President Bola Tinubu Friday in Abuja welcomed the intervention of the Finish government, with the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, saying the government will not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to divisiveness among citizens. President Tinubu spoke when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna…
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, on Saturday, warned over 200 Ebonyi students sent by the government to schools in the United Kingdom not to behave like Simon Ekpa. The governor stated this at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Ezza South local government area of the state during the flag-off of the state scholarship…
The Nigerian government has formally submitted the necessary requirements to the Government of Finland for the extradition of Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa. This was disclosed by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Channels Television on Tuesday. Musa said: “Well, I’m sure he’s cooling off somewhere. “Legal action will be taken accordingly. I…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has issued a warning to Simon Ekpa, a contentious Biafran activist, to stop using her name to promote falsehoods. In a now-deleted post on X, Ekpa claimed that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had agreed to provide a loan of…
Simon Ekpa, a Biafra activist, has stated that he gave up his Finnish political career to further Biafra activism. Ekpa, who is the Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, or BRGIE, made this announcement on Thursday via a statement posted on his official X account. He claims that he has been concentrating on…
The Nigerian Army has accused Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), of perpetrating terrorism. The army said that the federal government will liaise with the European Union (EU) to take necessary action against Ekpa. In a post via X on Wednesday, August 28, Ekpa…
Simon Ekpa has announced a month-long lockdown of Nigerian government offices in some parts of Biafra territory (South-East) over the killings of Biafrans, alleged Military invasion of churches and the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra. Ekpa disclosed this in a statement through his official X handle on Friday….
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has refuted claims by Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah that the group is linked to Simon Ekpa’s autopilot group, stating that IPOB has no connection with Ekpa or his followers. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, described the governor’s claims as “false” and “cheap propaganda” against the organization. Powerful emphasized that…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by the Supreme leader Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu KANU has debunked the fallacious statement credited to the Army Chief of Staff that Simon Ekpa is the leader of IPOB. They said that the Nigeria Army Chief is much aware that IPOB has disassociated herselves from criminal activities of Simon…
A US-based Nigerian academic and author Dr. Cyril Orji has described the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, as a clown who should not be taken seriously by anyone. The professor of Computer Science narrated how the sit-at-home directives of Simon Ekpa forced him to relocate back to America from…
