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Explainer: Digging into IPOB and What It Represents

January 27, 2022 by Ifeoluwa Bammeke

Since the Nigerian Civil War in 1967 fought between the Nigerian government and the separatist Biafra state, there has been a distinct movement designed to enshrine the liberation of the

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President Buhari’s Tweets: An Explainer

June 2, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

Over the last couple of months, it has felt like there’s an impending sense of doom. The wave of insecurity as embodied by the rise of kidnapping, vandalism and terrorism

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Former Presidential Aide, Ahmed Gulak Killed: An Explainer

May 31, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

A former political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan was killed in Owerri, Imo State. News of his death has increased national security concerns. How it happenedAhmed Gulak was leaving

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NBC Suspends Channels Television for Interviewing An IPOB Leader

April 27, 2021 by Adeyosola Adeniran

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has issued a letter of suspension to Channels Television, for interviewing a leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). What are the reasons

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#OyigboMassacre: All You Need to Know

November 3, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

In the course of the #EndSARS protests nationwide, Oyigbo, a local government area in Rivers State was attacked by suspected members of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB). What Happened?

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Nnamdi Kanu Calls Off Election Boycott in South East

February 15, 2019 by Tobi Idowu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called off the election boycott in the south-east region of the country. Kanu also urged the Igbo to come

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Nnamdi Kanu resurfaces, says Nigerian court could not try him

October 22, 2018 by Tobi Idowu

The leader of Pro-Biafra separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said he left Nigeria because Nigerian courts could not guarantee his protection. Kanu suddenly disappeared

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Nigerian Government Declares the Indigenous People of Biafra, Terrorist Organization

September 21, 2017 by Feyikemi Akin-Bankole

The Nigerian government has declared the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a terrorist organisation. Last week, the Nigerian army made a similar declaration but it later retracted