Gov. Soludo takes over Onitsha Main Market as IPOB declares compulsory sit-at-home
The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo has announced that his government will take over the running of Onitsha Main ...
IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra) News
Follow the latest IPOB news on The Trumpet. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a separatist group led by Nnamdi Kanu that campaigns for an independent state of Biafra in Nigeria’s South-East. The Federal Government proscribed IPOB and designated it a terrorist organisation in 2017, a designation the group continues to challenge.IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was convicted on terrorism charges and sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2025, and is appealing. The group regularly issues statements and ultimatums over his case, including threats to boycott the 2027 elections, while security agencies continue operations against armed groups in the South-East, including the Eastern Security Network (ESN).Our coverage includes IPOB statements, sit-at-home orders and their impact on South-East communities, military and police operations, court cases, and reactions from governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other leaders. See also our Nnamdi Kanu and Biafra pages. Scroll down for every IPOB story, newest first.
IPOB accuses Soludo of using Onitsha market closure to fuel insecurity
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, of deliberately escalating tension in the state, ...
Monday sit-at-home is a legal, civil protest – IPOB replies Gov. Soludo
The banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted to the threats by the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, to ...
Provide evidence of killing 30,000 people in South-East within 48 hours- IPOB tells Orji Kalu
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given the former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to provide evidence ...
Nnamdi Kanu declared “Prison President” by Sokoto Inmates after life sentence
Reports indicate that inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Sokoto have declared the detained leader of the proscribed ...
Explain law under which you convicted Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB tells judge
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has asked Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja Federal High Court to explain the ...
DSS files terror charges against 7 IPOB leaders connected to Simon Ekpa
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven individuals identified as leaders of the banned Indigenous ...
Justice Omotosho convicts Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi ...
Court fixes November 20 for judgment in Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial after IPOB leader fails to open defence
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed November 20, 2025, for judgment in the terrorism trial ...
IPOB to stage protest in Washington over ethno-religious killings in Nigeria
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday asked its members to gather in Washington, DC, United States, for ...
