THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA NATION

  Igbo youths have said they would not be part of the proposed nationwide protest over the growing hardship in the country.     They argued that it was better for the people of the region to continue to engage with the government to address their grievances than participating in a protest they did not know the organisers. They made their position known at an emergency convention by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide, comprising various youth groups from the five South East states and Igbo speaking parts of Delta and Rivers states. National Leader of Ohanaeze Youth Wing, Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, said the Igbo had every cause to protest the long years of marginalisation and neglect they had suffered in Nigeria. “There are so many reasons the Igbo youths should protest, including the unwarranted detention of so many Igbo youths, especially Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in facilities across the country; the destruction of Igbo property in towns and cities like Lagos...

                              While speaking in a live broadcast which SaharaReporters monitored on Arise News, Benjamin mentioned that there was no justification for the continued detention of Kanu by the Nigerian government.  Benjamin Kalu, deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.  While speaking in a live broadcast which SaharaReporters monitored on Arise News, Benjamin mentioned that there was no justification for the continued detention of Kanu by the Nigerian government.  He said “Let me come to Nnamdi Kanu, my words to Mr President is that we are not forcing you. We cannot coerce you as a commander-in-chief. We cannot force you. You are our leader, you are our president. But we are appealing to yo...

                            Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu has expressed optimism about the eventual release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying talks were still ongoing in that regard.  Kalu who spoke at an APC stakeholders meeting in Umuahia, the Abia state capital, also emphasised the need for peace in Abia chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying that faction is old fashioned.  While saying the APC has achieved a lot, he revealed that an appeal is still ongoing to the President to release the IPOB.  He expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the South East Development Commission (SEDC) bill into law, telling  the meeting that APC government made it possible.  Speaking on the need for unity in the state chapter of the APC, he said “Let’s emb...

                           The head of Biafra Republic Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa has claimed that over 49 million Igbos have voted in a ‘self-referendum’. Ekpa disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X handle on Saturday. The Biafra agitator claimed that the voting process was e-voting and physical voting “Over 49 million Biafrans have voted in the ongoing Biafra self-referendum,” he claimed. Ekpa said the process began in February, claiming that the number of those who have voted for self-referendum in the last six months surpassed the number of voters in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. He said the exercise will last till November. BRGIE had cited marginalization, underdevelopment, insecurity and poverty in the South-East region as justification for the self-referendum.  

                               Aloy Ejimakor, the lead Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, charged President Bola Tinubu to free the Biafra agitator. Ejimakor said Tinubu had risen to become Nigeria’s president despite his past stance against one-Nigeria. In an interview with Thisday on April 13th, 1997, Tinubu had said ‘I don’t believe in one Nigeria’. However, posting on X, Ejimakor wrote: “Free Nnamdi Kanu because you were also once against one Nigeria “In 1997, Tinubu proclaimed that he doesn’t believe in #OneNigeria but he went scot-free & became President. So, where lies the moral authority to detain MAZI NNAMDI KANU that said nothing different?”   The IPOB leader has remained locked up by the Department of State Services, DSS, on the orders of the Nigerian government. Ka...

                                Less than 24 hours after the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) demanded his unconditional release with complaints surrounding his health, embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu has been allowed to see his personal physician. Kanu’s Special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, announced on Wednesday that the Department of State Services (DSS) had now allowed the IPOB leader to gain access to his medical doctor. LEADERSHIP recalls that Ejimakor, together with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) raised an alarm that the DSS denied his access to his medical doctor despite formal requests made to them concerning his deteriorating health condition. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful had on Wednesday issued a statement urging the Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally to avert potential ...

                                The Nigerian government through the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had alleged that Nnamdi Kanu took advantage of the #EndSARS protests in 2020 to create mayhem leading to the death of several security agents. The Nigerian government through the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had alleged that Nnamdi Kanu took advantage of the #EndSARS protests in 2020 to create mayhem leading to the death of several security agents. The former AGF disclosed that Kanu seized the protests through subversive and inciting statements. He had said, "Despite the proscription of IPOB by the Federal Government, Nnamdi Kanu continued the subversive campaign, instigating and inciting broadcasts to direct members of the IPOB to launch attacks on government.  "Th...

                                        In a heartfelt appeal, Hon. Obi Aguocha, the distinguished representative of Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Federal Constituency, has called on the minority caucus of the 10th House of Representatives to take a decisive stance on the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. During his address, Hon. Aguocha urged his colleagues to explore a political solution to this pressing issue   The minority caucus comprising of 180 members in the green chamber unanimously adopted Hon. Obi Aguocha’s call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. The members from several political parties, includes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 115 seats, the Labour Party (LP) with 35 seats, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with 19 seats, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) w...

                                AVID’s call is contained in a congratulatory letter group sent to the Prime Minister on his July 5, 2024 general election victory. Nigerians of South-East descent in United States of America’s military under the umbrella of the American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), have called on the newly elected UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to urgently intervene regarding the detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, by the Nigerian government. AVID, a not-for-profit organisation comprising citizens of the United States of Igbo ancestry who have served or are currently serving in various branches of the US Armed Forces, urged the UK Prime Minister to expedite a thorough review of Kanu’s case and assist in securing his release him from detention. The l...

  Members of the Minority Caucus drawn across various political parties in the House of Representatives on Monday adopted a motion seeking for the immediate release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The motion was sponsored by the member representing Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Hon. Obi Aguocha which was adopted by the Minority Caucus, during the Dinner to commemorate the end of the first legislative year of the 10th Assembly. Hon Aguocha who made an impassioned appeal to the Minority Caucus, urged his Colleagues to take a definitive position on the ongoing discourse surrounding Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and to explore a political solution to this pressing issue. He observed that the Minority Caucus consists of all members from the following political parties: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – 115 seats; Labour Party (LP) – 35 seats; New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – 19 seats; All Progressives Grand ...

       The American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent, AVID, have urged the new British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to prevail on the Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. AVID urged Starmer to expedite a thorough review of Kanu’s case and help release him from “Nigerian dungeon”. The group noted that the IPOB leader is sick and is not getting adequate medical attention from the Nigerian government.                            In a statement by its president, Sylvester Onyia, and Godson Obiagwu, Secretary, AVID informed Starmer that Kanu was arrested in Kenya in 2021 and illegally extraordinarily renditioned to Nigeria, where he has since remained detained. They also congratulated Starmer on his victory at the United Kingdom, UK, general elections on July 5, 2024. ...

     Traditional rulers of lgbo extraction, outside the Southeast geo-political zone, have appealed to the Federal government, to release Nnamdi Kanu from detention in the interest of national cohesion. Kanu is presently in prison facing trial for treason. Rising from a meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, weekend, the monarchs said “the activist was fighting for a just cause and should be allowed his freedom in the interest of peace not only in the Southeast geo-political zone but in other parts of the country. They said this during the installation of Igwe Gregory Iloehika as the President-General, the Association of Ndieze Worldwide, which is the association of traditional rulers of Igbo extraction outside the zone, the National Chairman, Mbido Igbo Association, Inter-Agency committee, Chief Okafougun Ugochukwu. The national chairman, Ugochuckwu said Kanu needs freedom as his continuous detention is unacceptable to the zone. According to him Kanu was ...

      Mazi Nnamdi Kanu burst into the nation’s consciousness as the leader of a bunch of sloganeering and flag-waving youths under the aegis of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2012. The main aim of IPOB, which does not represent the position of the majority of the Igbo, is to restore the defunct separatist state of Biafra. The late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu who led the secession bid had described Biafra as a lost cause. That authentic Igbo leader opted for a Biafra of the mind where the Igbo will be given their due in a united Nigeria.  Kanu got into bad weather with his acerbic rhetoric on a United Kingdom-registered radio station named Radio Biafra. He was arrested on treason charges in Lagos, Nigeria on 14 October 2015 and was detained for more than a year, despite various court orders that ruled for his release. Civil society has faulted his continued incarceration by raising significant huma...

     Leaders and members of the Afaraukwu Ancient Kingdom of Ibeku, the kinsmen of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Judiciary to grant their son unconditional release, using political solutions. The Afaraukwu indigenes who made the call during a press briefing at Orie Ogwu Afaraukwu, Umuahia, also declared a one-month prayer and fasting period, which they believe would touch the hearts of concerned authorities to release their son. In the press release signed by Ugwumba Oriaku, the President General of Afaraukwu Development Union, Eze Edward Ibeabuchi, the traditional ruler of Okwulaga Autonomous community of Afaraukwu and Eze P.K. Ukaegbu, the traditional ruler of Enyiukwu Autonomous community among other leaders, the people of Afaraukwu Ancient Kingdom said the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody in Abuja has thrown the entire communi...

                            The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the Appeal Court to set aside the revocation of his bail by the Abuja Federal High Court. Kanu also urged the Appeal Court to restore the terms and conditions attached to his revoked bail by the court presided by Justice Binta Nyako. In a Notice of Appeal filed by his lead Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader urged the appellate court to restore him to a place or custody where he would enjoy a fair trial.                                                                       Parts of the Notice of Appeal reads: “My n...

   The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a suit at the Court of Appeal, seeking the reinstatement of his bail. The legal brief filed by his lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Esq. on behalf of the appellant, is in response to the ruling of the trial court that refused to restore the appellant’s bail, which was revoked due to his alleged failure to appear in court. Kanu’s legal team argues that the trial court erred in revoking his bail, citing a previous Supreme Court ruling in his favour and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act’s provision for substituting bail. “This is the Appellant’s Brief of Argument filed pursuant to the Notice of Appeal lodged on the 5th day of June, 2024 against the ruling of the trial Judge delivered on the 20th day of May, 2024 refusing to restore/reinstate the Appellant’s Bail erroneously revoked on the misrepresentations of the Respondent that the Appellant jumped bail.  Learn how I wen...

     A pan-Southern Nigeria group, Southern Solidarity Alliance, has urged the Federal Government to jettison the quota and federal character system by embracing a merit-based system through adopting true federalism. The group also urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to end festering insecurity in the South East. Addressing newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, the group’s National Coordinator, Mr Ndubuisi Okafor, urged the federal government to put an end to insecurity in the South, saying it was affecting economic and social development in the region. Okafor said, “The Quota System and federal character should be totally scrapped as against the prevailing selective implementation. It should be replaced with a competitive merit-based system which is key to development and should be instituted in every facet.  Learn how I went from $0 in affiliate income to over $...

  Less than 24 hours after the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) demanded his unconditional release with complaints surrounding his health, embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu has been allowed to see his personal physician. Kanu’s Special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, announced on Wednesday that the Department of State Services (DSS) had now allowed the IPOB leader to gain access to his medical doctor.  LEADERSHIP recalls that Ejimakor, together with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) raised an alarm that the DSS denied his access to his medical doctor despite formal requests made to them concerning his deteriorating health condition.  HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE $5000. Learn how I went from $0 in affiliate income to over $5,000.000 per month. Are you a blogger but unsure of how to make money online? Or, maybe you've been blogging for awhile but haven't had much luck with affiliate marketing. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful had on Wednesday issued a state...

     THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, yesterday, raised the alarm that the health of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is fast deteriorating, calling for his  unconditional release.  The pro-Biafra group in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful,  warned that the life of Mazi Kanu is in danger in the solitary confinement of  the Department of State Services, DSS, in Abuja. The separatist group alleged that the Nigerian government is intentionally provoking IPoB by Mazi Kanu’s continued detention, warning against the danger of anything happening to him while in captivity. HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE $5000. Learn how I went from $0 in affiliate income to over $5,000.000 per month. Are you a blogger but unsure of how to make money online? Or, maybe you've been blogging for awhile but haven't had much luck with affiliate marketing   IPoB’s statement read: “The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of B...

  By Nnamdi Ojiego, Steve Oko, Dickson Omobola and Chinonso Alozie The latest move by the South-East governors and members of the National Assembly, NASS, to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has sparked diverse reactions. Kanu has been a subject of contention in Nigeria’s political landscape.  While some see him as a symbol of their struggle for self-determination, others view him as a threat to national unity. Meanwhile, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization; Olisa Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association; and Ikoro Ndigbo, among other groups, have welcomed the move as a step towards finding a political solution to the impasse whereas spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, kicked against the proposal. Suleiman argued that Kanu’s release would undermine the country’s criminal justice system and emb...

  Gunmen, on Thursday morning, attacked and killed soldiers in Obikabia Junction in Aba, the commercial hub of the Abia State. After the killing of five soldiers by gunmen in Abia State, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said it is now time for a political solution to be explored for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).   reported how masked gunmen, on Thursday morning, attacked and killed the soldiers in Obikabia Junction in Aba, the commercial hub of the Abia State. The gunmen, who also burnt the soldiers’ patrol truck, were said to be enforcing the sit-at-home order declared by IPOB across the South-east to mark their Biafra Day which is celebrated annually in the region. The Nigerian military would later vow to retaliate the killing of the soldiers. IPOB is a group seeking to carve out a sovereign state of Biafra from South-east and some parts of the South-south of Nigeria. HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE...

  Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the agitator is a victim of false imprisonment by the Nigerian government. Ejimakor said it’s unacceptable for the Nigerian government to imprison Kanu over his ideas and thoughts. Posting on X, Ejimakor wrote: “In human relations, don’t seek unnecessary attention & validation. Just do what you believe to be right. If you get a toxic reaction in return, be mature enough not to take it personally. Be less reactive & hold onto your integrity & dignity. Above all, pat yourself on the back. “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a victim of false imprisonment by the Nigerian State. Period. “It’s unacceptable to imprison a man not for any real offense but for his thoughts and ideas that the state is seeking to suppress by means of false imprisonment. Learn how I went from $0 in affiliate income to over $5,000.000 per month. Are you a blogger but unsure of how to make money on...

  Charles Oputa, widely known as Charly Boy, has praised South-East governors for their recent efforts to address the prolonged detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Charly Boy expressed his satisfaction with the governors’ newfound determination, highlighting the growing concerns over what he described as an escalating injustice.  In a post on X on Wednesday, Charly Boy wrote in Pidgin English: “I just thank God say south east governors don dey vibrate on top of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu matter. Infact, belle sweet me, the injustice is becoming unbecoming. Thunder fire any ‘Sabo’ for dis matter. AreaFada.”  Learn how I went from $0 in affiliate income to over $5,000.000 per month. Are you a blogger but unsure of how to make money online? Or, maybe you've been blogging for awhile but haven't had much luck with affiliate marketing. LEADERSHIP recalls that the South-East Senators had also appealed to President Tinubu on We...

  The lawmakers in a statement released to journalists in Awka on Saturday, said the release of Kanu would separate genuine agitators from criminals and kidnappers as well as douse insecurity in the South-East. Members of the Labour Party (LP) caucus in the South-East Houses of Assembly have called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu has been in DSS detention since 2021 following his extradition from Kenya. The lawmakers in a statement released to journalists in Awka on Saturday, said the release of Kanu would separate genuine agitators from criminals and kidnappers as well as douse insecurity in the South-East.  HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE $5000. Learn how I went from $0 in affiliate income to over $5,000.000 per month. Are you a blogger but unsure of how to make money online? Or, maybe you've been blogging for awhile but haven't had much luck with affiliate marketing. The lawmakers stated that Kanu...