Don’t dare us, ipob warns Ohanaeze

Don’t dare us, ipob warns Ohanaeze

■ Threatens bloodbath

■ I don’t want to enter into any crossfire with IPOB –Nwodo

Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka

The war of words between the Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday took a frightening dimension with the later threatening fire and brimstone on the families of President General of Ohanaeze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo and those of the governors of the five states of the South-East.

African human rights commission writes Buhari on IPOB, Kanu

African human rights commission writes Buhari on IPOB, Kanu 

Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka

The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) has restrained the Nigerian government from taking further actions against the President of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and members of the group pending the decision of the commission on the complaint of the group against the government.

The ACHPR, which reports to the African Union (AU) is a quasi-judicial body tasked with promoting and protecting human rights and collective (peoples’) rights throughout the African continent as well as interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and adjudication of individual complaints brought before the commission against member states.

Nigeria is a member state and has also ratified the African Charter, which all together makes it subject to the jurisdiction of ACHPR.

Biafra: Factional IPOB leader emerges

Biafra: Factional IPOB leader emerges

Chuks Onuoha, Umuahia

A new factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Okwudili Ezenachukwu, has emerged.

Ezenachukwu, who emerged as IPOB factional leader as a result of alleged internal disaffection created by one Uche Mefor, Kanu’s deputy director of Radio Biafra London, who suspended and expelled  some key national and state officers appointed by Chidiebere Onwudiwe,  called on all pro-Biafra groups to unite in pursuit of their dream, which is the restoration of Biafra.

  Responding to Ezenachukwu’s claim, a member of the group,

I’m still entitled to $800m compensation, says Kanu

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that despite being granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is being prosecuted alongside others on charges of treasonable felony, he is still entitled to the $800m compensation for his alleged unlawful arrest and detention in 2015.

This is contained in his response to the motion filed by the Federal Government asking the Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States sitting in Abuja to dismiss a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed by the IPOB leader.

Kanu had filed the suit on March 3, 2016 demanding $800m as compensation from the Federal Government for his alleged unlawful arrest in 2015 and detention.

But the Federal Government, through its lawyer, Mrs. Maimuna Shiru, filed its motion on November 13, stating that Kanu having been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja on April 25, 2017, and allegedly jumped bail, the judgment of the ECOWAS Court on the suit would serve no purpose.

But Kanu, through his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, objected to the Federal Government’s motion contending that granting bail to the IPOB leader was just a partial satisfaction of prayers sought in the suit.

 He maintained that the ECOWAS Court had the power to grant his client the $800m compensation sought since the IPOB leader’s rights had been violated.

Ejiofor stated in his written address, “We submit therefore that the court has powers to order for payment of compensatory damages when found that the plaintiff’s right has been violated.”

Kanu’s sureties won’t lose their N300m bond –Ejiofor, IPOB lawyer

Kanu’s sureties won’t lose their N300m bond –Ejiofor, IPOB lawyer

Lead counsel of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) whose leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts has remained unknown since the military stormed his Afara-Ukwu, Umuahia, Abia State home, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in this interview, says only the military, which had the last contact with him, knows where Kanu is.

In this interview with Magnus Eze, in Abuja, the lawyer, who filed a suit asking the court to compel the Chief

US position on IPOB, unfortunate, unacceptable – FG

US position on IPOB, unfortunate, unacceptable – FG

The Federal Government has described as “unfortunate” and “unacceptable,” the position of the US Government over the declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group.

IPOB Challenges Prescription Order

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja should set aside the order of injunction proscribing the activities of the group.

Nigeria Python Dance 11: Kanu’s Whereabouts Still Unknown

Since the military crackdown on members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the invasion of Nnamdi Kanu’s home, last Thursday, his whereabouts and those of is family members

Drums Of War Subside As The Python Dance 2 Ends in Nigeria

Drums Of War Subside As The Python Dance 2 Ends

Abuja, Enugu & Umuahia – The Nigerian military on Friday, declared the embattled Independent People Of Biafra (IPOB) group, as a terrorist organization as Python Dance 2 ends.