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Nigeria: The 'Biafra Day' Violence
Daily Trust, 9 June 2016
The violence that heralded the marking of 'Biafra Day' by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra… Read more »
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Nigeria: Biafra Agitators Arraigned in Enugu, Ebonyi
Leadership, 1 June 2016
No fewer than 88 members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) arrested by the Ebonyi State Police command Abakaliki during this year's Biafra… Read more »
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Nigeria: Fayose Condemns Killing of Pro-Biafra Protesters
Premium Times, 1 June 2016
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has condemned Monday's killing of pro-Biafra protesters in Delta State, saying it appeared that President Muhammadu Buhari was turning the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Biafra - Police Charge 92 MASSOB Members to Court in Ebonyi
Vanguard, 31 May 2016
Ebonyi state police command, Tuesday, charged 92 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB to court. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Protesting MASSOB, IPOB Members Were Killed - Nigerian Army
Premium Times, 31 May 2016
The Nigerian Army said its troops, alongside other security agencies, acted in self-defence as well as in defence of lives and property of peace-loving Nigerians when it shot dead… Read more »
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Nigeria: Enugu Police Arrest 13 Pro-Biafra Agitators
This Day, 30 May 2016
Enugu state police command says it arrested 13 persons believed to be members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Biafra Independent… Read more »
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Nigeria: Dozens Killed, Several Injured As Biafra Day Rallies Turn Bloody
This Day, 31 May 2016
The South-east and South-south regions of the country dissolved into a state of anarchy yesterday when thousands of protesters clashed with security forces in Anambra, Imo, Enugu,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Scores Feared Dead As Biafra Celebrates Anniversary
Leadership, 31 May 2016
The demonstration in commemoration of the May 30, 1967 declaration of the sovereign state of Biafra by late Dim Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu,allegedly turned bloody yesterday as soldiers… Read more »
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Nigeria: Police IG Orders Arrested Pro-Biafra Protesters Charged With Murder
Premium Times, 31 May 2016
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed that members of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, arrested in connection with the killing of policemen during a… Read more »