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Biafra: European Parliament Invites Mazi Nnamdi Kanu To Address Issue Of What A 'New Biafra' Means For Africa

Biafra: European Parliament Invites Mazi Nnamdi Kanu To Address Issue Of What A 'New Biafra' Means For Africa By - Sunday Okafor The Leader Of Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi KANU has revealed the invitation of European Parliament to address the issue of Biafra agitation. In a statement received by Family Writers Press from the desk of Mazi Nnamdi KANU's official social media handle, he unvails an invitation to Brussels, Belgium. Recall, on the early hours of Thursday August, 5 the United Nation reacted to the killing of innocent IPOB protesters across Biafra land. According to the report released, it truly indicted the Nigeria army, Govt of being aware of the unjust maltreatment and killings ongoing in South East on daily basis since 2015 till date. Also speaking, the leader of the Indigenous people Of Biafra & director of Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu said that He is looking forward to leading hardcore IPOB family members in Europe to what he des...

SA xenophobic attacks: 'Fake' videos stoke tension

SA xenophobic attacks: 'Fake' videos stoke tension This week saw a wave of looting and violence mostly targeting nationals of other African countries in South Africa. But some videos and images that have been shared on social media about the attacks are not all they seem. BBC Africa debunks some of the videos that went viral, which are old or even from other countries, but are being used as evidence of current events in South Africa.
Court orders EFCC to stay action on ex-Gov Yari’s property Justice Nkeonye Maha of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to stay further action in the move to seize the property of the immediate-past governor of Zamfara, Mr Abdulaziz Yari.

Nnamdi Kanu threatens to ‘arrest’ President Buhari in Japan

Nnamdi Kanu threatens to ‘arrest’ President Buhari in Japan Nnamdi Kanu • As Counsel Debunks Alleged IPOB Violence Threat To Southeast Elected Officials Abroad Few days after members of his group gave former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu the beating of his life in faraway Germany, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has asked his members to disgrace and arrest President Muhammadu Buhari in Japan today. The threat followed an announcement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina that the President would travel to Japan today to participate in the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Kanu, in a statement circulated yesterday, ordered IPOB members to arrest Buhari and hand him over to Japanese authorities to answer for the crimes he allegedly committed between 2015 and 2019. The statement signed by Emma Powerful, Media and Publicity Secretary of the IPOB said: “The formidable...

Group warns EU governments over IPOB’s alleged plan against Nigerian citizens

Group warns EU governments over IPOB’s alleged plan against Nigerian citizens A supporter of Indigenous People of Biafra. PHOTO: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde The Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe (ANPE) has cautioned the European Union (EU) member-nations over threats by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against Nigerians in Europe and other parts of the world. The group gave the warning in a communique issued after an emergency extraordinary meeting in Lisbon. In a statement yesterday by its President, Agwu Onyeke, ANPE condemned the activities of the terrorist group and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, especially after an assault on immediate past Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and threat to President Muhammadu Buhari. The group, therefore, recommended that IPOB should be banned across Europe and its collaborators be brought to book. The statement said: “These concerned Nigerians urge the EU to begin treating anyone that hides under an umb...

We have placed ban on herdsmen movement, say Southeast governors

We have placed ban on herdsmen movement, say Southeast governors • Enugu Airport To Be Reopened Before December 2019, Says FG Governors and leaders of the Southeast zone, yesterday, said they have placed a ban on the movement of herdsmen with AK47 and their cattle in the zone, noting that their activities have been the cause of conflict between herdsmen and farmers in the zone. Chairman of southeast governors forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi told reporters after a meeting with the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, southeast governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in zone.
At the meeting hosted by Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, attended by Willie Obiano of Anambra state,  Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State , Deputy Governor of Abia state Udo Oko Chukwu and Ohanaeze Ndigbo President general,  Nnia Nwodo, among others, Umahi disclosed that the governors would soon meet with the President and...

‘We welcome Buhari’s declaration that any Nigerian can leave’

‘We welcome Buhari’s declaration that any Nigerian can leave’ Published   November 2, 2016 KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Wednesday, reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that any Nigerian who has another country to relocate to should do so. Buhari made the statement at a meeting with Niger Delta leaders in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. “We are determined to make life comfortable and affordable to all Nigerians. If anybody has a country to go to, let him go, we will stay here and salvage our country,” the President said. However, reacting to the development, IPOB said it welcomed Buhari’s statement. The secessionist group said the statement shows that Buhari was already considering what it described as the ‘inevitable disintegration of Nigeria’. IPOB spoke in a statement entitled, “IPOB welcomes Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration on the ...

Zionists fault IPOB’s attack threat on Igbo leaders

Zionists fault IPOB’s attack threat on Igbo leaders Published   September 2, 2019 KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY File photo: IPOB members protesting in Nnewi, Anambra State on Friday. Photo: Tony Okafor Raphael Ede, Enugu The Biafra Zionists Federation on Sunday criticised the recent strategy adopted by the Indigenous People of Biafra to attack Igbo political leaders outside Nigeria. Leader of the outlawed IPOB group, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, had directed his members to attack Igbo leaders anywhere outside the country. He also mobilised his group to Japan, where President Muhammadu Buhari attended an event alongside other world leaders, vowing to disgrace the Nigeria President. But in a statement, the leader of the BZF, Mr Benjamin Onwuka, said with Kanu’s approach, the international community would soon start looking at Biafra’s agitation with suspicion. Onwuka, who stated that diplomacy with world powers, especially the United States of America, remained key to th...

Again, S’Africans attack Nigerians, loot shops, torch houses

Again, S’Africans attack Nigerians, loot shops, torch houses Published   September 3, 2019 KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY File copy: Burning shops in Pretoria, South Africa, during looting that started off as a protest over the alleged murder of a taxi driver by a foreigner. Source: Twitter South Africans have begun fresh attacks, looting and burning of businesses and properties belonging to foreigners and in the process killed three people, while another is still receiving treatment for smoke inhalation. The President of the Nigeria Union South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, said on Monday that the attacks began on Sunday morning in Jeppestown area of Johannesburg when a building was set ablaze by an angry mob. “The mob also looted several shops that were around the vicinity suspected to be owned by foreign nationals. “But the Police later dispersed the mob and made some arrest,’’ he said in a statement made available to the  News Agency of Nigeria  in Lag...

$9.6bn: FG should file corruption charges against P&ID boss — Ex-AGF

$9.6bn: FG should file corruption charges against P&ID boss — Ex-AGF Published   September 2, 2019 KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY Aondoakaa Eniola Aknkuotu, Abuja A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Michael Aondoakaa, has advised the Federal Government to file corruption charges against representatives of the Process and Industrial Developments firm for entering into a sham contract with some unscrupulous Nigerians. The former AGF said this during an interview with Sunrise Daily on Channels Television on Monday. “Everyone involved must face the law including the foreigner. You cannot do this in the United States,” he said. He said the contract with P&ID was illegal abinitio because it was not approved by the Federal Executive Council, adding that there was no budgetary provision for such a contract. Aondoakaa, who was the AGF from 2007 to 2010, also stated that no such contract was ever brought before executive council which means it was un...