The Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has declared a two-day lockdown across the South-East region of Nigeria to mark the court appearance of its Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa, in Finland on Thursday, May 29. The lockdown, the group said is set for May 29 and 30, is intended to honour Ekpa’s court appearance and celebrate the Biafra cause.  BRGIE’s ...

The Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday, told President Bola Tinubu to be ready to lose the Southeast in the 2027 general election if he failed to dialogue with Biafra agitators. In a statement in Abakaliki, the National Deputy President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo faction, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, revealed that failure to initiate dialogue will underscore a missed opportunity to ...