The Directorate of State (DOS) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has formally disbanded the use of the pseudonym “Emma Powerful”, directing that all official IPOB press releases must henceforth be issued only on the organisation’s official letterhead paper. This decision was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Mazi Chukwukadibia Edoziem, Head…
A Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday found the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) guilty of terrorism charges. The court therefore sentenced him to life imprisonment. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, delivered the judgement on Thursday, November 20, 2025. He had earlier convicted Kanu on all seven counts bordering on terrorism….
The presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu will soon hold a meeting with his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, “in the coming days.” According to Daniel Bwala, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, the meeting will focus on recent allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, claims that have stirred diplomatic tension following Trump’s…
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a N60 billion defamation suit against social critic, Reno Omokri, over claims linking him and IPOB to violent crimes. The suit, filed on 31 July at the Enugu State High Court, alleged that Omokri, in a 6 July post on his X…
Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor Human rights lawyer and legal counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on Ndigbo worldwide to reclaim their agency, rise above rhetoric and illusions, and take decisive action in defence of their collective destiny. In a statement released on Tuesday and made available to our reporter,…
Danladi, detained since 2021 The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally filed terrorism charges against Ntari Hassan Danladi while accusing him of being a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This comes after keeping him in detention without trial since May 6, 2021. Danladi, native of Taraba state, who served as…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied assaulting the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that he was treated with dignity and even accorded what it described as “presidential treatment” while in custody. This was disclosed on Wednesday during the resumed hearing of Kanu’s terrorism trial before the…
The Heavy Trucks division of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the federal government, along with security agencies, to take immediate action against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), whom they accuse of causing significant distress to their members operating in the south Eastern states. The union warned that should the…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide has stated that the movement does not support the creation of new states, emphasising that this is not the same as the formation of the Biafra nation. IPOB made this statement issued by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, on Monday. The statement followed rumours that the Nigerian government and…
The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq., has described the statement credited to the prominent Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, suggesting that the government should arm Igbo youths to counter the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as misguided, divisive, and inflammatory. Sir Ejiofor, a renowned human rights and…
