Rock and Aso Rock to paint ‘Bashir El-Rufai is a goat’. “It’ll be on the famous face etched on the rock so everyone can see, and in a font and colour that grasps...

  Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate of Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, has come under serious attack in Zamfara State over his comment that he won’t like to be called a Muslim or northerner. According to one Yusuf Abubakar, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is not proud of his religion and tribe, saying that for him to warn that he won’t accept to be referred to as a Muslim or northerner means he is ungrateful to the Almighty. “If he has publicly said that he does not support tribalism, then nobody would comment on that because tribalism can destroy the entire country,” he added. Another person who granted an interview to DAILY POST, Babangida Ahmed, said that Baba-Ahmed has destroyed his political career in the north, saying that with such utterances, northerners may not cast their votes for Labour Party in 2023. According to him, Obi is proud to be a Catholic even with the verbal attacks of Rev. Mbaka. Obi openly stated that he remains loyal to ...

  The spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. Baba-Ahmed said Buhari should just resign now because things would get tougher. The former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Secretary gave the advice in reaction to the President’s revelation that he is eager to leave power. Buhari spoke when he hosted some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, legislators and chieftains at his Daura home in Katsina. Noting that he has less than a year left in office, the Nigerian leader assured that he would do his best in the remaining months. “I wish the person who is coming after me the very best. I am eager to go. I can tell you it has been tough”, he said. Reacting, Baba-Ahmed told Buhari that it’s not too late to throw in the towel. “President Buhari told APC Govs that he is looking forward to the end of his tenure, saying it has been tough. “Who would remind him that he does not need to wait until May 29t...

  Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent comment. Ejimakor said “cut and run” was not the solution to the challenges Buhari may be experiencing in office. Buhari had said he can’t wait to leave office in 2023 because it has been tough. The President spoke when he hosted some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, legislators and chieftains at his Daura home in Katsina. Noting that he has less than a year left in office, the Nigerian leader assured that he would do his best in the remaining months. “I wish the person who is coming after me the very best. I am eager to go. I can tell you it has been tough”, he said. Reacting, Ejimakor said the problems of Nigeria had gone beyond tough but irredeemable. In a tweet, the Special Counsel lamented that Nigeria is divided along ethnic and religious lines. He insisted that running away would not fix the problems confronting Nig...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, reacted to the invasion of the correctional facility in the Kuje area of Abuja by terrorists. IPOB alleged that the attack was a plot by terrorists to eliminate members of the group incarcerated in the facility. Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram members had invaded the Kuje prison on Tuesday with explosives. The terrorists had released all their members incarcerated in the facility. Reacting to the attack, IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, warned that nothing must happen to members of the group incarcerated at the facility. Powerful warned that IPOB would not take it easy with the Nigerian Government if anything happens to members of the group incarcerated in the Kuje facility. A statement by Powerful reads partly: “We the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to draw the world’s attention to the Nigeria Government and its security agencies, especially the Army and DSS...