Since his arrest by the Nigerian government in 2016, the issue of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the neo-Biafran movement, IPOB, has generated a considerable amount of interest amongst American watchers of the Nigerian story. I have, in the recent past, written a few essays on issues arising from the matter of Nigeria and Biafra;…
In a counter Motion filed on February 6, 2018, the US-based lawyers for the Biafran plaintiffs who brought suit against some Nigerian officials have strongly urged a United States federal court to proceed to trial on the merits, stressing the damning fact the the US State Department has rejected a request from the Buhari-led…
The Federal Government has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB ) of using fake videos of mass killings, harvested from other parts of Africa and doctored to look current, to mislead the international community and win their support. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this when he addressed…
For Nigeria and much of the world around us, it is not in controversy that, on or about 14th September 2017, the Nigerian Army breached Nnamdi Kanu’s home in Umuahia, Abia State. It is also not in controversy that Nnamdi Kanu and other persons, including his family members and visitors, were inside the premises when…
I have taken much of my ample time to recall on what happened at elder Kanu’s residence leading to the total disappearance of the royal monarch and his wife coupled with their immediate son who also doubles as the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, a legitimate body representing and fighting…
The Nigerian government has earmarked huge sums of money from 2018 budget in her unrelentless and futile bid to engage and defeat the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Following the Federal Executive Council’s meeting held recently in Abuja, the Nigerian Federal Capital City, the information and Communications Minister – Alhaji Lai…
On 23rd January 2018, the social media was awash with the news of the purported visit, few Igbo APC supporters paid President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the news, those South East APC members endorsed Buhari for a second tenure come 2019. This news came with Yoruba community giving it there own usual interpretations. Yoruba…
Few days ago, a Fulani Federal Representative from Gombe – Hon. Aishatu Dukku – said that “god created” Fulani militants to “value the lives of cows more” than human lives. This could be shocking to many but I am not surprised by the statement made by the Fulani Federal representative in a video recorded…
For some years now, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been on the forefront in the struggle for the creation of a sovereign state. With the absence of Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, during the time of Operation Python Dance, as well as the branding of the group as a terrorist organization, many believe…
I feels deep pains in my heart whenever I see my people being consistently murdered for just no cause by the Nigerian government Armed Forces. The hatred by the Nigerian government towards us Biafrans is simply unspeakable. Our youths are constantly arrested, tortured, maimed and killed for speaking up against injustice meted against them, their…