But when asked if he is worried that he will get in trouble with the Nigerian authorities for speaking to Al Jazeera he scoffs, "I don't care", and rolls his eyes. "I can't go outside to call for a ...

Ngozi Orabueze, the second-in-command to the detained Biafra activist, Simon Ekpa, has accused Finland of being a stooge for Nigeria over his (Ekpa) continued detention. Orabueze, known as the ...

IPoB had declared that day a public holiday and sit-at-home across the South-East in honour of Biafra heroes and heroines ... throughout the month in Nigeria and abroad to honour the fallen.

The alleged crimes were committed between 2021 and 2024 in the city of Lahti and they are reportedly linked to Ekpa’s bid to establish Nigeria’s Biafra region as an independent state.

At least 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked travelers on a major highway in the southeastern part of Nigeria, according to rights group Amnesty International.

The issue is a sensitive one in Nigeria, as a previous unilateral declaration of an independent republic of Biafra in 1967 sparked a bloody civil war that lasted 30 months. More than one million ...

According to the AGF, the detained Biafra agitator would be returned to Nigeria upon the conclusion of a legal action the Finnish government has already instituted against him. "On the case of ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared Friday, May 30, 2025, a total lockdown and public holiday across Nigeria’s South-East region in observance of its annual Biafra Heroes ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked travelers on a major highway in the southeastern part of Nigeria, rights group Amnesty International said. The rights ...

Nigeria has arrested the leader of a separatist organisation that has campaigned for the creation of a Republic of Biafra. The leader, Ralph Uwazuruike, was flown to the capital, Abuja. Mr Uwazuruike ...

Following a preliminary investigation, the authorities in Finland have said they suspected Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa of instigating Biafra supporters to commit terrorist acts in the ...