LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in Imo have arrested a 40-year-old man, Uzoamaka Ugoanyanwu, said to be a notorious native doctor who allegedly prepares charms for members of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB and members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The Commissioner of Police in Imo Mr Abutu Yaro, confirmed the arrest in…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twitter’s suspension in Nigeria will end once the US social media giant submits to local licencing, registration and conditions, the government said on Wednesday, rejecting criticism the ban had stifled freedom of expression. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told AFP Twitter had sought talks with the government, which last…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Chuks Ibegbu, a chieftain of the Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to dialogue with IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Ibegbu said Buhari should engage Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), and other agitators in a roundtable discussion. Ibegbu said…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Palpable fear and confusion have enveloped residents of Imo State, following heavy shootings recorded in some parts of Owerri and its environs over the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). THEWILL recorded some sporadic shootings late Friday night to early Saturday at Naze Timber Market and its environs in…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Tensions ran high on Sunday in southeastern Nigeria as the former separatist region commemorated the more than one million people who died in the Biafra war and famine of the late 1960s. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the leading separatist group, is remembering war victims over two days, with a candlelit…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has engaged a new American lobbying firm to help the group win the support of the U.S. government. The one-year deal is slated to run for 12 months and is costing Mr Kanu and IPOB $750,000, which is over N300million…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Indigenous People of Biafra has formed an alliance with a pro-independence movement in western Cameroon, ‘Ambazonia Governing Council.’ The alliance between the separatist groups will see them exchange weapons and personnel to enable them to achieve their breakaway agenda. IPOB is seeking to break the South-East away from Nigeria to form…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu has ordered immediate deployment of additional units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) and other Police Tactical Squads to Imo State to strengthen security in the State and prevent further attacks on security formations or any other critical national infrastructure in the State. The IGP gave…