IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which also masquerades as Eastern Security Network (ESN) or Unknown Gun Men (UGM), has stepped up premeditated mass murders of innocent, unarmed northerners in the Southeast in the last few days, the…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, to shelve his planned crusade in Aba state in view of current security challenges in South East geopolitical…

The Presidency has welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this…

The Nigerian Army has described as a terrorist act, the gruesome murder of two soldiers by members of the proscribed  Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN). The army further tagged the…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that Senator for Imo West, Senator Rochas Okorocha tried on many occasions to join the group and direct its affairs but did not succeed. IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma…

The Nigerian Army has reacted to claims by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that soldiers orchestrated the kidnapping of a family of 10 in Kaduna State and that 87 percent of army personnel were kidnappers and bandits. In a…

The Nigerian Army says troops of 82 Division have dislodged the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) from their hideout in Anambra The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen.…

The Nigeria Army says its troops have dislodged criminal hideouts and arrested three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB) in Anambra and Imo states. This is contained in a statement signed by the…

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed to avenge the alleged killing and burning of the houses of supporters of the group by soldiers and Ebubeagu operatives. This is just as the group described the alleged killing…

Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force (NDPSF), Mujahid Asari-Dokubo says residents of the South-East geopolitical zone obey the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) out of fear of being killed. Recall…

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has denied being a member of the proscribed group. Counsel to the Federal Government in Kanu's trial, Shuaibu Labaran stated this while revealing what transpired at the…

President Muhammadu Buhari's refusal to consider a political solution in the case of detained separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu is a  “mistake capable of consuming Nigeria”, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said. The proscribed…

An Ekiti-based traditionalist, Dada Ifasooto, has recounted how he was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) and detained for six months for preparing charms for embattled Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Igboho and…

The Nigerian Army said troops on Monday thwarted an attempt by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) members to unleash mayhem on two communities in Imo. The proscribed IPOB/ESN members were said…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Jan. 18, 2022, hear a suit filed by the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, challenging its jurisdiction to preside over the matter. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the…

The South-East Governors Forum says insecurity in the geopolitical zone has gone beyond the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The governors warned criminals that have styled themselves as IPOB or its security outfit,…

An elder statesman, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, 92, has urged Igbo youths to respect his age and stop the wanton killings and destruction of property in the South-East Zone. Amaechi made the appeal on Wednesday in Abakaliki while briefing…

The Nigerian Army said troops of Exercise Golden Dawn on Monday foiled an attempted kidnap of some medical personnel in Imo. This is contained in a statement signed by Brig.- Gen.- Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is not against the restructuring of Nigeria but its major demand was for a referendum to decide whether “Biafra” would continue to be part of Nigeria or not. IPOB's Media and Publicity…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has been bending over backwards to demonise the group so as to give the impression that it is a killer group like Boko Haram, killer herdsmen and…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that Nigerian security forces have been secretly abducting Igbo youths and killing some of them in Abuja. IPOB laid the allegation in a Wednesday statement signed by its spokesman, Emma…

Mr Stanley Osifo, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, has called on South East youth groups, especially the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to give peace a chance. Osifo, who vied for PDP’s…

The Anambra Police Command says it has recovered locally fabricated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from group suspected to be members of ESN. The police said the explosives, including RPG Bomb and a hand grenade, were recovered at…

Transporters in Abia have appealed to the enforcers of the weekly sit-at-home order, in the South-East to give them palliatives to cushion the effects of the lockdown on them. Those who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested popular actor Chiwetalu Agu for allegedly inciting members of the public and soliciting for support for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says repeated Sit-At-Home order by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) may threaten its preparations for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. INEC…

The Presidency has expressed concerns over attempts to disrupt the forthcoming President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to New York for this year’s United Nations General Assembly by Yoruba Nation agitators and IPOB. Malam Garba Shehu, the…