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European Commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a speech as he makes his State of the Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 14, 2016. / AFP / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) Abuja (Sundiata Post) – European Union (EU) on Sunday queued behind the United States of America by condemning and rejecting the Federal government’s categorisation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as a terrorist group. President of the EU Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Junker, who made the view of the Commission known, openly warned the Nigerian security personnel against what he described as their ill hearted and unprofessional handling of democratic issues and the rights of the people. Junker cautioned the Nigerian military chiefs that they must employ every democratic tenet to handle issues that concern the agitations of the citizens in Nigeria. According to Junker,“It is the pe

A prominent scholar of Constitutional Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor Ilochi Okafor, has urged members of the outlawed the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to continue with their agitation peacefully, saying that the world is listening to their cries against their marginalisation and threats to annihilate them. Ilochi spoke on Monday at a ceremony to mark the commencement of the 2017 Legal Year in Anambra State, at the State Judiciary Headquarters, Awka. He pointed out that the move by IPOB is unprecedented, an achievement of historic proportions and has brought to the front burner the imperatives and urgency of restructuring Nigeria.  He stated that Nigeria does not operate “military democracy” but pure and simple democracy which means government of the people, by the people and for the people, just as he faulted the use of army against ‘unarmed civilians at Nnamdi Kanu’s home and parts of Abia State According to him, “Armies do not arrest civilians. P

The authorities of the Nigerian Army have declared that the leader of the proscribed In­digenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was not in their custody.   The Army described as untrue and misleading, al­legations in some quarters that Kanu was arrested by soldiers who invaded his house in Abia State. The Army Public Re­lations Officer, Major Gb­adamosi Oyegoke, said on Tuesday that he was not au­thorised to comment on the matter, but urged The AU­THORITY to contact those “in charge of the Operation Python Dance II in Abia.” When our correspondent contacted the affected offic­er, he simply said: “Kanu is not in Army custody.”    The officer’s reaction was prompted by the de­mand by Kanu’s family that the Nigerian Army should produce him because his whereabouts remain un­known to them since the September 14, 2017 mili­tary raid on their house at Afaraukwu Umuahia.   Kanu’s younger broth­er, Prince Emma Kanu, who made the call yesterday, said that he stro

Emerging report has it that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is determined to shutdown the entire South-East, over the alleged death of Nnamdi Kanu. The proscribed group on Wednesday, insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari must in the next 48-hours, tell Nigerians what he did with its Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, if he (Kanu) was no longer alive. The group had since the alleged attack on Kanu’s home on 14th September, declared Kanu and his parents missing; insisting that they were abducted by men of the Nigerian Army, who invaded his compound on the order of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai. IPOB said it fears that its Leader and his parents may have been harmed, while in the custody of the Nigerian Army. A press release made by the Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Mr Emma Powerful, called for the urgent attention of the United Nations, UN, to prevail on Buhari and Lt. Gen. Buratai, to produce Nnamdi Kanu or tell the world what has become of him. The release said:

The government of Nigeria has formally  labeled  the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organization. Following a September 14 military attack on his house in Umuahia, the capital of Abia state, the organization’s leader Nnamdi Kanu is  nowhere to be found . Kanu’s lawyer maintains that government security services are holding him and members of his family in secret, including his father Eze Israel Kanu, a traditional ruler, and his mother. Government spokesmen are maintaining that Kanu, who has been under house arrest and is facing charges of treason, has jumped bail. According to the Nigerian media, there is speculation that Kanu is dead, killed by the security forces. IPOB agitates for Biafran independence, but asserts that it is non-violent. In 2015, Kanu was arrested and charged with treason. After some eighteen months, he was released, apparently to house arrest, pending his trial, which is scheduled to take place in the next few weeks. Kanu’s lawyer is insisting

By Victoria O. C. Agangan September 27, 2017 Since the indigenes of Biafra otherwise known as IPOB has been branded terrorists by the Nigerian government, what, therefore, is the essence of voting and for what purpose and who are we casting our votes for? We only terrorized with undiluted truth and they tinted us terrorists having felt the heat that emanates from collective reactions to a failed system and polluted leadership who only displays their unfaithfulness to the masses they pledged to serve and protect. They made us their footsteps, cleaned up their way to power then discarded the very ones they used because they needed power and wealth for themselves. These Eastern governors has never made any concerted effort to uplift or upgrade their poverty-stricken subjects in their various quarters. They have not given ears to the demands of the people but only want them when in need of the votes. These same conniving governors have not stood up for their states, nor asked for the

The reticence of Britain over the recurrent massacres of Christians in Nigeria under the directive of the current dictator of Nigeria, General Muhammad Buhari, has been christened the silence heard around the world. In this regard, it is quite heartening to learn of the condemnation of the terrorist activities of the so-called Nigeria military officers in Southeastern Nigeria by the President of the European Union Commission, Mr. Jean-Claude Junker a few days ago. But the question everyone is asking is whether the Queen of England, the de facto leader of imperial Britain, enabled this state-sponsored terrorism in Africa to protect her investments on the continent. Before I get to the specifics about the Queen of England, let me provide a historical perspective for the reader. For the past 100 years, Britain has enforced a single-agenda foreign policy objective in Nigeria: exploit Nigeria’s natural resources for the use of the British Crown. During the colonial era, Nigerians were ta

Former Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof Ilochi Okafor has charged elders of Igboland not to keep quiet in the face of brazen intimidation by the federal government against the people of the South-East. Prof Okafor, who spoke during a special court session presided over by the Chief judge of Anambra State, Hon Justice Peter Umeadi in a ceremony to mark the commencement of a new legal year of the Anambra State judiciary, stated that the proscription of the activities of the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the South-East governors was done in bad fate. He also condemned labeling of the group as a terrorist organization and the deployment of soldiers to the south east, saying that the federal government had no justification for the action, but only sought to intimidate and bully the people of the region. “I am 73. If I do not speak out, when will I ever speak out? Is it in the grave? But speak out I must. Our b

President Muhammadu Buhari is having sleepless nights over threats to unity by militancy, ethnic separatism and agitation for restructuring by groups, the Chairman, National Book Launch Committee, Prof. Richard King, has said. King, who spoke yesterday in Uyo, said the President desired a cohesive, undivided and peaceful country, hence the  inauguration of the committee, aimed at promoting unity. “It is becoming obvious that for the nation to survive the critical moments it is passing through, every well-meaning Nigerian must align with the well-intentioned position of President Buhari to build a cohesive, undivided and peaceful country set along the paths of keeping one, strong and united Nigeria. “The imperative is what the committee seeks to achieve through our present engagement and responsibility; and I believe my colleagues and I are poised to work in that direction and realise the unity of Nigeria,” he said. All Progressives Congress (APC), Akwa Ibom State chapter, s

Please note that the Ohaneze PG, Chief John Nwodo, was invited by Chatham House to take part in a series of discussion the institute initiated about Nigeria and the Topic "Restructuring" WAS NOT chosen by chief Nwodo himself but by the Institute. Governor ElRufai spoke on the same topic few days ago. This clarification is for those asking why he didn't demand for a Referendum for us. You can skip the first few paragraph and go straight to his main speech about IPOB proscription, Igbo marginalization and Operation Python Dance. RESTRUCTURING NIGERIA: DECENTRALISATION FOR NATIONAL COHESION Protocols. Let me begin by extending my deep sense of gratitude to the Royal Institute of International Affairs, for inviting me to participate in this current series of discussions on, Next Generation Nigeria: Accountability and National Cohesion. The involvement of this reputable British Institute in discussing and proffering suggestions for extant Nigeria’s problems is not