LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has filed a suit against Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), over allegations of defamation. Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s lawyer, filed the suit on Tuesday at a federal capital territory (FCT) high court. Kanu is accusing Adejobi of portraying him…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has commended the Finish government over the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, saying his administration will not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to division among citizens. President Tinubu spoke when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna Selin, at…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Finnish authorities have frozen assets belonging to Simon Ekpa, a controversial pro-Biafra agitator over his alleged terrorist activities. A Finnish newspaper reported that Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), which is the Finnish name for the National Bureau of Investigation, has frozen Mr Ekpa’s assets and those of other suspects. “The KRP has frozen the assets…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has assured that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu would soon regain his freedom. Gov Otti, while speaking at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Umuahia, during his monthly media chat with journalists and citizens of the state, said he would not…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed that former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo is raising an Islamic militia. IPOB further warned the Islamic militia led by Dokubo to stay away from the Southeast. The group vowed to ensure that the Eastern Security Network (ESN) confronts Dokubo and his militia…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, said they have arrested nine suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who allegedly killed five officers and a couple in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES reported how…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian military is putting up fresh “drastic measures” in the South-East to curtail the excesses of the gunmen ravaging the region and killing security personnel including soldiers. The rising attacks on its personnel in the South-East region of Nigeria which are allegedly being carried out by the members of the Indigenous…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has asked the Supreme Court to set aside the October 13 Appeal Court judgment which discharged and acquitted the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The notice of appeal dated October 18, which was signed by the Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed…