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...