Kanu Dismisses Lawyer, Withdraws Authority To Represent IPOB, Family
The imprisoned leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dismissed the legal services of his ...
Nnamdi Kanu News
Get the latest Nnamdi Kanu news today on The Trumpet. Nnamdi Kanu is the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which campaigns for an independent Biafra in Nigeria’s South-East.On 20 November 2025, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, convicted Kanu on all seven terrorism-related counts and sentenced him to life imprisonment, ending a trial that began in 2015. Kanu, who is being held in Sokoto, has appealed the conviction at the Court of Appeal and is seeking bail while the appeal is pending.We follow every development in the case: court hearings and rulings, statements from his legal team and the Federal Government, IPOB’s threats and sit-at-home orders, calls for a political solution from Ohanaeze Ndigbo and South-East leaders, and how the case is shaping the 2027 elections. Scroll down for all our Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB stories, newest first.
Nnamdi Kanu’s Wife Denies Divorce Reports, Calls Claims False
Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, the wife of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, has dismissed reports claiming she has ...
Ralph Uwazuruike Accuses Nnamdi Kanu of Recruiting Igbo Youths For Violence From Prison
Biafra agitator, Ralph Uwazuruike has accused fellow separatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu of continuing recruiting Igbo youths for violent activities while ...
IPOB Crisis Deepens As Nnamdi Kanu Expels Edoziem, Other Members Of Dissolved DOS
The crisis in the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) took another twist on Sunday, as the leader of the ...
Ohanaeze Affirms Nnamdi Kanu As IPOB’s Leader, Dismisses Purported Suspension
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has affirmed Nnamdi Kanu as the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of ...
IPOB Suspends Nnamdi Kanu’s Leadership Office, Takes Over Affairs Of Group
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the indefinite suspension of the office of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, ...
IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu Dissolves Directorate Of State, Appoints New Team Headed By Chris Nwaogu
Spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday announced that the group's leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has ...
Primate Ayodele calls on Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the detained ...
Kanu’s brother insists on court identifying law backing conviction of IPOB leader
Fresh controversy has emerged over the terrorism conviction of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi ...
US Congress moves against Kanu imprisonment, orders Secretary of State to engage Nigerian Government
The United States Congress has formally directed the Secretary of State to engage the Nigerian government over the trial, conviction ...
