•Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has criticised the federal government for listing IPOB among sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. The list issued on the website of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) included Finland-based factional leader...
•IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised fresh concerns over religious freedom in Nigeria, stressing that the enforcement of Sharia law in parts of the country threatens the safety and basic rights of non-Muslim communities. In a press statement released today, Friday, February 27, 2026, signed by Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB’s M...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the immediate and permanent termination of the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East, bringing to an end a protest that has disrupted social and economic life in the region for nearly five years. In a statement issued yesterday, IPOB spokesperson Emm...
•Tinubu and incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded the immediate release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, accusing Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, of bias in Kanu’s conviction and sentencing. The group alleged that the judge convicted Kanu without substantial evi...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and flag The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has praised what it described as “total and overwhelming” compliance with a sit-at-home directive purportedly observed across Anambra State today. The group said the action reflected a historic “show of unity” in support of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who w...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reaffirmed that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, remains the sole authority within the organisation, dismissing reports of internal divisions and denying claims that representatives of the group held a secret meeting with the Anambra State Government. An internal me...
•IPOB The final word on the closure of the Onitsha main market by the Anambra State government has yet to be heard, as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu, declared a total lockdown of all economic activities across Igboland on Monday, February 2, 2026, in solidarity with traders. Governor […]
•Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has condemned Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s deployment of heavily armed security operatives to the Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State. In a press statement today, Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026, signed by Emma Powerful, the spokesperson for IPOB, the group...
•Trump and IPOB members The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, today, held a peaceful rally in three South East States of Abia, Anambra and Ebonyi to mark the infamous January 20, 2017, massacre of its members and Biafra agitators by Nigerian security operatives. IPoB members were holding a rally to mark the inauguration of President […...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a statement in response to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independence Day address, emphasising that the movement is committed to peaceful advocacy and self-determination. In the statement, IPOB’s spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, clarified that the group operates through nonviolent means and...

