Protests for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release Turn Violent in Abuja
Protests demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), descended into chaos in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Monday, October […]
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Biafran separatist leader Kanu acquitted by court but Nigerian authorities say separatist not free yet
Lawyers for Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu said late last week that their client had been acquitted by a ruling of the Abuja Court of […]
Release of the four nuns kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen have freed four nuns they abducted in southeastern Nigeria on Sunday, police said Wednesday. The four nuns, abducted near the town of Okigwe in […]
Four nuns kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria
Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns in Imo state, in southeastern Nigeria, where kidnappings for ransom are rife, police said on Monday. “Four Catholic sisters were […]
Southeastern Nigeria: Pro-Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu arrested and jailed
Nnamdi Kanu, the pro-Biafra separatist leader in southeastern Nigeria, has been arrested and “brought back to Nigeria” to face trial on “terrorism” charges after several […]
Missing Biafra leader claims he is in Israel
Nigerian pro-Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been missing for a year, disclosed that he was in Israel. Kanu appeared in a video, shot at […]
50 years after the Biafra war, Nigeria agrees to pay victims
50 years after the Biafra civil war, Nigeria’s government has accepted to pay $245million compensation to the victims, local media reported. According to papers of […]
Nigeria’s pro-Biafra group not a terrorist organization – US
The United States (U.S.) this weekend said blacklisted-pro-Biafra group is not a terrorist organization as stated by the federal government of Nigeria. According to the […]
Nigeria: Police arrests about 55 Biafra separatists
Police in Nigeria has arrested about 55 members of the Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) as the group staged what it called the ‘new Biafra’ commemoration […]
Nigeria grants bail to Biafra movement leader
Nigerian federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, citing his deteriorating health conditions. The […]