The recent visit of Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to Enugu State has reignited discussions surrounding the prolonged detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).Kanu, who has been in custody for over four years despite multiple court orders for his release, remains a central figure in the socio-political landscape of the Southeast.During his one-day visit, President Tinubu commissioned several projects executed by Governo...

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has assured his members and supporters that he and they must pursue the actualisation of Biafra Nation to the end.According to Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader’s lawyer, Kanu gave his supporters the assurance from detention where he is being held in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by the Nigerian government for alleged treasonable felony and terrorism.Ejimakor s...

Despite an appeal against the proscription order, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the decree prohibiting the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a pro-Biafra group, remains in effect.In a judgement on Kanu's preliminary objection on Friday, Justice Binta Nyako ruled that, while IPOB has appealed the order prohibiting it, the order would remain in effect until it is overturned.She stated,“This issue is still on appeal. The order proscribing the organiz...