Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu: Diaspora groups petition US to sanction Nigerian judges
Pro-Igbo diaspora groups petition US President Trump to sanction Nigerian judges and a former Attorney General over the detention of Nnamdi Kanu. Several prominent pro-Igbo organizations in the diaspora, including the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), Rising Sun Charities Organization, and Ambassadors for Self-Determination, have petitioned US President Donald Trump, urging him to impose […]
Nnamdi Kanu’s Release Key to Tinubu’s South East Reelection – APC Chieftain
George Agbakahi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading figure of the South East Tinubu Support Group, recently spoke about the political landscape in Nigeria’s South East region. During an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, he underscored the pivotal role that the potential release of Nnamdi Kanu—the leader […]
Legal Expert Faults FG, Lawyers Over Kanu’s Continued Detention
Despite a 2022 appellate court ruling discharging him of all charges, the continued incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been described as the result of avoidable legal blunders and constitutional overreach by the Nigerian federal authorities. This position was advanced by Njoku Jude Njoku, a prominent […]
FG Opposes Kanu’s No-Case Submission, Demands Full Trial
The Federal Government has called on the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the no-case submission filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The government insisted that Kanu has a case to answer on the terrorism and treasonable felony charges brought against him. During Friday’s proceedings, […]
Release of Nnamdi Kanu Should Not Be Political Bargaining Tool — Umahi
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has stated that the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), should not be turned into a condition for political support from the South-East in the 2027 presidential election. He made this assertion while addressing journalists on Friday in Lagos. According to Umahi, […]
Ohanaeze Renews Call for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has again appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has now spent four years in custody. In a statement issued over the weekend in Enugu by the National Publicity Secretary of […]
IPOB Hails Kenyan Court’s Verdict on Kanu’s Illegal Extradition
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has applauded a landmark judgment delivered by the High Court of Kenya, which declared the 2021 arrest and extradition of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as illegal, unconstitutional, and a grave violation of international law. The decision, delivered in Nairobi on June 24, 2025, found that Kanu’s abduction at […]
Kanu Declares No Case to Answer as FG Closes Terrorism Trial
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has declared before the Federal High Court in Abuja that he has no case to answer in the terrorism and treasonable felony charges filed against him by the Federal Government. His statement came shortly after the prosecution officially rested its case on Thursday, having presented […]
DSS Blames Kanu’s Broadcasts for South-East Unrest
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), used his broadcasts to incite unrest in the South-East, leading to enforced sit-at-home orders and subsequent economic disruption across the region. This revelation emerged on Friday during ongoing court proceedings at the Federal High Court […]
IPOB Declares Kanu a Prisoner of Conscience, Demands Justice, Not Mercy
We are not begging for mercy. We demand justice. The world is watching, and history will not be kind to those who use the instruments of justice as weapons of oppression The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has firmly declared that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is a prisoner of conscience who is being unjustly […]